1.Cognitive psychologyMedium
A patient can no longer form new long-term memories after brain surgery but remembers events from before the operation. This is called:
- ADissociative amnesia
- BRetrograde amnesia
- CAnterograde amnesia
- DInfantile amnesia
Introduction to Psychology: cram pack
Formula sheets, the key method steps for every topic and 8 practice problems, with full solutions at the back.
1Practice problems
2.Cognitive psychologyHard
In rapid serial visual presentation, people often miss a second target that appears about 200–500 ms after the first. This is called:
- AInhibition of return
- BThe attentional blink
- CChange blindness
- DIconic decay
3.Developmental psychologyMedium
Which attachment type is shown by an infant who is very distressed at separation and both seeks and resists contact at reunion?
- ADisorganised only
- BInsecure-avoidant
- CInsecure-resistant (ambivalent)
- DSecure
4.Developmental psychologyHard
According to Erikson, older adults who look back on life with a sense of fulfilment achieve:
- AIndustry
- BGenerativity
- CIntimacy
- DIntegrity
5.Social psychologyMedium
Rosenthal and Jacobson told teachers that some randomly chosen pupils were about to "bloom" intellectually. Later, these pupils showed larger IQ gains, especially in the youngest classes. This shows:
- AThat IQ tests given in schools cannot be trusted
- BA self-fulfilling prophecy from teacher expectations
- CThat teachers' beliefs have no effect on pupils
- DThat the chosen pupils were truly more gifted
6.Social psychologyHard
In the Clarks' doll studies, many Black children preferred a white doll and described it as "nice". This research was cited in a US court case because it suggested:
- ASegregated schools improved self-esteem
- BSegregation harmed Black children's self-image
- CDoll preferences are fully innate
- DYoung children have no racial awareness
7.Clinical psychologyMedium
Which side effect is a long-term risk of first-generation (typical) antipsychotics?
- ASerotonin syndrome
- BTardive dyskinesia
- CHypertensive crisis after cheese
- DPhysical dependence like benzodiazepines
8.Clinical psychologyHard
A researcher finds that adoptees whose biological mothers had schizophrenia develop it more often than adoptees whose biological mothers did not, despite being raised by unaffected families. What does this design help to separate?
- ADiagnosis by DSM from diagnosis by ICD
- BGenetic influences from the effects of the rearing environment
- CThe effects of antipsychotic medication from the effects of psychological therapy
- DPositive symptoms from negative symptoms
2Solutions
1.Cognitive psychology
Answer: C · Anterograde amnesia
Why this is the answer
Anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memories after the damage. Retrograde amnesia is loss of memories from before it.
Answer
C · Anterograde amnesia
2.Cognitive psychology
Answer: B · The attentional blink
Why this is the answer
The attentional blink shows a temporal limit on attention: processing the first target temporarily prevents the second from reaching awareness.
Answer
B · The attentional blink
3.Developmental psychology
Answer: C · Insecure-resistant (ambivalent)
Why this is the answer
Insecure-resistant infants are highly upset when the caregiver leaves and show ambivalence on reunion, seeking contact but also pushing away.
Answer
C · Insecure-resistant (ambivalent)
4.Developmental psychology
Answer: D · Integrity
Why this is the answer
Erikson's final stage, integrity versus despair, concerns accepting one's life as meaningful. Generativity versus stagnation belongs to middle adulthood.
Answer
D · Integrity
5.Social psychology
Answer: B · A self-fulfilling prophecy from teacher expectations
Why this is the answer
Teachers' expectations seem to have changed how they treated the pupils, which improved performance. This is known as the Pygmalion effect.
Answer
B · A self-fulfilling prophecy from teacher expectations
6.Social psychology
Answer: B · Segregation harmed Black children's self-image
Why this is the answer
The findings were used to argue that segregation caused psychological harm, contributing to the US Supreme Court ruling that segregated schools were unconstitutional.
Answer
B · Segregation harmed Black children's self-image
7.Clinical psychology
Answer: B · Tardive dyskinesia
Why this is the answer
Long-term dopamine blockade can cause tardive dyskinesia, with involuntary repetitive movements of the face, tongue and limbs, which may be irreversible.
Answer
B · Tardive dyskinesia
8.Clinical psychology
Answer: B · Genetic influences from the effects of the rearing environment
Why this is the answer
Adoption studies, such as Heston's and the Danish studies, separate genetic risk from family environment because the child is raised away from the biological parent.
Answer
B · Genetic influences from the effects of the rearing environment
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