1) oren is a very rigid person and must have things his own way. other people find his
attitude annoying, but oren refuses to change. in freuds view, oren is fixated at which
stage of development?
a.the oedipal stage
b.the latency stage
c.the anal stage
d.the phallic stage
2) strong evidence suggests that borderline personality disorder is:
a.mostly a genetic disorder
b.mostly an environmentally caused disorder
c.associated with a history of trauma or abuse, although biological factors are likely
also involved
d.mostly the result of role modeling by borderline parents
3) jim is supposed to drive his children to school, but he is thinking about a big project
at work. he drives directly to work, rather than dropping the children off at school first.
this behavior suggests that:
a.driving has become an automated behavior for jim
b.jim is unable to concentrate on two things at once
c.jim is likely very tired
d.thinking about the project interfered with jims driving ability
4) supertasters are those who experience especially intense taste sensations. this trait is
determined largely by:
a.the environment
b.ones culture
c.genetics
d.environmental and genetic factors
5) if you are the parent of a child who has been diagnosed with attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder and who is being treated with ritalin or similar drugs, what side
effects might you expect to see in your child?
a.sleep problems, a pause in growth, and reduced appetite
b.deterioration in handwriting quality and an inability to concentrate
c.increased distractibility and a ravenous appetite
d.a general apathy along with a disinterest in social interaction
6) one week before my rent is due, i am short $100. rather than ask my parents for the
money, i decide that i will work one weekend for my friends landscaping company. by
doing this, i will then have enough money for rent. this strategy is an example of:
a.reasoning
b.decision making
c.problem solving
d.framing
7) a startling noise will always cause the human eye to blink. if one has learned to
associate a blue light with a startling noise, what is the resulting blue-lightelicited eye
blink known as?
a.an unconditioned stimulus
b.a conditioned response
c.an unconditioned response
d.a conditioned stimulus
8) how might the james-lange theory of emotion describe the relationship between fear
and trembling?
a.fear and trembling are unrelated.
b.we tremble and feel afraid simultaneously.
c.we tremble because we feel afraid.
d.we feel afraid because we tremble.
9) which of the following statements is not true about brain development?
a.as an adult, your brain has fewer synapses than it had when you were 2 years old.
b.humans are less mature at birth than are most other animals.
c.the number of brain synapses increases rapidly during the two years following birth.
d.the brain of a full-term newborn is fully developed.
10) shaina is walking to class when she sees a woman drop a large bag of groceries.
shaina is not inclined to help until the woman looks directly at her. shaina then goes
over to pick up groceries because she:
a.has lost her anonymity
b.feels guilty
c.has little to lose
d.has been reminded of the reciprocity norm
11) some evolutionary psychologists, such as david buss, believe that:
a.the five-factor theory is inadequate to account for normal personality variation
b.eysencks personality model best describes the characteristics needed for human
survival
c.the five-factor theory describes the personality characteristics that are important in
mate selection
d.most personality theories cannot describe personality in a way that fits well with
evolutionary theory
12) when psychologists say that knowledge or a memory is primed, they mean that the
knowledge or memory is:
a.transformed
b.retrieved
c.activated
d.used
13) the hawthorne effect refers to changes in behavior associated with:
a.reactivity
b.observer bias
c.experimenter expectancy
d.informed consent
14) alina is a straight a student in an honors business program, and she has had very
prestigious internships. during her job interviews, alinas arrogance about her own
abilities comes through. she fails to realize from their reactions that the interviewers are
looking for team players, not independent superstars. alina is not offered any of these
jobs because she lacks:
a.intrapersonal intelligence
b.general intelligence
c.fluid intelligence
d.emotional intelligence
15) nadine does not really know marcus, but she would like to. research on friendship
formation suggests that her best strategy might be to:
a.talk with one of marcuss friends about him
b.obviously ignore him to get his attention
c.frequently accidentally run into him
d.match her clothes to be similar to his
16) jacob has to write an essay for his college writing class and decides to write about a
boy who makes a boat from popsicle sticks and sails it every day. when his teacher
reads the essay, she realizes that jacob got the idea from a popular book. jacob denies
knowing about the story from a book and honestly believes he thought of it himself. he
is most likely suffering from:
a.a concussion
b.cryptomnesia
c.source amnesia
d.transience
17) dr. arjuna has several patients who suffer from anxiety symptoms, and he is
interested in finding a treatment or combination of treatments that will be effective in
the long-term and have the fewest side effects. dr. arjuna should prescribe:
a.cognitive-behavioral therapy
b.cognitive-behavioral therapy and an older tricyclic antidepressant
c.a tranquilizer and an antidepressant
d.a tranquilizer only
18) the need for continued use of a drug to avoid symptoms of withdrawal is:
a.tolerance
b.withdrawal
c.addiction
d.dependence