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 dark, and soon the whole family is feeling tired. this shared experience
occurs because everyone has:
a.had a lot of exercise that day
b.participated in a chain reaction of yawning
c.increased their melatonin production over the course of the day
d.increased their serotonin levels over the course of the day
3) jamail is trying to decide whether to major in biology or psychology. kevin is trying
to figure out what major might allow him to get a good job right after college. jamail is
engaged in _____; kevin is engaged in _____.
a.problem solving; decision making
b.inductive reasoning; deductive reasoning
c.decision making; problem solving
d.deductive reasoning; inductive reasoning
4) which of the following drugs is not a stimulant?
a.cocaine
b.crack
c.methamphetamine
d.thc
5) dora is a moderately obese woman with a full figure. however, dora is not confronted
with social stigma about being overweight. on the contrary, she is often complemented
on how attractive she is. dora:
a.is probably a hardy person
b.probably lives in a developing country
c.will nevertheless experience some negative psychological symptoms that are caused
by her weight
d.will experience a lack of congruent self-concept
6) a personality trait:
a.tends to be unstable
b.is a tendency to behave in a certain way across various circumstances
c.is the intention that naive observers agree characterizes a person
d.is a temporary disposition to behave in a certain way
7) when, after extensive extinction trials, the presentation of the conditioned stimulus
briefly produces a conditioned response, this process is known as:
a.classical conditioning
b.extinction reversal
c.second-order conditioning
d.spontaneous recovery
8) which of the following is not an example of learning?
a.the second time she gets her eyes tested, sammy blinks when the buzzer rings because
she predicts a puff of air is coming after the buzzer.
b.a baby begins to reach and fuss when his mother opens the refrigerator to get the
bottle out.
c.a baby can sit up at six months, but rarely can at two months.
d.your cat runs to the kitchen at the sound of a can opener.
9) kim and abe participate in a psychology experiment. at the end of the study, they are
offered either $10 or a chance to be entered into a drawing where there is a 10 percent
chance of winning $100. kims parents are supporting her through college, paying her
expenses, and giving her a generous allowance. abe is putting himself through school
with jobs and loans. prospect theory would predict that kim will choose the _____ and
abe will choose the _____.
a.drawing; $10
b.drawing; drawing
c.$10; $10
d.$10; drawing
10) creativity is undermined when extrinsic motivation replaces intrinsic motivation.
which concept in social psychology could provide the best account for this finding?
a.postdecisional dissonance
b.cognitive dissonance
c.attributional bias
d.social loafing
11) yu-ting vividly remembers the day that her husband took her completely by surprise
when he proposed to her. she believes that she remembers every detail of the proposal.
the research suggests that this _____ memory is _____ ordinary memories.
a.photographic; more accurate than
b.photographic; as accurate as
c.flashbulb; more accurate than
d.flashbulb; as accurate as
12) how are marriage and health related?
a.married individuals are healthier than singles.
b.married females are healthier than singles, but married males are not.
c.single males are healthier than any other group.
d.marital status appears unrelated to health status.
13) the theory that animals are genetically programmed to fear particular things that
threaten their survival is known as:
a.tolerance conditioning
b.biological preparedness
c.evolutionary significance
d.second-order conditioning