1) one difference between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa involves:
a.the degree of psychological disturbance present
b.whether periods of dieting occur
c.the amount of food that is typically consumed
d.the race and class of the people who engage in each
2) when you pair two variables, and as one increases the other decreases, your data will
show:
a.a standardized range
b.a negative correlation
c.inferential statistics
d.validity
3) short-term eating control primarily involves _____; long-term regulation of body fat
primarily involves _____.
a.leptin; glucose
b.glucose; leptin
c.glucose; glucose
d.leptin; leptin
4) in scientific research, a researchers expectations about a study can lead to systematic
errors in observation. this phenomenon is called:
a.observer bias
b.critical thinking skills
c.the third variable problem
d.the directionality problem
5) according to your text, consciousness is necessary for each of the following except:
a.complex actions
b.higher-level thinking
c.automatic processing
d.communicating with others
6) a research team told one group of people they would hear a set of jokes that were
very funny and a second group that they would hear jokes that were not very funny. a
third group was not told anything about the jokes. the jokes in all conditions were the
same. research with this design is:
a.observational
b.correlational
c.experimental
d.psychophysiological
7) emotional intelligence encompasses which of gardners multiple intelligences?
a.verbal and intrapersonal
b.interpersonal and kinesthetic
c.interpersonal and intrapersonal
d.verbal and kinesthetic
8) _____ are composed of _____, which in turn are made of _____.
a.chromosomes; dna; genes
b.chromosomes; genes; dna
c.genes; dna; chromosomes
d.genes; chromosomes; dna
9) cultures that highlight individual success are referred to as _____ cultures.
a.individualistic
b.collectivist
c.interdependent
d.none of the above
10) all of the following are mood disorders except:
a.dysthymia
b.bipolar disorder
c.major depression
d.agoraphobia
11) dr. leung gives all of her patients a short, valid, and reliable questionnaire that asks
questions about sleeping habits, eating habits, daily activities, and emotional states.
based on this information, dr. leung is able to assess whether depressive symptoms are
present in each patient. dr. leung is making use of:
a.psychological testing
b.neuropsychological testing
c.a projective model
d.a mental status exam
12) imagine that you have gone to the universitys counseling center. there you
encounter a therapist who does not pass judgment on your behavior, encourages you to
talk about your subjective experiences, and frequently attempts to paraphrase, or say
back to you, what you have just said. this therapist is probably using:
a.behavioral modification
b.a variant of the psychodynamic approach
c.cognitive-behavioral therapy
d.client-centered therapy
13) functionalism has been criticized because it:
a.did not include elements of the nature/nurture debate
b.sometimes lacked scientific rigor
c.focused on narrow parts of problems rather than on the whole
d.did not take into account the way children process information
14) in which stage of the stress response does the body increase its immunity to
infection and disease?
a.alarm
b.resistance
c.exhaustion
d.specific stress
15) efferent neurons carry information:
a.from the brain to the muscles
b.from the muscles to the brain
c.regarding effects in the environment
d.regarding the most efficient response
16) a specific prediction of behavior that is tested in an experiment is called a:
a.theory
b.hypothesis
c.sample
d.naturalistic observation
17) long-term potentiation is defined as the:
a.action of glutamate opening nmda receptors
b.summation of potentials on an axon hillock
c.strengthening of a synaptic connection
d.sustained release of neurotransmitters in a synapse