1) philippe wants to study the number of times that close friends touch each other in
their interactions. his interpretations of this behavior would need to take into
consideration:
a.cultural differences in the meaning of touches
b.whether participants were randomly assigned to groups
c.whether the directionality problem is an issue in the study
d.that participant observation generally results in reactivity
2) in a study described in your text, extremely homophobic men were shown videos of
homosexual sex and responded with more physiological arousal than did less
homophobic men. this finding provides evidence in support of:
a.fixation at the oral stage
b.an underdeveloped id
c.reaction formation
d.low locus of control in homophobic people
3) imagine you are paying for something at a store and the clerk gives you too much
change. if you are operating at the postconventional level of moral development, you
are likely to:
a.buy candy with the money
b.give the money back because it will make the clerk very happy with you
c.keep the money because it will make you happy
d.give the money back because it does not rightfully belong to you
4) if the amygdala of a cat is stimulated with an electric probe, the cat will _____; if the
amygdala of a cat is damaged, the cat will _____.
a.explore feared objects; eat unusual things
b.attack; become passive
c.eat unusual things; explore feared objects
d.become passive; attack
5) dysthymia is to depression as hypomania is to:
a.mania
b.schizophrenia
c.anxiety disorders
d.borderline personality disorder
6) dillon was late getting to the airport because of a big accident on the highway. he has
now been waiting on the security line for almost an hour, and he may miss his flight. the
baggage inspector flags dillons bag to be hand searched. though dillon is usually very
even tempered, he starts to yell abusively at the man. dillons behavior can be readily
explained by:
a.low serotonin level
b.the accumulated-stress hypothesis
c.the frustration-aggression hypothesis
d.a damaged amygdala
7) scientists have developed a new drug that leaves your current memory intact, but
people who take the drug can no longer learn new information. this drug produces:
a.anterograde amnesia
b.retrograde amnesia
c.relearning interference
d.proactive amnesia
8) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors work by:
a.allowing serotonin to remain in the synapse
b.facilitating the reuptake of serotonin into the presynaptic neuron
c.blocking serotonins effects on the postsynaptic receptors
d.converting serotonin to another chemical form
9) like methamphetamine, _____ increases the concentration of dopamine in the
synapse.
a.cocaine
b.alcohol
c.mdma
d.heroin
10) if a persons sociometer indicates a low probability of rejection and the person is not
worried about how he or she is perceived by others, the person has _____ self-esteem.
a.low
b.moderate
c.high
d.none of the above
11) pleasurable and desirable experiences activate dopamine neurons in which structure
of the basal ganglia?
a.thalamus
b.hippocampus
c.amygdala
d.nucleus accumbens
12) at birth, an infant will automatically turn and suck when a nipple or similar object is
placed near her or his mouth. this reflex is called:
a.grasping
b.pruning
c.rooting
d.orienting
13) if in your development you had become fixated at the anal stage (according to
freuds theory), which of the following would likely characterize your behavior?
a.you would be sexually attracted to the opposite-sex parent.
b.you would be overly inclined to seek pleasure and avoid pain.
c.you would be stubborn and very regulating.
d.your self-esteem would be dependent on others views of you.