1) what part of the brain is known as the interpreter?
a.the right hemisphere, in that it likes to construct a world that makes sense.
b.the parietal lobe, because it regulates all information and helps translate speech.
c.the left hemisphere, because it is vital in constructing a world that makes sense.
d.the frontal lobe, because it deals with higher-order thinking.
2) one of the reasons personality disorders remain controversial in clinical practice is
that:
a.they appear to be relatively temporary conditions that come and go unpredictably, so
they should not be classified as real disorders
b.there is overlap among the traits associated with different personality disorders, so
people are often diagnosed with more than one personality disorder at the same time
c.personality disorders appear to have very little in common with normal personality, so
calling them personality disorders does not make sense
d.more than 75 percent of the population could be diagnosed with a personality
disorder, which makes the diagnosis meaningless
3) a researcher would be likely to use a reaction time study in order to see how quickly
mental processes proceed when a person solves a problem. reaction time is an example
of:
a.response performance
b.stimulus judgment
c.response accuracy
d.experimental treatment
4) which of the following statements would be consistent with the global workspace
model?
a.a person is blinded and seems acutely aware of his or her blindness.
b.a person with hemineglect searches for the affected body part.
c.if a person cannot see something, she or he does not believe it exists.
d.if a person cannot see something, she or he does not feel compelled to search for it.
5) sasha has taken many enjoyable hikes along rivers. when zacharia asks her to hike
along the mississippi river during the summer, she agrees because she concludes that
she will enjoy the hike. sasha reached her decision using:
a.heuristic decision making
b.problem solving
c.deductive reasoning
d.inductive reasoning
6) which of the following statements is not a reason that stereotypes tend to be
maintained?
a.people pay more attention to stereotype-consistent information.
b.people remember stereotype-consistent information better.
c.people have more stereotype-consistent experiences.
d.people make stereotype-consistent attributions.
7) how do serotonin agonist drugs affect children with autism?
a.the drugs reduce repetitive, self-stimulating behaviors.
b.the drugs improve mood and make behavioral treatments easier to implement.
c.the drugs increase social bonding.
d.the drugs do not produce effects in children with autism, even though they do work
effectively on other disorders, such as depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
8) the process by which a sound is transformed into a neural signal involves which of
the following sequences of transformations?
a.sound wave → eardrum vibration → pressure wave in fluid
b.eardrum vibration → pressure wave in fluid → sound wave
c.sound wave → pressure wave in fluid → eardrum vibration
d.eardrum vibration → sound wave → pressure wave in fluid
9) mao-inhibitors for the treatment of depression:
a.have been found to be ineffective
b.are the treatment of choice
c.are used less frequently because of their side effects
d.are typically used in combination with other antidepressants
10) dannys parents taught him that speeding is against the law, and now he complains
whenever they drive even 1 mile per hour over the speed limit. danny explains that
there is a law against speeding and that people should always obey laws. according to
kohlbergs theory of moral development, what stage is danny in?
a.premoral
b.conventional
c.principled
d.formal operational
11) wilhelm randomly assigns participants to two groups and compares the group that
receives a treatment with the group that receives no treatment. the group that gets the
treatment is the:
a.variable group
b.confounded group
c.experimental group
d.control group
12) digitally editing a photograph on a computer is analogous to which memory
process?
a.spreading activation
b.elaborative rehearsal
c.reconsolidation
d.retrieval
13) a mind-altering substance that changes the brains neurochemistry by activating
neurotransmitter receptors is called a:
a.neuromodulator
b.neurotoxin
c.psychoactive drug
d.psychoendorphin
14) latoya, who experiences minor depression, was recruited for a research study in
which she will receive either an antidepressant or a placebo. latoya receives the drug
treatment. compared to people receiving placebo treatment, she will:
a.be equally likely to experience symptom relief
b.tend to expect symptom relief and therefore will experience it
c.be less likely to expect symptom relief, but will receive it nevertheless
d.experience no more improvement in her symptoms than those who were given a
placebo
15) jameisia has always loved numbers. when she starts first grade, she grasps basic
math immediately. her teacher is so impressed that she gives jameisia increasingly
complicated work in math. jameisia goes on to become a superb math student all the
way through school. what is the most reasonable conclusion about the source of
jameisias success in math?
a.her genetically determined ability made the environment irrelevant.
b.the environment acted as a social multiplier for her innate ability.
c.the environment allowed her innate abilities to become apparent.
d.her genetically determined ability found a compatible environment.
16) mingzhu was determined to hike all around the lake because she wanted to
photograph it from a variety of angles, but she forgot to take water with her on the hike.
halfway around the lake, she is so thirsty that she cannot concentrate on taking pictures.
all she can think about is getting some water. mingzhus thirst is _____, which produces
_____, causing her to leave the trail and go find water.
a.a drive; arousal
b.a need; a drive
c.a drive; a need
d.an arousal; a drive
17) in sexual reproduction, both parents contribute one half of the chromosomes. the
egg carries:
a.y chromosomes only
b.x chromosomes only
c.x or y chromosomes
d.x and y chromosomes
18) research in different cultural contexts reveals that obesity is:
a.stigmatized in some of them and respected in others
b.universally rejected and devalued
c.associated with lower economic status, particularly in developing countries
d.positively associated with social status in most cultures