1) due to the partial crossing of visual information at the _____, the _____ visual
field(s) projects to the right hemisphere.
a.blind spot; left
b.optic chiasm; left
c.blind spot; right
d.optic chiasm; right
2) if clive was a doctor in 1968 and the patients he treated were suffering from
schizophrenia, he would probably have given them _____. if clive was a doctor in 2008,
he would probably give these same patients _____.
a.a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
b.lithium salts; a lithium agonist
c.a second-generation antipsychotic; a fourth-generation antipsychotic
d.haloperidol; clozapine
3) your best strategy would be to use a heuristic if _____ is most important; your best
strategy would be to use an algorithm if _____ is most important.
a.being thorough; ease
b.ease; being thorough
c.time; being right
d.being right; time
4) circadian rhythms can best be described as:
a.special heartbeats that trigger the heart to increase or decrease the circular flow of
blood
b.the rise and fall of the sun each day
c.biological clocks controlling hormone levels, temperature, and the sleep cycle
d.the ancient art of star tracking, which is used today to figure out sleep patterns
5) the body mass index (bmi) of an adopted child will show _____ the bmi of the
adoptive parents and _____ the bmi of the biological parents.
a.similarity to; similarity to
b.similarity to; dissimilarity to
c.dissimilarity to; similarity to
d.dissimilarity to; dissimilarity to
6) thoughts and behaviors affect the environment. the environment affects human
biology. in turn, biology affects behavior. this description fits the:
a.medical model
b.multistratum model
c.circularity model
d.biopsychosocial model
7) according to zajonc, the presence of other people affects performance because it
_____, which _____.
a.decreases arousal; weakens responding
b.increases arousal; causes selection of the adaptive response
c.decreases arousal; promotes seeking further stimulation
d.increases arousal; enhances the dominant response
8) if a researcher applies scalp electrodes to get measurements of brain activity, the
researcher is using:
a.pet scans
b.fmris
c.eeg recordings
d.transcranial magnetic stimulation
9) when an artist creates the illusion of depth in a painting, she does so by using:
a.depth cues from stereoscopic vision
b.binocular depth cues
c.monocular depth cues
d.depth cues from retinal disparity
10) the minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (mmpi):
a.has been discredited as a psychological assessment device
b.is the most widely used questionnaire for psychological assessment
c.can be faked so someone can present himself as mentally adjusted when he is not
d.works equally well with people from different ethnic backgrounds
11) sasha finds her job difficult and has had a hard time learning how to do some of the
tasks that are required of her. she decides to put in some extra hours to learn how to
complete the tasks, and she is confident that in doing so she will be able to perform the
tasks well. according to research discussed in your textbook, what is a likely outcome?
a.sasha will become physically ill from all the extra hours she is putting in.
b.sasha will feel less stressed and happier.
c.sasha will become a friendlier person because she will learn to teach herself new
things.
d.sasha will become increasingly negative and even depressed.
12) in regard to the traits necessary to describe personality, psychologists now generally
agree that:
a.no one set of traits has yet been proposed that captures the complexity of personality
b.there is little agreement among perceivers as to which traits go with which behaviors
c.personality can be quite accurately described using five basic traits
d.cattells 16-factor theory was probably correct
13) the point at which the optic nerves meet and then split is termed the optic:
a.callosum
b.chiasm
c.commissure
d.sulcus
14) what type of learned response occurs when a formerly neutral object begins to elicit
a reflexive (or highly similar) response after it has been paired with a stimulus that
naturally elicits that response?
a.orienting reflex
b.classical conditioning
c.consequence conditioning
d.unconditioned stimulus
15) the notion that schizophrenia may be caused by a virus is:
a.an outdated theory
b.supported in studies of pregnant women
c.supported by adoption studies
d.a current theory but there is no research support for it at this time
16) people who are very _____ may seek out so much environmental stimulation that
they get into trouble. people who are very _____ may be so overstimulated by their
environments that they feel chronically overwhelmed and uncomfortable. which brain
structure is responsible for consistent differences in understimulation or overstimulation
in personality?
a.extraverted; introverted; descending reticular activating system
b.extraverted; introverted; ascending reticular activating system
c.introverted; extraverted; descending reticular activating system
d.introverted; extraverted; ascending reticular activating system
17) people with borderline personality disorder (bpd) would be easier to treat if:
a.beneficial treatments were available
b.a simple version of behavior therapy could be tailored to bpd behaviors
c.they were less impulsive and self-destructive
d.drugs were available to treat bpd cognitive distortions
18) compared to people who develop mood or substance use disorders in adulthood,
people who develop schizophrenia:
a.show more odd social behaviors and motor disturbances as children
b.seek treatment at a younger age
c.are more likely to take their medications
d.tend to be higher functioning intellectually as children
19) a drug works by blocking normal reuptake of dopamine, allowing released
dopamine to remain in the synapse for a longer period of time. this drug must be a(n):
a.stimulant
b.depressant
c.opiate
d.antipsychotic