Basic Psychology
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Course Introduction
Basic Psychology is an introductory course designed to familiarize students with the fundamental concepts, theories, and research methods in the field of psychology. The course covers a wide range of topics, including biological bases of behavior, learning, memory, perception, development, motivation, emotion, personality, psychological disorders, and social behavior. Students will gain an understanding of how psychological principles apply to everyday life and human experience, and they will develop critical thinking skills by evaluating psychological research and its relevance to individual and societal issues. This foundational knowledge provides a basis for further study in specialized areas of psychology.
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Introduction to PsychologyVersion 1.0 by Charles Stangor
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Chapter 1: Asking Good Psychological Questions
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Q1) Vanna tries to remember a list of words by associating the items with familiar places.Vanna is using the method of _____.
Answer: loci
Q2) Dahlia is reading a description of recent psychological research in a popular newsmagazine."I could have told you that," she remarks on finishing the article.Dahlia is displaying the _____ bias.
Answer: hindsight
Q3) During which historical period were the first psychology laboratories established
A) the era of Classical Greece
B) the early Renaissance
C) the 1700s
D) the 1800s
Answer: D
Q4) Which statement accurately identifies a shortcoming of evolutionary psychology
A) It ignores the important role of the mind in human behavior.
B) Its explanations for mental and behavioral phenomena are often implausible.
C) Its predictions are often to test.
D) It is more applicable to animal behavior than to human behavior.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Learning Styles
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Q1) "That's so not true! This test can't have anything to do with my ability to attract women!" Ignacio protests.Ignacio is disputing the test's _________.
A) external validity
B) statistical significance
C) objectivity
D) construct validity
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is the goal of descriptive research
A) To assess the validity of a measurement
B) To assess the relationships among variables
C) To assess the current state of affairs
D) To assess the causal influence of one or more manipulations
Answer: C
Q3) Miranda is statistically combining the results of all the published studies on the effects of the presence of a weapon on eyewitness accuracy.Miranda is performing a(n)___________.
Answer: meta-analysis
Q4) Consider the following data set: 3,5,6,7,8,8,10.The _________ is 7.
Answer: median
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Chapter 3: Social Psychology: Helping, Influence, and Obedience
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Q1) The part of brain closest to the spinal cord is the _________; it is important for such functions as __________.
A) pons; movement and motor coordination
B) pons; heart rate and respiration
C) medulla; movement and motor coordination
D) medulla; heart rate and respiration
Answer: D
Q2) Based on your text's discussion,how might you evaluate the ratio of brain weight to body weight as an operational definition of intelligence
A) It is a poor operational definition: It lacks validity.
B) It is a poor operational definition: It lacks reliability.
C) It is a good operational definition: It is valid.
D) It is a good operational definition: It is objective.
Answer: A
Q3) The somatic nervous system regulates external behavior; in contrast,the ________ nervous system underlies internal behavior.
Answer: autonomic
Q4) Injury may produce areas of brain damage called ________.
Answer: lesions
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Chapter 4: Stress, Anxiety Disorders and Classical Conditioning
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Q1) The jnd is a constant value.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following sequences correctly orders the structures of the visual pathway,from the eye to the cortex
A) ganglion cells occipital lobe thalamus
B) thalamus ganglion cells occipital lobe
C) ganglion cells thalamus occipital lobe
D) thalamus occipital lobe ganglion cells
Q3) Which of the following sequences accurately reflects the order in which light stimulates cells early in the visual processing of an image
A) bipolar cells ganglion cells rods and cones
B) bipolar cells rods and cones ganglion cells
C) ganglion cells rods and cones bipolar cells
D) rods and cones bipolar cells ganglion cells
Q4) Herz is to decibel as frequency is to amplitude.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The brain's natural pain killers are termed ________.
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Chapter 5: Treating Psychological Disorders With Emphasis on Cognitive Therapy
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Q1) In Freud's theory,the dream one remembers having is the manifest constant.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Circadian rhythms are regulated by the ________ in the hypothalamus.
Q3) Hypnosis may contribute to the successful treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Fern is floating in salt water in a large tank.The surrounding room is dark and soundproof.Fern is undergoing:
A) sensory deprivation
B) meditation
C) sensory reduction
D) perceptual elimination
Q5) Which of the following is NOT one of the four major classes of psychoactive drugs
A) depressants
B) stabilizers
C) opioids
D) hallucinogens
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Chapter 6: Psychological Science
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Q1) According to Piaget,children become capable of abstract thinking during the formal operational period.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The time at which a woman's menstrual cycle slows down and stops is called:
A) menarche
B) menopause
C) amenorrhea
D) the zygotic period
Q3) Cross-culturally,women's reactions to menopause:
A) are more positive in the United States than in India, because the U.S. is a more affluent society.
B) are more positive in India than in the United States, because India is a more traditional society.
C) are more positive in the United States than in India, because there is less gender inequality in the U.S. than in India.
D) are more positive in India than in the United States, because older women enjoy more social privileges in India than in the U.S.
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Chapter 7: Social Psychology: Stereotypes
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Q1) In general,_________ schedules of reinforcement yield high response rates.The highest rates are produced by _______ schedules.
A) interval; variable-interval
B) interval; fixed-interval
C) ratio; variable-ratio
D) ratio; fixed-ratio
Q2) Which of the following is the important finding in the research by Lepper et al.(1973)on the effects of reward
A) Reward can motivate students to do better
B) Monetary reward is not effective
C) Reward can undermine initial interest in a behavior
D) The effects of reward only last a short period of time
Q3) In an advertisement that uses classical conditioning to persuade,the product or service being promoted is usually a(n):
A) unconditioned stimulus
B) conditioned stimulus
C) positive reinforcer
D) negative reinforcer
Q4) Shaping is one way that organisms learn relatively _________ behavior.
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Chapter 8: Brains, Bodies, and Behavior
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Q1) Relearning measures allow the assessment of:
A) procedural memory, such as that involved in playing a video game
B) semantic memory, such as that involved in knowing the state capitals
C) semantic memory, such as that involved in crocheting a sweater
D) both procedural memory, such as that involved in playing a video game, and semantic memory, such as that involved in knowing the state capitals
Q2) A ________ is a meaningful group of stimuli that can be stored as a unit in shortterm memory.
Q3) Tommy is repeating a series of digits in the order in which he heard an experimenter read them.The experimenter is testing the capacity of Tommy's _______ memory.Tommy should be able to repeat about _________ digits correctly.
A) short-term; 4
B) short-term; 7
C) short-term; 9
D) sensory; 4
Q4) The availability heuristic is based on cognitive _______,the extent to which knowledge is activated in memory.
Q5) Implicit memory is often studied through experiments that use ________.
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Chapter 9: Emotions, An Introduction to Psychological Disorders,
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Depression
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Q1) With respect to language acquisition,Skinner is to learning theory as _________ is to nativism.
Q2) In written language,letters most closely represent __________,whereas sentences may be said to reflect __________.
A) syntax; morphemes
B) syntax; phonemes
C) phonemes; syntax
D) phonemes; morphemes
Q3) A persisting issue or controversy in psychology that is especially relevant to the study of intelligence is that of:
A) nature vs. nurture
B) free will vs. determinism
C) observable behavior vs. internal mental processes
D) the unconscious vs. the conscious determinants of behavior
Q4) Which animal is the best nonhuman language speaker
A) Kayla, a whale
B) Freddy, a gorilla
C) Kanzi, a bonobo
D) Polly, a parrot
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Chapter 10: Schemas: Piagets Cognitive Development
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of bulimia nervosa
A) eating a large amount of food in a single setting
B) obesity
C) excessive exercise
D) purging food through vomiting or the use of laxatives
E) depression or anxiety
Q2) Brickman et al.(1978)examined the happiness of a group of lottery winners,as well as that of a group of individuals who had been paralyzed in accidents.What did they find
A) Both groups were about as happy as people who had neither won the lottery nor suffered paralyzing accidents.
B) Both groups were actually happier than people who had neither won the lottery nor suffered paralyzing accidents.
C) Both groups were actually less happy as people who had neither won the lottery nor suffered paralyzing accidents.
D) The lottery winners were happier than people who had not won the lottery; the accident victims were less happy than were control participants.
Q3) The rate amount of energy the body expends at rest is termed ___________.
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Chapter 11: Schemas: Memory
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Q1) There are nearly _________ English words that can be used to describe people.
A) 5,000
B) 10,000
C) 20,000
D) 35,000
Q2) Differences between identical twins reflect shared environmental influences.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Research has found which of the following
A) People overestimate traits in themselves
B) People overestimate traits in others
C) People overestimate traits in themselves and in others
D) People rarely use traits in describing others
Q4) Which of the following stages of psychosexual development is CORRECTLY matched with an age range
A) oral - 3-6 years
B) phallic - 0-1 years
C) anal - 1-3 years
D) genital - 6-12 years
Q5) Chromosomes are composed of DNA segments called _______.
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Chapter 12: Personality
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Q1) Which of the following neurotransmitters appear to play a role in schizophrenia
A) dopamine
B) serotonin
C) norepinephrine
D) both A and B
Q2) What Freud or Charcot might have called hysteria is now termed ________ disorder.
Q3) Which of the following defines dissociative amnesia
A) An individual displays characteristics of two or more distinct personalities.
B) An individual experiences a significant, selective memory loss of about anxiety-provoking event.
C) An individual takes a sudden, impulsive trip and assumes a new identity.
D) An individual loses all memory of his or her identity.
Q4) Based on your text's discussion,which of the following figures is probably closest to the proportion of cases in which a somatoform disorder is comorbid with another psychological disorder
A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 35%
D) 80%
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Chapter 13: Visual Perception, Schizophrenia, Medications, sleeping
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Q1) Drug therapy is currently the most popular form of psychological treatment.How effective is drug therapy Identify several considerations surrounding the use of drug therapy
Q2) Which of the following procedures are used in cognitive therapy
A) The client is confronted with the object of his or her phobia.
B) The client is helped to identify incorrect or distorted beliefs.
C) An unpleasant stimulus is paired with an undesirable behavior of the client.
D) Computer-generated, lifelike images are often used.
Q3) Psychostimulants are often prescribed to treat ADHD.How does the effect of psychostimulants on the activity level of ADHD patients vary with the size of the dose
A) Psychostimulants decrease the activity level of these patients regardless of the size of the dose.
B) Psychostimulants increase the activity level of these patients regardless of the size of the dose.
C) Small doses of psychostimulants have no effect on the activity level of these patients. Large doses decrease it.
D) Small doses of psychostimulants decrease the activity level of these patients. Large doses increase it.
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Chapter 14: Psychology Advising
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Q1) Which of the following comments is most likely to be made in a group characterized by groupthink
A) "I'm glad that we are again in agreement about this decision"
B) "Let's consider the situation one more time from a different perspective."
C) "I think we need to get an outside expert to help us."
D) "Let's take a short break before we continue."
Q2) Barry believes it is wrong to cheat but he ends up cheating on his biology exam.After he cheats he feels a discomfort about this behavior.Barry is experiencing which of the following
A) Negative arousal
B) Self perception
C) Cognitive dissonance
D) Emotional the adaptation
Q3) Which of the following is an example of catharsis
A) Engaging in aggression after watching a violent TV show
B) Engaging in altruism after watching a helpful person
C) Showing less aggressive tendencies after watching a violent TV show
D) Showing less altruism after exercising
Q4) According to Margaret Clark and Edward Lemay,the key feature of a healthy relationship is a sense of __________.
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