1) given what you know about the role of gender in creating ingroup/outgroup biases,
you could predict that the largest number of close friendship groups would be found in:
a.all-male dormitories
b.all-female dormitories
c.dormitories that are coed by room
d.dormitories that are coed by floor
2) which of the following subcortical structures plays an important role in fear learning?
a.hypothalamus
b.hippocampus
c.amygdala
d.basal ganglia
3) according to your text, the fact that we find visual illusions so compelling suggests
that the mechanisms of perceptual constancy are:
a.often unreliable
b.mainly conscious
c.primarily genetic
d.largely unconscious
4) byron drinks five or more cups of coffee each day during the week. on saturday and
sunday mornings, when he sleeps in late, he often has a headache when he gets up, and
it only goes away after he drinks some coffee. it is likely that byron is experiencing
_____ to the coffee.
a.tolerance symptoms
b.psychological dependency
c.withdrawal symptoms
d.contextual cravings
5) which of the following phenomena is not a biological marker for depression?
a.decreased activity in the left prefrontal cortex
b.decreased monoamine activity
c.disturbance in normal biological rhythms
d.increased testosterone and oxytocin production
6) what brain area is activated when people observe fearful facial expressions?
a.prosopagnosia
b.fusiform gyrus
c.amygdala
d.visual cortex
7) placido is listening to an opera. when the soprano sings, his neurons respond to her
voice primarily in the _____; when the bass sings, placidos neurons respond to his
voice primarily in the _____.
a.back of the primary auditory cortex; front of the primary auditory cortex
b.front of the primary auditory cortex; back of the primary auditory cortex
c.right thalamus; left thalamus
d.left thalamus; right thalamus
8) if, by a strange accident of fate, people born in the next decade did not have full use
of their frontal lobes, what kind of personality trait would become increasingly
common?
a.extreme introversion
b.impulsive sensation seeking
c.behavioral restraint
d.conscientiousness
9) which of the following two anxiety disorders are most similar?
a.phobias and generalized anxiety disorder
b.generalized anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder
c.posttraumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder
d.phobias and social anxiety disorder
10) when a child always, even incorrectly, adds -ed to the ends of verbs to form the past
tense, this use of language is an example of:
a.universal grammar
b.syntax
c.irregularization
d.overgeneralization
11) if a child is using telegraphic speech, he or she will:
a.say only single words, not sentences
b.speak in complex sentences
c.speak in simple, three- to four-word sentences
d.speak in simple, two-word sentences
12) when you are on a small bluff, the ocean sand looks smooth and uniform, but when
you sit down on the sand you can see all the bumps and colors. this difference is an
example of which depthcue?
a.position relative to the horizon
b.figure to ground
c.texture gradient
d.motion parallax
13) processing multiple types of information at the same time is referred to as:
a.encoding
b.parallel processing
c.multitasking
d.reconsolidation
14) people who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) often:
a.have well above average intelligence
b.are well liked by elementary school peers for being talkative and friendly
c.have trouble keeping friends because they miss social cues and make social mistakes
d.are diagnosed with another psychological disorder before age 10