1) neurotransmitters affect the behavior of a cell because they:
a.are exclusively inhibitory or excitatory
b.mimic psychotropics
c.bind to the postsynaptic receptor and produce changes on the neuron cell wall,
creating a cascade of further changes
d.increase the size of the action potential, creating a bigger response across the cell
2) the process by which an environmental stimulus and a behavior are connected is
known as:
a.cognition
b.episodic memory
c.conditioning
d.behavior modification
3) psychological science crosses which level(s) of analysis?
a.biological
b.social
c.individual
d.all of the above
4) the new york longitudinal study of social development found that the most important
variable affecting a childs development is:
a.whether the parents get divorced
b.the extent to which parental behavior appropriately takes the childs temperament into
account
c.whether parents of multiple offspring treat them equitably
d.the childs overall environment rather than anything the parents do
5) if your mother was emotionally or behaviorally inconsistent with you, you are likely
to have a(n) _____ attachment style.
a.secure
b.inconsistent
c.insecure
d.disorganized
6) altering the manner in which information is presented to highlight the possible gains
or losses of an alternative can affect decision making. this technique is known as:
a.heuristics
b.framing
c.restructuring
d.loss aversion
7) in lazaruss two-part cognitive appraisal process, secondary appraisals involve:
a.interpreting the sensory input
b.deciding whether a situation is stressful or not
c.evaluating our response options and choosing coping behaviors
d.engaging in anticipatory coping
8) this disorder is characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication, and
restricted interests:
a.adhd
b.generalized anxiety disorder
c.autism
d.mood disorder
9) because maslows need theory of motivation places a strong emphasis on personal
growth, it can be considered an example of:
a.psychoanalysis
b.behaviorism
c.humanistic psychology
d.cognitive psychology
10) owens and colleagues found that when a comatose woman imagined playing tennis,
her brain activity was similar to that of normal individuals imagining the same activity.
according to your text, what does this finding say about the relationship between
consciousness and awareness?
a.consciousness is unrelated to awareness.
b.consciousness is necessary for awareness.
c.consciousness is not the same thing as awareness.
d.consciousness is equivalent to awareness.
11) vincent is a brilliant but impoverished artist. he spends all day pushing the
boundaries of his art and finds complete satisfaction in his achievements, but he has
little to eat and lives in squalor. his wife has left him, and most of his friends keep their
distance because they do not understand his art. why would vincents life be problematic
in terms of maslows need hierarchy?
a.satisfaction is an emotion, not a need.
b.lower needs must be met before higher needs.
c.satisfying the need for achievement requires success.
d.lower and higher needs cannot be organized in a single system.
12) the current view is that a mental disorder is caused by:
a.unconscious conflicts
b.parent and peer modeling
c.biological and environmental factors
d.emotions
13) brianna has an iq of 129 and jenna has an iq of 117. brianna performs better than
jenna does on a simple reaction time test and a choice reaction time test. it is most
likely that brianna outperforms jenna by:
a.about the same amount on the two tests
b.much more on the test of simple reaction time
c.much more on the test of choice reaction time
d.both a or b
14) cognitive-behavioral therapy (cbt) has been especially effective in reducing the
symptoms of _____ in schizophrenia.
a.delusions and hallucinations
b.emotional outbursts
c.social aggression
d.cbt has so far been demonstrated to be ineffective for this disorder.
15) the term creole refers to:
a.how different languages follow entirely different grammatical rules
b.the fact that signed language is acquired much more slowly than spoken language
c.a language that evolves over time from the mixing of existing languages
d.the use of general linguistic rules
16) according to watsons famous quote regarding the rearing of children, if given a
dozen infants and control of their world, he could:
a.guarantee ahead of time their iq, based on their early infant behavior
b.train them to be any type of specialist he wanted
c.shape their early childhood but have little impact on later development
d.ensure that they grew up without discrimination and hatred
17) what psychological principle did pavlovs experiments teach us?
a.they demonstrated how a neutral stimulus can trigger the same response as a natural
reflex.
b.they demonstrated that all biological responses must be elicited by natural reflexes to
stimuli.
c.they demonstrated how learning could take place without the presence of punishment.
d.they demonstrated that complex behaviors, such as fear of a stimulus, can be learned
observationally.