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According to operant conditioning, what type of consequences increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated?

Positive reinforcement

Explanation

Strengthening behavior by adding a positive stimulus.

What is the term for the mental process of making inferences and judgments based on information that is not directly observable or known?

Intuition

Explanation

Drawing conclusions based on non-explicit information.

Which concept suggests that the presence of others can enhance performance on simple tasks but impair performance on complex tasks?

Social facilitation

Explanation

Improved performance on simple tasks, reduced on complex tasks in the presence of others.

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which needs must be satisfied before an individual is motivated by higher-level needs?

Physiological needs

Explanation

Basic survival needs that must be met first for higher-level motivations.

What is the term for a mental shortcut that allows people to make decisions and solve problems quickly and efficiently?

Heuristic

Explanation

Cognitive shortcut for quick decision-making.

Which concept suggests that people tend to exert less effort when working as a group compared to when working alone?

Social loafing

Explanation

Reduced individual effort in group tasks.

Which psychological principle suggests that individuals tend to favor information that confirms their preconceptions?

Confirmation bias

Explanation

Tendency to seek or interpret information in a way that confirms one's existing beliefs.

What is the term for the tendency to attribute one's own thoughts and feelings to others?

Projection

Explanation

Attributing one's own characteristics to others.

What term describes the tendency to overestimate the influence of internal factors and underestimate the influence of external factors when making judgments about the behavior of others?

Fundamental attribution error

Explanation

Attributing others' behavior to internal traits, overlooking external factors.

#10

Which theory of motivation suggests that behavior is driven by the desire to fulfill physiological needs and maintain homeostasis?

Drive-reduction theory

Explanation

Motivation to satisfy basic physiological needs.

#11

According to the concept of operant conditioning, what term describes the weakening of a behavior when it is no longer reinforced?

Extinction

Explanation

Diminishing of a behavior when reinforcement stops.

#12

Which concept suggests that individuals adjust their behavior or thinking to align with a group standard?

Conformity

Explanation

Adapting to group norms or standards.

#13

Which psychological principle suggests that people are motivated to maintain a consistent self-concept?

Self-consistency theory

Explanation

Motivation to preserve a stable self-image.

#14

Which psychological principle suggests that individuals are more likely to comply with a request if they have first agreed to a smaller request?

Foot-in-the-door technique

Explanation

Getting someone to agree to a small request increases likelihood of agreeing to a larger one.

#15

What is the term for the phenomenon where people tend to remember incomplete tasks better than completed tasks?

Zeigarnik effect

Explanation

Better memory for uncompleted tasks.

Psychological Principles and Behavioral Patterns Quiz

According to operant conditioning, what type of consequences increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated?

What is the term for the mental process of making inferences and judgments based on information that is not directly observable or known?

Which concept suggests that the presence of others can enhance performance on simple tasks but impair performance on complex tasks?

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which needs must be satisfied before an individual is motivated by higher-level needs?

What is the term for a mental shortcut that allows people to make decisions and solve problems quickly and efficiently?

Which concept suggests that people tend to exert less effort when working as a group compared to when working alone?

Which psychological principle suggests that individuals tend to favor information that confirms their preconceptions?

What is the term for the tendency to attribute one's own thoughts and feelings to others?

What term describes the tendency to overestimate the influence of internal factors and underestimate the influence of external factors when making judgments about the behavior of others?

Which theory of motivation suggests that behavior is driven by the desire to fulfill physiological needs and maintain homeostasis?

According to the concept of operant conditioning, what term describes the weakening of a behavior when it is no longer reinforced?

Which concept suggests that individuals adjust their behavior or thinking to align with a group standard?

Which psychological principle suggests that people are motivated to maintain a consistent self-concept?

Which psychological principle suggests that individuals are more likely to comply with a request if they have first agreed to a smaller request?

What is the term for the phenomenon where people tend to remember incomplete tasks better than completed tasks?

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