1) there is a correlation between depression and memory: when people suffer from
depression frequently, they often display worse memory than people who suffer from
depression less frequently. genetics, however, may have an effect on a study
participants depression and memory. this combination of factors is known as:
a.selection bias
b.the experimenter expectancy effect
c.the directionality problem
d.the third variable problem
2) consider a psychology experiment where someone is asked to say, as rapidly as
possible, whether a sentence appearing on a computer screen is true or false. research
has shown that people will be faster to say that it is true that a sandal is a shoe than to
say that it is true that a sandal is a piece of clothing. which model of human memory
could easily account for this finding?
a.levels of processing model
b.modal memory model
c.prototype model
d.spreading activation model
3) psychologists use the term prognosis to refer to:
a.how a particular disorder is defined
b.the likely cause of the disorder
c.the future course and probable outcome of the disorder
d.whether the diagnosis is correct or not
4) the fact that when you are sick you will almost always get better defines:
a.problem-focused coping
b.a facet of positive psychology
c.the medical model of health
d.the principle of regression to the mean
5) annabel is working on a very difficult paper for her psychology class. given what you
know about the effect of the mere presence of others on performance, where should
annabel work on the paper to make the best progress?
a.in the library, at a table with other people studying
b.alone in her room or in a private library carrel
c.in her room with her two roommates
d.in the library, with other people working on the same paper
6) the memory of your wedding day is an example of a(n):
a.procedural memory
b.declarative memory
c.episodic memory
d.semantic memory
7) what type of learning occurs when ones behavior is modified simply through
exposure to others performing a behavior?
a.meme learning
b.observational learning
c.operant learning
d.classic learning
8) what approach have researchers used to document changes in the brains metabolic
activity during problem solving?
a.eeg recording
b.mri
c.transcranial magnetic stimulation
d.pet scan
9) meg is rehearsing the solo for her dance performance. in order to perform her solo
well, meg has to be aware of the position of her arms and legs in space. to do this, meg
relies on her _____ sense.
a.motion
b.olfactory
c.haptic
d.visual
10) hypomania is one aspect of _____ and indicates a somewhat _____ severe form of
the disorder.
a.borderline personality disorder; more
b.schizophrenia; less
c.bipolar disorder; less
d.schizotypal personality disorder; more
11) an infant less than 10 days old:
a.will alter his or her behavior if the alteration allows the infant to hear his or her
mothers voice
b.has the auditory acuity of an adult
c.can see stimuli in depth
d.begins to learn vocabulary audiovisually
12) who is most likely to be involved in a happy and satisfying relationship?
a.carlye, who always sees the hopeful side of things
b.luis, who is very relaxed and easygoing
c.anjiti, who is outgoing and socially skilled
d.jemail, who is passionate and intense
13) what neurodevelopmental factor might explain why children engage in
confabulation?
a.underdeveloped cerebral cortex
b.overdeveloped cerebral cortex
c.underdeveloped frontal lobes
d.overdeveloped frontal lobes
14) which of the following is an important goal of your psychology textbook?
a.to teach you how to be a therapist by using methods of psychology
b.to provide you with an education about the methods of psychological science
c.to help you define normal versus abnormal behavior so you can accurately identify
mental illness
d.to help you predict how people will interact in novel situations
15) the stanford-binet test provides an inaccurate measure of intelligence in adults
because chronological age _____ mental age.
a.can be more accurately measured than
b.increases more rapidly than
c.continues to increase without an increase in
d.is unitary, and there are multiple forms of
16) kate comes from a very small town where everyone is white and there is a great
deal of prejudice against people of color. when kate first meets her college roommate,
she is very upset to discover that she is black. kate quickly discovers that her roommate
is smart, funny, and empathetic. kate starts to like her roommate quite a lot, but feels
anxious and tense whenever they are together. kate is experiencing:
a.a conflict between implicit and explicit attitudes
b.the effect of exposure on socialization
c.the process of extinguishing a conditioned attitude
d.cognitive dissonance
17) according to your textbook, all of these are strategies for maintaining a happy
romantic relationship except:
a.doing spontaneous things for your partner
b.exploring and developing mutual interests
c.ignoring conflict that arises
d.validating your partners feelings and beliefs while expressing your own feelings and
beliefs
18) alzheimers disease is associated with:
a.amnesia
b.memory deficits
c.enlarged brain ventricles
d.both b and c
19) sources of information who are _____ tend to be the most persuasive.
a.more sophisticated than the target audience
b.rational and emotional
c.attractive and credible
d.strongly partisan