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
2) you witness an accident and see one of the cars driving away from the scene. even
though you have just seen the license plate, you cannot remember the number. the
license plate was probably not initially:
a.encoded
b.ignored
c.rehearsed
d.processed
3) which of the following experiences is not a symptom of a panic attack?
a.sweating
b.high heart rate
c.feelings of going crazy or dying
d.heightened anxiety lasting for hours
4) kara, a 2-year-old, is a participant in a research study on infant temperament. which
of the following characteristics will likely not be assessed in this study?
a.karas activity level
b.karas emotional reactions
c.karas social behaviors
d.karas alertness on mental tasks
5) lassandra takes a sip of cola. sweet . . . cold, wet, tingly . . . slightly bitter, she
reports. lassandra is:
a.interviewing
b.suffering a stroke
c.taking an intelligence test
d.introspecting
6) a drug representative who works for the company that makes prozac has to make a
pitch to a group of doctors regarding the use of prozac to treat adolescent depression.
what is the most accurate statement the drug representative could make?
a.yes, prozac increases suicidal thinking and may increase risk of suicide, but so do
other treatments.
b.yes, prozac may increase suicidal thinking, but suicide rates have actually decreased
since serotonin reuptake inhibitors have been introduced.
c.prozac does not increase suicidal thinking or suicide risk, although there are a number
of other side effects that are specific to adolescents.
d.prozac does not increase suicidal thinking or suicide risk, and it can be recommended
as the most effective treatment available for adolescent depression.
7) the sentences jill was kissed by jack and jack kissed jill have the same:
a.phonemes
b.morphemes
c.surface structure
d.deep structure
8) a myelin sheath is like the:
a.tuning dial of a radio
b.insulation of a wire
c.layers of a cake
d.thermostat of a heater
9) according to levels of processing theory, information that is encoded more deeply is
remembered better than information that is encoded less deeply, because information
encoded more deeply:
a.has greater rehearsal
b.is stored longer in short-term memory storage
c.is more meaningful
d.is entered into long-term memory more logically
10) the human genome project has made the surprising discovery that:
a.humans have millions of genes in common with insects
b.humans have about the same number of genes as other living creatures
c.there are single, separate genes for each human psychological characteristic
d.the genome is too complex to map at this time
11) this type of mental disorder involves a disruption in identity and travel to another
location:
a.dissociative amnesia
b.dissociative fugue
c.dissociative identity disorder
d.dissociative schizophrenia
12) dieting as a method of controlling weight has proved ineffective in part because:
a.the diet causes metabolism to increase such that the body becomes highly efficient in
using the calories that are available
b.weight gain occurs more rapidly after each episode of dieting is terminated
c.the body lacks a set-point for regulating weight
d.most people have a set-point that is set too high
13) you cannot fire a gun softly or flush a toilet halfway. like an action potential,
gunfire and a toilets flush follow the _____ law.
a.on-or-off
b.this-or-that
c.binary response
d.all-or-none
14) a married couple experiencing relationship difficulties is best advised to consult a
_____ psychologist.
a.social
b.clinical
c.personality
d.counseling
15) dara recently was in a car accident, and her doctor told her she may have mild
frontal lobe damage. how will frontal lobe damage likely affect dara?
a.she will not experience fear.
b.she will be less self-aware.
c.she will experience a visual impairment.
d.her left and right hemispheres will not be able to communicate with each other.
16) psychologist jean piaget observed children to see how they solved problems. over
the course of many studies, he was able to spot general patterns of behavior. this led
him to connect different concepts and behaviors within a single:
a.theory
b.hypothesis
c.experiment
d.sample
17) which of the following actions is not performed by at least one type of
antidepressant?
a.increasing the action of monoamine oxidase
b.increasing the action of dopamine
c.increasing the action of serotonin
d.increasing the action of norepinephrine
18) space aliens land on earth and wonder what kinds of organisms live here. they study
human and nonhuman animal personality. what do they conclude?
a.personality across human and nonhuman animals cannot be compared.
b.only nonhuman animals show the trait of assertiveness, or dominance.
c.only nonhuman animals show the trait of agreeableness.
d.there are a few basic personality traits that can be seen in and compared across human
and nonhuman animals.
19) dr. arthur examines the influence of social norms on binge drinking among college
students. dr. arthur is engaged in:
a.rational analysis
b.scientific inquiry
c.critical thinking
d.observational study