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 is a useful tendency to try to readapt old learning strategies to novel
problems.
d.extinction is the basis of cognitive learning, when applied to reappraisal strategies.
2) sometimes after a big football game fans will riot, getting into fights and destroying
property. people in such a crowd will often do things that they would never do on their
own. this effect is due primarily to a process of:
a.social facilitation
b.social loafing
c.deindividuation
d.groupthink
3) split-brain patients can walk, talk, think, and interact as though nothing major has
happened. why might this be?
a.brain function remains normal for only a short time before the person lapses into a
comatose state.
b.all brain functions are left intact. since each hemisphere controls only half of the
body, it does not matter much that the two hemispheres are not connected.
c.the brain hemispheres do not feel the separation for up to a week after the surgery.
d.each part of the brain must realize what has happened; in the meantime, all functions
behave normally until each hemisphere can regenerate the neurons.
4) this type of anxiety disorder is characterized by overwhelming attacks of terror:
a.obsessive-compulsive disorder
b.posttraumatic stress disorder
c.generalized anxiety disorder
d.panic disorder
5) you are driving to school when suddenly an ambulance rushes past you with its
sirens blaring, shocking you so much that you fear that you might lose control of your
car. a minute later, you hear sirens in the distance and increase your vigilance to be
prepared for another emergency vehicle on the road. what change has come over your
normal reaction to sirens?
a.hebbian learning
b.sensitization
c.habituation
d.fight-or-flight response
6) you read that a group of brain cells called the suprachiasmatic nucleus helps regulate
the sleep-wake cycle, a bodily function. based on your texts discussion of subcortical
structures, you surmise that the suprachiasmatic nucleus is located in the:
a.basal ganglia
b.amygdala
c.pons
d.hypothalamus
7) the nature of an infants attachment to its caregivers is primarily a function of:
a.its genetic inheritance
b.parental treatment
c.which of piagets stages of development it has achieved
d.the degree of contact comfort it has experienced
8) a freudian slip can best be described as a(n):
a.conscious thought that was verbally misleading
b.conscious thought that was expressed at an inappropriate time
c.unconscious thought that was expressed at an inappropriate time
d.unconscious thought that was meant to be expressed moments later
9) if you want to stop being lazy and exercise more often, what would be a good
strategy for making this change?
a.punishing yourself for not doing the desired behaviors
b.monitoring yourself and using reinforcers
c.punishing yourself swiftly for being so lazy
d.rewarding yourself for every moment that you are not being lazy
10) gavriel has a tremendous crush on angelique, who seems to see him only as a
friend. one way that gavriel might be able to change angeliques feelings would be to:
a.take her to a scary movie
b.write her a love poem
c.make her a touching mixed tape
d.take her for a romantic dinner
11) your aunt who drinks just got pregnant. what of the following actions would you
recommend to her?
a.she should quit drinking immediately.
b.she should stop drinking, but could begin to smoke.
c.she can drink safely up until the end of the first trimester.
d.it is already too late to avoid harm to her fetus, so it does not matter what she does.
12) the rorschach inkblot test is an example of a(n) _____ measure of personality.
a.projective
b.nomothetic
c.objective
d.idiographic
13) assume that a negative event has occurred in your life. under which of the following
conditions is it likely to be most stressful?
a.it occurred just after a positive event.
b.it was just like an event you had experienced a year earlier.
c.it was unexpected.
d.you are female, not male.
14) consciousness can by altered through:
a.hypnosis
b.meditation
c.drug use
d.all of the above