1) by the mid-twentieth century, it was recognized that schizophrenia:
a.was harder to treat than bipolar disorder
b.was best treated with freudian psychoanalysis
c.required intensive cognitive-behavioral therapy
d.was probably a brain-based disorder that required medication
2) if human beings had more receptors for the hormone oxytocin, people would be:
a.less trusting
b.less curious
c.more trusting
d.more curious
3) what are the three steps in memory information processing?
a.input, storage, retrieval
b.encoding, storage, retrieval
c.encoding, retrieval, storage
d.input, processing, output
4) a physician reports that she has never encountered depression in patients who
exercise regularly. is this report consistent with research findings?
a.yes, because physicians seldom recognize depression when it is present.
b.no, because there is no demonstrated relationship between exercise and depression.
c.yes, because regular exercise can reduce the likelihood of becoming depressed.
d.no, because patients may be exercising to overcome an already existing depression.
5) cell division refers to which of the following processes?
a.the process by which cells mutate
b.the duplication of chromosomes as the cell divides into two new cells with identical
chromosome structure
c.the cell divides into two new but genetically unique and specialized cells
d.the process by which a cell undergoes a polygenic effect
6) effective treatments for depression include:
a.cognitive-behavioral therapy
b.electroconvulsive therapy
c.pharmacological therapy
d.all of the above
7) if you spend the same amount of time reviewing material as testing yourself on the
material, you will learn more from _____ because of the increased _____ time.
a.reviewing; rehearsal
b.reviewing; retrieval
c.testing; retrieval
d.testing; rehearsal
8) infants show signs of developing social attachments:
a.at about the same time they can move about in their environments
b.at about the same time language develops
c.when they are old enough to understand facial expressions of emotions such as
contempt
d.within the first few months of life
9) your text states that for many years, psychologists focused on behavior rather than
mental states. why did psychologists tend to neglect the mind during this period?
a.mental states are unrelated to behavior.
b.psychology does not include the study of the mind.
c.mental states are inherently subjective.
d.the technology necessary to study the mind objectively has become available only
recently.
10) rem sleep is sometimes called active sleep for all the following reasons except:
a.brain activity is intense during rem sleep
b.vivid dreams occur during rem sleep
c.the activity of skeletal muscles increases during rem sleep
d.the eyes move rapidly during rem sleep