1) which of the following is a major risk factor for heart disease?
a.lack of exercise
b.smoking
c.obesity
d.all of the above
2) jason has recently been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. jasons
treatment will probably involve one or both of the two major classes of treatment,
which are:
a.psychoanalysis and client-centered therapy
b.biological treatment and psychotherapy
c.psychotherapy and behavioral therapy
d.client-centered therapy and biological treatment
3) hummingbirds feed on a _____ schedule because they revisit each flower at specific
times of the day to get the sweetest nectar.
a.timed
b.operant
c.interval
d.relaxed
4) a major change in how psychologists have approached the study of personality over
the last several decades is that:
a.genes have become less important over time
b.more emphasis is now placed on the important role played by parenting styles
c.there is now less interest in what are called the big five personality traits
d.psychologists have increasingly recognized the importance of biological factors in
determining personality
5) which of the following psychologists is most closely associated with the gestalt
school of thought?
a.sigmund freud
b.b. f. skinner
c.wolfgang khler
d.william james
6) sharrita has just started a new job. she is smart, attractive, funny, and reliable, yet her
coworkers do not seem to like her. the literature on friendship formation suggests that it
might help her relationship with her coworkers if she:
a.helped them with their projects
b.dressed down to be less attractive
c.spilled her cup of water while giving a big presentation
d.asked them for help she really does not need
7) four early psychologists suddenly appear in the psychology department of an
american university. which psychologist would be most dismayed by the emphasis on
mental processes in todays psychology?
a.sigmund freud
b.wilhelm wundt
c.edward titchener
d.john watson
8) the case of genie, discussed in your textbook, illustrates:
a.how autism can affect behavior
b.the negative impact of social isolation on normal development
c.that brain development is relatively unaffected by ones early environment
d.that early language develops even in the absence of environmental stimulation
9) research that is done to test a theory:
a.typically involves naturalistic observation
b.has to rely on self-report methods
c.involves systematic collection of data
d.relies on positive correlations rather than negative correlations
10) negative feelings, opinions, and beliefs associated with a stereotype are referred to
as:
a.discrimination
b.prejudice
c.ingroup/outgroup bias
d.none of the above
11) the basic building blocks of the nervous system are the:
a.neurons
b.genomes
c.dendrites
d.glial cells
12) according to your textbook, people diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder
are less likely to learn from punishment because:
a.they have a low level of arousal and do not experience punishment as aversive
b.they enjoy punishment, so the punishment becomes a reward
c.they do not understand that the punishment is connected to their behavior
d.their bad behavior is not typically punished
13) depti reads the paper every day because she feels a need to keep current with world
events. jalila reads the paper every day so that her friends and colleagues will be
impressed by how well-informed she is. depti reads the paper because of _____
motivation; jalila reads the paper because of _____ motivation.
a.extrinsic; intrinsic
b.intrinsic; extrinsic
c.achievement; affiliation
d.affiliation; achievement
14) when you pair two variables, and as one increases so does the other, your data will
show:
a.a standardized range
b.a positive correlation
c.inferential statistics
d.validity
15) the ability to respond with an appropriate conditioned response to a conditioned
stimulus and with no response to a very similar yet substantially different stimulus is
known as:
a.valence differentiation
b.salience response
c.stimulus generalization
d.stimulus discrimination