1) you want your dog to learn to lie down when you are about to give him a treat. if you
first reinforce his behavior when he sits, then when he sits and stays, then when he lies
down, you are using the technique called:
a.shaping
b.the operant chamber
c.the premack principle
d.negative reinforcement
2) in considering a human characteristic, we could say that the _____ provides the
options and the _____ determines which option is taken.
a.gene; genome
b.environment; genome
c.genome; environment
d.chromosome; genome
3) olds and milner utilized intracranial self-stimulation in rats to investigate:
a.the process of pain responses
b.pleasure centers in the brain
c.motor control to electric shocks
d.the opiate system
4) as dr. omalley begins an experiment, he reviews the factors that might affect
participants willingness to take part. dr. quick is providing a detailed explanation to
participants who have just completed a study. which of the following statements is true?
a.dr. omalley is obtaining informed consent from his participants. dr. quick is debriefing
her participants.
b.dr. omalley is debriefing his participants. dr. quick is obtaining informed consent from
her participants.
c.both dr. omalley and dr. quick are obtaining informed consent from their participants.
d.both dr. omalley and dr. quick are debriefing their participants.
5) across cultures, people become _____ neurotic, _____ extraverted, and _____
conscientious as they age.
a.less; less; more
b.less; less; less
c.more; more; less
d.more; more; more
6) one of the limits of biological therapies in treating mental disorders is that:
a.such treatment may require long-term intervention
b.almost all psychotropic drugs are habit forming
c.they are more expensive than other forms of therapy
d.they cannot be used with children
7) which of the following structures is not considered a part of the cerebral cortex?
a.occipital lobes
b.parietal lobes
c.temporal lobes
d.brain stem
8) this type of provider deals primarily with adjustment problems that do not involve
mental illness:
a.clinical psychologist
b.psychiatrist
c.counseling psychologist
d.social worker
9) genotype refers to the:
a.genetic information carried by a cell
b.physical or behavioral characteristics actually expressed
c.results of a genetic mutation
d.probability of a gene being expressed
10) recent evidence indicates that the basic personality traits associated with the
five-factor theory:
a.are specific to western cultures
b.have genetic components
c.are mostly environmentally determined
d.do not replicate when the strategy for assessing them changes