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GRE practice 27 Questions with Verified Answers The ability of a postsynaptic neuron to respond to the presence of a particular neurotransmitter that is released from a neighboring presynaptic n... euron is dependent on which of the following conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER The presence of receptors on the postsynaptic neuron that have an affinity for that particular neurotransmitter Critics have argued that projective tests are too - CORRECT ANSWER subjective Organizing the string of letters B-F-J-T-A-V-K-C into JFK-TV-CAB is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER chunking When persuasive communications follow the peripheral route, they focus on which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER emotions Consider the sentence "The dishwasher is running." Which of the following is true? - CORRECT ANSWER It can have more than one deep structure. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5TM), children with separation anxiety disorder often experience which of the following symptoms in addition to excessive fear or anxiety over separation from attachment figures? - CORRECT ANSWER Excessive concern about the safety and well- being of attachment figures Patients with bilateral damage to the hippocampal formation are tested on motor learning tasks such as the Tower of Hanoi. Studies show that the patients improve their performance with repeated exposures. When asked whether they have ever seen the task, even after numerous test sessions with it, they typically report not having seen it before. Such results have led to which of the following conclusions? - CORRECT ANSWER Although procedural memory may not rely on normal hippocampal functioning, declarative memory does. Which of the following is chemically similar to opiates, has the ability to reduce pain, and is blocked by the action of naloxone? - CORRECT ANSWER Endorphin When stress is prolonged, the most likely result is - CORRECT ANSWER generalized weakening of the immune system The bradykinesia, cogwheel rigidity, and tremors that characterize Parkinson's disease are a result of the degeneration of dopaminergic cells in the - CORRECT ANSWER substantia nigra Which of the following best characterizes an infant's object concept at six months of age? - CORRECT ANSWER The infant understands objects to be solid bounded entities that take up space and move on continuous paths. A 40-item vocabulary test was administered to a group of students. A second, similar test of vocabulary terms was administered to this same group of students approximately one week later. The researcher reported that the correlation between these two tests was r = .90. What type of reliability is represented in this example? - CORRECT ANSWER Split-half The preference for a loosely knit social frame- work in which individuals are responsible only for the care of their children and themselves is known as - CORRECT ANSWER individualism Over many trials a puff of air aimed at JoAnne's eyes is paired with a loud noise and a subtle smell. Afterward, it is very likely that JoAnne's conditioned eye blink will be under the control of the loud noise and not the subtle smell. This phenomenon is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER overshadowing The idea that people cope with stress by moving toward people, away from people, or against people is most consistent with the views of - CORRECT ANSWER Erik Erikson Which of the following is the best example of the categorical perception of human speech? - CORRECT ANSWER When a sound is presented that is inter- mediate between the phonemes /b/ and /p/, listeners report that they heard either a distinct /b/ or a distinct /p/. Alexander Thomas and Stella Chess described three categories of infants: easy, difficult, and slow to warm up. These are categories of - CORRECT ANSWER temperament Which of the following types of cognitive abilities is LEAST likely to show a decline in late life? - CORRECT ANSWER Episodic memory Charles Scott Sherrington proposed that rapid stimulation of a specific synapse is likely to produce a cumulative effect in the postsynaptic cell because of - CORRECT ANSWER temporal summation Which of the following is an atypical developmental pattern characterized by stereotyped motor responses and poor communication skills? - CORRECT ANSWER Autism spectrum disorder The sharing of information about oneself is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER self-disclosure Research on children's social behavior shows that relative to young adolescent boys, young adolescent girls exhibit more of which type of aggression? - CORRECT ANSWER Relational "I runned to the car" is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER overregularization The visual pathway that tells us what we are looking at is called the - CORRECT ANSWER ventral stream Conflict between generations may be a problem that has persisted for centuries, but the nature and intensity of the conflict obviously _____ in response to changes in social and economic conditions - CORRECT ANSWER vary The (i)___________ of the old man's garb and home belied a (ii)___________ nature, and many people lamented his tendency to be outright juvenile in somber circumstances. - CORRECT ANSWER austerity, jejune Due to his lengthy industry-friendly record, the governor was thought to be (i)______ pro-business. So it was (ii)______ when he announced the creation of a large environmental preserve at the expense of industry interests. However, his decision was not met with unqualified enthusiasm. Many astute observers noted the politically (iii)_______ motive of using the decision to court independent voters. - CORRECT ANSWER [Show More]

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