1) the words i and a are examples of:
a.syntax
b.morphemes
c.phonemes
d.morphemes and phonemes
2) imagine you are visiting your sister and her 1-year-old child, jamie. you note that
jamie becomes distressed whenever your sister leaves the room, can be easily
comforted by you while she is gone and something stressful occurs, and ignores your
sister when she comes back into the room. ainsworth would describe jamies attachment
to your sister as:
a.insecure
b.secure
c.strange
d.disorganized
3) a famous comedian refuses to shake hands with talk show hosts (or anyone else for
that matter) because he fears catching a disease from them. the comedian is displaying a
symptom of:
a.panic disorder
b.agoraphobia
c.social phobia
d.obsessive-compulsive disorder
4) yolanda is interviewing for a job as an engineer. she is doing very well until the
interviewer, a man, asks her if she believes that a woman can handle the responsibilities
of being an engineer. after that, she stumbles over answers and becomes distracted.
yolanda is showing the effects of:
a.self-serving bias
b.attributional bias
c.prejudiced attitudes
d.stereotype threat
5) a general conclusion that can be reached from much recent research on treating
mental disorders is that:
a.psychotropic medications are the treatment of choice for most disorders because they
all involve dysfunctional brain systems
b.medications should be given at the beginning of treatment, whereas psychotherapy
can be used to teach patients long-term change in behaviors and thought patterns
c.even though some mental disorders are clearly caused by biological factors such as
autism, the best treatment may be based on behavioral principles
d.the use of psychotropic medications is likely to become much less popular in the
years ahead
6) according to classical-conditioning theory, phobias develop as the result of:
a.cultural learning
b.biological preparedness
c.specification of a fear experience
d.generalization of a fear experience
7) the most important hormone for sexual functioning in men is _____ and in women is
_____.
a.testosterone; estrogen
b.estrogen; estrogen
c.testosterone; testosterone
d.androgen; progesterone
8) which of the following would be the best example of phantom limb syndrome?
a.not remembering that you have lost your arm
b.experiencing intense sensations in your leg, even though the leg has actually been
amputated
c.dreaming about your missing limb as if it were still there
d.using a prosthetic limb
9) intelligence analysts whose job is to predict the behavior of people and groups in
other countries need to be aware of their tendency toward:
a.ingroup/outgroup bias
b.outgroup homogeneity
c.ingroup favoritism
d.outgroup threat
10) the cross-sensory experience of tasting a visual image or seeing particular words in
color is called:
a.bimodal perception
b.synesthesia
c.synaptic transmission
d.perceptual diversity
11) behaviorism has helped psychologists gain an understanding of drug tolerance by
showing that:
a.cues in the environment predictive of the drug can produce physiological reactions
similar to actions of the drug
b.increased levels of reward produced by the drug itself become needed for responding
to any reinforcement over time
c.punishment is an effective but controversial treatment for overcoming drug
withdrawal
d.drug therapies such as methadone need to be conditioned to be effective
12) mirtas boyfriend has five roommates. last saturday, she was at a party with her
boyfriend and four of his roommates attended. a week later mirta confidently tells a
friend that all five of the roommates had been at the party. mirta is experiencing:
a.confabulation
b.false recognition
c.absentmindedness
d.memory bias