1) you are following the plot of a complicated shakespeare play quite clearly while you
are watching it. however, the next week you find that you cannot remember the details.
your loss of memory is most likely due to:
a.transience
b.interference
c.blocking
d.absentmindedness
2) in the treatment of bipolar disorder with the drug lithium it has been discovered that:
a.lithiums effect on mania is stronger than its effect on depression
b.the side effects of the drug intensify over time
c.the drug cannot be combined with any other drugs because of negative drug
interactions
d.it is much less effective than behavioral interventions
3) comparisons of sexual motivation in men and women have found that:
a.men and women have roughly equal sexual motivation
b.women have equal sexual motivation, but are more culturally constrained
c.men have a higher level of sexual motivation
d.differences between men and women are culture specific
4) a child is very excited to go to the playground. he is walking in circles, fidgeting with
his hands, and showing other forms of agitation. these behaviors are almost certainly
the result of:
a.homeostasis
b.arousal
c.incentives
d.goals
5) a term sometimes used to represent the storage of learning by the neural systems of
the brain is:
a.habit
b.engram
c.bias
d.dividend
6) the main advantage of a stereotype is that it _____; the main disadvantage is that it
_____.
a.is a mental shortcut; blocks necessary processing
b.identifies critical information; is a mental heuristic
c.is basically accurate; is not very detailed
d.allows for rapid processing; can lead to errors
7) _____ means understanding and feeling what another person is feeling or would be
expected to feel.
a.empathy
b.sympathy
c.remorse
d.guilt
8) brianna received an overall iq score of 117 on the wechsler scale. this number means
that brianna has scored _____ standard deviation(s) above the mean iq score of _____.
a.2; 90
b.1; 110
c.2; 75
d.1; 100
9) janeesa is 7 years old, tyree is 15 years old, evelyn is 30 years old, and lashonda is 50
years old. which person will tend to show a highly stable personality if measured today
and again after 1 year?
a.janeesa
b.tyree
c.evelyn
d.lashonda
10) even though manuel has watched his psychology professor lecture three times a
week for 10 weeks, he does not know what color her hair is. this lack of knowledge
most likely represents a failure of:
a.sensation
b.encoding
c.retrieval
d.rehearsal
11) which is likely to be the most critical period of fetal development and why?
a.zygote, because most of the internal organs are formed during this period
b.embryo, because most of the internal organs are formed during this period
c.fetus, because most of the internal organs are formed during this period
d.infant, because the baby is finally viable
12) lauren is baking a cake for her boyfriends birthday. she starts to panic because she
does not have all the ingredients. she calms down when she realizes that the important
thing is to bake a cake, not to have specific ingredients. she first tries to find substitutes
for the missing ingredients. she then looks for cake recipes that will work with the
ingredients she has. lauren is engaging in:
a.problem solving
b.decision making
c.heuristic reasoning
d.algorithmic reasoning
13) the brain is selective about the information that gets stored in long-term memory.
this selectivity may be evolutionarily advantageous because:
a.only a limited amount of space is available in long-term memory
b.information that aids in reproduction and survival is emphasized
c.increased selectivity is associated with greater intelligence
d.selectivity improves the organization of information in long-term memory
14) after a plane crash, sherrod wakes up in the hospital and can remember everything
about his life. the doctor comes in, introduces himself, and explains the course of
treatment. the next day, sherrod believes he has never met the doctor and asks him to
explain the proposed treatment. the doctor is likely to diagnose sherrod with:
a.a concussion
b.retrograde amnesia
c.anterograde amnesia
d.absentmindedness