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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 […]

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 2) a person who has emotion regulation skills would be said to: a.act appropriately in difficult situations b.have awkward […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 2) june feels that she has too many […]

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 2) studies examining erotic plasticity in men and women have found that: a.men have higher levels of […]

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 2) i think therefore i behavea version of descartes statement i think […]

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 2) mr. smith is running for congress. alejandro does not know much […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 2) one reason for a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 2) which of the following statements is true? a.monozygotic twins have the same […]

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 2) the variable that a researcher manipulates in an […]

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 2) the system of rules that determine how words are combined into phrases and how phrases are used […]

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 2) it has gotten […]

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 […]

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 2) while a child watches, you hide a cheerio under […]

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; […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 2) anke is working in a laboratory and comes across a rat that […]

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; […]

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 2) why is b. f. skinners dream of solving all social problems through […]

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 2) your […]

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 2) the main reason that people […]

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, […]

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 2) a region of this area in the right hemisphere of the brain appears to be specialized […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 2) according to selye, the general adaptation syndrome consists of […]

1) which of the following is not one of kohlbergs stages of moral reasoning? a.preconventional b.conventional c.concrete operations d.postconventional 2) eva and garnet are identical twins who survived a traumatic accident in which a bus they were riding in plummeted […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 2) mick is getting a tattoo on his back. the tattoo artist creates tiny points adjacent to […]

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 […]

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 2) jason has recently been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. jasons treatment will probably involve one or both of […]