1) alexithymia occurs because damage to the _____ causes the physiological messages
associated with emotions to _____ the brain centers that interpret emotions.
a.amygdala; fail to reach
b.limbic system; be suppressed by
c.frontal cortex; be suppressed by
d.prefrontal cortex; fail to reach
2) which of the following actions is the best example of a behavior?
a.jumping up and down
b.trying to remember a phone number
c.discussing plans for the day
d.none of the above
3) people see the figure ( ) as an oval rather than two separate curving lines. which
gestalt principle accounts for this outcome?
a.similarity
b.good continuation
c.parallelism
d.closure
4) jimmys crossed eyes were not diagnosed and treated until he was an adolescent.
based on your knowledge of critical periods, what do you think would be the result of
the crossed eyes on his adult vision?
a.the crossed eyes will have no effect on his adult vision.
b.the crossed eyes are likely to result in poorer adult vision because they were not
corrected until after the critical period.
c.the crossed eyes are unlikely to result in poorer adult vision because they were
corrected within the critical period.
d.he will be blind because the correction occurred after the critical period.
5) which of the following actions is least likely to occur unconsciously?
a.swinging your arms
b.chewing gum
c.walking to the store
d.following gps directions
6) the drug ritalin is a _____ that leads to _____ in children with attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder.
a.peripheral nervous system depressant; decreased motor activity
b.peripheral nervous system stimulant; increased motor control
c.central nervous system depressant; decreased brain activity
d.central nervous system stimulant; increased attention
7) transcranial magnetic stimulation has been found most useful in treating:
a.anxiety disorders
b.phobias
c.sexual dysfunction
d.depression
8) according to the study conducted by avshalom caspi, boys who had been mistreated
and showed the low-mao gene were:
a.least likely to commit a crime
b.responsible for more than half the crimes committed by the group
c.no more likely to commit a crime than the boys without the low-mao gene but who
had been mistreated
d.no more likely to commit a crime than boys with low-mao genes who were not
mistreated
9) when data collected in research are not useful in addressing the issue that the
investigator is studying, we say that the data are
a.reliable
b.valid
c.systematic
d.statistically significant
10) john is being treated with a biological therapy for a disorder. his side effects include
twitching muscles in his neck and face. john probably has _____ and is being treated
with _____.
a.depression; an older tricyclic
b.depression; transcranial magnetic stimulation
c.schizophrenia; a traditional antipsychotic
d.schizophrenia; deep brain stimulation
11) the difference between eustress and distress involves whether the event is perceived
as:
a.acute or chronic
b.positive or negative
c.occurring now or in the future
d.involving the self or others
12) according to piaget, in which stage of development does an individual develop an
understanding of object permanence?
a.sensorimotor
b.preoperational
c.concrete operational
d.formal operational
13) according to your textbooks action plan for health and well-being, which kind of
food should we avoid?
a.poultry
b.lean meats
c.whole grains
d.foods with trans fatty acids
14) relative to human biological evolution, cultural evolution has occurred:
a.much slower
b.about the same speed
c.much faster
d.no way to know
15) many people who have been convicted of crimes based on eyewitness testimony are
later found, through dna evidence, not to be guilty. which of the following statements is
a common reason for why eyewitness testimony may lead to false convictions?
a.eyewitness confidence is not a reliable indication of the accuracy of the story.
b.eyewitnesses are usually not questioned seriously enough by the defense.
c.eyewitnesses frequently lie to make their stories more dramatic.
d.judges instruct juries to prioritize eyewitness testimony over other evidence.
16) which of the following behaviors is not typically shown by adults when they
interact with infants?
a.adults use a high-pitched voice.
b.adults make exaggerated facial expressions.
c.adults talk in low, soft sounds.
d.adults rock back and forth while holding babies.
17) yellow is considered one of the primary colors, but there is no cone specialized to
respond to yellow light. when we see yellow, it is because the light is stimulating the:
a.s cones very little and the l and m cones equally
b.s cones very little, the l cones greatly, and the m cones moderately
c.s and m cones equally and the l cones very little
d.s and l cones equally and the m cones greatly
18) in the context of memory, persistence is:
a.transience
b.a type of distortion
c.unwanted remembering
d.ptsd
19) which of the following is not an example of an altered state of consciousness
similar to meditation?
a.runners high
b.automated behavior
c.religious ecstasy
d.focused attention