Applied Psychology
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Applied Psychology explores the practical implementation of psychological theories, principles, and research findings to address real-world issues across various domains such as health, education, business, and social services. The course covers key topics including psychological assessment, interventions, behavior modification, organizational behavior, counseling techniques, and program evaluation. Emphasis is placed on understanding human behavior, developing problem-solving skills, and applying evidence-based strategies to improve individual and group outcomes in diverse settings. Through case studies and hands-on projects, students gain the skills needed to apply psychological insights effectively in professional and community contexts.
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What is Psychology Foundations Applications and Integration 3rd Edition by Ellen E. Pastorino
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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Q1) Which progression represents the correct sequence of steps in the scientific method?
A)make predictions, form a hypothesis, choose a research strategy, conduct a study, analyze the data
B)conduct a study, analyze the data, form a hypothesis, publish conclusions, obtain feedback
C)choose a research strategy, determine desired results, conduct a study, form a hypothesis, analyze data
D)develop a theory, conduct an experiment to test the theory, analyze data, publish data
Answer: A
Q2) A scientific theory is a(n)____.
A)opinion that has very limited supporting facts
B)prediction of some future event
C)explanation of why and how a behavior occurs
D)method for testing hypotheses
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Neuroscience
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Q1) The first neurotransmitter discovered was ____.epinephrine
A)acetylcholine
B)dopamine
C)serotonin
D)epinephrine
Answer: A
Q2) Alzheimer's disease has been associated with loss of neurons that produce ____.
A)dopamine
B)endorphins
C)acetylcholine
D)GABA
Answer: C
Q3) Which statement is TRUE regarding the case of H.M.presented in the textbook?
A)The surgery to reduce his epileptic seizures destroyed his hypothalamus.
B)His brain lesions led to an inability to remember the faces of family members.
C)He was almost completely unable to learn new motor skills.
D)His memory for events prior to the surgery remained intact.
Answer: D
Q4) Describe the techniques that scientists use to image or study the brain.
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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Which analogy best describes the volley theory of pitch perception?
A)one soldier firing a gun that does not need to be reloaded
B)groups of soldiers each firing their guns in quick succession
C)one soldier firing a gun and reloading very quickly when needed
D)groups of soldiers each firing a different type of gun
Answer: B
Q2) Compare and contrast the trichromatic and opponent-process theories of color vision.
Answer: The trichromatic theory is the idea that color vision is made possible by the presence of three different types of cones in the retina that react respectively to red,green,or blue light.The opponent process theory refers to the idea that we have dual-action cells beyond the level of the retina that signal the brain when we see one of a pair of colors.
Q3) Bottom-up processing is to ____ as top-down processing is to ____.
A)properties of the stimulus; prior knowledge
B)non-scientific reasoning; scientific reasoning
C)vision; audition
D)Gestalt psychology; cognitive psychology
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Consciousness
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Q1) When police conduct field sobriety tests to determine motor coordination,they are indirectly testing the effects of alcohol on ____.
A)the temporal lobe
B)the brain stem
C)serotonin
D)dopamine
Q2) Increased self-confidence,feelings of love,and emotional openness are most associated with the effects of ____.
A)Ecstasy
B)marijuana
C)heroin
D)alcohol
Q3) Alcohol is a(n)____.
A)stimulant, because it causes a feeling of "well-being"
B)hallucinogen, because it distorts reality
C)depressant, because it slows down nervous system activity
D)opiate, because it reduces feelings of pain
Q4) Describe the role of psychological factors in the effects of drugs on users.
Q5) Explain the risks associated with mixing energy drinks with alcohol.
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Chapter 5: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) One study found which aroma to evoke the greatest sexual response in males?
A)pumpkin pie
B)candy-coated licorice
C)cucumbers
D)baby powder
Q2) Frederic goes on a very strict diet and loses 75 pounds.Six months after ending his diet,Frederic is back to his original weight of 260 pounds.Frederic's experience is most consistent with having a(n)____.
A)inefficient digestive system
B)high metabolic rate
C)set point of 260 lbs.
D)tendency to engage in emotional eating
Q3) The pursuit of self-actualization while depriving oneself of love ____.
A)would be inconsistent with Maslow's hierarchy of needs
B)is impossible according to most motivation theorists
C)is one of the most common causes of depression
D)would provide evidence for the incentive theory of motivation
Q4) Compare and contrast the instinct theory and the self-determination theory of motivation.
Q5) Name,in the correct order,the levels in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Q1) Classical conditioning is to____ as operant conditioning is to ____.
A)active; passive
B)simple responses; complex behaviors
C)unimportant behaviors; important behaviors
D)actions; feelings
Q2) Albert Bandura is best known for his studies on ____.
A)cats attempting to escape from a puzzle box
B)pigeons learning to play ping-pong
C)dogs learning to salivate to a buzzer
D)children behaving aggressively toward Bobo dolls
Q3) As a child,Hondo was stung by a copper-colored wasp.Now,whenever he sees a larger yellow-black wasp,he becomes very fearful.Based on classical conditioning,explain Hondo's reaction.
Q4) Sam recently lost his grandmother.Now Sam feels sad whenever he smells the perfume his beloved grandmother used to wear.In this example,the loss of his grandmother is the ____.
A)US
B)CS
C)UR
D)CR
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Chapter 7: Memory
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Q1) You are watching a recording of your professor's lecture.The doorbell rings and you go to see who is there.Assuming that you don't pay further attention to the part of the lecture you were watching,what will likely happen to the information?
A)If you were moved by the lecture, it will stay for a short time in haptic sensory memory.
B)The words will fade away forever.
C)An auditory sensory impression of the lecture words will be recorded.
D)A visual sensory impression of the lecture will be made and stay in memory for a few minutes.
Q2) Your friend asks you if it is possible in the three stages model of memory for memories to go directly from sensory memory to long-term memory.How should you answer?
A)The three stages model does not address this issue. So, who knows?
B)The model predicts that this can happen, but only in rare instances.
C)No, the model says that information has to travel in sequence from one stage to the next.
D)Sure, the three stages model accounts for this common occurrence.
Q3) Use the SQ3R method.
Q4) Describe the three functions of memory.
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Chapter 8: Cognition, language, and Intelligence
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Q1) If a four-year-old child were shown to have a mental age of four when taking the Stanford-Binet test,the child's IQ would be ____.
A)150
B)125
C)100
D)75
Q2) Based on your reading,which animal is least likely to show any linguistic abilities?
A)Barney, the Bonobo chimpanzee
B)Freddie, the Cocker Spaniel
C)Garfield, the African Gray Parrot
D)Ferdinand, the dolphin
Q3) Because the Eskimo language has many words for snow,the strongest form of the Whorfian hypothesis maintains that Europeans could not understand snow as the Eskimo do.How could Europeans gain an appreciation for snow somewhat akin to the Eskimo and what would the Whorfian hypothesis have to say about this?
Q4) Describe the three hierarchical categories that we use to organize our mental concepts.
Q5) Describe the stages that infants and children go through as they learn language.
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Chapter 9: Human Development
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Q1) A personal fable is defined as ____.
A)the belief held by adolescents that they are unique or special
B)the common state of denial that characterizes those dealing with death
C)a person's belief that there is only one possible career that will satisfy him/her
D)a person's belief that there is only one person with whom he/she is destined to have the perfect relationship
Q2) Scaffolding occurs when parents ____.
A)let children solve tasks completely on their own
B)intervene in children's tasks by completing the tasks for them
C)provide initial guidance and then withdraw as children are able to complete the task on their own
D)expect their children to perform even new and challenging tasks without any assistance from others
Q3) The greatest vulnerability to teratogens occurs in the ____ stage.
A)zygotic
B)embryonic
C)germinal
Q4) Describe the visual abilities of a newborn infant.
Q5) Describe the factors that are associated with marital satisfaction.
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Chapter 10: Social Psychology
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Q1) A psychologist who studies impression formation is interested in ____.
A)the characteristics of people who have a high degree of charisma
B)the amount of influence that certain people have over other people
C)how we understand and make judgments of others
D)what makes an argument persuasive or not
Q2) A participant in a study conducted by Bibb Latané and John Darley on the bystander effect might ____.
A)sit around a table estimating line lengths with others
B)administer shocks to another person at the request of an authority figure
C)pose as an applicant for a job with an altered appearance
D)witness a staged emergency while engaging in another task
Q3) The jigsaw classroom provides an example of the benefits of using ____ to reduce prejudice and conflict between groups.
A)competition
B)contact
C)superordinate goals
D)conciliation
Q4) Describe the major factors that influence successful persuasion including communicator,audience,and message variables.
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Chapter 11: Personality
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Q1) One contribution of the social cognitive view to our understanding of personality is its emphasis on ____.
A)the emotional factors involved in personality
B)the development of personality
C)on concepts that are easily researched scientifically
D)on therapeutic techniques to change personality
Q2) A 567-item true/false self-report test that compares individual responses to samples of others who are either "normal" or known to have a mental health disorder is the ____.
A)Rorschach inkblot test
B)Thematic Apperception Test
C)MMPI-2
D)Myers-Briggs Test
Q3) Salvadore sees himself as a good husband,a great dad,and a dedicated employee.Salvadore's image of himself is called his ____.
A)self-concept
B)actualizing tendency
C)locus of control
D)positive regard
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Chapter 12: Health, stress, and Coping
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Q1) According to research evaluating Holmes' and Rahe's Social Readjustment Scale,which individual would be more prone to illness?
A)Moises, who was suddenly laid off from his job
B)Lenny, who quit his job
C)Blain, who has decided to retire from his job
D)Felix, who has just accepted a new job position
Q2) Immunosuppression is most closely associated with which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?
A)alarm
B)relaxation
C)exhaustion
D)resistance
Q3) Post-traumatic stress disorder is most related to ____.
A)major life events
B)catastrophes
C)daily hassles
D)conflicts
Q4) Describe five adaptive stress management techniques.
Q5) Compare the responses to stressors of learned helplessness to those of the hardy personality.
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Chapter 13: Mental Health Disorders
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Q1) Mania ____.
A)is a symptom of major depression
B)can include delusional thinking or hallucinations
C)does not occur in cyclothymia
D)is a sad mood state
Q2) Research on the reliability and validity of the DSM has shown ____.
A)improvements in reliability and validity
B)overall poor reliability but acceptable validity
C)overall poor validity but acceptable reliability
D)overall poor reliability and validity
Q3) Critics of the DSM approach point out that a diagnosis ____.
A)is typically inaccurate
B)may be a self-fulfilling prophecy
C)serves no purpose
D)may result in denial of health insurance
Q4) The quality of family communications and interactions appear to ____.
A)be primary causes of schizophrenia
B)have no effect at all on schizophrenia
C)influence the development of schizophrenia
D)cause schizophrenia in some people
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Chapter 14: Mental Health Therapies
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Q1) Identify the major medications,including their effectiveness and disadvantages,used to treat depression.
Q2) Dr.Covington uses free association and dream analysis in his practice to uncover unconscious conflicts so that his clients can gain insight into the real source of their problems.It is most likely that Dr.Covington uses what type of therapy in his practice?
A)behavior therapy
B)client-centered therapy
C)cognitive therapy
D)psychoanalysis
Q3) In order to address the concerns raised by thoughts and perceptions,behavioral strategies have become increasingly combined with ____.
A)psychoanalytic therapy
B)humanistic therapy
C)biomedical therapy
D)cognitive therapy
Q4) Describe some of the career paths a person could take to fulfill a goal of becoming a psychotherapist.
Q5) Describe the procedures involved in ECT and its effects.
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