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 difference between two stimuli is based on
a proportion of the original stimulus is:
a.fechners law
b.webers law
c.koehlers law
d.wernickes law
3) dr. bui is conducting a series of studies examining the speed at which people can
complete different cognitive tasks. she plans to examine the results to determine how
information is processed in these tasks. what approach is dr. bui using toward the study
of intelligence?
a.biological
b.analytical
c.fluid
d.cognitive
4) the neurotransmitter _____ is involved in emotional states, dreaming, and impulse
control.
a.acetylcholine
b.epinephrine
c.serotonin
d.dopamine
5) melanie goes to the hospital emergency room hysterical and hurt because she has just
been attacked. if the er doctor wants to be sure that melanie will not develop
posttraumatic stress disorder as a result of the attack, he could give her _____, which
block(s) postsynaptic _____ receptors.
a.antidepressants; glucose
b.propranolol; norepinephrine
c.antidepressants; norepinephrine
d.propranolol; glucose
6) _____ has the most direct route to the brain because it is the only sense that bypasses
the _____.
a.the haptic sense; thalamusc.the kinesthetic sense; hypothalamus
b.gustation; hypothalamusd.olfaction; thalamus
7) when public schools were desegregated, people thought that simply having black
kids and white kids attend school together would reduce stereotypes and prejudice.
given what you know about the sherif studies on groups and prejudice, why did this
approach not work?
a.the groups were too different for the kids to find common ground.
b.contact alone could not overcome ingrained hostility.
c.it might have worked for race but could not work for class.
d.disparities between the groups deepened existing hostilities.
8) dr. anh decides to test her drug, sarzone, against a placebo in two randomly selected
patient groups. she finds that in both patient groups, 20 percent of the patients reported
fewer symptoms. dr. anh should conclude that:
a.drugs are often ineffective in treating illness
b.she made some mistakes in her research design
c.patient expectations have little to do with the drug effects
d.sarzone has no effect beyond that of patient expectations
9) exercise could be described as miracle gro for our brains. this is because the fertilizer
miracle gro is for grass what exercise is for:
a.reproductive hormones
b.the glands
c.the bloodstream
d.neurons
10) in what technique are successive approximations used?
a.shaping
b.taste aversion
c.biological preparedness
d.punishment
11) based on the study on enriched environments, what might you predict would be the
effects of a superior preschool program versus an inferior preschool program on the
mental development of human children?
a.there should be no effect, as intelligence is primarily genetic in humans.
b.the inferior program should result in greater mental development because the children
would have to work harder to learn, providing an enriched experience.
c.the superior program should result in greater mental development, because the
children would have experienced an enriched environment during their critical period.
d.there should be no effect because both preschool programs would occur outside the
critical period for mental development in children.
12) the most widely used illegal drug is:
a.cocaine
b.alcohol
c.amphetamines
d.marijuana
13) the stanford prison study illustrates that people:
a.are innately violent unless constrained by society
b.behave in accord with their roles in a situation
c.will obey orders even when they violate their principles
d.placed in all-male groups will create dominance hierarchies
14) in describing the effects of the endocrine system and nervous system, the best word
would be:
a.independent
b.interactive
c.identical
d.iterative
15) borderline personality disorder is associated with:
a.disturbances in identity and impulse control
b.low iq and lack of remorse
c.overly strong sense of self and aggression
d.strong hedonistic tendencies and aggression
16) when the countries of the world met to negotiate the kyoto accords, they shared the
goal of reducing greenhouse gases. a final accord that all the countries could sign was
never reached. one reason for this failure may be that the countries:
a.had different base rates
b.had different subgoals
c.used normative decision making models
d.used descriptive decision making models