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• Clicker Fest
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  • Question 3
  • Question 4
  • Question 5
  • Question 6
  • Question 7
  • Question 8
  • Question 9
  • Question 10
  • Question 11
  • Question 12
  • Question 13
  • Question 14
  • Question 15
  • Question 16
  • Question 17
  • Question 18
  • Question 19
  • Question 20
  • Question 21
  • Question 22

Clicker Fest

Question 1

A peacock’s feathers and a buck’s antlers share what evolutionary characteristic?

Indicating Health

Question 2

Sarah is studying for her final exam and decides to turn off her phone to avoid the stress of her job contacting her, and encourage herself to study. After several hours of uninterrupted studying, she feels less stressed, reinforcing her behavior of turning off her phone to reduce stress in the future.

Which operant conditioning practice is being used in this example?

Escape

Question 3

Ricky, a senior at UT, decides to go out and hit the Strip one more time before heading home. While there, he becomes inebriated and starts to exhibit characteristics only seen by him when drinking. What category of personality trait would you place these new characteristics into?

Secondary

Question 4

Will was recently in a severe car accident and was assessed as having a brain injury. In the months following recovery, his friends and family have noticed he always seems to be in a negative mood when he wasn’t before the accident as well as having trouble with his balance. Based on this information, which part of Bruce’s brain was most likely injured?

Frontal Lobe

Question 5

When we say that motivation encourages you to continue until you a achieve your goal, what is the characteristic we’re referring to?

Sustaining

Question 6

Michelle is very passionate about her favorite bands and can tell apart her favorite singers. Her friends always wonder how she can tell all their voices apart since they are very similar bands. Which characteristic allows Michelle to recognize every person’s voice?

Timbre

Question 7

Jordan is having a conversation with a friend and remembers the fact that Deion Sanders was the first person ever to score an NFL touchdown and hit an MLB homerun in the same week. What type of memory is this?

Semantic

Question 8

Drew is a college student and just got news that her family dog at home is sick and must be taken to the vet for more evaluations. To help her mood, she decides to go to the gym and focus on getting a workout. What type of emotional regulation does this represent?

Distraction

Question 9

Mike always shovels his neighbor’s sidewalks during the winter when it snows. He has never minded doing this and just enjoyed helping. One day after shoveling, Mike’s neighbor hands him a 20-dollar bill to thank him for the help. Mike realizes he can charge for the shoveling and after this, is much less motivated to go and shovel snow unless he is getting paid. What concept discussed in class does Mike’s behavior represent?

Overjustification Effect

Question 10

Which of the following is a common problem while studying evolution?

Adaptations can take many generations to be observable.

Question 11

Which of the following describes someone who is Pansexual?

A biological male, attracted to a spectrum of identities, masculine gender identity

Question 12

What part of our brain is responsible for sexual behavior?

Hypothalamus

Question 13

Which of the following statements best describes the difference between fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence?

Fluid intelligence involves the ability to reason and solve novel problems, while crystallized intelligence is based on accumulated knowledge and facts.

Question 14

Which of the following best describes the difference between a conceptual variable and an operational variable?

A conceptual variable is the abstract idea or construct that a researcher is interested in studying, while an operational variable refers to how that concept is measured or manipulated in a study.

Question 15

According to Freud, what role do defense mechanisms play in psychological functioning?

They protect the ego against guilt from the Superego.

Question 16

What is the Flynn Effect?

Average IQ seems to be increasing yearly.

Question 17

Buddy takes an intelligence test multiple times across 3 years, scores above average and his results are consistent each time, but he seems to be struggling in school despite there being no obvious reason why. What conclusion could you draw about the intelligence test?

The test is reliable but not valid.

Question 18

James has committed to becoming a graphic designer because his parent suggested it, but he has not explored other career options or considered whether this field truly interests him. According to Erikson’s Theory of Identity Formation, which identity status best describes James?

Identity Foreclosure.

Question 19

Julie sees a cashier at the grocery store being short-tempered with a customer and assumes the cashier is a rude person, without considering that the cashier might be having a stressful day. Which of the following concepts is Julie displaying?

Fundamental Attribution Error.

Question 20

Which of the following examples correctly illustrates social facilitation?

A runner speeds up and finishes a race faster when running alongside other people.

Question 21

Tom has become so used to the sound of traffic outside his apartment that he no longer notices It after a few weeks of living there. Which type of learning does this example best illustrate?

Habituation.

Question 22

Which of the following correctly illustrates Bipolar II?

John experiences periods of elevated mood and high energy, followed by episodes where he struggles to get out of bed or engage in daily activities.