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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 2) lokelani is a stunningly beautiful 5-year-old. the research on […]

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 […]

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 2) imagine you have a twin who has just been diagnosed with major depression. are your chances of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 2) an altered state of […]

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 […]

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 2) regarding the role they play in behavior, neurotransmitters: a.are very specific, with a separate neurotransmitter […]

1) a false sensory perception experienced without external sources is a: a.delusion b.hallucination c.loosening of association d.none of the above 2) in freuds model, mental activity is: a.divided into three zones or levels b.more important than the unconscious c.the domain […]

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, […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

1) the words i and a are examples of: a.syntax b.morphemes c.phonemes d.morphemes and phonemes 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 […]

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 […]

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 2) two ways that hostility can affect the body are through stress on the heart and: a.increased […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 2) capgras syndrome is an extreme case […]

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 […]

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 2) posttraumatic stress disorder is an example of: a.retrograde amnesia b.persistence c.anterograde amnesia d.none […]

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 2) dieting behavior: a.is largely successful in dealing with weight problems if it […]

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 […]

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 2) if human beings had […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 2) alice and joanne take the same test of mathematical ability. alice is told about stereotype threat […]

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 […]

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 2) over history, at different times […]

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; […]

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 2) in correlational studies, it is always possible that an unmeasured […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 2) memory researchers often ask participants in their studies to try to remember lists of words. which of the […]

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 2) after split-brain surgery, a picture of a chair is shown to the right hemisphere of a patient. […]

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 2) events that are particularly stressful for humans are those that are: a.boring […]

1) scientists conduct _____, which involves the careful and systematic collection of data. a.hypotheses b.replication c.research d.reliability 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 […]

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 2) the type b behavior pattern describes […]

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 2) though hormones […]

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 […]

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 2) a(n) _____ is a specific, testable prediction about the result that, if […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]