Basic Psychology
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Basic Psychology provides a foundational understanding of the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. This course explores core psychological concepts such as perception, learning, memory, emotion, motivation, development, personality, and social interactions. It covers major psychological theories, research methods, and practical applications, enabling students to appreciate how psychological principles influence everyday life and decision-making. Through lectures, discussions, and case studies, students gain insights into both individual and group dynamics, preparing them for further studies in psychology or related fields.
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Essentials of Understanding Psychology 11th Edition by Robert S. Feldman
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following areas is CORRECTLY matched with its description?
A) Evolutionary psychology: focuses on the biological mechanisms enabling inherited behavior to unfold
B) Behavioral genetics: considers how our behavior is influenced by our genetic heritage from our ancestors
C) Clinical neuropsychology: focuses on the biological origin of psychological disorders
D) Cross-cultural psychology: examines the genetic basis of behavioral disorders
Answer: C
Q2) As compared to the theories about human behavior we all develop in daily life,those formulated by psychologists are:
A) more general.
B) broader.
C) more complex.
D) more formal.
Answer: D
Q3) Many psychologists who adhere to the cognitive perspective compare human thinking to the workings of a(n).
Answer: computer
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Chapter 2: Neuroscience and Behavior
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Q1) Which of the following terms best describes the organization of the nervous system today?
A) Linear
B) Recursive
C) Hierarchical
D) Random
Answer: C
Q2) Vance has learned to voluntarily control the activation of his autonomic nervous system as part of the treatment for an anxiety disorder.This is an example of .
Answer: biofeedback
Q3) The rule that neurons are either on or off is known as the _____ law.
A) intensity of stimulus
B) graded action
C) all-or-none
D) incremental transformational
Answer: C
Q4) At the cellular level,our ability to empathize with others may reflect the activity of neurons.
Answer: mirror
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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Artie organizes the binders in his office by color.This color-coding exemplifies the Gestalt principle of:
A) proximity.
B) similarity.
C) chromaticity.
D) closure.
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following sequences accurately reflects the order in which light passes through the structures of the eye during vision?
A) Pupil \(\rarr\) cornea \(\rarr\) lens \(\rarr\) retina
B) Pupil \(\rarr\) lens \(\rarr\) cornea \(\rarr\) retina
C) Cornea \(\rarr\) lens \(\rarr\) pupil \(\rarr\) retina
D) Cornea \(\rarr\) pupil \(\rarr\) lens \(\rarr\) retina
Answer: D
Q3) are a series of principles that describe how we organize bits and pieces of information into meaningful wholes.
Answer: Gestalt laws of organization
Q4) is the perception that a stationary object is moving. Answer: Apparent movement
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Chapter 4: States of Consciousness
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Q1) Which figure best approximates the proportion of people afflicted by insomnia?
A) 1/5
B) 1/4
C) 1/3
D) 1/2
Q2) Write brief case studies of individuals,each exhibiting a different cluster of three warning signs for drug abuse or addiction.Based on your reading of the text,what advice might you give these individuals?
Q3) Which of the following is TRUE about alcohol consumption in the general population since the 1970s?
A) It has increased by about 10%.
B) It has increased by nearly 33.33%.
C) It has decreased by about 25%.
D) It has stayed fairly steady.
Q4) Which of the following drugs is NOT a stimulant?
A) Cocaine
B) Caffeine
C) Morphine
D) Methamphetamine
Q5) Dexedrine,benzedrine,and crystal methamphetamine are examples of .
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Chapter 5: Learning
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Q1) June's cat runs to the kitchen at the sound of the electric can opener,which she has learned is used to open her food when her dinner is about to be served.The cat does not run when a blender is used,although it sounds similar.June's cat is demonstrating stimulus:
A) control.
B) discrimination.
C) generalization.
D) diffusion.
Q2) Making reference to neutral,unconditioned,conditioned stimuli,unconditioned,and conditioned responses,distinguish between (a)extinction and spontaneous recovery and (b)stimulus generalization and stimulus discrimination.Give an original example of either extinction or spontaneous recovery,and of either stimulus generalization and stimulus discrimination.
Q3) An analytic learning style is most likely to be displayed by:
A) Caucasian males.
B) Asian-American females.
C) Hispanic-American females.
D) Native-American males.
Q4) Shaping is one way that organisms learn behavior.
Q5) In Pavlov's study,the bell is both a(n)stimulus and a conditioned stimulus.
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Chapter 6: Memory
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Q1) The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center,Princess Diana's death,and the 1986 Challenger explosion.People's memories of the moment in which they learned of these events are termed _____ memories.
A) non-declarative
B) flashbulb
C) implicit
D) procedural
Q2) Describe working memory.
Q3) The unconscious process whereby disturbing memories are prevented from entering awareness is called:
A) repression.
B) denial.
C) projection.
D) suppression.
Q4) The study of sensory memory is associated with:
A) Elizabeth Loftus
B) George Miller
C) George Sperling
D) Hermann Ebbinghaus
Q5) What are constructive processes in memory? Explain.
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Chapter 7: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
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Q1) Gardner's theory includes each of the following types of intelligence EXCEPT:
A) tacit intelligence.
B) musical intelligence.
C) bodily-kinesthetic intelligence.
D) interpersonal intelligence.
Q2) Thomas Edison invented the light-bulb only because he experimented with thousands of different kinds of materials for a filament before he found one that worked (carbon).This shows that at the most basic level,we can solve problems through _____.
A) the availability heuristic
B) means-ends analysis
C) insight
D) trial and error
Q3) The IQ scores of intellectually gifted individuals is _____.
A) between 100-110
B) 75
C) 130 or above
D) 90 or below
Q4) Early psychologists believed that a single,overarching factor called the influenced every aspect of intelligence.
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Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) An injury to the hypothalamus is likely to lead to the problem of extreme overeating.
Q2) Each semester,during advising week,Dylan asks his faculty advisor to identify the easiest courses and teachers that would satisfy his degree requirements.Dylan's need for achievement is probably:
A) high.
B) moderately high.
C) medium.
D) low.
Q3) In the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion,physiological reactions _____ emotional experiences.
A) follow
B) precede
C) occur simultaneously with D) have little to do with
Q4) The need for achievement is often assessed with the: A) Thematic Apperception Test (TAT).
B) Rorschach Inkblot Test.
C) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.
D) California Personality Inventory.
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Chapter 9: Development
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Q1) Animal ethologist _____ conducted classic studies of imprinting among newborn goslings.
A) Lawrence Kohlberg
B) Lev Vygotsky
C) Konrad Lorenz
D) Harry Harlow
Q2) Preschoolers can hold only two or three chunks of information in short-term memory,5-year-olds can hold four,and 7-year-olds can hold _____.
A) five
B) eight
C) seven
D) ten
Q3) _____ are rod-shaped structures that contain all basic hereditary information.
A) Spleens
B) Chromosomes
C) Serotonins
D) Norepinephrines
Q4) According to Erikson's theory,children between the age group of six to twelve are generally in the stage.
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Chapter 10: Personality
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Q1) Garner is imaginative,independent,and prefers variety.Brandy is conventional,down-to-earth,and has limited interests.It is likely that Garner scores high,while Brandy scores low on the Big Five personality dimension of:
A) neuroticism.
B) openness.
C) extraversion.
D) agreeableness.
Q2) From around age 12 to 18 months until 3 years of age-a period when the emphasis in Western cultures is on toilet training-a child enters the _____ stage.
A) oral
B) phallic
C) anal
D) genital
Q3) Neo-Freudian theorist is often termed the "first feminist psychologist."
Q4) Suppose you develop a new self-report measure of the broad personality trait of extraversion.Distinguish between reliability and validity.Describe how you would establish the reliability and validity of your new test.Outline how you would establish norms for the test.
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Chapter 11: Health Psychology: Stress, Coping, and Well-Being
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Q1) Bruce prays for the strength to remain calm,even-tempered,and flexible no matter what stressors he may encounter.Bruce is engaged in coping.
Q2) Which of the following is TRUE of happy people?
A) Happy people see themselves as less intelligent.
B) Happy people feel they are the pawns of others.
C) Happy people enjoy more as they have a sense of control that is less firm.
D) Happy people have high self-esteem.
Q3) Despite growing up in an environment characterized by unemployment,violence,drug abuse,and poverty,Geoff finished college and is successful and thriving today.Geoff is:
A) hostile.
B) hardy.
C) resilient.
D) fortunate.
Q4) In the psychology of health and stress,Hans Selye is associated with the study of:
A) the hardy personality.
B) coping strategies.
C) the general adaptation syndrome.
D) Type A and Type B personalities.
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Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) According to a massive study done on the prevalence of psychological disorders in the United States,which of the following is the most common disorder reported?
A) Depression
B) Alcohol dependence
C) Panic disorder
D) Posttraumatic stress disorder
Q2) The common thread among dissociative disorders is that:
A) they allow people to escape from some anxiety-producing situation.
B) people suffering from these disorders experience a significant loss of memory.
C) they involve an actual physical disturbance,such as the inability to see or hear.
D) people suffering from these disorders leave their home to lead a life of anonymity.
Q3) _____ is an extended state of intense,wild elation.
A) Mania
B) Depression
C) Anxiety
D) Insomnia
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Chapter 13: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Which of the following professionals most likely has a Ph.D.?
A) Counseling psychologists
B) Psychiatrists
C) Licensed professional counselors
D) Psychoanalysts
Q2) Therapy in which people meet collectively with a therapist to discuss problems is specifically known as _____ therapy.
A) client-centered
B) person-centered
C) interpersonal
D) group
Q3) Characteristics of cognitive treatment approaches include each of the following EXCEPT that:
A) it is relatively short term.
B) it focuses on concrete problems.
C) it involves an active therapist.
D) it is not structured.
Q4) Briefly describe the pros and cons of group therapy.Are there any disorders where group therapy appears to be more effective than one on one? Please defend your answer.
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Chapter 14: Social Psychology
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Q1) refers to positive feelings for others;liking and loving.
Q2) Putting oneself at risk to help an individual in danger exemplifies behavior.
Q3) _____ refers to a negative (or positive)evaluation of a particular group and its members.
A) Discrimination
B) Prejudice
C) Diffusion of responsibility
D) Reciprocity-of-liking effect
Q4) Fallon has an idea of what politicians are like: they are often lawyers;they are smooth and communicate well;but they are not always honest.These characteristics are components of Fallon's _____ of politicians.
A) concept
B) schema
C) image
D) propositional framework
Q5) Discuss the characteristics of social influence and groups.
Q6) Marisol consults with middle managers to determine how decision making may be improved in corporations.Marisol specializes in psychology.
Q7) refers to the way people understand and make sense of others and themselves.
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