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Which psychological concept refers to the tendency to seek out and favor information that confirms our existing beliefs or ideas?

Confirmation bias

Explanation

Confirmation bias: Tendency to favor information confirming existing beliefs.

In classical conditioning, what term describes the diminishing response to a stimulus if it is presented repeatedly without reinforcement?

Extinction

Explanation

Extinction: Diminished response to a stimulus without reinforcement.

Which neurotransmitter is primarily associated with pleasure and reward?

Dopamine

Explanation

Dopamine: Associated with pleasure and reward.

Who proposed the stages of psychosocial development, including trust vs. mistrust and industry vs. inferiority?

Erik Erikson

Explanation

Erik Erikson: Proposed stages of psychosocial development.

Which type of reinforcement involves the removal of an aversive stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior?

Negative reinforcement

Explanation

Negative reinforcement: Removing aversive stimulus to increase behavior.

In the Stanford prison experiment, who was the principal investigator?

Philip Zimbardo

Explanation

Philip Zimbardo: Principal investigator of the Stanford prison experiment.

Which theory of motivation suggests that behavior is driven by the desire to fulfill innate biological needs?

Drive reduction theory

Explanation

Drive reduction theory: Behavior driven by fulfilling innate biological needs.

What term is used to describe the tendency for individuals to perform better on tasks when in the presence of others?

Social facilitation

Explanation

Social facilitation: Improved performance in presence of others.

What term is used to describe the phenomenon where individuals conform to a group's decision despite personally disagreeing with it?

Groupthink

Explanation

Groupthink: Conforming to group decisions despite personal disagreement.

#10

What concept in psychology suggests that individuals have the tendency to attribute their own actions to external factors while attributing others' actions to internal factors?

Self-serving bias

Explanation

Self-serving bias: Attributing own actions to external factors.

#11

What term refers to the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors while attributing failures to external factors?

Self-serving bias

Explanation

Self-serving bias: Attributing successes to internal factors.

#12

Who developed the theory of multiple intelligences, which includes linguistic, logical-mathematical, and spatial intelligence?

Howard Gardner

Explanation

Howard Gardner: Developed theory of multiple intelligences.

#13

Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five personality traits?

Introversion

Explanation

Introversion: Not a Big Five personality trait.

#14

What phenomenon in memory refers to the improved recall of information when the context at encoding and retrieval are the same?

Context-dependent memory

Explanation

Context-dependent memory: Improved recall with matching context at encoding and retrieval.

#15

What is the term for the mental shortcut that involves making judgments or decisions based on information that is easily accessible or readily available?

Availability heuristic

Explanation

Availability heuristic: Judgments based on easily accessible information.

#16

What term refers to the tendency for individuals to perform worse on tasks when in the presence of others due to a fear of evaluation?

Social loafing

Explanation

Social loafing: Decreased performance due to fear of evaluation in a group.

#17

What concept in psychology suggests that individuals experience a conflict between their moral principles and their actions?

Moral distress

Explanation

Moral distress: Conflict between moral principles and actions.

Psychological Concepts and Behavior Quiz

Which psychological concept refers to the tendency to seek out and favor information that confirms our existing beliefs or ideas?

In classical conditioning, what term describes the diminishing response to a stimulus if it is presented repeatedly without reinforcement?

Which neurotransmitter is primarily associated with pleasure and reward?

Who proposed the stages of psychosocial development, including trust vs. mistrust and industry vs. inferiority?

Which type of reinforcement involves the removal of an aversive stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior?

In the Stanford prison experiment, who was the principal investigator?

Which theory of motivation suggests that behavior is driven by the desire to fulfill innate biological needs?

What term is used to describe the tendency for individuals to perform better on tasks when in the presence of others?

What term is used to describe the phenomenon where individuals conform to a group's decision despite personally disagreeing with it?

What concept in psychology suggests that individuals have the tendency to attribute their own actions to external factors while attributing others' actions to internal factors?

What term refers to the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors while attributing failures to external factors?

Who developed the theory of multiple intelligences, which includes linguistic, logical-mathematical, and spatial intelligence?

Which of the following is NOT one of the Big Five personality traits?

What phenomenon in memory refers to the improved recall of information when the context at encoding and retrieval are the same?

What is the term for the mental shortcut that involves making judgments or decisions based on information that is easily accessible or readily available?

What term refers to the tendency for individuals to perform worse on tasks when in the presence of others due to a fear of evaluation?

What concept in psychology suggests that individuals experience a conflict between their moral principles and their actions?

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