1) imagine that you work for a foundation that has a particular interest in reducing the
prevalence of antisocial personality disorder. on the basis of what we know regarding
therapy for people who have this disorder, how could you best invest the foundations
money?
a.fund research focusing on prevention of this disorder
b.increase the use of the many empirically validated treatments available for this
disorder
c.provide free psychotropic drugs for the treatment of people with the disorder
d.establish more outpatient clinics that are prepared to deal with this disorder
2) dion keeps having nightmares and flashbacks about his brief time in the military. his
chronic anxiety is most likely due to which disorder?
a.attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
b.obsessive-compulsive disorder
c.posttraumatic stress disorder
d.attention deficit disorder
3) which of the following outcomes is likely for a child with autism who is treated with
applied behavior analysis for two years or more?
a.intelligence, as assessed by an iq test, will have increased significantly.
b.social skills will be excellent.
c.inappropriate behaviors will have decreased or be totally eliminated.
d.subjective well-being or happiness will be the same as other children.
4) in which of the following questions will the word kind be processed most efficiently
and automatically?
a.are you kind?
b.is your best friend kind?
c.is your mother kind?
d.are most of the people you know kind?
5) raya has been driving for over 10 years, but recently bought a new car. given your
knowledge about consciousness and behavior, you are likely to conclude that driving in
general is a(n) _____ process, whereas driving in the new car is a(n) _____ process.
a.conscious; unconscious
b.automatic; controlled
c.unconscious; conscious
d.controlled; automatic
6) most people feel they are _____, and this view is _____.
a.about average; accurate
b.about average; inaccurate
c.above average; inaccurate
d.below average; inaccurate
7) when a researcher manipulates a variable to see what effect the manipulation has on
a study participants behavior, the research design involves:
a.a correlational study
b.an experiment
c.naturalistic observation
d.participant observation
8) what characteristic makes a psychopathology different from an everyday problem?
a.severity
b.causes
c.treatment options
d.none of the above
9) with _____, one repeats a study to determine whether the same results are obtained.
a.reliability
b.variability
c.replication
d.data
10) miryam and her boyfriend were together for 10 years, and then he broke up with
her. the breakup was extremely distressing to her. which of the following responses will
miryam almost certainly experience?
a.anticipatory coping
b.the eustress response
c.the allostatic release response
d.hpa activation
11) sharda and onyedikachi are participating in a psychology study. shardas task is to
press a button as rapidly as possible whenever she sees a circle on the computer screen.
onyedikachis task is to press a red button if he sees a circle and a green button if he sees
a square, also as rapidly as possible. shardas study is measuring _____ reaction time,
and onyedikachis study is measuring _____ reaction time.
a.basic; complex
b.simple; choice
c.basic; choice
d.simple; complex
12) your brothers child has just learned to organize his blocks according to their relative
sizes. what stage of development would piaget say he has reached?
a.sensorimotor
b.preoperational
c.concrete operational
d.formal operational