(05.03 MC)While taking a chemistry test, Diego struggled to balance a chemical equation. Later that day, the solution popped into his head. This is an example of which concept?

(07.07 MC)A psychiatrist is interested in testing the effectiveness of a new antianxiety medication. She asked patients currently being treated for anxiety if they would like to try a new medication and asked new patients who haven’t started treatment if they were interested in being in her study. Which group should be considered the control group?

(06.01 MC)Monroe graduated at the top of his high school class. When Monroe left for college, he was committed to achieving. However, he decided to go to parties several nights per week, and his grades started to slip. When questioned, he explained that the social aspect of college is more important than academics. Monroe changed his attitude to cope with which of the following?

(07.03 MC)When explaining the causes of mental illness, supporters of the psychodynamic perspective argue that disorders are the result of unconscious thoughts and experiences. Which of the following cases supports this idea?

(07.07 MC)A psychiatrist is interested in testing the effectiveness of a new antianxiety medication. She asked patients currently being treated for anxiety if they would like to try a new medication and asked new patients who haven’t started treatment if they were interested in being in her study. To avoid participant and experimenter bias, what procedure should be implemented when assigning groups?

(07.01 MC)During psychology class, students were asked to complete a daily hassle stress survey. A sampling of the scores is provided in the table below. Student12345678910Score15810121220412611 What is the median score from this data set?

(05.02 MC)Study the table. Then answer the question that follows. A B C D Mrs. Thyberg’s students have a spring program they are preparing for. She gives her students a sticker for each stanza of the poem they memorize. Frances and his dad have been struggling to communicate lately. They agreed that if Frances talked back, he would lose his phone for one week. Ewan is potty training his daughter. He puts a sticker on a chart every time she successfully uses the toilet. When she has earned 10 stickers, they will go out for ice cream. Frankie earned a poor grade on his last report card. As a result, his parents made him attend additional study sessions at school. Which scenario from the chart is an example of negative punishment?

(07.02 MC)Which scenario reflects the feel-good, do-good phenomenon?

(06.01 MC)An experiment on fundamental attribution error was conducted using 10 psychology graduate students. All subjects believed they were completing a group project with a student named June. The participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions. In the first condition, participants were told that June was running late and would join the group later in the class period. In the second condition, participants were told June had a medical condition and would join the group shortly. At the end of the class period, all participants rated the work ethic of each group member. Who is the sample in this study?

(07.01 MC)Selye’s general adaptation syndromeAn individual lost their job during a national economic crisis. According to Hans Selye’s theory, during which stage(s) will the person have the most resources to fight stress?