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Psychological theories and phenomena in human behavior Quiz

#1

Which psychological theory emphasizes the role of unconscious conflicts and childhood experiences in shaping personality?

Psychoanalytic theory
Explanation

Focuses on unconscious conflicts and childhood experiences.

#2

What is the term for the phenomenon where individuals tend to attribute their successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors?

Self-serving bias
Explanation

Attributing successes internally and failures externally.

#3

Who developed the theory of classical conditioning by studying the salivary reflex in dogs?

Ivan Pavlov
Explanation

Developed classical conditioning through dog experiments.

#4

What term describes the phenomenon where individuals are less likely to help in an emergency situation when others are present?

Bystander effect
Explanation

Less likely to help in emergencies with others present.

#5

Which theory of motivation suggests that individuals are driven by the desire to fulfill basic physiological needs before higher-level needs?

Hierarchy of needs theory
Explanation

Motivation driven by fulfilling basic needs first.

#6

Who proposed the hierarchy of needs, suggesting that human needs can be organized into a pyramid?

Abraham Maslow
Explanation

Proposed the hierarchy of human needs.

#7

What is the term for the tendency of individuals to conform to the group's norms, even if it means going against their own beliefs or judgments?

Conformity
Explanation

Tendency to conform to group norms.

#8

Who developed the theory of operant conditioning, which focuses on the consequences of behavior?

B.F. Skinner
Explanation

Developed operant conditioning theory.

#9

What term describes the tendency to favor information that confirms pre-existing beliefs or hypotheses?

Confirmation bias
Explanation

Tendency to favor confirming information.

#10

What term describes the tendency for individuals to believe they can influence or control outcomes that they have no control over?

Internal locus of control
Explanation

Belief in influencing uncontrollable outcomes.

#11

According to Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, which stage occurs during adolescence and is characterized by the search for identity and role confusion?

Identity vs. role confusion
Explanation

Adolescent stage: search for identity and role.

#12

Which psychological phenomenon refers to the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and behaviors?

False consensus effect
Explanation

Tendency to overestimate others' similarity to oneself.

#13

What term describes the process by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved in memory?

Encoding
Explanation

Process of information handling in memory.

#14

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, what is the highest stage of moral reasoning, where decisions are based on abstract ethical principles?

Postconventional morality
Explanation

Highest stage: decisions based on abstract ethics.

#15

According to the two-factor theory of emotion, which of the following is considered a primary factor in emotional experiences?

Physiological arousal
Explanation

Primary factor: physiological arousal.

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