1) virtual reality environments are used in the treatment of phobias because:
a.therapists cannot put clients in real phobic situations
b.they can provide exposure to the feared situation without putting the client in danger
c.it is superior to electroconvulsive therapy, which has been the typical treatment for
phobias
d.phobic clients tend not to like to interact with therapists directly
2) steve was trying to determine the likelihood that it would rain on saturday. he was
thinking of the fact that it had rained the past three saturdays in a row. if he uses these
memories in making his judgment, he will be using the _____ heuristic.
a.mental set
b.memory
c.strategic
d.availability
3) the objective measures of personality described in your textbook:
a.are able to reveal information about a person that the person may not wish revealed
b.allow people to project their emotional conflicts onto neutral stimuli
c.do not allow for the assessment of specific traits
d.assess what respondents believe or observe
4) which of the following is not a part of a neuron?
a.dendrite
b.cell body
c.terminal button
d.interneuron
5) which baby will have the highest iq?
a.a white baby
b.a latino baby
c.an african american baby
d.it is impossible to tell about an individual child
6) psychiatrists are unique among therapists in that they:
a.can set up a private practice
b.have three separate advanced degrees in psychology
c.use only psychodynamic approaches to therapy
d.have a degree in medicine
7) who is usually given credit for introducing surgical treatments of mental disorders?
a.freud
b.moniz
c.gottman
d.erikson
8) although most projective measures of personality are viewed as too subjective and
not properly validated, the _____ is still considered useful for predicting some aspects
of behavior.
a.rorschach inkblot test
b.thematic apperception test
c.draw-a-family test
d.imaginary friend test
9) in which stage of the stress response does the body first start to fight back with
increased immune functioning?
a.alarm stage
b.resistance stage
c.stress execution stage
d.suspense stage
10) the schachter-singer two-factor theory of emotion states that:
a.a situation evokes a physiological response that is followed by an emotion label
b.a situation evokes an emotion label and the physiological response follows
c.a situation evokes a physiological label that is followed by a physiological response
d.a situation evokes a physiological response that is followed by a physiological label
11) arianna is talking to tatsuye, a foreign exchange student from japan. she notices that
he often criticizes his own efforts and says, i could work harder; i am actually kind of
lazy. however, arianna knows tatsuye is a gifted and high-achieving student, so she is
confused by his comments. based on what you know about research on culture and the
self, what would you tell arianna about tatsuyes comments?
a.people from east asia tend to have lower self-esteem than americans.
b.people from east asia prefer to appear modest in public.
c.tatsuye is comparing himself to americans who have a reputation as hard workers.
d.tatsuye may be experiencing a nonintegrated self-concept due to his recent change in
culture.
12) weight-loss programs frequently suggest that you use small plates. according to the
concept of sensory-specific satiety, why might this strategy be effective for limiting the
amount you eat?
a.the small plate will be a cue to remembering your diet.
b.you will eat a smaller amount of a smaller portion.
c.you will eat more slowly so as not to finish too soon.
d.there will not be room on the plate for too many different foods.
13) the strange-situation test was designed to allow psychologists to assess:
a.how infants respond to separation and reunion with their mothers
b.an infants tendencies to seek or avoid novelty
c.a mothers response to a fearful infant
d.the level of social skill an infant has acquired
14) food tastes better when you are hungry than when you are not because:
a.more dopamine is released by your amygdala
b.less dopamine is released by your amygdala
c.more dopamine is released by your nucleus accumbens
d.less dopamine is released by your nucleus accumbens