1) marijuana has been known to produce memory effects in long-time users. this result
is most likely due to the altering of a large percentage of _____ receptors in the _____
of the brain.
a.cannabinoid; frontal lobe
b.cannabinoid; hippocampus
c.acth; frontal lobe
d.acth; hippocampus
2) in which of the following cases will the most accurate facial recognition occur?
a.a white man recognizing another white mans face
b.a black man recognizing a white mans face
c.a white man recognizing a black mans face
d.a black man recognizing an asian mans face
3) when two variables are correlated, it is not clear which one is a causal variable and
which is an effect. this ambiguity reflects:
a.the third variable problem
b.random error
c.selection bias
d.the directionality problem
4) students have been asked to leave the library and wait several blocks away. in which
of the following situations would the students be most likely to want to wait together?
a.there is a routine fire drill.
b.there is a bomb threat.
c.there is a film crew taping a news segment.
d.no explanation has been given, but nobody is concerned.
5) suppose 1 is entirely nature and 10 is entirely nurture. where would you put plasticity
on this scale?
a.1 or 2
b.2 or 3
c.5 or 6
d.9 or 10
6) even though vince sits with hannah in class, he asks ruiz to be his study partner,
because ruiz works harder than hannah. in thinking about this decision, vince used
which one of the following concepts?
a.friendc.book
b.notesd.exam
7) suppose you need to learn the following list: pen, ship, log, cup, paper, radio, rose,
sun, chair, glass, fork, wave. which of the following types of study would lead you to
the best recall?
a.count the number of vowels in each word
b.relate each word to a fond childhood memory
c.think about whether each word rhymes with den
d.passively listen to the list while counting backward from 100 by 3s
8) which of the following terms is not a category of psychotropic drugs?
a.anti-anxiety drugs
b.antidepressants
c.antipsychotics
d.antisystolics
9) it is a common observation that when a family moves to a new culture, the children
master the new language more quickly and thoroughly than the parents do. a
psychological argument consistent with this observation is:
a.the notion of a sensitive period for the acquisition of language across the life span
b.that humans can also imprint during a sensitive period
c.that across languages, mastery of one grammar makes it difficult to learn another
grammar
d.that children learn language from peers, not from parents
10) a gray square is placed first on a white sheet of paper and then on a black sheet of
paper. the square will be _____ on the black as on the white background.
a.equally bright, but appear darker
b.equally bright, but appear lighter
c.brighter and appear lighter
d.less bright, but appear equally light