1) according to an important current model of psychopathology, psychopathology is
often the result of:
a.both a diathesis and stress
b.unconscious urges
c.primarily environmental factors
d.primarily biological dysfunction
2) evidence suggests that some individuals are more prone to become regular smokers
than are others. one factor involves:
a.a greater tendency to have acetylcholine pathways in the brain
b.a cascade of hpa activation
c.parents and peers who smoke
d.the absence of antidrug programs in school
3) which of the following psychologists are most closely associated with social
psychology?
a.watson and skinner
b.allport and lewin
c.freud and jung
d.titchener and wundt
4) anxiety hierarchies are useful in _____ therapy.
a.systematic desensitization
b.pharmacological
c.client-centered
d.humanistic
5) which of the following factors is not among those included in gottmans research on
factors that create a good relationship?
a.showing affection regularly in simple ways
b.accurately describing the partners character flaws and mistakes
c.learning how to handle conflict constructively
d.demonstrating interest in the partner
6) research on the relationship between marital status and well-being generally shows
that:
a.being married has a positive effect on health and well-being
b.being married has a negative effect on health and well-being
c.being married has neither a positive nor a negative effect on health and well-being
d.being in a traditional marriage, but not a homosexual marriage, has a positive effect
on health and well-being
7) yves has been drinking. he has difficulty walking a straight line when asked to do so
by a police officer. apparently, yvess _____ is functioning poorly.
a.cerebellum
b.thalamus
c.reticular formation
d.hippocampus
8) if you were relaxed with your eyes closed and were given an eeg, what type of brain
waves would show up on your eeg?
a.beta waves
b.alpha waves
c.theta waves
d.sleep spindles
9) with the development of _____ used to treat serious mental disorders, the use of
_____ declined starting in the 1950s.
a.trepanning; drug therapy
b.drug therapy; electroconvulsive therapy
c.electroconvulsive therapy; drug therapy
d.drug therapy; prefrontal lobotomies
10) this brain structure is associated with the formation of memories:
a.thalamus
b.amygdala
c.hippocampus
d.hypothalamus
11) which of the following structures is important for experiencing reward?
a.frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex
b.nucleus accumbens of the basal ganglia
c.frontal lobe of the basal ganglia
d.nucleus accumbens of the cerebral cortex
12) currently, the best approach to treating borderline personality disorder is:
a.traditional psychotherapy
b.dialectical behavioral therapy
c.behavior modification
d.antipsychotic drugs
13) researchers assess the baseline performance of people with respect to a given
behavior so they can identify what happens to behavior when they manipulate a
variable. the use of baseline groups and groups that experience a manipulation of a
variable is characteristic of:
a.correlational studies
b.longitudinal research
c.naturalistic observation
d.experimental research