1) weiners theory argues that in addition to being either personal or situational, attitudes
can vary on which dimensions?
a.stable/unstable and controllable/uncontrollable
b.positive/negative
c.controlled/uncontrollable
d.positive/negative and stable/unstable
2) dieting behavior:
a.is largely successful in dealing with weight problems if it can be maintained for long
periods of time
b.is typically counterproductive for long-term weight loss
c.often works for males but is less effective for females
d.is on the decline in developed countries
3) the body is made ready for defensive action by the _____ division of the autonomic
nervous system.
a.somatic nervous system
b.sympathetic nervous system
c.parasympathetic nervous system
d.none of the above
4) harlows research with infant monkeys demonstrated that:
a.fear can be reduced by food
b.when fearful, infant monkeys lose their appetites
c.fear produces a preference for contact comfort over food
d.fear inhibits the development of attachment behaviors
5) drugs that treat _____ make serotonin more available by blocking reuptake.
a.motor disturbances
b.memory disturbances and hallucinations
c.eating disorders and depression
d.pain management and hypersensitivity
6) where do molecules of photopigment reside?
a.in the iris
b.in the rods and cones
c.in the amacrine cells
d.in the ganglion cells
7) psychologists use the term stress primarily to refer to our responses when:
a.the demands placed on us exceed our abilities to respond to them
b.we are emotionally aroused but do not know why
c.the demands of a physical task require more effort than expected
d.we experience high levels of physiological arousal
8) which of the following statements is true about conflict in a relationship?
a.happy couples keep their dissatisfactions to themselves.
b.the less conflict there is in a relationship, the better the relationship is.
c.the amount of conflict matters less than the way in which the conflict is handled.
d.conflict is not problematic so long as neither partner becomes angry.
9) dr. scott investigates potential associations between, on the one hand, cultural norms
regarding the expression of emotion and, on the other hand, neural responses to
insincere or deceptive emotional expressions. dr. scotts work reflects the
multidisciplinary field of:
a.evolutionary psychology
b.sociobiology
c.bicultural psychology
d.cultural neuroscience
10) the more social fears someone with social phobia has, the more likely:
a.they are to respond quickly to treatment
b.they are to also develop depression
c.they were physically abused
d.they will avoid alcohol or other drugs
11) kwamie is interviewing for a job as a software engineer. he has been warned that the
person doing the interviewing does not like african americans and may be hard on him
because of his race. though kwamie is determined not to let this warning affect him, he
performs poorly during the interview. research suggests that kwamie may be:
a.too worried about the outcome
b.trying to suppress his negative thoughts and emotions
c.afraid that he will not be able to do the job and too worried about the outcome
d.too worried about the outcome and trying to suppress his fear and anger
12) taking away a childs video games for bad behavior is a form of:
a.positive reinforcement
b.negative reinforcement
c.positive punishment
d.negative punishment
13) your text reviews three general developments in biology that have helped fuel the
development of psychological science. which of the following is not among these
developments?
a.developments in the understanding of brain chemistry
b.mapping the human genome
c.evolutionary evidence that proves that the mind developed from the brain
d.brain scan methods that allow scientists to watch a working brain
14) recent use of psychodynamic therapy has changed in which of the following ways?
a.more emphasis is now placed on uncovering childhood traumas.
b.it now involves a strong behavior modification component.
c.the length of the treatment is significantly shorter.
d.people are treated primarily in groups rather than one on one.
15) correlations among test items that create clusters of related items have been
identified using:
a.factor analysis
b.qualitative research
c.controlled experiments
d.regression analysis
16) children with attention deficit disorder are distracted by everything in the
environment rather than being able to choose what they want to focus on. these children
are lacking in:
a.divided attention
b.automatic processing
c.selective attention
d.controlled processing
17) eriksons final stage of adult development is focused on the issues of:
a.stagnation versus productivity
b.isolation versus intimacy
c.competence versus incompetence
d.integrity versus despair
18) research by shepard siegel and colleagues has shown that tolerance to a drugs
effects is most likely to be greatest in which setting?
a.where the drug is most frequently used
b.where the drug has not been used before
c.tolerance is generally the same under all locations
d.none of the above