1) sue is trying to remember how to complete a motor task, joe is trying to remember an
event that occurred in the past, and mark is trying to remember the capital of oklahoma.
joe is using _____ memory, sue is using _____ memory, and mark is using _____
memory.
a.procedural; semantic; episodic
b.episodic; semantic; procedural
c.episodic; procedural; semantic
d.episodic; declarative; procedural
2) storage in this memory system is brief and represents a sensory experience:
a.short-term memory
b.long-term memory
c.sensory memory
d.all of the above
3) the variable that a researcher measures in an experiment to see if it has changed after
a treatment is called the:
a.independent variable
b.dependent variable
c.confounding variable
d.stimulus
4) charles darwins on the origin of species had its strongest influence on the _____
school of thought in psychology.
a.functionalist
b.humanistic
c.structuralist
d.psychoanalytic
5) what is an unconditioned response?
a.something that naturally elicits a response
b.a response that has been learned
c.something that elicits a response only after learning
d.a reflex
6) in treismans model of visual attention, primitive features can be analyzed in parallel
because:
a.a single system can handle all features simultaneously
b.separate systems analyze different features simultaneously
c.separate systems do rapid serial processing that mimics parallel processing
d.a single system focuses on a small subset of features simultaneously
7) which of the following situations best describes locked-in syndrome, as described in
your text?
a.during a stressful episode, an individual is unable to react to danger using voluntarily
movement, but otherwise is locked into autonomic behaviors.
b.after a stroke or other brain trauma, voluntary movement of all or almost all muscles
is lost, but autonomic functions remain.
c.after a brain injury, you are locked into voluntary movements you made before, but
are unable to learn new movements.
d.you are locked into patterns of autonomic movements, but can still make voluntary
movements.
8) marcus notices that his russian professor is carrying a stack of papers when she
enters the room. marcus quickly takes out his notes and reviews the most recent
grammar and vocabulary. sure enough, there is a surprise quiz. marcus is able to get a
perfect score on his quiz because his schema of a college class allowed him to:
a.quickly identify the papers as a surprise quiz
b.respond appropriately
c.learn the material very quickly
d.both a and b
9) aurore has been in a skiing accident. she remembers everything about her life, but
does not seem to experience any emotions about her memories or about new things that
happen. aurore most likely has experienced damage to her _____, making her _____.
a.prefrontal cortex; insensitive to somatic markers
b.prefrontal cortex; unable to interpret emotional cues
c.amygdala; insensitive to somatic markers
d.amygdala; unable to interpret emotional cues
10) the first few times they met, doug and susie were both releasing oxytocin. therefore:
a.doug and susie will tend to perceive each other as trustworthy individuals
b.susie will tend to trust doug, but he may not trust her
c.doug will tend to trust susie, but she may not trust him
d.neither will trust the other
11) psychological reactance is a powerful source of motivation because it produces
behaviors that:
a.are intrinsically motivated
b.increase a sense of self-esteem
c.restore a sense of personal freedom
d.are inherently adaptive
12) the finding that some adolescents who take antidepressants experience suicidal
thoughts is:
a.generally true
b.rarely true
c.true only when the adolescents are overmedicated
d.none of the above
13) as part of a science project, you hatched a baby duckling and are raising it. the
duckling follows you even when other adult ducks are around. the ducklings behavior is
an example of:
a.faulty learning
b.imprinting
c.a fixed-action pattern
d.the absence of a critical period in duck-following behavior
14) if you can remember exactly what you did yesterday but have trouble remembering
the names of the 50 states, then you have excellent _____ memory but somewhat poor
_____ memory.
a.episodic; semantic
b.semantic; episodic
c.procedural; explicit
d.explicit; procedural
15) there is evidence that a diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder may be invalid, at
least in some cases. as discussed in your textbook, which of the following statements is
not a piece of evidence supporting this claim?
a.the frequency of this diagnosis has increased dramatically since it first came to
psychologists attention.
b.the diagnosis frequently occurs after someone has committed a crime.
c.while older cases involved only one or two extra personalities, the current cases
frequently involve many personalities.
d.many therapists have claimed responsibility for causing dissociative identity disorder.
16) to be considered a stimulant, a drug must _____ both _____ activity.
a.decrease; mental and behavioral
b.decrease; mental and emotional
c.increase; mental and behavioral
d.increase; mental and emotional
17) for what area of research did ivan pavlov receive the nobel prize?
a.classical conditioning
b.animal training
c.salivary reflex and digestion
d.biological boundaries of learning
18) since nicotine increases acetylcholine functioning we can assume it is a(n):
a. agonist
b. antagonist
c. substance that destroys neurons with acetylcholine receptors
d. toxin released by neurons that binds to acetylcholine receptors