1) dr. jahoda sees his patients problems as a result of distorted beliefs based on prior
learning experiences. dr. jahoda is most clearly a:
a.behaviorist
b.humanist
c.neo-freudian
d.cognitive-behavioralist
2) according to bowlbys theory of attachment:
a.infants have a set of innate behaviors that cause adults to attend to them
b.infants must learn how to elicit attention from adults
c.social attachment is largely an outcome of how adults respond to infants
d.social attachment is largely an outcome of how infants respond to adults
3) lakshmi has been trying to work out her class schedules for the fall and spring
semesters. no matter what she tries, she cannot seem to work in all the classes she needs
to take. she suddenly realizes that she could also take some classes during the summer
session, and she is able to quickly work out her schedules. lakshmi solved the problem
by using:
a.restructuring
b.validity
c.subgoal analysis
d.framing
4) mental maps consist of what types of representations?
a.analogical representation
b.symbolic representation
c.both a and b
d.neither a nor b
5) gestalt psychology is best seen as a reaction against the _____ approach.
a.functionalist
b.humanistic
c.psychoanalytic
d.structuralist
6) walking to his car late at night, otto became extra vigilant and his body was on alert
for danger. these responses were due to the actions of the:
a.somatic nervous system
b.sympathetic system
c.central nervous system
d.endocrine system
7) drugs affect neural communication in each of the following ways except:
a.blocking reuptake
b.blocking receptors
c.destroying neurotransmitters
d.eliminating the need for action potentials
8) you are at a college basketball game and are watching the court carefully, but
suddenly you are distracted by someone talking about an upcoming organic chemistry
exam. this distraction is most likely due to the _____ of the discussion about the exam.
a.loudness
b.silliness
c.personal relevance
d.shadowing
9) the _____ is/are the facial feature that best expresses emotion on its own; the _____
is/are the facial feature that best expresses emotion as part of the whole face.
a.mouth; eyes
b.eyes; eyes
c.eyes; mouth
d.mouth; mouth
10) which of the following sequences reflects the order in which a signal generally
travels through a neuron?
a.dendrite → soma → axon → terminal buttons
b.terminal buttons → axon → cell body → dendrite
c.cell body → dendrite → axon → terminal buttons
d.dendrite → axon → cell body → terminal buttons
11) studies have shown that when infants begin to crawl, they:
a.begin to lose interest in their caregivers
b.display signs of being more interested in age peers than in caregivers
c.play happily even when the caregiver leaves
d.show signs of distress when separated from caregivers
12) stress hormones:
a.interfere with emotional expression if they are released in the bloodstream
b.are often released at random
c.may alter immune system functioning
d.have little effect on the coping response
13) under which of the following conditions do you have the greatest chance of
developing schizophrenia during your lifetime?
a.both of your parents have the disorder.
b.your fraternal twin has the disorder.
c.your spouse has the disorder.
d.there are generally higher rates in your culture.
14) talisa is a college student and is seeking mental health services on her campus. she
will most likely be seen by a(n):
a.school psychiatrist
b.educational psychologist
c.counseling psychologist
d.psychiatric social worker
15) anna felt that she could not succeed at her final exam, and thinking about the final
exam made her feel physically ill. for anna, the final exam is a(n):
a.form of eustress
b.daily hassle
c.hpa suppressor
d.stressor
16) if companies want to encourage people to stay in the workforce as they age, they
can create jobs that involve more use of _____ and less use of _____.
a.creative thinking; logical knowledge and skills
b.existing knowledge and skills; quick and flexible thinking
c.understanding of daily routines; analytical thinking
d.verbal skills and knowledge; spatial skills and knowledge
17) as your textbook notes, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of children
diagnosed as autistic in recent decades. this increase is thought to stem primarily from:
a.greater awareness of the symptoms of this disorder
b.an increase in susceptibility to the disorder
c.changes in the levels of environmental toxins linked to the disease
d.viral factors not yet identified
18) the spinal cord is part of the _____ nervous system.
a.sensory
b.peripheral
c.somatic
d.central
19) _____ is the bodys detection of external or internal sensory stimuli, whereas _____
is its further processing, organizing, and interpreting of those stimuli.
a.sensation; perception
b.perception; sensation
c.transduction; perception
d.perception; transduction