College Preparatory Psychology Exam of the New Salem Educational Initiative

College Preparatory Psychology Exam


Composed by Gary Marvin Davison, Ph. D.

 

Director, New Salem Educational Initiative

I.  Identification   (30 points)

 

1.  id

 

2.  ego

 

3.  superego

 

4.  positive reinforcement

 

5.  negative reinforcement

 

6.  punishment

 

7.  Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Human Needs”

 

8.  schemas (in Cognitive Psychology)

 

9.  neuron

 

10.  synapse

 

 

 

 

II.  Essay   (70 points)

 

In a well-organized, well-written essay, give very succinct summaries of the following schools of psychology:  psychoanalytical school;  behaviorist school;  humanist school;  cognitive school;  and neuropsychological school.  After you have provided these brief but informative summaries, contrast the major tenets of these schools of psychology, emphasizing key differences in perspective but also mentioning any similarities that you observe.