(A) Repressed urges that find disguised outlets for expression
(B) The process whereby one thing may stand for another in dream interpretation
(C) The process whereby unacceptable thoughts or impulses are combined into a single dream image
(D) The bizarre, irrational quality of dreams
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Psychodynamic determinism refers to:
(A) Behaviour that is rules by forced over which we have no control
(B) Id impulses that will forever remain unfulfilled
(C) The delimiting characteristics of the superego
(D) Behaviour that is preconscious in origin
Goals can help us motivated by all the following except:
(A) Focusing our attention
(B) Allowing us the freedom to be spontaneous in our activities
(C) Mobilizing our resources
(D) None of these
Research by Edward Deci has suggested that extrinsic motivators are more effective when they are:
(A) Intangible, such as verbal praise or smile
(B) Received immediately before the task is accomplished
(C) Tangible and easily identifiable
(D) Stated up front so that the individual knows what he or she will be receiving
According to Marlow’s hierarchy of needs, individuals:
(A) May bypass a level in their quest for self actualization
(B) Always end their lives self actualized
(C) Must satisfy self-esteem needs before achieving belongingness and love needs
(D) None of these
Albert’s Bandura’s social learning theory holds that:
(A) Learning is best in group settings
(B) Learning can be achieved by observing and modeling another person’s behaviour
(C) Mere exposure to an aggressive scene always later elicits aggressive behaviour
(D) Social learning takes place at an unconscious level
Edward Tolman’s experiments with rats showed that:
(A) The law of effect was not valid in all animals
(B) All rats behaviour could be analyzed by stimulus – response contingencies
(C) Rats could learn second order conditioning in the absence of food
(D) None of these
Classical conditioning is a process whereby:
(A) Certain response result from certain stimulus presentations
(B) The CS is always presented before the UCS
(C) Actions that are reward tend to the strengthened
(D) Learning occurs when a stimulus is paired with a certain response