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CLEP Intro to Psychology Exam Prep - Question List

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81. Mark wants to study how middle school students learn coping skills when they make the transition to high school. To achieve this goal, he follows a group of students for their entire 4-year high school career in an example of a(an)________________ study.
  1. longitudinal
  2. cross-sectional
  3. historical
  4. case
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82. Josh is running through campus in preparation from his Friday night football game but stumbles and falls, injuring his right knee. After an initial sharpness, the pain in his knee subsides to a dull ache. ___________ are chemicals released by the brain in reaction to a painful injury.
  1. catecholamines
  2. endorphins
  3. corticosteriods
  4. epinephrine
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83. Dr. Adams approaches concerns about human behavior from the viewpoint that emphasizes the role of bodily functions associated with feelings, actions, and thoughts. Dr. Adams most likely uses the following approach:
  1. biological
  2. cognitive
  3. socio-cultural
  4. humanistic
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84. Significant psychological research findings are ones that _____________.
  1. confirm what large populations of people already believe
  2. violate what large populations of people already believe
  3. enlighten the research community alone
  4. provide a multilayered understanding of human behavior
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85. At the core of human development is the acquisition of new knowledge and behaviors. This theory statement is central to the work of ______________.
  1. B.F. Skinner
  2. Sigmund Freud
  3. Albert Bandura
  4. Erik Erikson
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