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Applied Psychology explores the practical implementation of psychological theories and principles to solve real-world problems across various domains, including health, education, business, and community settings. This course delves into areas such as behavioral interventions, psychological assessment, organizational behavior, and counseling, emphasizing evidence-based practices. Students learn to use psychological insights to address issues like stress management, workplace productivity, mental health, and social relationships, preparing them for roles that require the application of psychological knowledge in diverse professional environments.
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What is Psychology Foundations Applications and Integration 3rd Edition by Ellen
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E. Pastorino
Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Q1) Edward Titchener is most associated with ____.
A)psychoanalysis
B)introspection
C)humanism
D)behaviorism
Answer: B
Q2) Lamont is a researcher at a university,who wants to do a study to determine if alcohol use predicts motor skill performance in college students.Before conducting this study,Lamont should have his study approved by the ____.
A)faculty senate at his school
B)company making the drink used in his study
C)student government association at his school
D)institutional review board at his school
Answer: D
Q3) Who conducted important research on color vision in the 1920s?
A)Karen Horney
B)Christine Ladd-Franklin
C)Francis Sumner
D)Inez Prosser
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Neuroscience
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Q1) Each neuron in the brain can potentially synapse with up to ____ other neuron(s).
A)1
B)10
C)1,000
D)10,000
Answer: D
Q2) The chief excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain is ____.
A)serotonin
B)dopamine
C)GABA
D)glutamate
Answer: D
Q3) Suppose your body is having difficulty maintaining homeostasis in temperature,thirst,or hunger.This may be due to damage to your ____.
A)hypothalamus
B)hippocampus
C)pons
D)thalamus
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Place theory,frequency theory,duplicity theory,and volley theory,have all been provided as explanations for ____ perception.
A)color
B)odor
C)pitch
D)taste
Answer: C
Q2) Top-down processing can lead to perceptual errors because ____.
A)the part of the brain involved in this type of processing does not operate at the highest level of logical thought
B)our expectations can strongly influence what we perceive
C)it is based on concrete thinking rather than abstract thinking
D)there is typically no background information to support such processing
Answer: B
Q3) The average human can hear sounds within the range of ____.
A)-100 to 1000 Hz
B)0 to 10,000 Hz
C)100 to 100,000 Hz
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Consciousness
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Q1) Increased self-confidence,feelings of love,and emotional openness are most associated with the effects of ____.
A)Ecstasy
B)marijuana
C)heroin
D)alcohol
Q2) Describe the role of psychological factors in the effects of drugs on users.
Q3) The margin of safety refers to the ____.
A)distinction between drugs that are dangerous to the brain and those that are not
B)amount of a drug you can take before it becomes illegal
C)difference between substance dependence and addiction
D)difference between a drug dosage that intoxicates the user and a drug dosage that is toxic
Q4) The activation-synthesis theory of dreaming suggests that ____.
A)dreaming designed to cope with stresses and concerns in the individual
B)dreams are a reflection of a person's deep unconscious concerns
C)dreams have absolutely no meaning
D)dreams represent the brain's attempt to create meaning from random neural impulses
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Chapter 5: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) Secondary drives ____.
A)are learned
B)need to be met in order to survive
C)are innate
D)are biological
Q2) Describe binge eating disorder.
Q3) Sexual desire is influenced by ____.
A)largely biological factors
B)mostly psychological processes
C)largely cultural influences
D)biology, learning experiences, and cultural expectations
Q4) Research has shown that when we eat a highly nutritious meal,even if it is not a large amount,we will ____.
A)still be motivated to eat because our stomach is not full
B)be less motivated to eat, even if our stomach is not full
C)secrete large amounts of ghrelin
D)stop secreting CCK
Q5) Describe our understanding of intuitive and nonintuitive eating.
Q6) Compare and contrast the instinct theory and the self-determination theory of motivation.
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Q1) Ashley grew up fearing clowns because of an incident early in her life.Although it took several years before the fear disappeared completely,she can now enjoy the entertainment that clowns offer.Her fear of clowns has undergone ____.
A)dismissal
B)dishabituation
C)extinction
D)stimulus generalization
Q2) What example illustrates an orienting reflex?
A)a cat sniffing the air when it detects the odor of a strange animal
B)looking at the page of your text as you read it
C)watching television
D)looking at a person that you are having a conversation with on the bus
Q3) Which example illustrates a US-UR pair?
A)Swearing in front of your parent leads to a spanking.
B)Going to work leads to a paycheck.
C)An air puff in the eye elicits an eye blink.
D)Earning good grades leads to a college scholarship.
Q4) Identify the four different types of partial reinforcement and provide a real-world example of each.
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Chapter 7: Memory
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Q1) Research on the impact of ringing cell phones on academic performance indicates that ____.
A)attention and memory are both affected
B)only attention is affected
C)students can effectively ignore it
D)only memory is affected
Q2) The two subordinate systems in the working memory model that are coordinated by the central executive component are the ____.
A)directional compass and the acoustical map
B)information switch board and the sensory register
C)logical network and the emotional reservoir
D)phonological loop and the visuospatial sketch pad
Q3) When you tie your shoes,you are most likely making use of your ____.
A)episodic memory
B)implicit memory
C)explicit memory
D)semantic memory
Q4) Explain the difference between proactive and retroactive interference.
Q5) Describe decay theory of forgetting.
Q6) Describe the newer view of working memory compared to the three stages model.
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Chapter 8: Cognition, language, and Intelligence
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Q1) When Katherine makes a shopping list,she is very specific.Her list includes a 14 ounce can of Big Red diced tomatoes with peppers and onions and an eight-ounce package of Thick-n-Luscious cream cheese.Katherine's list uses ____ categories.
A)basic level
B)subordinate
C)superordinate
D)midordinate
Q2) If you have a quick reaction time and superior eyesight,Sir Francis Galton would have assumed that you ____.
A)have parents that did not stimulate your development of knowledge
B)do not have much intellectual ability
C)would not perform well in a school setting
D)have above average intelligence
Q3) Describe the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning and give examples of each.
Q4) What is IQ and how is it derived?
Q5) Describe the reliable gender differences in intellectual abilities and explain what you think are the causes of these differences.
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Chapter 9: Human Development
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Q1) Allison was born with an extra 21st chromosome,which makes her more susceptible to heart defects and mental retardation.Allison has ____.
A)Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
B)Tay Sachs disease
C)sickle cell anemia
D)Down syndrome
Q2) Trey wants to play basketball in a local league.He and his mom sit down and discuss what grades he will have to maintain in order to play on the basketball team.They also agree on what the consequences will be if Trey does not maintain his grades.Trey's mom is most likely a(n)____ parent.
A)authoritative
B)authoritarian
C)permissive
D)indulgent
Q3) On television,female characters are most likely to be depicted as ____.
A)very active
B)a wise expert
C)dominant
D)emotional
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Chapter 10: Social Psychology
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Q1) Research on attraction supports which phrase?
A)"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."
B)"Love means never having to say you're sorry."
C)"Opposites attract."
D)"Birds of a feather flock together."
Q2) Biological research has suggested that being romantically attracted to another person is most associated with ____.
A)increases in serotonin
B)decreases in GABA
C)increases in dopamine
D)decreases in acetylcholine
Q3) Contrary to prejudice,discrimination necessarily involves ____.
A)thinking
B)behavior
C)feeling
D)imagination
Q4) Describe the major factors that influence successful persuasion including communicator,audience,and message variables.
Q5) Describe dissonance theory and how it explains attitude change.
Q6) Explain what aversive racism is and how it operates.
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Chapter 11: Personality
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Q1) Which test is most similar to the Rorschach Inkblot Test?
A)the Myers-Briggs Test
B)the Thematic Apperception Test
C)the CPI
D)the MMPI-2
Q2) How does the structure of the personality emerge,according to Freud?
Q3) Tai Pen is reliable,hardworking,and punctual.Tai Pen would score high on which dimension of the five factor trait theory?
A)agreeableness
B)openness
C)conscientiousness
D)neuroticism
Q4) The fact that people sometimes kill others,pollute the environment,and abuse their own bodies is most difficult for which theory of personality to explain?
A)psychoanalytic theory
B)humanistic theory
C)social cognitive theory
D)trait theory
Q5) Explain the difference between cardinal,central,and secondary traits.
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Chapter 12: Health, stress, and Coping
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Q1) Health-defeating behaviors are most likely to ____.
A)be engaged in over a short period of time
B)lightly put one's health at risk
C)be controllable
D)be beyond our control
Q2) Young people in the U.S.often begin smoking because ____.
A)they are not aware of the health hazards associated with smoking
B)they see that most people in the U.S. smoke and they want to be in the majority C)of peer pressure
D)they want to control their weight
Q3) Holmes and Rahe's Social Readjustment Rating Scale is most related to which concept?
A)daily hassles
B)life change units
C)catastrophes
D)conflicts
Q4) Describe Holmes and Rahe's Social Readjustment Rating Scale,and what it has shown regarding stress.
Q5) Compare and contrast problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping.
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Chapter 13: Mental Health Disorders
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Q1) In DSM-5,autism spectrum disorders are classified as ____ disorders.
A)neurodevelopmental
B)psychotic
C)anxiety
D)mood
Q2) Anxiety is considered abnormal when it ____.
A)is expressed in unusual circumstances
B)is exhibited more than twice within a 30 day period
C)is observed in social settings
D)interferes with one's ability to function
Q3) Both the humanistic and the cognitive perspectives of abnormal behavior emphasize distorted perceptions,but the humanistic perspective is unique in its emphasis on the ____.
A)unconscious
B)self
C)past
D)body
Q4) What is the difference between positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
Q5) Explain how the psychoanalytic perspective and the cognitive perspective view the causes of depression.
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Chapter 14: Mental Health Therapies
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Q1) Maria has recently begun unconsciously acting toward her therapist as if he was her father.This is known as ____.
A)sublimation
B)transference
C)reaction formation
Q2) Antianxiety medications most influence the activity of ____.
A)GABA
B)endorphins
C)glutamate
D)dopamine
Q3) The requirement of informed consent for therapy is especially important when
A)any experimental treatment is being used
B)the individual being treated is not especially motivated to change
C)the insurance company will only cover a limited number of sessions
D)the client has never been in therapy before
Q4) Explain how systematic desensitization might be used to treat a person with a phobia of heights.
Q5) Describe what is known about the effectiveness of psychotherapy in general.
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Q6) Describe three methods that are employed in traditional psychoanalysis.
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