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PSY 108

1) behavioral therapies are based on the idea that: a.distorted thoughts produce maladaptive behaviors b.behavior is learned c.behavior is influenced by unconscious motives d.none of the above Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) events that are particularly stressful for humans are those that are: a.boring and predictable b.catastrophic and uncontrollable c.repetitive d.a result of our own actions Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 3) at

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PSY 108 Midterm 1

1) milo is training for an international chess competition and thinks that if he increases his brain volume he will do better in the competition. which of the following actions should milo take to increase his brain volume? a.reduce the number of hours he watches television b.go on a vegetarian diet c.pray d.exercise Answer: d Answer:

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PSY 132 Homework

1) john wants to teach his pet to do a trick. based on the partial-reinforcement extinction effect, what type(s) of reinforcement should he use if he wants to ensure enduring, stable behavior? a.continuous b.partial c.first continuous, then partial d.first partial, then continuous Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) you witness an accident and see one of the cars

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PSY 141 Test 1

1) a psychophysicist would be most directly concerned with: a.our psychological reactions to physical stress b.the effects of genetics on the endocrine system c.the effect of neurotransmitters on depression d.the relation between the wavelength of light and the experience of color Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) drugs that enhance the effects of gaba: a.are used to treat

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PSY 155 Test 2

1) the phrase adrenaline rush refers to the action of the neurotransmitter: a.dopamine b.serotonin c.acetylcholine d.epinephrine Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) when did you first learn to recognize your mothers voice? a.while still in the womb b.after turning a week old c.not until about 6 months, when auditory acuity was fully developed d.as soon as you could make languagelike sounds Answer:

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PSY 168

1) the precise way a researcher measures and defines a variable is known as the: a.operational definition b.response accuracy c.stimulus judgment d.central tendency Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) two ways that hostility can affect the body are through stress on the heart and: a.increased pulmonary function b.reduced pulmonary function c.decreased inflammation d.increased lymphocyte activity Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 3) people who were

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PSY 223 Quiz 1

1) what does the occurrence of spontaneous recovery tell you about the functional properties of extinction? a.extinction is a new form of learning, but it only inhibits rather than deletes the learned association between the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus. b.extinction is an adaptive response to delete spurious information from memory associations. c.extinction

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PSY 230 Homework

1) which of the following philosophers is most noted for promoting dualism as an explanation of the mind/body problem? a.ren descartes b.leonardo da vinci c.hippocrates d.sigmund freud Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) which of the following statements is true? a.monozygotic twins have the same environment. b.dizygotic twins have the same genes. c.nontwin siblings share exactly the same genes. d.dizygotic twins

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PSY 261 Test 2

1) if dr. arzun is using the biopsychosocial model as a frame of reference for understanding heart disease, she will be most likely to recommend which of the following for a patient with heart disease? a.medication b.exercise c.stress reduction d.all of the above Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) in this condition, people are unable to distinguish

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PSY 283 Midterm

1) which of the following does not characterize borderline personality disorder? a.social phobia b.weak sense of self c.self-mutilation d.emotional instability Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) which of the following sequences accurately reflects the order in which light stimulates cells early in the visual processing of an image? a.rods and cones bipolar cells ganglion cells b.rods and cones ganglion

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PSY 307 Quiz 1

1) one of the best ways to remember factual information is to relate it to something personal. in this way, you are taking advantage of your _____ memory to aid retrieval from your _____ memory. a.implicit; explicit b.semantic; episodic c.episodic; semantic d.explicit; implicit Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) temperament in infancy consists of: a.activity level b.emotionality c.sociability d.all of the

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PSY 360 Midterm 1

1) scientists conduct _____, which involves the careful and systematic collection of data. a.hypotheses b.replication c.research d.reliability Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) immune functioning and the experience of positive events have been shown to: a.be negatively correlated b.have a random relationship c.be positively correlated d.be positively correlated in women and negatively correlated in men Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 3) treys girlfriend wants

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PSY 385 Midterm 1

1) you know that genetics has given your new baby sister innate traits, such as how to suckle and cry. yet some people tell you that she is born knowing nothing. these people believe in _____, which says that the environment teaches infants everything. a.pure minds b.tabula rasa c.a clean start d.white space Answer: b Answer:

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PSY 412 Quiz 2

1) frank tong and colleagues superimposed a house onto a face and asked participants to make judgments about what they saw. what were the participants brain responses? a.the brain activity changed depending on whether participants reported seeing a house or a face. b.the brain noticed both equally, meaning that eventually everything becomes conscious. c.the

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PSY 415 Quiz 1

1) which form of psychotherapy emphasizes the modification of distorted or faulty thinking? a.group therapy b.humanistic therapy c.cognitive therapy d.behavioral therapy Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) a person who has emotion regulation skills would be said to: a.act appropriately in difficult situations b.have awkward social interactions c.throw temper tantrums when he or she does not get his or her

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PSY 429 Homework

1) in terms of how they explain their partners behavior, the happiest couples: a.explain each others behavior in very realistic terms b.criticize bad behavior c.make partner-enhancing attributions d.completely ignore bad behavior Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) the law that states that the just noticeable difference between two stimuli is based on a proportion of the original

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PSY 430 Test 1

1) as discussed in your textbook, the fact that monkeys tend to experience fear if fear is displayed by other monkeys suggests that: a.a biological predisposition to be generally anxious may exist b.situational factors play a role in anxiety development c.higher-order cognition plays a role in anxiety development d.temperament is especially important in anxiety

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PSY 436 Quiz 3

1) hayley has a snake phobia. she has always avoided situations in which she may encounter a snake, and she will even avoid viewing pictures of them. if hayleys therapist approaches her problem from a behavioral perspective, he may use: a.thought prevention b.exposure therapy c.reaction-prevention therapy d.rational-emotive behavior therapy Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) the antisocial

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PSY 450 Final

1) what are some of the changes that a developmental psychologist might be interested in studying? a.cognitive b.physiological c.social d.all of the above Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) alice and joanne take the same test of mathematical ability. alice is told about stereotype threat and how it can affect performance, but joanne is not. joanne will

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PSY 458 Final

1) someone who is interested in studying age-related developmental changes as they unfold over time would likely use what type of descriptive design? a.naturalistic observation b.participant observation c.longitudinal study d.cross-sectional study Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) the variable that a researcher manipulates in an experiment is called the: a.independent variable b.dependent variable c.confounding variable d.stimulus Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 3) mohamed is

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PSY 462

1) dr. haverford suggests to her patient that the patients mood problems stem from serotonin dysregulation, but mentions nothing about social or behavioral factors related to mood. dr. haverford is using which approach to understanding the patients problems? a.the intradisciplinary model b.the behaviorist model c.the single stratum model d.the medical model Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2)

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PSY 466 Test 2

1) if you hold a pencil in your teeth, forcing you to raise the edges of your lips into a sort of smile, you will _____, as predicted by the _____. a.begin to feel happy; facial feedback hypothesis b.begin to feel happy; canon-bard model c.not feel any differently than you did before; facial

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PSY 471 Midterm

1) if your house was selectively permeable like a neuron, which of the following situations would be most likely? a.everyone would be welcome to enter. b.all the doors would be open. c.only certain people would be allowed inside. d.no one would be allowed to leave. Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) pavati is a competitive gymnast and

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PSY 500 Midterm

1) after surgery, split-brain patients typically seem very normal. why? a.it takes time for the brain to realize what has happened; the patients soon become disorganized. b.neurogenesis occurs rapidly and repairs the brain after the surgery. c.while the two hemispheres cannot talk to each other without external cues, the incoming perceptions provide sufficient

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PSY 520 Midterm 1

1) the use of tranquilizers to control anxiety disorders: a.is problematic because many of these drugs are addictive b.is ideal because most of these drugs are not addictive c.increases the presence of an excitatory neurotransmitter d.is most effective for phobias Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) who has the highest probability of having a same-sex sexual orientation? a.hui,

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PSY 526 Midterm

1) there is a loaf of bread behind a container of milk on the table in front of you. you see the bread as a single loaf rather than two half loaves, one on either side of the milk container. which gestalt principle accounts for this outcome? a.similarity b.good continuation c.parallelism d.closure Answer: b Answer: b Answer:

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PSY 527 Test 2

1) across most of the anxiety disorders, it has been shown that the best treatment approach typically is: a.the use of drugs specifically developed to deal with the disorder b.the use of psychotherapy or some variant of it c.the use of appropriate drugs in combination with some kind of psychological treatment d.cognitive-behavioral therapy Answer: d Answer:

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PSY 561 Midterm 2

1) when milgram decreased the physical distance between the teacher and the learner in his obedience studies so that the teacher could see the learner, the level of compliance: a.decreased b.increased c.did not change d.either a or c Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) your sister has been quite thin ever since the eighth grade, but expresses a

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PSY 575 Quiz

1) you might think of the pituitary gland as the master gland because it: a.is in the brain, the master of the body b.allows for the mastery of skills c.facilitates cognitive mastery of problems d.controls the release of hormones throughout the system Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) according to the traditional medical model, individuals are _____

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PSY 597 Quiz

1) the link between working memory and attention is most likely due to: a.processing speed b.storage capacity c.processing strategies d.maintaining attention Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) if culture y places a high value on conformity, when might people in culture y be likely to use self-enhancement? a.only rarely b.to show that they conform to the group c.in ways that

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PSY 602 Midterm

1) who would be most likely to agree with the statement, psychologists should study that which is observable? a.cognitive psychologist b.behavioral psychologist c.developmental psychologist d.industrial/organizational psychologist Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) if working through unconscious conflicts is central to healthy personality in freuds theory, then _____ is central to healthy personality in rogers person-centered theory. a.recognizing ones

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PSY 603 Quiz 2

1) the advantage of studying monozygotic twins is that: a.all of their behaviors are identical b.they are treated the same in their environment c.they are easy to locate and track for research d.they are genetically identical Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) it has gotten dark, and soon the whole family is feeling tired. this shared experience

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PSY 676 Midterm 1

1) according to the cognitive view of anxiety disorders: a.anxious individuals have a difference in their brains that predisposes them to develop anxiety disorders b.anxious individuals perceive ambiguous or neutral situations as more threatening than do nonanxious individuals c.anxious responses may develop when another persons anxious response is observed and then generalized to other

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PSY 692

1) according to an important current model of psychopathology, psychopathology is often the result of: a.both a diathesis and stress b.unconscious urges c.primarily environmental factors d.primarily biological dysfunction Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) evidence suggests that some individuals are more prone to become regular smokers than are others. one factor involves: a.a greater tendency to have acetylcholine

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PSY 696 Midterm 2

1) a social interaction during which a person responds to suggestions to experience changes in memory, perception, and voluntary action is also called: a.a hallucination b.an illusion c.unconsciousness d.hypnosis Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) which of the following statements is false? a.self-esteem evaluates personal worth. b.self-esteem is part of the self-concept. c.self-esteem plays a major role in how successful

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PSY 697 Quiz

1) an important criticism of the rorschach inkblot test is that: a.it identifies too many normal people as psychologically disturbed b.it works well for women but not for men c.children cannot be tested with it d.it reveals unconscious but not conscious motives and conflicts Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) which of the following statements is the

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PSY 716 Quiz

1) in the nervous system, cells called _____ receive, integrate, and transmit information. a.axons b.neurons c.dendrites d.glial cells Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) margot is an air force pilot stationed for the past six months in a war zone. you would expect her immune functioning to be: a.better than someone who has a less stressful job b.worse than someone

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PSY 717 Test

1) marijuana has been known to produce memory effects in long-time users. this result is most likely due to the altering of a large percentage of _____ receptors in the _____ of the brain. a.cannabinoid; frontal lobe b.cannabinoid; hippocampus c.acth; frontal lobe d.acth; hippocampus Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) in which of the following cases will

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PSY 718 Quiz 3

1) data collection is particularly problematic when a researcher uses participant observation because: a.the researcher is able to make use of only closed-ended questions b.the researcher fails to recognize the third variable problem c.random error occurs in the initial stages of observation d.the researcher loses objectivity in participating with a group Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2)

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PSY 726

1) two longtime friends, joyce and laurie, want to get back in touch with their childhood friend rhonda, but they do not know whether she still lives in the area. joyce randomly selects phone numbers from the local phonebook and asks people if they know rhonda. laurie calls numbers listed in

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PSY 783 Midterm 2

1) dr. brierly wishes to study the response of the autonomic nervous system to emotionally arousing stimuli. the best approach for such research is that of: a.experience sampling b.psychophysiological assessment c.participant observation d.reactivity Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) according to skinner, what consequence is most conducive to learning? a.untrained b.reflexive c.punishment d.reward Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 3) haloperidol is a medication that

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PSY 785

1) a false sensory perception experienced without external sources is a: a.delusion b.hallucination c.loosening of association d.none of the above Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) in freuds model, mental activity is: a.divided into three zones or levels b.more important than the unconscious c.the domain within which the libido operates d.closely related to id processes Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 3) this type of

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PSY 797 Midterm 2

1) a grocery store manager decides to combat shoplifting by requiring customers to pay somewhat more than the estimated cost of their groceries when they enter the store, and get their change when they leave. customers are confused and unhappy about this change in the shopping: a.reasoning b.script c.prototype d.concept Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) jon is

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PSY 821

1) dr. jahoda sees his patients problems as a result of distorted beliefs based on prior learning experiences. dr. jahoda is most clearly a: a.behaviorist b.humanist c.neo-freudian d.cognitive-behavioralist Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) according to bowlbys theory of attachment: a.infants have a set of innate behaviors that cause adults to attend to them b.infants must learn how to

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PSY 823 Midterm 2

1) a surgical team was operating in a rural hospital without a backup electrical generator. the power went out. to provide light for the surgery, they collected all the cell phones in the hospital and turned them on. the operation was able to proceed because the surgical team avoided _____ and

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PSY 841 Quiz 3

1) which of the following types of evidence provided the foundation for freudian theory? a.survey responses of large samples of adults b.observations of adults in everyday contexts c.case studies of patients in therapy d.laboratory studies of animal behavior Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) an intensive treatment for autism based on operant conditioning principles is: a.cognitive therapy b.applied behavior

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PSY 850 Test 1

1) floyd has always tended to have love-hate relationships with people who are close to him. he constantly worries about whether people will leave him so he smothers them with affection only to feel rejected and disappointed when they back away from this behavior. he has threatened to commit suicide

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PSY 862

1) recall your texts discussion of the cognitive approach in psychology. during which decade did cognitive neuroscience become an influential field in cognitive psychology? a.the 1960s b.the 1970s c.the 1990s d.the 2000s Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) individuals suffering from serious anxiety have all of these characteristics except: a.anxiety has developed through classical conditioning b.recalling threatening events is

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PSY 868 Test

1) if a political candidate wants to create a positive image that will convince people to contribute throughout a long campaign, the candidate should use campaign materials that: a.feature endorsements from prominent people b.involve short emotional attacks on the opponent c.use catchy slogans and attention-grabbing graphics d.present well-argued descriptions of the candidates positions Answer: d Answer:

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PSY 896 Quiz 3

1) remembering how to ride a bike is an example of which type of memory? a.declarative b.procedural c.sensory d.explicit Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) self-report questions in which the investigator provides answers from which the respondent chooses are called: a.closed-ended b.observational c.controlled d.experimental Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 3) which of the following is an example of consciousness? a.moment-by-moment subjective experience b.paying attention to your

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PSYC 103 Homework

1) in order for us to experience the world as a continuous stream of information, one experience is kept in the brain while we move to the next experience. this overlap is a function of: a.short-term memory b.long-term memory c.working memory d.sensory memory Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) if a researcher wants to assess participants feelings

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PSYC 122 Quiz 1

1) mandy believes all engineers are unimaginative. working on the literary magazine, she meets josiah, who is an engineering major and a writer of fascinating short stories. mandy is likely to handle this contradiction by deciding that: a.josiah is the exception to the rule about engineers b.engineers can be interesting and creative c.josiah

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PSYC 154 Quiz 1

1) weiners theory argues that in addition to being either personal or situational, attitudes can vary on which dimensions? a.stable/unstable and controllable/uncontrollable b.positive/negative c.controlled/uncontrollable d.positive/negative and stable/unstable Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) dieting behavior: a.is largely successful in dealing with weight problems if it can be maintained for long periods of time b.is typically counterproductive for long-term weight loss c.often

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PSYC 160 Test 2

1) what is the name commonly applied to the type of learning that skinner studied? a.classical conditioning b.operant conditioning c.antecedent learning d.optional learning Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) mick is getting a tattoo on his back. the tattoo artist creates tiny points adjacent to each other on the skin to tattoo a line. the information from

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PSYC 181 Quiz 2

1) brendon believes that he is worthless, that other people do not like him, and that he will never have satisfying interpersonal relationships. to counteract this belief, brendons therapist says to him, brendon, i like and appreciate you. i enjoy interacting with you. what do you think of that? brendon says,

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PSYC 207

1) in response to stress, the adrenal glands release cortisol as well as two neurotransmitters, _____, which activate the sympathetic nervous system. a.dopamine and serotonin b.norepinephrine and epinephrine c.acetylcholine and antihistamine d.norepinephrine and serotonin Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) which of the following statements about categorization is a problem for the defining attribute model? a.all attributes are

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PSYC 231

1) which of the following is a major risk factor for heart disease? a.lack of exercise b.smoking c.obesity d.all of the above Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) jason has recently been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. jasons treatment will probably involve one or both of the two major classes of treatment, which are: a.psychoanalysis and client-centered therapy b.biological treatment

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PSYC 248 Homework

1) as you get older, you have fewer (less) _____ during sleep, suggesting that your brain actively has to work to keep you sleeping. a.sleep spindles b.delta waves c.k-complexes d.synchronization Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) according to selye, the general adaptation syndrome consists of three stages that occur in the following order: a.exhaustion, resistance, alarm b.resistance, alarm, exhaustion c.alarm,

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PSYC 253

1) beatrices mother and father both carry a dominant gene for brown eyes and a recessive gene for blue eyes. the probability that beatrices eyes are brown is: a.0.75 b.0.50 c.0.25 d.1.00 Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) june feels that she has too many projects to do and too many people demanding too much of her.

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PSYC 291 Test 2

1) claude bouchard conducted research on the effects of overfeeding on weight gain and found that identical twins were similar in the amount of weight they gained. this study provides evidence for which of the following statements? a.environment plays an important role in weight gain. b.being an identical twin is stressful and therefore

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PSYC 302 1 One Difference Between

1) one difference between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa involves: a.the degree of psychological disturbance present b.whether periods of dieting occur c.the amount of food that is typically consumed d.the race and class of the people who engage in each Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) when you pair two variables, and as one increases the other

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PSYC 360 Midterm 2

1) according to the network of association theory, what words would come to mind when you hear the trigger word red ? a.rose; fire engine b.flower; vehicle c.cherry; police car d.pansy; toy wagon Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) capgras syndrome is an extreme case of: a.confabulation b.false recognition c.absentmindedness d.memory bias Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 3) jenny is in psychotherapy for an

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PSYC 393 Quiz 2

1) kevin has been drinking heavily since his early teens. now, in his late 50s, he has begun to experience significant memory effects and intellectual deterioration in addition to the liver damage due to his heavy alcohol intake. kevin has most likely developed: a.parkinsons disease b.huntingtons chorea c.korsakoffs syndrome d.frozen addict disorder Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2)

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PSYC 394 1 Which Of The Following

1) which of the following would not be an example of biological constraints rather than learned behavior? a.an ant following a food trail through a maze b.a horse rearing up in order to receive a carrot c.a raccoon picking up and washing a coin d.a pigeon flying up and over a wall Answer: b Answer: b Answer:

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PSYC 419 Test 1

1) a clear biological mechanism for the development and maintenance of antisocial behavior, demonstrated by david lykken and colleagues, is: a.an enlarged amygdala b.overactive frontal lobes c.reduced overall arousal d.overproduction of serotonin and dopamine Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) according to _____, people who receive direct emotional support are better able to cope with stress. a.social support

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PSYC 420 Midterm 1

1) some psychologists use the term gender to refer to: a.biological differences between the sexes b.differences that are an outgrowth of socialization practices c.how you think about yourself in a sexual sense d.all of the above Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) infantile amnesia occurs until about what age? a.1 year b.2 years c.3 years d.about 34 years Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 3)

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PSYC 437 Quiz 3

1) what part of the brain is known as the interpreter? a.the right hemisphere, in that it likes to construct a world that makes sense. b.the parietal lobe, because it regulates all information and helps translate speech. c.the left hemisphere, because it is vital in constructing a world that makes sense. d.the frontal lobe,

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PSYC 458 Quiz 2

1) how might television advertisements affect a persons decision to seek treatment for depression? a.television advertisements teach people what treatments are available. b.television advertisements only help encourage people with severe depression to seek help. c.television advertisements help to normalize the treatments of mental disorders making people more likely to seek help. d.television advertisements do not

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PSYC 482 Test

1) which intelligence test involves measuring verbal skills and performance skills? a.miller analogy b.binet c.stanford-binet d.wechsler Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) damaging the ventromedial region of the hypothalamus of a rat will cause _____, and as a result the rat will become _____. a.hyperphagia; dangerously thin b.aphagia; obese c.aphagia; dangerously thin d.hyperphagia; obese Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 3) the concept of emotional intelligence

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PSYC 483 Final

1) orianna wants to ask her boyfriend to go to her familys house for thanksgiving. the night she is going to ask him, she invites him to her place, where she cooks his favorite meal, plays his favorite music, and wears his favorite dress. she is hoping that he will

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PSYC 489 Homework

1) most people with schizophrenia are diagnosed with the disorder in young adulthood (around 2030 years of age). recent studies show that as children they: a.were almost indistinguishable from their peers b.showed more abnormal social behaviors compared to their peers c.had difficulty learning language d.showed excessive motor activity Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) jurors are listening

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PSYC 490 Quiz 1

1) which of the following areas has played a role in better understanding the biology of psychology? a.advances in brain chemistry b.advances in neuroscience c.advances in understanding the human genome d.all of the above Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) over history, at different times and in different places, people have viewed the mind as being located

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PSYC 551 Final

1) if you look at a sheet of white paper in a dim room and then look at it in bright sunlight, the paper will reflect more light to the eye when you are outside than inside. yet we see the paper as having the same lightness in both situations.

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PSYC 557 Midterm 1

1) in comparison to drug treatment for depression, cognitive-behavioral therapy is: a.less effective, except for the mildly depressed b.just as effective c.counterproductive if the patient is also being treated with drugs d.not a treatment of choice for this disorder Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) which of the following phenomena would not be part of a study

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PSYC 561 Midterm 1

1) which of the following statements is not a view that evolutionary psychologists would hold about human personality? a.some traits evolved because of the advantages associated with having those traits. b.human personality is based on both free will and biological processes. c.having several different personality traits present in a community ensures that many

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PSYC 590 Test 2

1) specific knowledge regarding important events during world war ii is an example of: a.crystallized intelligence b.fluid intelligence c.generative intelligence d.applying intelligence Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) how might behavioral techniques help treat phobias? a.by removing the central nucleus of the amygdala b.by conditioning a new unconditioned stimulus to the conditioned response, thus removing the initial conditioning c.by systematically

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PSYC 612 Midterm

1) you and your friends are having a sleepover. one of the friends falls asleep and is snoring. the rest of you are talking loudly without waking her, but when you begin to make cookies, the smell jolts her from sleep immediately. how can this be? a.the brain blocks out most

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PSYC 618 Midterm 1

1) due to the partial crossing of visual information at the _____, the _____ visual field(s) projects to the right hemisphere. a.blind spot; left b.optic chiasm; left c.blind spot; right d.optic chiasm; right Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) if clive was a doctor in 1968 and the patients he treated were suffering from schizophrenia, he would

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PSYC 640 Homework

1) memory requires attention. if you want to remember something well, it is best to _____ because _____. a.attend to only one thing at a time; attention is limited b.attend to only one thing at a time; attention is unlimited c.keep attention relatively unfocused; attention is limited d.do only easy tasks; attention is unlimited Answer:

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PSYC 643 Test 2

1) which of the following statements is true of serendipity in science? a.serendipity plays no important role in science because unexpected findings have always been unimportant. b.serendipity has led to groundbreaking discoveries that immediately resulted in the nobel prize for researchers. c.serendipitous findings in science illustrate that research does not always proceed in

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PSYC 662 Test 1

1) ramos has symptoms of panic disorder and has been prescribed the drug xanax. due to the medication, he is most likely to have side effects such as: a.facial tics b.sexual dysfunction c.drowsiness d.white blood cell deficiency Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) though hormones and neurotransmitters are often chemically identical, the effect of hormones is slower

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PSYC 665

1) hardy individuals tend to view life events as less stressful than those who are low on this personality dimension. an important aspect of how they view their daily life is that: a.they tend to resist negative changes b.when stressed, they focus on negative thoughts and feelings c.they have varying levels of commitment

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PSYC 722

1) thabo is about to take the admissions exam for law school. he knows that anxiety can hurt test performance, so he deliberately makes himself very relaxed before going into the exam. he proceeds through the exam very calmly, without feeling rushed or pressured. he is shocked when time is called

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PSYC 726 Test

1) as a 4-year-old, willey was much more awkward than his peers in social interactions. he experienced more severe negative emotions. other kids thought he had strange facial expressions and odd behaviors. although willey was never diagnosed with a disorder as a child, his early behaviors indicate a tendency toward: a.social

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PSYC 745 Quiz

1) in order to look good, respondents sometimes give incorrect answers on a questionnaire. this behavior illustrates: a.the better-than-average effect b.socially desirable responding c.an experimental confound d.selection bias Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) i think therefore i behavea version of descartes statement i think therefore i amindicates the importance of _____ on behavior and would not

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PSYC 775

1) gaba is to glutamate as _____ is to _____. a.control; out of control b.inhibit; excite c.arouse; paralyze d.awake; asleep Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) which of the following is true regarding unconscious decision making? a.research has shown that unconscious thought conditions result in the best decisions regarding complex choices. b.research has shown that conscious thought conditions result

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PSYC 802 Midterm 2

1) according to gate control theory, pain: a.is overwhelmingly biological b.is mainly psychological c.is largely immune to cultural influences d.reflects an interaction among biological, psychological, and cultural influences Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) which of the following sequences best reflects the order of events in a typical experimental session? a.experiment informed consent debriefing b.debriefing informed consent experiment c.informed consent

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PSYC 806 Test 2

1) in comparison to cocaine, methamphetamine does all of the following except: a.increases the release of dopamine b.stays in the body longer c.is easier to manufacture d.has fewer side effects Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) lokelani is a stunningly beautiful 5-year-old. the research on physical attractiveness suggests that in the future: a.she will usually have her intelligence

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PSYC 816

1) a childs brain looks and behaves very differently than an adults brain due to changes in the structure of the brain over the lifetime. this phenomenon is due to a property known as: a.developmental restructuring b.neural plasticity c.neural networking d.sociobiological influence Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) zuzu and lars have been dating for almost a

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PSYC 848 Quiz 3

1) which memory system is most closely related to intelligence test scores? a.sensory b.working c.semantic d.episodic Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) cesar has done so well in his economics class that he needs to earn only 43 of 100 points on the final exam to receive an a in the class. cesar still studies a lot

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PSYC 873 Quiz 3

1) which of the following terms is most nearly synonymous with the term disparity? a.difference b.distance c.constancy d.sensitivity Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) as a child, jonah was awkward and did not have many friends. consequently, he experienced low self-esteem. now that he is older, he has developed many solid friendships and feels comfortable around and

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PSYC 880 Final

1) ruomei has never liked biology, but she has a crush on her lab partner and always enjoys going to class because she sees him there. ruomeis friends are surprised to hear that ruomei now likes biology and is planning to take another class in the subject. ruomeis new liking

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PSYC 893 Midterm

1) if a seriously brain-damaged patient cannot give informed consent to participate in medical research, then researchers can: a.include the person in research only if they provide a complete debriefing at the conclusion of the study b.relax the requirements regarding the relative risk of participation in the study c.apply to the american medical

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Psych 101 Final

1) which type of reasoning process can lead to false reasoning? a.inductive reasoning b.deductive reasoning c.both a and b d.neither a nor b Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) studies examining erotic plasticity in men and women have found that: a.men have higher levels of erotic plasticity than women b.women have higher levels of erotic plasticity than men c.men and

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Psych 122 Quiz 2

1) if prozac did not increase the activity of _____, it would not be effective in treating depression. a.norepinephrine b.dopamine c.acetylcholine d.serotonin Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) greg has grown up to be a very aggressive person. neither of his parents is aggressive. in addition, neither his schoolmates nor his neighbors are particularly aggressive. according to

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Psych 127 Final

1) joe is especially talented at memorizing material that he reads in books. however, he has significant difficulty getting to work in the morning because the bus schedule confuses him. joe most likely: a.performs quickly on simple reaction time tests b.has a high iq c.is like galton d.is a savant Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) compared

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Psych 133

1) attitudes are evaluations of: a.objects b.events c.ideas d.all of the above Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) red, yellow, and blue are the _____ primary colors; when they are combined they make _____. a.additive; white b.additive; black c.subtractive; white d.subtractive; black Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 3) why are the nodes of ranvier important structures for neural firing? a.they release neurotransmitters. b.they are involved in

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Psych 135 Homework

1) the concept of a sensitive period for language learning in humans means that: a.if language is not learned by a certain age, it will never be learned b.first languages can be learned at any age, but second languages must be acquired by middle adulthood c.if a first language is not learned by

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Psych 152 Quiz 1

1) professor marcus believes that student athletes are lazy and academically incompetent. every time she has an athlete in one of her classes who is a poor student, she takes note of and remembers it. every time she has an athlete in her class who is an excellent student, she

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Psych 157 Quiz 2

1) which type(s) of job(s) would use the skills learned in an undergraduate program in psychology? a.store manager b.police officer c.research assistant d.all of the above Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) posttraumatic stress disorder is an example of: a.retrograde amnesia b.persistence c.anterograde amnesia d.none of the above Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 3) joel is fantastic at solving logic problems and analogies, but

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Psych 179

1) dr. black eagle is interviewing a patient who appears to have a serious psychological disorder. the patient rarely responds to the doctors questions, does not make eye contact, and moves his body in a slow, odd manner. when the patient does talk, his voice is flat and unemotional. dr.

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Psych 217 Test

1) on the basis of recent research, the phrase misery loves company would be more accurate if it was: a.misery loves miserable company b.misery loves any company c.misery loves reassuring company d.misery loves happy company Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) one reason for a large increase in the number of children diagnosed with autism may be: a.the

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Psych 218

1) after being in a car crash, yuri has the selective inability to recognize faces. he is most likely suffering from _____ due to damage to his _____. a.agnosia; primary visual cortex b.agnosia; fusiform gyrus c.prosopagnosia; primary visual cortex d.prosopagnosia; fusiform gyrus Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) according to the learned helplessness model, animals who cannot

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Psych 266 Homework

1) alexithymia occurs because damage to the _____ causes the physiological messages associated with emotions to _____ the brain centers that interpret emotions. a.amygdala; fail to reach b.limbic system; be suppressed by c.frontal cortex; be suppressed by d.prefrontal cortex; fail to reach Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) which of the following actions is the best example

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Psych 278

1) what is the difference between temperaments and personality traits? a.traits are broader than temperaments. b.temperaments are broader than traits. c.there is no difference; traits and temperaments are equally broad. d.it depends on the personalities of the people one is investigating. Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) methamphetamine blocks the reuptake of dopamine. in this way, it

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Psych 279 Test 1

1) a likely way in which suggestibility might cause new information to change an old memory is through: a.retroactive interference b.reconsolidation c.elaborative rehearsal d.proactive interference Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) if a researcher wants to see how quickly a person can process complex information, that researcher is likely to use: a.psychophysiological assessment b.stimulus judgments c.reactivity d.reaction time studies Answer: d Answer: d Answer:

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Psych 300

1) sue is trying to remember how to complete a motor task, joe is trying to remember an event that occurred in the past, and mark is trying to remember the capital of oklahoma. joe is using _____ memory, sue is using _____ memory, and mark is using _____ memory. a.procedural; semantic; episodic b.episodic;

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Psych 302 Quiz 1

1) if a researcher does not have a clear operational definition of the behavior he is studying, he might experience: a.observer bias b.reactivity c.confounds d.a directionality problem Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) anke is working in a laboratory and comes across a rat that is grossly overweight and seems unable to stop eating. the researcher tells

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Psych 314 Homework

1) in the cognitive-neoassociationistic model, frustration leads to aggression by which of the following paths? a.frustration related cognition negative affect aggression b.frustration negative affect related cognition aggression c.frustration fight-or-flight response suppressed cognition aggression d.frustration suppressed cognition fight-or-flight response aggression Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) electroconvulsive therapy is: a.no longer used b.used for the severely depressed who do not

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Psych 315 Final

1) this area of psychology studies how the mind processes, stores, and retrieves information: a.cognitive b.structuralism c.behaviorism d.functionalism Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) seeing personal growth through greater self-understanding is referred to as: a.a person-centered approach b.self-actualization c.subjective well-being d.none of the above Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 3) one of the problems with the prolonged activation of the hpa axis due to

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Psych 337 Quiz

1) the two basic approaches to treating mental illness are: a.psychological and biological b.psychopharmacology and behavior therapy c.freudian therapy and client-centered therapy d.behavior modification and cognitive therapy Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) why is b. f. skinners dream of solving all social problems through operant conditioning impossible? a.biology places constraints on our learning. b.operant conditioning is not effective

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Psych 342

1) dr. johnson asks sam, how have you gotten your way in the past? sam says, by intimidating and bullying people. dr. johnson continues, and what consequences have resulted from your behavior? sam says, i have been in jail for 12 of the past 13 years. dr. johnson asks, what did

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Psych 388 Midterm

1) the matter of who has access to data collected in an experiment is associated with which ethical issue? a.deception b.informed consent c.anonymity d.confidentiality Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) ouch! a paper cut! the sharp sting travels along _____ pain fibers, which are _____. a.slow; unmyelinated b.slow; myelinated c.fast; unmyelinated d.fast; myelinated Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 3) chomsky has argued that children: a.must

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Psych 393 Midterm 1

1) according to cognitive-social theories of personality, which of the following factors do not shape our behaviors and personalities? a.our personal beliefs b.our expectancies c.other peoples expectations for us d.our interpretations of the world Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) the main reason that people make just-world hypothesis attributions is that these attributions: a.increase peoples self-esteem b.make people feel

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Psych 398

1) in new york city, it might be a dress shoe. in texas, it could be a cowboy boot. in florida, it might be a sandal. in montana, it could be a hiking boot. each of these is a(n) _____ of the shoe category for the culture of that city. a.exemplar b.prototype c.schema d.representation Answer:

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Psych 427

1) which one of the following findings is the best evidence that environment plays an important role in determining intelligence? a.identical twins raised by different families from birth have more similar iqs than fraternal twins raised together. b.nontwin siblings raised together have more similar iqs than nontwin siblings raised apart. c.children have iqs

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Psych 450 Test 1

1) like some other biological treatment techniques, _____ was originally developed to treat the medical condition _____, but after use with psychological disorders was found to be effective in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression. a.electroconvulsive therapy; renauds disease b.deep brain stimulation; parkinsons disease c.transcranial magnetic stimulation; brain injury d.targeted prefrontal lobotomy; tourettes syndrome Answer: b Answer:

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Psych 476 Quiz

1) you are following the plot of a complicated shakespeare play quite clearly while you are watching it. however, the next week you find that you cannot remember the details. your loss of memory is most likely due to: a.transience b.interference c.blocking d.absentmindedness Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) in the treatment of bipolar disorder with the

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Psych 487 Midterm

1) what does piaget call the process of changing or modifying a schema in response to environmental factors? a.assimilation b.accommodation c.maturation d.conservation Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) ted has suffered from schizophrenia for the last 10 years. he has several negative symptoms and has not responded favorably to traditional antipsychotics. in deciding on an appropriate therapy,

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Psych 513 Midterm 1

1) a researcher that wants to get a sense of overall levels of electrical brain activity would use: a.pet scans b.mri imaging c.transcranial magnetic stimulation d.eeg recordings Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) a(n) _____ is a specific, testable prediction about the result that, if the theory is correct, will support the theory. a.replication b.hypothesis c.experiment d.all of the above Answer: b Answer:

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Psych 514

1) which of the following is not one of kohlbergs stages of moral reasoning? a.preconventional b.conventional c.concrete operations d.postconventional Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) eva and garnet are identical twins who survived a traumatic accident in which a bus they were riding in plummeted into a river. during the accident evas amygdala was severely damaged; garnet

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Psych 535 Test

1) which of the following two anxiety disorders resemble each other the least? a.social anxiety disorder and specific phobia b.generalized anxiety disorder and specific phobia c.panic disorder and agoraphobia d.posttraumatic stress disorder and panic disorder Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) which of the following actions does not happen during sleep? a.analyzing danger b.controlling body movements c.experiencing conscious awareness d.finding comfortable

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Psych 568 Test 1

1) propagation of the action potential occurs: a.along the axon at the nodes of ranvier b.along the dendrites at the nodes of ranvier c.between neurons at the synapse d.on the cell body Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) which of the following factors is not a cause of deindividuation? a.arousal b.anonymity c.lack of responsibility d.group identification Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 3) which level

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Psych 576 Test 2

1) given what you know about the role of gender in creating ingroup/outgroup biases, you could predict that the largest number of close friendship groups would be found in: a.all-male dormitories b.all-female dormitories c.dormitories that are coed by room d.dormitories that are coed by floor Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) which of the following subcortical structures

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Psych 589 Midterm

1) meagans economics professor argues that people are optimal decision makers. her psychology professor argues that people are often irrational decision makers. her economics professor believes in a _____ model of human decision making; her psychology professor believes in a _____ model. a.normative; descriptive b.normative; normative c.descriptive; descriptive d.descriptive; normative Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) psychiatrists

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Psych 590 Quiz 1

1) according to the world health organization, data suggest that _____ are most likely to engage in binge and heavy drinking. a.men b.women c.university students d.none of the above; it varies by culture Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) dr. hunskor is curious about what kinds of stress his patient, ms. m., has been experiencing recently. ms. m.

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Psych 603

1) individuals with antisocial personality disorder: a.are very responsive to treatment b.are responsive to treatment if it is used before age 40 c.tend to improve after age 40 without therapeutic intervention d.respond best to relationship-based psychotherapies, such as client-centered therapy Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) your roommate asks you which section of political science you are

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Psych 607 Homework

1) virtual reality environments are used in the treatment of phobias because: a.therapists cannot put clients in real phobic situations b.they can provide exposure to the feared situation without putting the client in danger c.it is superior to electroconvulsive therapy, which has been the typical treatment for phobias d.phobic clients tend not to like

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Psych 617 Final

1) if a participant responds that she is getting a grade of a in a class but really is getting a b, she might not be lying; she might remember only her high test scores in that class. such behavior involves: a.observer bias b.experimenter expectancy c.better-than-average effect d.socially desirable responding Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) haptic

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Psych 643

1) by the mid-twentieth century, it was recognized that schizophrenia: a.was harder to treat than bipolar disorder b.was best treated with freudian psychoanalysis c.required intensive cognitive-behavioral therapy d.was probably a brain-based disorder that required medication Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) if human beings had more receptors for the hormone oxytocin, people would be: a.less trusting b.less curious c.more trusting d.more

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Psych 649

1) your roommate, who is very overweight, has an identical twin whom you have never met and who lived with an adoptive family while growing up. given what you know about genetic and environmental factors in weight status, you would: a.be unclear about the weight status of the twin b.guess that the

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Psych 651

1) a problem with schemas is that they can easily: a.promote stereotypes b.incorrectly categorize examples c.confuse prototypes and exemplars d.miss defining attributes Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) imagine you have a twin who has just been diagnosed with major depression. are your chances of showing symptoms of this disorder affected by whether he or she is

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Psych 669 Test 1

1) one of the more exciting treatments for depression has shown what your textbook calls stunning results in severely depressed people. four out of six patients in one study felt almost immediate relief from depression symptoms once this treatment program began. this treatment is: a.electroconvulsive therapy b.transcranial magnetic stimulation c.targeted prefrontal psychosurgery d.deep brain

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Psych 673 Homework

1) psychoanalysis uses _____ to help patients gain insight into their psychological processes. a.free association b.learned maladaptive behaviors c.faulty thinking d.emotional expression Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) after split-brain surgery, a picture of a chair is shown to the right hemisphere of a patient. when asked what she saw, the patient states she saw _____, but

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Psych 687 Quiz

1) katies professor is giving a test tomorrow, but has not told the students what will be on the test. katie is not sure how or what to study and feels nervous about her upcoming performance. the most effective coping strategy for katie to use the night before the exam is: a.emotion-focused

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Psych 717

1) according to hull, a drive: a.creates homeostasis to achieve equilibrium b.can be replaced by a habit through reinforcement c.increases proportionally to the amount of deprivation d.operates according to a negative feedback model Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) the type b behavior pattern describes a person who is: a.competitive and time-pressed b.easygoing and accommodating c.cynical and pessimistic d.at high risk

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Psych 739 Midterm 2

1) ruth has weighed 130 pounds all her adult life. during her recent pregnancy, she gained 10 pounds. within a few months, ruths weight returned naturally to 130 pounds. for ruth, 130 pounds was a(n) _____, and her body went back to it through a process of _____. a.optimal weight; equilibrium b.set-point;

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Psych 750

1) what is the name of the field that studies the immune system response to psychological factors? a.psychophysiology b.psychoimmunology c.psychoneuroimmunology d.psychoneuropharmacology Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) memory researchers often ask participants in their studies to try to remember lists of words. which of the following statements is a finding from these kinds of studies? a.memory is a

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Psych 772 Quiz 2

1) the psychodynamic theorists who came after freud and are referred to as the neo-freudians modified his theory in a number of ways. adler and horney, for example, criticized freud for: a.underestimating the role of parents in child development b.giving too much weight to cultural factors c.his overemphasis on unconscious processes d.his view of

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Psych 787 Test 2

1) individuals with antisocial personality disorder are difficult to treat because they: a.are so focused on the future that they lose sight of their present difficulties b.care little about how others feel about their behavior c.have excessively low self-esteem and feel therapists will not want to treat them d.view their problems as too overwhelming

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Psych 791

1) the results of harlows research with infant monkeys: a.supported freuds notions of human development b.supported behavioral theories of development c.challenged freudian theories of development d.undermined the notion of sensitive periods during development Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) which of the following statements is not an advantage of structured versus unstructured interviewing? a.structured interviewing is less dependent

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Psych 804 Homework

1) jered was adopted as an infant in 1973. jered has an identical twin who was also adopted in 1973 but by a different family. as an adult, jereds personality should most resemble that of: a.a sibling in his adoptive family b.one or both of his adoptive parents c.one or both of his

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Psych 879 Test

1) what characterizes client-centered therapy? a.the use of dream interpretations to uncover unconscious conflicts b.the use of direct suggestions for how the patient could behave more effectively c.getting the patient to take the perspective of others so he or she can become more empathetic d.helping the client to clarify his or her feelings Answer: d Answer:

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Psych 887

1) you want your dog to learn to lie down when you are about to give him a treat. if you first reinforce his behavior when he sits, then when he sits and stays, then when he lies down, you are using the technique called: a.shaping b.the operant chamber c.the premack principle d.negative reinforcement Answer: a Answer:

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Psych 890 Midterm 2

1) the brain and the spinal cord make up the _____ nervous system. a.central b.peripheral c.primary d.autonomic Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) from an evolutionary perspective, pleasure _____ survival and reproduction, by _____. a.promotes; facilitating adaptive behaviors b.hinders; interfering with adaptive learning from painful experience c.hinders; facilitating maladaptive excessive behaviors d.promotes; interfering with maladaptive responses to painful experience Answer: a Answer: a Answer:

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Psych 892 Test 1

1) the statements i failed the quiz because i was tired and she failed the quiz because she is dumb are examples of: a.actor/observer discrepancy b.stereotypes c.prejudice d.discrimination Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) mr. smith is running for congress. alejandro does not know much about mr. smith, but he has heard that mr. smith is an

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Psychology 123 Quiz

1) miko is from japan and is doing an exercise in a self-help book. one activity asks her to list all the things she is proud of and all the things she is ashamed of. miko is likely to list _____ things she is proud of compared to most americans and

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Psychology 129 Midterm 1

1) melinda is an extremely successful surgeon. which of gardners multiple intelligences does she therefore possess in abundance? a.verbal and logical/mathematical b.spatial and kinesthetic c.spatial and interpersonal d.logical/mathematical and interpersonal Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) while a child watches, you hide a cheerio under one of two cups in front of her. the first three times

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Psychology 147 Homework

1) a computer program is developed that searches for the most items that are related to the search term or for items that are the most relevant to the search term. in terms of human behavior, a program that searches for the most items is showing the _____ quality of

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Psychology 154 Final

1) which of the following is not a characteristic of people with a high achievement motive? a.having unrealistically high career goals b.setting attainable personal goals c.scoring high on exams d.obtaining high grades in career-related classes Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) an altered state of consciousness in which the brain remains active but the individual is unaware

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Psychology 155 Test 1

1) according to a study by maguire and colleagues, which part of a taxi drivers brain is more likely to be larger than normal, and why? a.frontal lobe; quick motor reactions b.hippocampus; greater and more accurate representations of the spatial world c.cerebellum; quick motor reactions d.thalamus; greater and more accurate representations of the spatial

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Psychology 186 Midterm

1) rob plans to receive drug therapy for his depressive symptoms. should rob expect different kinds of results from drug treatment, compared to other kinds of therapy? a.he should expect that drugs, but not other therapies, will result in changes in his brain activity. b.he should expect his brain functioning to change,

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Psychology 254

1) fewer colds and flus, a better-functioning immune system, and reduced risk of serious diseases, such as heart disease, can be expected from which of the following? a.increasing the positive emotions one experiences b.decreasing the number of people in ones social network c.being single versus married d.increasing ones social and work responsibilities Answer: a Answer: a Answer:

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Psychology 276 Quiz 1

1) you would most likely be diagnosed with _____ if you displayed negative mood, sleep disturbances, difficulty concentrating, and thoughts of suicide. a.anxiety disorder b.major depression c.dysthymia d.bipolar disorder Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) jaleesa thinks she may be depressed and decides to seek professional help. the psychologist starts by asking, what kind of work do

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Psychology 291 Test

1) people who cannot tolerate the idea of being abandoned, who have highly negative emotional reactions to relationship disruption, and who often act impulsively fit the description of someone with: a.borderline personality disorder b.narcissistic personality disorder c.bipolar disorder d.dysthymia Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) the amygdala plays an important role in _____, whereas the hippocampus plays

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Psychology 300 Final

1) juan-carlos is extremely afraid of being attacked and killed by sharks, even though he very rarely goes swimming in the ocean. this example illustrates the fact that: a.people often fear the wrong causes of death b.both common and rare events are highly stressful c.shark attacks are becoming increasingly common d.men tend to be afraid

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Psychology 311 Homework

1) which one of the following findings is the best evidence that genetics plays an important role in determining intelligence? a.identical twins raised apart have more similar iqs than fraternal twins raised together. b.fraternal twins raised together have more similar iqs than nontwin siblings raised together. c.children have iqs that are more similar

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Psychology 330 Test 2

1) people often maintain stereotypes about groups even after they have met individuals who contradict the stereotype. given the phenomenon of memory bias, what might one reason be that a stereotype does not change with new information? a.the memory for the individual shifts in the direction of the stereotype. b.memories of the

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Psychology 335

1) which of the following statements best describes the path of optic nerve impulses in the brain? a.impulses from the left eye travel to the right side of the brain; impulses from the right eye travel to the left side of the brain. b.impulses from the left eye travel to the left

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Psychology 376 Midterm 1

1) evidence that humans have a set-point for weight is reflected in the fact that: a.when prisoners were fed large amounts of food they gained less weight than they should have and returned to their normal weight when they resumed a regular diet b.when people diet frequently, they wind up gaining more

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Psychology 381 Test 2

1) allanah has declared psychology as her major. which of the following alternatives best identifies what allanah will study? a.the structure and function of the brain b.mental disorders and their treatment c.feelings and other subjective states d.mind, brain, and behavior Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) according to interactionists, behavior at a funeral: a.is a weak situation b.is a

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Psychology 383 Midterm

1) there is a correlation between depression and memory: when people suffer from depression frequently, they often display worse memory than people who suffer from depression less frequently. genetics, however, may have an effect on a study participants depression and memory. this combination of factors is known as: a.selection bias b.the experimenter

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Psychology 424 Quiz 3

1) false memories occur because: a.everyone is absentminded b.people have memory biases c.consolidation is an imperfect process d.encoding is a selective process Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) the system of rules that determine how words are combined into phrases and how phrases are used to make sentences is called: a.morphemes b.phonemes c.syntax d.language Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 3) navario is refusing to

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Psychology 463 Midterm 1

1) the function of interneurons is to communicate: a.between the brain and the spinal cord b.between the brain and sensory neurons c.outside of the brain d.within a neural circuit Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) a split-brain patient is shown a frog in her right visual field. she is asked to identify what she sees. she would

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Psychology 464

1) philippe wants to study the number of times that close friends touch each other in their interactions. his interpretations of this behavior would need to take into consideration: a.cultural differences in the meaning of touches b.whether participants were randomly assigned to groups c.whether the directionality problem is an issue in the study d.that

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Psychology 466

1) the neural impulse, or _____, is a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon. a.action potential b.resting membrane potential c.neurotransmitters d.all-or-none principle Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) regarding the role they play in behavior, neurotransmitters: a.are very specific, with a separate neurotransmitter for each behavior b.may affect a variety of behaviors depending on the size of

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Psychology 471

1) this principle states that rather than perceiving a car as a group of distinct entities, such as metal, tires, glass, door handles, hubcaps, and fenders, we perceive the car as a whole unit. a.bottom-up processing b.bottom-down processing c.gestalt d.ponzo illusion Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) which of the following phenomena would be best researched using

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Psychology 505 Quiz

1) qiaohui never needed to study in high school. when she gets to college, she finds that she needs to study. she decides that she will go to the library and study for 6 hours every night after dinner. after two days, her plan falls apart and she goes back to

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Psychology 517

1) maria wants to determine whether genetics or environment has a greater influence on intelligence. the best technique for determining this influence would be a study using: a.monozygotic twins who are reared apart b.dizygotic twins who are reared apart c.fraternal twins who are reared apart d.identical twins who are reared together Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) after

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Psychology 549 Final

1) which of the following developments was most important in the rise of the cognitive approach in psychology? a.the identification of the unconscious b.the understanding of the effects of reward and punishment on behavior and thinking c.the emergence of computers d.the ability to identify different kinds of neurons Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) sarah is a

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Psychology 578 Quiz 3

1) imagine that you work for a foundation that has a particular interest in reducing the prevalence of antisocial personality disorder. on the basis of what we know regarding therapy for people who have this disorder, how could you best invest the foundations money? a.fund research focusing on prevention of this

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Psychology 587 Quiz 3

1) according to the _____ approach, the study of personality should focus on how people vary across common traits. a.idiographic b.nomothetic c.objective d.projective Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) a region of this area in the right hemisphere of the brain appears to be specialized for perceiving faces. a.prosopagnosia b.fusiform gyrus c.amygdala d.visual cortex Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 3) the particular kind of

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Psychology 616 Quiz

1) when a researcher joins a social group and talks to the members in order to study that group, the approach is referred to as: a.a self-report method b.participant observation c.experience sampling d.response performance Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) the fact that more antidepressants have been prescribed to adolescents in recent decades while the adolescent suicide rate

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Psychology 629

1) an evidence-based approach to psychological treatment would lead one to favor _____ for a wide variety of psychological disorders. a.cognitive-behavioral therapy b.long-term psychoanalysis c.scream therapy d.deep brain stimulation Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) in correlational studies, it is always possible that an unmeasured variable is responsible for the relation of interest. this complication is known

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Psychology 660 Midterm 1

1) dr. chen studies several traits that distinguish one person from another. dr. doherty investigates how people grow and change during late adolescence and young adulthood. dr. chen is a _____ psychologist; dr. doherty is a _____. a.personality; personality psychologist, too b.personality; developmental psychologist c.developmental; personality psychologist d.developmental; developmental psychologist, too Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b 2) our

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Psychology 661 Midterm

1) oren is a very rigid person and must have things his own way. other people find his attitude annoying, but oren refuses to change. in freuds view, oren is fixated at which stage of development? a.the oedipal stage b.the latency stage c.the anal stage d.the phallic stage Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) strong evidence suggests

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Psychology 686 Midterm 2

1) axons: a.transmit nerve impulses to terminal buttons and vary in length b.are always bundled with other axons to form nerves and are individually very short in length c.vary in length depending on whether they send or receive information d.are uniform in size throughout the body though capable of serving different functions Answer: a Answer: a Answer:

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Psychology 703 Quiz 2

1) human beings have evolved as social animals who live in groups, in part because: a.members of the same group do not constitute a danger to each other b.mating within a group increases the probability of a healthy offspring c.groups provide safety from competing groups and predators d.members of the same groups provide less

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Psychology 710 Midterm

1) a paradoxical aspect of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is that: a.although people think that the brains of children with this disorder are overactive, they are actually underactive b.treating it too early results in an intensification of the disorder later c.drugs for this disorder are the same drugs given to people with schizophrenia, even

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Psychology 761

1) neurotransmitters affect the behavior of a cell because they: a.are exclusively inhibitory or excitatory b.mimic psychotropics c.bind to the postsynaptic receptor and produce changes on the neuron cell wall, creating a cascade of further changes d.increase the size of the action potential, creating a bigger response across the cell Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) the

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Psychology 777 Test 2

1) using logic to draw conclusions from specific events about general rules is an example of: a.inductive reasoning b.deductive reasoning c.both a and b d.neither a nor b Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) having a memory for an event but not being able to remember where the information was encountered is referred to as: a.cryptomnesia b.source amnesia c.memory bias d.none

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Psychology 787 Final

1) the cocktail party phenomenon provides evidence that: a.most people prefer being around others to being alone b.when people gossip about others, they tend to do so in small groups rather than in large groups c.people automatically and deeply process information relevant to the self d.the behavioral inhibition system of extraverts is inactive during

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Psychology 806 Midterm 2

1) the words i and a are examples of: a.syntax b.morphemes c.phonemes d.morphemes and phonemes Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) imagine you are visiting your sister and her 1-year-old child, jamie. you note that jamie becomes distressed whenever your sister leaves the room, can be easily comforted by you while she is gone and something stressful

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Psychology 815 Quiz 1

1) the minimum amount of change required for a person to detect a difference between two stimuli is referred to as the: a.absolute threshold b.minimum threshold c.difference threshold d.signal change Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c 2) your brothers son shows evidence of understanding both abstract thought and the use of symbols. piaget would place him in the _____

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Psychology 833 Test 2

1) which of the following individuals is most likely to use marijuana for a medicinal purpose? a.an alzheimers patient for memory loss b.a schizophrenic to reduce fearful hallucinations c.an alcoholic to reduce the withdrawal symptoms d.a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy to reduce nausea Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) using a task in which an infant moved

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Psychology 858 Midterm

1) dualism is the idea that: a.the mind and the brain are separate entities b.the mind and the brain are the same entity c.the mind and the brain are opposing forces d.there is no mind, just the brain Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a 2) which of the following statements is true? a.most psychological research is conducted in colleges

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Psychology 879 Quiz 2

1) according to the concept of reciprocal helping, altruism is adaptive because it increases the persons: a.potential value as a mate b.status within the group c.capability as a parent d.probability of survival Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d 2) a study of the experiences of a synesthetefor example, a person who experiences a visual sensation when hearing a

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