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 cannot talk to each other without external cues, the
incoming perceptions provide sufficient cues for normal functioning.
d.the two hemispheres usually fight for control; once the surgery occurs, the brain
relaxes as each hemisphere can control itself.
2) applied behavioral analysis therapy has been used to treat:
a.autistic children
b.borderline personality disorder
c.adults with adhd
d.antisocial personality disorder
3) which of the following is not a function of the somatic nervous system?
a.feeling sad
b.feeling pins and needles when your arm falls asleep
c.feeling where your foot is as you step
d.feeling the right position on the baseball as you are ready to throw it
4) the extensions of a neuron that transmit information to other neurons are the:
a.dendrites
b.cell bodies
c.axons
d.terminal buttons
5) yelizaveta is very sad about her exam grade, which is lower than her last exam grade.
she resolves to study differently for the next exam. yelizavetas resolution is primarily
motivated by _____ her exam grade.
a.low self-esteem from
b.the decline in
c.her cognitive assessment of
d.her emotions about
6) your text associates frontal lobe damage with the long-term use of:
a.methamphetamine
b.marijuana
c.lsd
d.heroin
7) the _____ deal(s) with motivating behavior; the _____ deal(s) with cold cognitions.
a.limbic system; frontal cortex
b.frontal cortex; limbic system
c.subcortical brain regions; prefrontal cortex
d.prefrontal cortex; subcortical brain regions
8) why did the increased availability and consumption of dietary protein in postworld
war ii japan result in taller children?
a.the dietary protein increased potassium levels in the bones, allowing the bones to
produce higher amounts of the growth factor hormone.
b.the growth factor hormone relies on dietary protein to build the bones and muscles.
c.the dietary protein increased the size of the hypothalamus, resulting in greater growth
factor hormone release.
d.the gonads were able to utilize the increased protein to release growth factor hormone
in higher amounts.
9) if people cannot restructure a problem that they are having trouble solving, they
could try the easier approach of finding a(n):
a.effective algorithm
b.appropriate analogy
c.useful heuristic
d.working frame
10) what do the alternative biological (nondrug) treatments for psychological disorders
primarily have in common?
a.they all tend to overemphasize the role of free will in recovery.
b.they all involve surgical techniques.
c.they all attempt to directly alter brain functioning.
d.they all depend on behaviorist principles.
11) environmental influences begin to affect childrens development:
a.when they are able to move about in their environments
b.shortly after conception
c.within hours of birth
d.as soon as they begin attending to peers
12) who is least likely to show change blindness?
a.college-age adults
b.older adults
c.people who are from the same racial group as the person they are speaking to
d.people who can maintain attention
13) a lie and a false memory are:
a.essentially the same thing
b.different in intentionality
c.different in intensity
d.different in structure
14) what are your chances of experiencing major depression during your lifetime?
a.much greater if you are female than male
b.roughly 50 percent during your lifetime
c.less than 5 percent even if you have relatives with the disorder
d.close to zero if you have experienced episodes of dysthymia
15) two scenarios are written in which the probability of loss and gain is the same.
scenario a is written so that the gain is emphasized, and scenario b is written so that the
loss is emphasized. people will almost always choose scenario a. this outcome is
predicted by one component of:
a.prospect theory
b.framing theory
c.normative models
d.descriptive models
16) the united states has been involved in a series of wars, from korea through iraq, in
which a large majority of the people concluded that the war had been a mistake,
whereas the leaders who sent the country to war became ever more convinced of its
necessity. regardless of the actual merits of the war, what psychological concept could
explain, in part, the tenacity of the leaders?
a.groupthink in decision making
b.postdecisional dissonance
c.frustration-aggression hypothesis
d.cognitive dissonance
17) sexual reassignment surgery can lead to a mismatch between:
a.gender and gender roles
b.gender and gender identity
c.gender and gender schemas
d.gender schemas and gender roles
18) people who are overweight sometimes experience terrible social stigma. in what
area of the world would social stigma about being overweight be less severe or even
absent?
a.some countries in western europe
b.some countries in africa
c.the united states
d.any country where food is abundant
19) all of the following phenomena are positive symptoms of schizophrenia except:
a.delusions
b.hallucinations
c.disorganized behavior
d.slowed speech