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1) Roger is shown two piles of sand and says that each pile has the same amount. However, when one pile is flattened with a shovel, he now claims emphatically, The flat pile has less sand. Based on this information, […]

1) Should students ever be allowed to fail at classroom tasks? According to social cognitive theorists, the answer is: a.Yes. Self-efficacy is highest when students fail at a task several times in a row before accomplishing it successfully. b.Yes. Occasional […]

1) Which one of the following responses is most likely to be learned through classical conditioning? a.Feeling anxious around horses b.Taking a walk on a nice day c.Doing homework d.Waving to a friend 2) Theorists conceptualize propositions as abstract entities […]

1) Which one of the following is an accurate statement regarding research on eyewitness testimony? a.Males remember events more accurately than females. b.Females remember events more accurately than males. c.What is remembered is influenced by the question asked. d.What is […]

1) Mandy has learned that whenever her father comes home drunk, he is likely to beat her, so she usually goes to her friends house before he has the chance. In this situation, the fathers coming home drunk is: a.Punishment […]

1) Relationships with peers are often foremost in 12-year-old Jonathans mind and can have a huge impact on his emotional state. For example, when classmates treat him well, hes quite happy and self-assured, but when someone snubs him or makes […]

1) Which one of the following alternatives best describes the differences between people with a mastery orientation and those with learned helplessness? a.People with a mastery orientation expect that they will have to work extremely hard to master new tasks. […]

1) Based on findings from verbal learning research, which list of 3-letter syllables should be easiest to learn? a.CAR, DOG, BUN b.BUX, RIJ, NOP c.TON, FIT, AIR d.XDP, MFC, RLJ 2) Which one of the following strategies is most likely […]

1) For which of the following students would behaviorist approaches to instruction be least helpful? a.Ann has a learning disability. b.Bobby is very anxious about his academic work. c.Carl would rather socialize with his friends than do his homework. d.Dana […]

1) Davids mother insists that he vacuum the living room carpet. But when she sees how haphazardly he vacuums (he misses two-thirds of the carpet), she tells him, Never mind, Ill do it! Davids escape of household chores is: a.positively […]

1) Harry and Sam are both taking French; Harry is also taking German, but Sam is not. Harry and Sam learn these French vocabulary words in their French class: head la tte eye lil mouth la bouche The following day, […]

1) Which one of the following individuals shows motivation consistent with self-worth theory? a.Monica doesnt read the comments her teacher has written on her research paper because she suspects that theyre not very flattering. b.Isabelle goes to see the horror […]

1) A principle of learning can best be characterized as: a.A description of the results of a particular research study b.A statement that describes how a particular factor affects learning c.The measurement of how much learning has occurred in a […]

1) Three of the following are recommended practices when using punishment to reduce an inappropriate behavior. Which one is not recommended? a.Punish the behavior each time it occurs. b.Describe the inappropriate behavior to the would-be offender in concrete terms. c.Change […]

1) Which one of the following statements best reflects the concept of collective self-efficacy? a.Over time, learners develop a general sense of self-efficacy that influences their performance in a wide variety of content domains. b.As learners get older, their self-confidence […]

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 2) which of the following statements is false? a.self-esteem evaluates personal […]

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 […]

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 2) according to bowlbys theory of attachment: a.infants have a set of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 2) jaleesa thinks she may be depressed and decides to seek […]

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 2) an […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 2) having a memory for an event but not being able to […]

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 2) if culture y places a high value on conformity, when might people in culture y be likely to […]

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 […]

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 2) […]

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 […]

1) in the nervous system, cells called _____ receive, integrate, and transmit information. a.axons b.neurons c.dendrites d.glial cells 2) margot is an air force pilot stationed for the past six months in a war zone. you would expect her immune […]

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 2) which of the following factors is not […]

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 2) if clive was a doctor in […]

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 […]

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 […]

1) the phrase adrenaline rush refers to the action of the neurotransmitter: a.dopamine b.serotonin c.acetylcholine d.epinephrine 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 […]

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 […]

1) remembering how to ride a bike is an example of which type of memory? a.declarative b.procedural c.sensory d.explicit 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: […]

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 2) if working through unconscious conflicts is central to healthy personality in freuds theory, […]

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 […]

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 2) evidence suggests that some individuals are more prone to become regular […]

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 2) if a researcher wants to see how quickly a person can process complex information, […]

1) which of the following terms is most nearly synonymous with the term disparity? a.difference b.distance c.constancy d.sensitivity 2) as a child, jonah was awkward and did not have many friends. consequently, he experienced low self-esteem. now that he is […]

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 2) the law that states that the just noticeable […]

1) which intelligence test involves measuring verbal skills and performance skills? a.miller analogy b.binet c.stanford-binet d.wechsler 2) damaging the ventromedial region of the hypothalamus of a rat will cause _____, and as a result the rat will become _____. a.hyperphagia; […]

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 […]

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 2) ted has suffered from schizophrenia for the last 10 years. he has several negative symptoms and has […]

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 […]