1) what is the name commonly applied to the type of learning that skinner studied?
a.classical conditioning
b.operant conditioning
c.antecedent learning
d.optional learning
2) mick is getting a tattoo on his back. the tattoo artist creates tiny points adjacent to
each other on the skin to tattoo a line. the information from the needle pricks will be
represented in the primary somatosensory cortex:
a.by a single cell with a receptive field responsive to tactile lines
b.as a pattern of neural responses that code indirectly for location
c.in the same general area that processes tactile information from the arm
d.in a line of adjacent points
3) mayas hpa axis has been activated over many weeks. after chronic hpa activation
over this long period, maya is most likely to have problems in:
a.smooth muscle movement
b.remembering information
c.understanding spoken language
d.expressing positive and negative emotions
4) which of the following is not one of the seven sins of memory?
a.blocking
b.bias
c.absentmindedness
d.boredom
5) the manifest content of a dream:
a.consists of symbols
b.is the dream you remember having
c.directly reveals the dreamers unconscious wishes
d.both a and b
6) shaliyo, an infant, can only eat and drink foods low in phenylalanine. it is likely that
shaliyo:
a.suffers from phenylketonuria (pku), a genetic disorder
b.can only drink or eat foods containing aspartame
c.is only able to digest the enzyme phenylalanine
d.is unable to digest any artificial sweetener
7) a store owner wants to make sure she has enough shirts in the right sizes in her
inventory, so she buys a lot of shirts in the most popular size. in order to make this
purchase, what type of statistic would she want to know?
a.mode
b.mean
c.standard deviation
d.range
8) according to your textbook, an extensive study of mental illness in an amish
community revealed that bipolar disorder was:
a.the result of similar genetic defects within this group
b.randomly distributed throughout the community
c.mostly limited to individuals with a history of substance abuse
d.almost entirely absent for reasons that have not been determined
9) according to the diathesis-stress model, which of the following people is most likely
to become depressed?
a.jane, who as a child experienced both neglect and abuse
b.jaleesa, who had a pleasant childhood but who currently experiences high amounts of
stress at home and at work
c.janice, who experienced abuse as a child and recently was laid off from her job
d.jennifer, who has a stable personality but who was recently laid off from her job
10) aditi is looking out the passenger-side window of a moving car. she is staring
intently at a scarecrow in the middle of a large cornfield. the rows of corn between aditi
and the scarecrow seem to be moving in the _____. the rows of corn beyond the
scarecrow seem to be moving in the _____.
a.opposite direction from aditi; same direction as aditi
b.same direction as aditi; opposite direction from aditi
c.opposite direction from aditi; opposite direction from aditi
d.same direction as aditi; same direction as aditi
11) the drug lithium:
a.has side effects that intensify over time
b.was specifically developed to treat mood disorders
c.shows a reduction in side effects with continued use
d.is much less effective than cognitive-behavioral therapy for treating bipolar disorder
12) with respect to the historical development of the field of social psychology, which
of the following statements is most accurate?
a.social psychology clearly reflects the continuing influence of the psychodynamic
approach.
b.social psychology initially reflected the influence of the cognitive perspective; today,
though, the field is heavily behavioristic.
c.social psychology initially reflected the influence of the psychodynamic perspective;
today, though, the field is more cognitive in orientation.
d.social psychology has always reflected the impact of the gestalt psychologists.