1) the psychodynamic theorists who came after freud and are referred to as the
neo-freudians modified his theory in a number of ways. adler and horney, for example,
criticized freud for:
a.underestimating the role of parents in child development
b.giving too much weight to cultural factors
c.his overemphasis on unconscious processes
d.his view of women
2) teenagers and young adults are most likely to die from:
a.car accidents
b.homicides
c.suicide
d.aids
3) which hormone appears to be associated with increased trust?
a.androgen
b.estrogen
c.oxytocin
d.testosterone
4) your best friend recently had a baby. she is excited because the baby smiled at birth,
and she believes that the smiling indicated attachment. you know that:
a.your friend is absolutely right; newborns smile at their mothers from birth to indicate
attachment
b.the smiling is likely the result of pleasurable feelings felt by the newborn, not social
smiling
c.babies smile when they think about their mothers, even before birth
d.newborns rarely smile at their mothers, but are more likely to indicate attachment by
crying and reaching
5) a genome is a:
a.genetic blueprint
b.sex chromosome
c.mythical creature
d.component of dna
6) _____ models describe how people are irrational decision makers, whereas _____
models state that people are rational decision makers.
a.normative; descriptive
b.descriptive; normative
c.heuristic; algorithm
d.algorithm; heuristic
7) when a psychologist says you have become habituated to a stimulus, she means that:
a.you are familiar with it and prefer to look at it rather than at other stimuli
b.you habitually engage in behavior that makes the stimulus accessible to you
c.your interest in the stimulus declines
d.you no longer see, smell, or feel it
8) at what sleep stage does your breathing become more regular and your awareness of
external stimulation decrease?
a.rem
b.stage 4
c.stage 3
d.stage 2
9) sarah and joe are taking the same psychology class. sarah wants to do well in the
class because she is earning credit toward a general education requirement. joe wants to
do well because he loves the material. sarah wants to do well because of _____
motivation, whereas joe wants to do well because of _____ motivation.
a.intrinsic; extrinsic
b.extrinsic; intrinsic
c.intrinsic; intrinsic
d.extrinsic; extrinsic
10) algorithms have the advantage of _____ and the disadvantage of _____.
a.always working; being difficult
b.usually working; being difficult
c.always working; requiring more thinking
d.usually working; requiring more thinking
11) kristines frequent drug use has resulted in some short- and long-term memory
impairment. now that kristine has quit using drugs, which of the following should her
doctor recommend to help kristine enhance her memory functioning?
a.prayer
b.exercise
c.social support
d.increasing her self-esteem
12) a child who has a good fit with his or her parents temperament is more likely to:
a.grow up frustrated and have a difficult time adapting to new situations
b.show negative behavioral patterns in adulthood
c.be highly distractible and dependent on his or her parents
d.be adaptable and socially competent
13) if a researcher was denied permission to conduct a study because participants might
suffer harm, that decision would have been made by the:
a.american psychological association
b.institutional review board
c.national science foundation
d.association of psychological science
14) heritability refers to:
a.the degree to which genes control a characteristic
b.the degree to which shared environments account for a shared characteristic among
siblings
c.the degree to which a mothers characteristics are passed on versus a fathers
characteristics
d.an estimate of how much of the variation in a characteristic is due to known genetic
variation
15) javier convinces suzanne to go with him to the sequel of a science fiction movie
that he loved. though suzanne does not like science fiction, she agrees to go because
javier has been raving about the original movie for years. the sequel is terrible, but
javier sincerely praises it on the way home. javiers response to the movie represents:
a.false memory
b.memory bias
c.confabulation
d.rationalization
16) this treatment delivers a strong electrical current to the brain, with the goal of
reducing the symptoms of depression:
a.transcranial magnetic stimulation
b.deep brain stimulation
c.electroconvulsive therapy
d.none of the above