1) a false sensory perception experienced without external sources is a:
a.delusion
b.hallucination
c.loosening of association
d.none of the above
2) in freuds model, mental activity is:
a.divided into three zones or levels
b.more important than the unconscious
c.the domain within which the libido operates
d.closely related to id processes
3) this type of provider has earned a medical degree and can prescribe medication:
a.counseling psychologist
b.psychiatrist
c.social worker
d.clinical psychologist
4) what is a conditioned stimulus?
a.something that naturally elicits a response
b.something that elicits a response only after learning
c.a previously extinct stimulus
d.a second-order pairing of learned relations
5) which individual conducted pioneering work in the 1940s on womens sexual
attitudes?
a.sigmund freud
b.alfred kinsey
c.william masters
d.abraham maslow
6) which of the following psychologists is most closely associated with the school of
functionalism?
a.sigmund freud
b.b. f. skinner
c.wilhelm wundt
d.william james
7) if you study in the same room in which you take an exam, you will probably do
better on the exam than if you had studied somewhere else. this outcome occurs
because of _____ memory, which is a form of _____.
a.context-dependent; hierarchical storage
b.state-dependent; hierarchical storage
c.context-dependent; encoding specificity
d.state-dependent; encoding specificity
8) what do we call the neurons on the sending side of a synaptic cleft?
a.postsynaptic neurons
b.presynaptic neurons
c.interneurons
d.excitatory neurons
9) dr. brown is interested in models of how concepts are represented. he believes that
concepts are characterized by the existence of a best example. which model does dr.
brown most likely favor?
a.prototype model
b.defining attribute model
c.exemplar model
d.visual image model
10) what allows the movement of sodium and potassium ions to the inside and the
outside of the neuron to cause firing?
a.gating mechanisms contained within the cell wall
b.changes in the chemical structure of the ions
c.changes in the charge of the ions
d.refraction
11) what term is used to describe a decrease in a behavioral response after repeated
exposure to nonthreatening stimuli?
a.habituation
b.sensitization
c.orienting
d.aplysia
12) which of the following predictions would the kin selection hypothesis make?
a.a childless couple will help their siblings children.
b.a gay couple will adopt children of their own.
c.a couple with biological children will adopt another child.
d.a man who has never had children will marry a woman with two kids.
13) cara is a mechanic at the local garage. this morning she has seen three cars that
would not start, all of which needed new batteries. when a fourth car that will not start
is brought in, cara assumes the problem is the battery. caras assumption reflects _____.
if the problem is actually with the cars transmission, cara will need to _____ to solve
the problem.
a.functional fixedness; restructure
b.her mental set; restructure
c.functional fixedness; reframe
d.her mental set; reframe
14) the optic nerve projects from the retina through a neural pathway that progresses to
the _____, which is located in the _____ lobe.
a.lateral geniculate nucleus; occipital
b.lateral geniculate nucleus; parietal
c.primary visual cortex; parietal
d.primary visual cortex; occipital
15) imagine you are in the forest and come across a bear. which of the following
explanations best represents the cannon-bard theory of emotion?
a.im afraid because im shaking.
b.im shaking because im afraid.
c.my shaking must be due to fear because my house is on fire.
d.im shaking, and im afraid.