1) what characterizes client-centered therapy?
a.the use of dream interpretations to uncover unconscious conflicts
b.the use of direct suggestions for how the patient could behave more effectively
c.getting the patient to take the perspective of others so he or she can become more
empathetic
d.helping the client to clarify his or her feelings
2) according to the elaboration likelihood model, the two routes that persuasion may
take are:
a.central and peripheral
b.emotional and rational
c.implicit and explicit
d.dissonant and consonant
3) which explanation would you be least likely to give for your own behavior?
a.my clothes do not fit right because i have gained weight.
b.i got a speeding ticket because the officer did not like my bumper stickers.
c.my boyfriend did not call after our fight because he is too stubborn.
d.i did not get the job because i am a woman.
4) when visiting your sister, you notice that her infant enjoys watching a mobile that
hangs over his head. of the various objects hanging on the mobile, which ones are likely
to get more of his attention?
a.red ones, because infants are particularly responsive to this color
b.gray ones, because these are least frightening to a child
c.objects with bold black-and-white patterns, because patterns are easier for infants to
make out
d.objects with simple shapes, because these are easier for the infant to recognize
5) jenny is a 30-year-old executive who was diagnosed with attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (adhd) when she was in elementary school. based on recent
research, you would assume that:
a.jenny has few problems with adhd as an adult
b.jennys current symptoms will be misunderstood as symptoms of an anxiety disorder
rather than adhd
c.it is more likely than not that jenny still shows symptoms of adhd
d.jenny is unlikely to show adhd symptoms as an adult because women are much more
likely than men to outgrow the disorder
6) the results of the human genome project indicate that humans have approximately
_____ as many genes as a fly or worm.
a.twice
b.four times
c.five times
d.six times
7) annie is moving from one apartment to another. she has three cats and only one cat
carrier. she puts one cat in the carrier, the second inside her large crock-pot, and the
third under a laundry basket on the passenger seat of her car. annie clearly does not
have a problem with:
a.mental sets
b.functional fixedness
c.working backward
d.restructuring
8) the use of haloperidol and chlorpromazine to treat schizophrenia:
a.has been largely ineffective in spite of early enthusiasm for the drugs
b.may produce motor side effects resembling those of parkinsons disease
c.is best for relatively mild forms of the disorder
d.is especially recommended because of the drugs minor side effects
9) the process by which any deception used in a study is explained to a participant is
called:
a.debriefing
b.informed consent
c.relief of confidentiality
d.relief from relative risk
10) what brain region is damaged when a person experiences chronic stress, as with
some anxiety disorders?
a.the cerebellum
b.the hippocampus
c.the amygdala
d.the prefrontal cortex
11) when you hear a story about a person you know, you will _____, which may lead to
_____.
a.activate a script; additional recall of information you know about the person when you
are asked to retell the story
b.activate a schema; additional recall of information you know about the person when
you are asked to retell the story
c.activate a script; poorer understanding of the story
d.attach it to existing memories about the person; perfect memory of the story
12) if andys id is a very dominant force in his personality, he is likely to:
a.feel embarrassed even if he has done nothing wrong
b.be painfully shy
c.do things he later regrets
d.resolve conflicts in a peaceful way
13) a researcher tells his participants that a specific biofeedback technique will make
them experience pain relief, even though the researcher knows this technique is not
actually effective. after participants have practiced the biofeedback technique, brain
scans of their brain areas associated with pain relief should show:
a.no effects in these brain areas
b.activation patterns similar to those seen with pain relief
c.activation in brain areas related to skepticism
d.less activation in those brain areas than before the biofeedback training
14) _____ is best treated with medication. this is a problem because _____.
a.depression; people with depression are often too apathetic to take their medication
b.depression; few good pharmacological treatments are available
c.bipolar disorder; the drugs are so expensive that almost no one can afford them
d.bipolar disorder; aspects of the disorder are considered pleasurable and attractive, so
there is an incentive to stop taking the medication