BAPSY FREE Bachelor of Arts in Psychology: Exploring Theories and Concepts Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

Which psychologist developed the hierarchy of needs theory?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Maslow

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Carl Rogers

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B.F. Skinner

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Sigmund Freud

Question 2

In classical conditioning, what is the unconditioned stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A stimulus that naturally triggers a response without prior learning

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A previously neutral stimulus that has been paired with a response

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The learned response to a conditioned stimulus

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A voluntary behavior reinforced by consequences

Question 3

What does the term 'cognitive dissonance' refer to in psychology?

Accepted Answer

The mental discomfort from holding contradictory beliefs

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The inability to process multiple sensory inputs

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A decline in memory retrieval over time

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The tendency to conform to group opinions

Question 4

Which perspective in psychology emphasizes observable behaviors over internal mental states?

Accepted Answer

Behaviorism

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Psychoanalysis

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Humanism

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Gestalt psychology

Question 5

What is the primary function of the hippocampus in the brain?

Accepted Answer

Formation of new long-term memories

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Regulation of emotional responses

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Control of motor coordination

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Processing of visual information

Question 6

Which theory suggests that emotions result from physiological arousal occurring before conscious emotional experience?

Accepted Answer

James-Lange theory

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Cannon-Bard theory

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Schachter-Singer theory

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Lazarus theory