1) a likely way in which suggestibility might cause new information to change an old
memory is through:
a.retroactive interference
b.reconsolidation
c.elaborative rehearsal
d.proactive interference
2) if a researcher wants to see how quickly a person can process complex information,
that researcher is likely to use:
a.psychophysiological assessment
b.stimulus judgments
c.reactivity
d.reaction time studies
3) from what you know about internalizing and externalizing disorders, you would
expect anxiety disorders to be higher in _____ and drug problems to be higher in
_____.
a.westerners; easterners
b.younger generations; older generations
c.people from a higher social class; people from a lower social class
d.females; males
4) dna consists of:
a.two intertwined strands of protein molecules
b.two intertwined strands of genes
c.a series of intertwined cells
d.two straight stands of protein molecules
5) what is the name of the developmental stage that occurs from approximately 2
months to birth?
a.zygote
b.embryo
c.fetus
d.infant
6) jack enjoys erotic movies and wishes that his wife would watch them with him, but
she says that she just does not enjoy them. based on current research, you could suggest
to jack that his wife might enjoy erotic movies more if:
a.he chose erotic films developed for women
b.he showed them to her during specific parts of her menstrual cycle
c.created a romantic environment for watching erotica
d.both a and b
7) which of the following would not be considered a psychoactive drug?
a.a stimulant such as ritalin
b.cocaine
c.alcohol
d.antibiotics
8) the encoding specificity principle states that:
a.only similar kinds of information can be encoded together
b.anything encoded with information can be a retrieval cue for that information
c.similar kinds of information are encoded into common schemas
d.associative networks are formed of similarly encoded pieces of information
9) the school of gestalt:
a.is based on the idea that the whole is different than the sum of its parts
b.includes the role of environment on behavior
c.examines how social situations influence behavior
d.is based on scientifically researched forms of therapy
10) this motion cue for depth perception specifies that near objects seem to pass more
quickly than objects that are farther away.
a.stereoscopic motion
b.convergence
c.motion aftereffects
d.motion parallax
11) if a researcher wants to be able to generalize about a population using data pulled
from a sample, it is best to use:
a.a convenience sample
b.experience sampling
c.a descriptive study
d.a random sample
12) when confounds are present in an experiment, they result in:
a.an increase in the possibility of selection bias
b.a decrease in the reactivity of the experimental participants
c.possible alternative explanations for the results of the experiment
d.the same treatment for experimental and control groups in the experiment
13) ted has been assigned to work on a linguistics project with a returning student in her
40s. ted is worried that his partner will not be as sharp and motivated as a younger
student. he recognizes that this is a stereotype and works to suppress it. research
indicates that:
a.ted will be unable to reduce his stereotyping
b.ted can simply decide that his partner is smart and his stereotyping will stop
c.inhibiting his stereotyped thinking will be somewhat difficult and require self-control
d.older students are less motivated and his stereotyping is accurate
14) hsiao-an is in a serious accident that damages areas of her frontal lobes and limbic
system. when her husband comes to see her at the hospital, she maintains that he is not
her husband, only someone pretending to be her husband. the accident has left hsiao-an
with:
a.tasacks syndrome
b.capgras syndrome
c.tourettes syndrome
d.korsakoffs syndrome
15) what is the term used by behaviorists to describe the gradual forming of an
association between an unconditioned stimulus and a conditioned stimulus?
a.generalization
b.discrimination
c.deviation
d.acquisition
16) the difference between physical dependence and psychological dependence is that:
a.psychological dependence involves habitual and compulsive substance abuse despite
the consequences, whereas physical dependence refers to tolerance and withdrawal
b.physical dependence refers to habitual and compulsive substance abuse despite the
consequences, whereas psychological dependence involves tolerance and withdrawal
c.psychological dependence is a choice; physical dependence is a disease
d.physical dependence results in harm; psychological dependence is just a bad habit
17) a motor neuron _____, whereas a sensory neuron _____.
a.communicates electrically; communicates chemically
b.is efferent; is afferent
c.communicates chemically; communicates electrically
d.is afferent; is efferent
18) a psychologist who agreed with associative network theories would suggest that the
best way to set up a computer hard drive to mimic human memory would be to organize
the information into:
a.alphabetically tagged files
b.nested files
c.temporally flagged files
d.hierarchical files