1) dr. black eagle is interviewing a patient who appears to have a serious psychological
disorder. the patient rarely responds to the doctors questions, does not make eye
contact, and moves his body in a slow, odd manner. when the patient does talk, his
voice is flat and unemotional. dr. black eagle will probably diagnose the person with
_____ based on the patients apparent _____.
a.antisocial personality disorder; flat affect
b.antisocial personality disorder; internalizing tendencies
c.schizophrenia; positive symptoms
d.schizophrenia; negative symptoms
2) during transduction, most sensory information is transmitted first to the _____ before
it is sent to the _____, where it is interpreted as sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste.
a.thalamus; cortex
b.cortex; thalamus
c.thalamus; amygdala
d.amygdala; cortex
3) which of the following phenomena would likely be studied by social psychologists?
a.the rise of hitler prior to world war ii and his ability to influence other peoples
behavior
b.how animals and people differ in terms of their sensitivity to reward and punishment
c.which category of perceptual images is most likely to be identified quickly
d.which neurons are activated when men look at sports pictures versus when women
look at the same pictures
4) what is the main difference between classical conditioning and operant conditioning?
a.classical conditioning uses reward-based learning, whereas operant conditioning is
caused by reflexive actions.
b.classical conditioning is caused by reflexive actions, whereas operant conditioning
requires cognitive evaluation.
c.classical conditioning requires learning two events are related, whereas operant
conditioning demonstrates that behavior leads to a consequence.
d.classical conditioning demonstrates that behavior leads to a consequence, whereas
operant conditioning is caused by reflexive actions.
5) which of the following is not an effect of opiate drugs?
a.feeling of intense pleasure
b.pain relief or analgesia
c.increased heart rate
d.relaxation
6) chelsea has a strong base of knowledge about psychology. this knowledge allows her
to apply psychological concepts to familiar problems she attempts to solve. this ability
is most consistent with the concept of:
a.metacomponents
b.crystallized intelligence
c.knowledge-acquisition
d.fluid intelligence
7) a woman says, the eagle takes flight at three oclock and flies here from general
electric. i get my check from the eagle; he goes from the mailbox to make a payment.
hes a secret spy for my husband and makes a shotgun sound. this woman is displaying
a:
a.negative symptom of schizophrenia
b.positive symptom of schizophrenia
c.negative symptom of bipolar disorder
d.positive symptom of bipolar disorder
8) a condition in which some visual abilities remain in the absence of visual awareness
is termed:
a.brocas aphasia
b.object agnosia
c.macular degeneration
d.blindsight
9) what is the name of the developmental stage that occurs from conception to
approximately 2 weeks after conception?
a.zygote
b.embryo
c.fetus
d.infant
10) the james-lange theory of emotion states that:
a.the emotions we experience cause our bodily reactions
b.our perception of bodily responses leads to our emotions
c.our emotions and bodily responses occur simultaneously
d.none of the above