PSY 301, Introductory Psychology, 2004, Exam 2 :: UTEXAS Texas Psychology

Answers to questions be at the bottom of the exam PSY301-PennebakerExam 2 October 13, 2004 1. Genny knows a lot about birds. But, recently, while she was on a late evening bird watching trip she saw a bat for the first time in her life. In order to cognitively process the new information, she will first try to understand the bat by ___________ it into her bird schema but then realize that there are many key differences between the bat and a bird and end up _________________ the bat by creating a new bat schema. a. Assimilating, accommodatingb. Schematizing, changing her bond paper toc. Reducing, running fromd. Bargaining, psychologically consuminge. Operationalizing, rationalizing 2. conjecture of mind, or TOMa. is mastered during the concrete operations stage and is considered an example of the loss of egocentric thought.b. is a cross of general intelligence.c. seems to be a learned ability.d. is a philosophical movement based on Descartes.e. seeks to understand how people behave based on their mental states. 3. Joe Bob has been in a close relationship with Chauntelle for two years. When she announces that she will be going out of town for work, he gets extremely sickish and upset, begging her not to leave. While she is gone, he tries to call her several times a day. When she finally returns, his first reaction to seeing her is anger rather than happiness. An bail bond expert would probably observe that Joe Boba. never resolved the trust versus mistrust stageb. serves as an excellent example of Parental Investment Theoryc. grew up with an anxious relationship with his mother and/or father that has resulted in his having a preoccupied attachment styled. may have had an insecure attachment relationship with his parents as a child but his current issues with Chauntelle reflect common insecurities of new adult relationshipse. is a serious nut and that Chauntelle would do wellhead to find someone who was a little b it more stable 4. Which of the following groups exhibit parallel forms of babbling as compared to normal children?a. deaf children of parents who signb. children with dyslexiac. autistic childrend. infant chimpanzeese. children with Down syndrome