Lucinda is afraid of dogs. Her psychologist, Dr. Lee, believes her fear is part of an
adaptive response that has helped our species survive. Which psychological approach
does Dr. Lee follow?
A.psycholanalysis
B.behaviorism
C.social
D.evolutionary
Which of the following best describes the state of “flow”?
A.liking
B.wanting
C.distraction
D.immersion
According to modern research, which of the following influence(s) the content of
dreams?
A.hidden conflicts
B.prefrontal cortex
C.motor cortex
D.daily experiences
According to your textbook, which of the following lists the steps of the scientific
method in the correct order?
A.conduct literature review, design study, conduct study, analyze data, form hypothesis,
report results
B.form hypothesis, conduct literature review, design study, conduct study, analyze data,
report results
C.design study, conduct study, conduct literature review, form hypothesis, report results,
analyze data
D.conduct study, analyze data, form hypothesis, report results, design study, conduct
literature review
Which of the following is LEAST likely to alter consciousness?
A.hypnosis
B.sleeping
C.drug use
D.eating
Duane studies the relationship between hormone levels and people’s abilities to cope
with stress. In which subfield of psychology does Duane conduct research?
A.evolutionary
B.social
C.biological
D.developmental
Terry, a split-brain patient, is shown two pictures simultaneously: the right side of her
visual field is presented with a pencil, and the left side of her visual field is presented
with a pen. When Terry is asked what she saw, she will say “pencil.” Why?
A.The left hemisphere is primarily responsible for language production.
B.The right hemisphere is primarily responsible for language production.
C.The left visual field is primarily responsible for object processing.
D.The right visual field is primarily responsible for object processing.
As a research participant, you study this list of words: curtain, book, anger, dirt, plant,
hunger, paper, sadness, sunshine, music, disease, surprise, fired, love, test, pizza,
electricity. When you are later asked to recall the list, the _______ effect would suggest
that you are most likely to have trouble remembering _______.
a.chunking; book
b.chunking; pizza
c.serial position; music
d.serial position; curtain
Students who study little for tests tend to make more errors on tests; students who study
a lot tend to make fewer errors. If a researcher collected data on both amount of
studying and test scores, he or she would likely spot a(n):
A.inferential statistic.
B.variable standard deviation.
C.positive correlation.
D.negative correlation.
As discussed in the text, in the fear conditioning of Little Albert, John B. Watson used
the following stimuli: unconditioned stimulus – ________; conditioned stimulus –
________.
A.loud sound; rat
B.rat; loud sound
C.fear; rat
D.loud sound; fear
Adjusting to a phone ringing during a lecture is an example of ________ learning,
whereas feeling excited when your own phone gives a text message alert is an example
of ________ learning.
A.associative; nonassociative
B.nonassociative; associative
C.observational; associative
D.observational; nonassociative
The body is made ready for defensive action by the ________ division of the autonomic
nervous system.
A.somatic
B.sympathetic
C.parasympathetic
D.central
To study the influence of a single gene on behavior, researchers can render a mouse
gene inactive or they can disrupt it. The results of this manipulation are called
________ mice.
A.inbred
B.outbred
C.knockin
D.knockout
Carlos reads an article looking for a measure of central tendency. Which of the
following might he find?
A.the standard deviation
B.the median
C.inferential statistics
D.the correlation coefficient
What is the proper order of events that need to take place in order for classical
conditioning to occur?
A.unconditioned response presentation conditioned stimulus presentation, which
elicits the unconditioned stimulus after many trials, the unconditioned response
elicits the conditioned stimulus
B.conditioned response presentation unconditioned response presentation, which
elicits the conditioned response after many trials, the conditioned response elicits the
unconditioned stimulus
C.unconditioned stimulus presentation conditioned stimulus presentation, which
elicits the conditioned response after many trials, the unconditioned stimulus elicits
the unconditioned response
D.conditioned stimulus presentation unconditioned stimulus presentation, which
elicits the unconditioned response after many trials, the conditioned stimulus elicits
the conditioned response