GRE Psychology Practice Test

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Quiz on GRE Psychology Practice Test, created by Nicole Berozsky on 06/10/2016.
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Quiz by Nicole Berozsky, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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The ability of a postsynaptic neuron to respond to the presence of a particular neurotransmitter that is released from a neighboring presynaptic neuron is dependent on which of the following conditions?
Answer
  • The storage of the neurotransmitter in the presynaptic neuron.
  • The ability of the neurotransmitter to penetrate the membrane of the postsynaptic neuron.
  • The presence of receptors on the postsynaptic neuron that have an affinity for that particular neurotransmitter.
  • Whether or not the neurotransmitter is excitatory or inhibitory.
  • Whether or not the postsynaptic neuron has an axon that is myelinated.

Question 2

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Critics have argued that projective tests are too
Answer
  • Brief
  • Concrete
  • Quantitative
  • Objective
  • Subjective

Question 3

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Organizing the string of letters B-F-J-T-A-V-K-C into JFK-TV-CAB is an example of
Answer
  • Simplifying
  • Clustering
  • Seriating
  • Chunking
  • Paraphrasing

Question 4

Question
When persuasive communications follow the peripheral route, they focus on which of the following?
Answer
  • Beliefs
  • Facts
  • Values
  • Emotions
  • Cognitions

Question 5

Question
Consider the sentence “The dishwasher is running.” Which of the following is true?
Answer
  • It can have more than one surface structure
  • It can have more than one deep structure
  • It is grammatically incorrect
  • It can have more than one syntax
  • It violates the rules of bottom-up processing
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