Applied Psychology
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Course Introduction
Applied Psychology explores the practical application of psychological theories, principles, and research to address real-world issues across various settings such as workplaces, schools, health services, and communities. The course examines how psychological knowledge can inform practice in areas like mental health, education, organizational behavior, and human development. Students will engage with case studies, interventions, and evidence-based strategies to understand how psychology contributes to solving individual and societal problems, emphasizing ethical considerations and the impact of cultural and environmental factors on human behavior.
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Essentials of Psychology Concepts and Applications 3rd Edition by Jeffrey S. Nevid Ph.D
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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Q1) Every participant in an experiment has an equal chance of receiving one of the treatments.This is called
A) control assignment.
B) random selection.
C) a placebo effect.
D) random assignment.
E) control selection.
Answer: D
Q2) As a humanist,Dr.Randall is most likely interested in all but which of the following questions?
A) How do people select and pursue goals that are meaningful?
B) Is depression related to threats to one's self-image?
C) Does food provide special meaning to obese people?
D) Can a lack of purpose influence a person's depression?
E) How do aggressive people direct the unconscious impulses?
Answer: E
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations of Behavior
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Q1) Regarding language dominance and handedness,which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) Among the majority of right-handed people,the right hemisphere is dominant for language.
B) Among the majority of left-handed people,the right hemisphere is dominant for language.
C) The right hemisphere is dominant for language among right-handed people,and the left hemisphere is dominant for language among left-handed people.
D) About 15% of left-handed people show a pattern of mixed dominance.
E) Compared to right-handed people,left-handed people are more likely to be left-hemisphere dominant.
Answer: D
Q2) The brain and the spinal cord make up the
A) nervous system.
B) somatic nervous system.
C) peripheral nervous system.
D) autonomic nervous system.
E) central nervous system.
Answer: E
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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Jonathan practices focused attention to induce a relaxed mental and physical state t help cope with stress. This practice represents A) biofeedback
B) meditation
C) bottlenecking
D) telepathy
E) distraction
Answer: B
Q2) As you hold a round plate in your hand and turn it from side to side,the image it casts on your retina changes.Yet you still perceive the plate to be round.This phenomenon can be explained by the principle of
A) brightness constancy.
B) shape constancy
C) size constancy.
D) retinal disparity.
E) binocular constancy.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Consciousness
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Q1) In general,nightmare disorder occurs in ______ sleep,while sleep terror disorder occurs in ______ sleep.
A) Stage 1; Stage 2
B) REM; Stage 2
C) REM; Stage 3 or 4
D) Stage 2; Stage 3 or 4
E) Stage 2; REM
Q2) Which statement best describes effective treatment of sleep disorders?
A) Sleep medications are the most effective short- and long-term treatment for sleep disorders.
B) Sleep medications can be used for long periods of time to treat severe sleep disorders.
C) Cognitive-behavioral techniques are as effective as sleep medication in treating insomnia in the short-term,but not in the long-run.
D) Cognitive-behavioral techniques are as effective as sleep medication in treating insomnia,and they are more effective in the long-run.
E) Unknown; researchers have yet to investigate and identify the best methods for treating sleep disorders.
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Chapter 5: Learning
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Q1) The rats in Dr.Rexington's learning laboratory are on an "FR-7" schedule of reinforcement.What does this mean?
A) The rats will receive a food pellet after every seventh bar press.
B) The rats will receive a food pellet after an average of every seven bar presses.
C) The rats will receive a food pellet every seven minutes.
D) The rats will receive a food pellet an average of every seven minutes.
E) The rats will receive a food pellet every seven minutes,unless they press the bar seven times in a shorter period of time.
Q2) To achieve classical conditioning,you should pair
A) a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus.
B) a conditioned stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus.
C) a neutral stimulus with a conditioned response.
D) a conditioned stimulus with a conditioned response.
E) an unconditioned stimulus with a conditioned response.
Q3) Summarize how classical conditioning is achieved.
Q4) Summarize the three types of cognitive learning.
Q5) List 7 steps for using praise effectively with children.
Q6) Distinguish between the different schedules of reinforcement.
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Chapter 6: Memory
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Q1) Even though she was only a toddler at the time,45-year-old Jean has a vivid picture in her mind of her mother weeping when the television announced that President Kennedy had been assassinated.Jean's experience is an example of which of the following?
A) retrograde amnesia
B) tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
C) overlearning
D) misinformation effect
E) flashbulb memory
Q2) Advances in genetic engineering show that it is possible to A) enhance learning and memory ability in nonhuman organisms. B) erase specific memories from the brain.
C) graft parts of the brain from one organism into another to share memories.
D) breed animals that perform as well as humans on memory tests.
E) increase memory functioning in humans.
Q3) Summarize the three-stage model of memory.
Q4) Describe three theories of forgetting.
Q5) Summarize some of the more commonly used mnemonics.
Q6) Explain the role of neuronal networks and long-term potentiation in the formation and maintenance of memories.
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Chapter 7: Thinking, language, and Intelligence
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Q1) Some scientists would say that Koko the gorilla learned human language because she
A) could use signs to form simple phrases and demonstrated a basic understanding of grammar.
B) used the American Sign Language sign for pain while pointing to her mouth,thus communicating that she had a decayed tooth.
C) was able to make requests and other communications by putting together a sequence of communication chips.
D) learned how to communicate on a keyboard by observing and imitating her mother. E) was able to get what she wanted by responding to reinforcement schedules.
Q2) A heuristic is
A) a step-by-step process for solving a problem.
B) a sudden realization of the correct solution to a problem.
C) the most common type of logical concept.
D) a mental shortcut for solving a problem.
E) a standard used to compare an individual's performance on a test with the performance of others.
Q3) Outline the keys to becoming a creative problem solver.
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Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) Regarding patterns of human sexual expression,which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) About one in four men reports masturbating at least once per week
B) Reported rates of masturbation are higher among men than among women.
C) Among married couples,the same percentage of men report performing oral sex as receiving oral sex.
D) Among married couples,women report slightly higher rates of performing oral sex than receiving oral sex.
E) About 26% of men and 20% of women have engaged in anal sex at some point in their lives.
Q2) Lately when Richard is having sex,he has been having difficulty achieving an erection.When he does have an erection,he often has trouble maintaining it.Richard most likely has which sexual dysfunction?
A) Lack of sexual desire
B) Premature ejaculation
C) Erectile dysfunction
D) Vasocongestion syndrome
E) Duchenne syndrome
Q3) Describe the phases of the sexual response cycle.
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Chapter 9: Human Development
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Q1) The visual cliff apparatus tests infants' sensory abilities.What,specific aspect of the infant's sensory abilities does the device allow us to study?
A) Depth perception
B) Color vision
C) Sound discrimination
D) Visual discrimination
E) Visual tracking
Q2) Regarding physical changes in adulthood,which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) Significant weight gain is an inevitable consequence of aging.
B) After their twenties,most people lose about seven pounds of lean body mass every decade.
C) Between ages twenty to seventy,people are likely to lose as much as 30 percent of their muscle cells.
D) Gradual losses of muscle strength throughout adulthood can be offset by following a weight-bearing exercise program.
E) People begin to start losing lean body tissue in their late twenties.
Q3) Define the word reflex and describe six reflexes of young infants.
Q4) Discuss three behavior patterns associated with successful aging.
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Chapter 10: Psychology and Health
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Q1) Eduardo is stressed because he aspires to join the full-time faculty at a local university,but the university will only hire him as a temporary instructor because he lacks a Ph.D.In Eduardo's case,the source of stress is A) conflict.
B) stress.
C) distress.
D) frustration.
E) anxiety.
Q2) Regarding health psychology,which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) Health psychologists work mostly in universities,hospitals,and government agencies. B) Health psychology is the study of interrelationships between psychological factors and physical health.
C) One of the primary concerns of health psychologists is the effect of stress on physical health.
D) Health psychologists develop health promotion and disease prevention programs.
E) Health psychology is a subfield of clinical psychology,and health psychologists first train as therapists.
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Chapter 11: Personality
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Q1) Rapists sometimes defend their actions by saying,"she asked for it." This is an example of
A) denial.
B) displacement.
C) sublimation.
D) projection.
E) regression.
Q2) Summarize Freud's view of the structure of personality.
Q3) Freud's psychoanalytic theory posits that the preconscious consists of _____.
A) information that we have in mind at any given moment in time.
B) the demand for instant gratification without regard to social rules or customs.
C) primitive sexual and aggressive impulses,memories of troubling emotional experiences,and unacceptable wishes or ideas.
D) information that can be retrieved from memory and brought into awareness at any time.
E) the internalized moral teachings of parents or other significant others that may be partially conscious and partially unconscious.
Q4) Summarize four trait perspectives on personality.
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Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Charmaine Coltraine is preoccupied with fears that she has a terrible health problem.Coltraine's fears are characteristic of A) conversion disorder.
B) hypochondriasis.
C) dissociative identity disorder.
D) dissociative amnesia.
E) hysteria.
Q2) Angelique has not left her house for two years.She is completely terrified of going out.Based on this description,she is probably suffering from A) agoraphobia.
B) social phobia.
C) specific phobia.
D) panic disorder.
E) posttraumatic stress disorder.
Q3) Discuss six criteria that are used in the identification of abnormal behavior.
Q4) Summarize the possible causes of schizophrenia.
Q5) Describe two types of mood disorders.
Q6) Discuss 4 types of anxiety disorders.
Q7) Summarize the guidelines for dealing with someone who is threatening suicide.
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Chapter 13: Methods of Therapy
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Q1) Tricyclic antidepressants raise brain levels of neurotransmitters by
A) increasing production of neurotransmitters.
B) reducing breakdown of neurotransmitters.
C) interfering with the reuptake process.
D) increasing receptors for neurotransmitters.
E) making receptors for neurotransmitters more sensitive.
Q2) Major tranquilizer is to _____ as minor tranquilizer is to ______.
A) antipsychotic; antianxiety
B) antipsychotic; antidepressant
C) antidepressant; antipsychotic
D) antidepressant; antianxiety
E) antianxiety; antipsychotic
Q3) Cognitive therapists such as Aaron Beck refer to errors in thinking as A) cognitive distortions.
B) faulty attributions.
C) cognitive appraisals.
D) activating events.
E) irrational beliefs.
Q4) Explain the steps people can take to find qualified mental health professionals.
Q5) Describe the three primary categories of psychotropic drugs.
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Chapter 14: Social Psychology
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Q1) Compared to people from the West,people in East Asian societies are predicted to do which of the following?
A) disclose less about themselves
B) disclose more about themselves
C) have high regard for people who disclose personal information
D) ask very personal questions when first meeting someone
E) hold negative impressions of people who do not disclose personal information
Q2) All but which of the following is cited in the text as a factor explaining human aggression?
A) neural circuitry in the brain that regulate anger
B) emotional states
C) alcohol use
D) role of GABA
E) learning influences
Q3) The stated task in the Asch study of conformity involved
A) rating pictures of people in terms of physical attractiveness.
B) administering electric shocks to people.
C) judging the length of lines.
D) arguing against one's own belief.
E) performing easy and difficult tasks in front of others.
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