Basic Psychology
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Basic Psychology offers an introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. The course covers key psychological concepts, including perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, development, personality, and social interaction. Students explore major theoretical perspectives, research methods, and applications of psychology in everyday life. Designed for beginners, this course lays the foundation for understanding how individuals think, feel, and act, helping students develop critical thinking and a deeper awareness of themselves and others.
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Psychology Themes and Variations 5th Canadian Edition by Wayne Weiten
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Chapter 1: A: The Evolution of Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following qualifies as empirically based knowledge
A) logically consistent knowledge
B) intuitive knowledge
C) knowledge acquired through observation
D) knowledge acquired through insight
Answer: C
Q2) If you reward yourself for achieving study goals,which concept are you applying
A) empiricism
B) positive psychology
C) unconscious motivation
D) behaviour modification
Answer: D
Q3) Who was the first woman to receive a Ph.D.in psychology
A) Mary Calkins
B) Anna Freud
C) Margaret Washburn
D) Leta Hollingworth
Answer: C
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Chapter 1: B: The Evolution of Psychology
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Q1) According to B.F.Skinner,if you study "extra hard" for your first psychology midterm and earn an "A," what would you do for your next psychology midterm
A) reduce your study time by approximately 50 percent
B) continue to study "extra hard"
C) devote all of your study time to your other courses
D) reduce your study time by approximately 25 percent
Answer: B
Q2) Which questions should you answer first on an essay test
A) the ones that are worth the most points
B) the ones that are listed first on the exam
C) the ones that cover material that was most recently discussed in class
D) the ones that you know best
Answer: D
Q3) What is NOT a major area of specialization of professional psychology
A) industrial and organizational psychology
B) counselling psychology
C) school psychology
D) personality psychology
Answer: D
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Chapter 1: C: The Evolution of Psychology
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Q1) You (and most other individuals)are under the impression that humans have the power to choose their own beliefs and behaviours.When you mention this to ____________,he disagrees and you get into a heated argument about your beliefs and his controversial theories.
A)Abraham Maslow
B)B.F.Skinner
C)Wilhelm Wundt
D)Sigmund Freud
Answer: B
Q2) Which is the control group in Fidan's experiment
A) The rats that had 24-hour access to both high calorie treat food and their normal chow.
B) The rats that had restricted access to high calorie treat food and unlimited access to their normal chow.
C) The rats that had unlimited access only to their normal chow.
D) There was no control group.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: A: The Research Enterprise in Psychology
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Q1) One of your friends is writing a research paper and wants to obtain information about the depth of personal information people typically reveal during a first date.Directly observing a large number of people during a first date will be difficult,so your friend asks for your advice on the best way to collect this type of data.What would be the best research option for your friend to use
A) case study
B) survey
C) archival research
D) double-blind observational study
Q2) Dr.Hackle has found that no matter how students score on the first midterm,all the students in her class tend to score between 75 percent and 80 percent on her final exam.Which value would best represent the correlation between the grades
A) near -1
B) near 0
C) near 1
D) near 2
Q3) Describe the problems in research associated with placebo effects and experimenter bias.Explain how you would attempt to prevent these problems within a research design.
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Chapter 2: B: The Research Enterprise in Psychology
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Q1) Pamela is conducting a study examining test scores before and after memory training,and she will compare the results for men to results for women.What do we call the comparison of men's and women's results
A) correlation effects
B) between-subjects design
C) interaction effects
D) within-subjects design
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a common methodological flaw to consider when evaluating scientific research
A) subject effect
B) placebo effect
C) social desirability bias
D) sampling bias
Q3) What do we call a periodical that publishes technical and scholarly material in a specific field
A) magazine
B) blog
C) publication
D) journal
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Chapter 3: A: The Biological Bases of Behaviour
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Q1) Which neuronal structures are analogous to branches on a tree
A) dendrites
B) axons
C) nuclei
D) cell bodies
Q2) Which statement does NOT accurately describe Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution
A) He suggested that variations in hereditary traits might affect organisms' ability to obtain resources.
B) He identified natural selection as the mechanism that orchestrates the process of evolution.
C) He was the first person to describe the process of evolution.
D) He noted that some of the characteristics of organisms are passed down from one generation to the next.
Q3) If a trait is described as polygenic,what does that mean
A) It is controlled by a single gene.
B) It is controlled by a single chromosome.
C) It is controlled by more than one pair of genes.
D) It is controlled by genes on all 46 chromosomes.
Q4) Compare and contrast lesioning and electrical stimulation of the brain.
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Q1) Which statement best describes Ellen,if Ellen carries a recessive gene for blue eyes
A) One of her parents had blue eyes.
B) Both of her parents had blue eyes.
C) One of her parents carried the recessive gene.
D) Neither of her parents carried the recessive gene.
Q2) How do efferent nerve fibres communicate with the central nervous system (CNS)
A) They take messages toward the CNS.
B) They relay messages within the CNS.
C) They take messages away from the CNS.
D) They carry messages both away from and toward the CNS.
Q3) What does electrical stimulation of the brain (ESB)involve
A) monitoring the electrical activity of the brain over time
B) destroying a piece of the brain via small electrodes that are carefully implanted
C) visualizing the three-dimensional structure of the brain
D) sending a weak current into a brain structure to activate that structure
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Chapter 3: C: The Biological Basis of Behaviour
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Q1) Simon Cowell tells Sandra that he wishes the part of his brain that is the first point of entry for sound was dead so he would not have to perceive her singing.Simon is referring to his ________________.
A) thalamus
B) primary auditory cortex
C) temporal lobes
D) prefrontal cortex
Q2) Malcolm is diagnosed with Broca's aphasia.Which part of his brain is likely to be damaged
A) Left side of the frontal lobe
B) Right side of the frontal lobe
C) Left side of the temporal lobe
D) Right side of the temporal lobe
Q3) Diem researched online and saw that one possible etiology of schizophrenia is excessive ___________.
A) acetylcholine and impaired neural-glial communication
B) acetylcholine and excessive neural pruning in the frontal lobe
C) dopamine and impaired neural-glial communication
D) dopamine and excessive neural pruning in the frontal lobe
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Chapter 4: A: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) When a clarinet plays a high C followed by a low C,these two notes are perceived differently because they differ in what aspect
A) complexity
B) amplitude
C) frequency
D) purity
Q2) Hering's opponent process theory suggests that receptors are linked antagonistically in pairs.What are his opposed pairs
A) red-yellow; blue-green; black-white
B) yellow-green; red-blue; black-white
C) red-green; yellow-blue; black-white
D) red-black; yellow-white; green-blue
Q3) Which Dutch artist readily acknowledged his debt to Gestalt psychologists as a source of inspiration
A) M.C. Escher
B) George Seurat
C) Karel Dujardin
D) Jan Steen
Q4) Using appropriate examples,show how perceptual experiences can be subjective.
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Chapter 4: B: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Which structure of the eye absorbs light,processes images,and sends visual information to the brain
A) retina
B) rods
C) lens
D) fovea
Q2) When you look at a pile of loose change,you're very likely to see it as comprising nickels,dimes,quarters,loonies,and toonies.Which perceptual tendency is consistent with this example
A) similarity
B) continuity
C) closure
D) proximity
Q3) Because of the pathway that visual information travels from the eye to the visual cortex,where are images seen in the left visual field received
A) half of the right visual cortex and half of the left visual cortex
B) only the left visual cortex
C) both the left and right visual cortex
D) only the right visual cortex
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Chapter 5: A: Variations in Consciousness
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Q1) Katja is listening to a lecture late on a Friday afternoon.She starts to feel drowsy,and then falls into a light sleep.Which shift would be observed if her brain wave patterns were being monitored
A) theta waves to beta waves and finally to alpha waves
B) beta waves to theta waves and finally to alpha waves
C) alpha waves to beta waves and finally to delta waves
D) beta waves to alpha waves and finally to theta waves
Q2) What metaphor did William James use to describe the changing nature of consciousness
A) stream
B) flower garden
C) incomplete picture puzzle
D) partially submerged iceberg
Q3) Which group should have the highest mortality risk
A) people who typically sleep fewer than seven hours per night
B) people who typically sleep more than ten hours per night
C) people who typically sleep seven to eight hours per night
D) people who experience pseudo-insomnia
Q4) Compare REM and NREM sleep with respect to EEG activity,muscular activity,and cognitive activity.
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Q1) What do the midday napping practices of "siesta cultures" allow individuals to do
A) avoid working during the hottest part of the day
B) have time to digest their large midday meal
C) sleep at the same time as their young infants
D) take a necessary break from their extremely physical labour
Q2) Which category of psychoactive drugs results in a rapid of fast development of a tolerance for the drug
A) alcohol
B) heroin
C) narcotics
D) stimulants
Q3) According to research concerning the content of dreams,what are most dreams about
A) frightening events
B) relatively normal activities
C) strangers
D) surreal perceptions or activities
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Chapter 6: A: Learning
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Q1) What occurs when an event that follows a behaviour results in a lower probability of that behaviour in the future
A) vicarious conditioner
B) punishment
C) negative reinforcer
D) positive reinforcer
Q2) A major automaker has developed a series of television commercials that show its cars in the great outdoors,in peaceful settings,away from the hustle and bustle of big cities.The company hopes that seeing the cars in these settings will condition good feelings about its cars.Which learning principle is this particular automaker attempting to use
A) operant conditioning
B) classical conditioning
C) observational learning
D) noncontingent reinforcement
Q3) What is the first step in a behaviour modification program
A) specify the target behaviour
B) design a program
C) gather baseline data
D) specify the antecedents
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Chapter 6: B: Learning
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Q1) When Jeff compliments Marnie,she sometimes gives him a big kiss.What is this pattern of reinforcement called
A) primary reinforcement
B) continuous reinforcement
C) secondary reinforcement
D) intermittent reinforcement
Q2) Which psychological concept refers to a relatively durable change in behaviour or knowledge that is due to experience
A) development
B) learning
C) operant conditioning
D) classical conditioning
Q3) Jason has noticed that he is more likely to play video games,instead of study,whenever his roommate is home.Which of the following is an antecedent in this example
A) the behaviour of studying
B) video games
C) Jason
D) the presence of the roommate
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Chapter 6: C: Learning
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Q1) Which of the following shows that Jamila is ignoring base rates when she assumes that most of her classmates will be out partying
A) She knows at least three people who are out partying.
B) She knows that she hears about Senior Sunrise party shenanigans in the news every year.
C) Three friends she has messaged say they are still out partying.
D) She knows that most of her classmates' parents are just as strict as her own.
Q2) Alicia is actively trying to get her poker playing under control and decides to enrol in a behaviour modification program.When asked why she joined the program,Alicia replies "Because I'm too spontaneous." In order for the program to be effective,Alicia should _______________.
A) not make generalized claims about herself and let the professionals assess her B) translate vague claims into precise descriptions of specific target behaviours
C) continue making generalized claims because they encompass multiple target behaviours
D) accept her personality traits as they are and develop coping skills to live with them
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Chapter 7: A: Human Memory
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Q1) What types of memory stores are described in the Atkinson-Shiffrin memory model
A) sensory, short-term, and long-term stores
B) short-, medium-, and long-term stores
C) four different memory stores
D) sensory, short-term, medium-term, and long-term stores
Q2) Mort hated his history professor last year and can never remember the professor's name.What likely caused this instance of forgetting
A) inadequate depth of processing
B) poor organization in Mort's semantic memory
C) ineffective encoding
D) motivated forgetting
Q3) Endel Tulving's well known patient K.C.has been important in terms of our understanding memory.What has NOT been relevant to our understanding of memory,according to Tulving's work
A) long-term potentiation
B) the distinction between semantic and episodic memory
C) the distinction between implicit and explicit memory
D) new learning in amnesia
Q4) Describe Baddeley's model of short-term memory as working memory.
Q5) Outline some strategies that can be used to improve everyday memory.
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Chapter 7: B: Human Memory
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Q1) Which pair of terms does NOT belong together
A) retrieval; short-term memory
B) encoding; attention
C) schema; long-term memory
D) rehearsal; short-term memory
Q2) Which of the following is suggested about a memory trace,based on evidence about long-term potentiation (LTP)
A) It depends on biochemical changes at specific synapses.
B) It develops from altering hormonal levels in the brain.
C) It consists of specific neural circuits.
D) It involves anatomical changes in the structure of the brain.
Q3) What is remembered using prospective memory
A) previously learned information
B) actions that were performed in the past
C) to perform actions in the future
D) chronological, or temporally dated, recollections of personal experiences
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Chapter 8: A: Language and Thought
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Q1) What is functional fixedness
A) the inability to discover the relations among the parts of a problem
B) the sudden discovery of the correct solution following incorrect attempts based primarily on trial and error
C) the inability to carry out a sequence of transformations in order to reach a specific goal
D) the tendency to perceive an item only in terms of its most common use
Q2) Vivian has forgotten the last digit of her locker combination.She carefully tries every number in order until she finds the one that works.What is Vivian using in this case
A) functional fixedness
B) an algorithm
C) framing
D) a heuristic
Q3) What was Jesse demonstrating when he used sarcasm
A) metalinguistic awareness
B) telegraphic speech
C) overregularization
D) fast mapping
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Q1) According to Steven Pinker,what is human language ability
A) a species-specific trait that results from specific learning experiences
B) a behavioural trait that differs dramatically among cultures
C) a species-specific trait that resulted from natural selection
D) a behavioural trait that reflects societal values
Q2) Ella and her team are struggling to come up with a way to promote a new product in an advertising campaign.They seem to have hit a barrier in their discussions and they are not able to make decisions or solve immediate problems.Ella suggests that they all go home and "sleep on it," and start fresh the next day.What is a likely benefit of Ella's suggestion
A) functional fixedness
B) transformation effect
C) incubation effect
D) induced structure
Q3) Some languages have a single colour name that includes both blue and green.What impact does this have the speakers
A) It affects their colour perception.
B) It has no impact on them.
C) It makes them happy.
D) It makes them sad.
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Chapter 9: A: Intelligence and Psychological Testing
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Q1) Which statement best describes why we may find differences in the brains of those with high IQs as opposed to low IQs through correlational research
A) Differences are necessarily due to genetics.
B) Differences may be due to environmental factors which have impacted the developing brain.
C) Differences mean that smart people are better than others.
D) Differences mean only one thing - IQ in inherited.
Q2) Why is it important to be able to regulate emotions,according to theories of emotional intelligence
A) to dampen negative emotions and make effective use of positive emotions
B) to prevent emotions from influencing your behaviour
C) to accurately perceive emotions in others
D) to keep your emotions secret so that others cannot manipulate you
Q3) The importance of which factor is best illustrated by the observed ethnic differences in average intelligence within Western societies
A) cognitive and hereditary
B) cultural and environmental
C) genetic and biological
D) evolutionary
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Chapter 9: B: Intelligence and Psychological Testing
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Q1) IQ tests produce consistent results when people take a retest.What,then,can be said about IQ tests
A) They are accurate.
B) They are standardized.
C) They are valid.
D) They are reliable.
Q2) Which scores are calculated separately in the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
A) verbal IQ and performance IQ
B) analytical IQ and practical IQ
C) performance IQ and mathematical IQ
D) verbal IQ and mathematical IQ
Q3) Which of the following seems to be associated with profound creativity,based on Ludwig's studies of the biographies of more than 1000 people who achieved creative success
A) mood disorders
B) absent-mindedness
C) obsessive-compulsive disorders
D) psychotic disorders
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Chapter 9: C: Intelligence Psychological Testing
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Q1) After a year of working at the store,a job posting appears for a position in the head office.Andreas is minimally qualified for the position,but each time he sits down to write his cover letter for the application,he ends up finding another task to do instead.This is likely because Andreas is __________.
A) worried he isn't qualified
B) afraid he won't get the job
C) unsure of whether or not he should apply
D) nervous about the application process
Q2) According to the Schacter & Singer theory of emotion,because this event is happening while listening to others celebrate,once Nicola is back on the ground
A) Nicola is more likely to laugh.
B) Nicola is more likely to cry.
C) both Nicola and Emil are more likely to laugh.
D) Emil is more likely to laugh only if Nicola is laughing.
Q3) Siobhan's desire to help others is considered a ____________.
A) need for affiliation
B) behavioural need
C) intrinsic motive
D) sympathetic motive
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Chapter 10: A: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) What adaptive value have evolutionary theorists suggested may be associated with the emotion of disgust
A) It helps humans avoid aggressive predators.
B) It serves as an escape mechanism which helps people overcome helplessness.
C) It serves an important function as a disease-avoidance mechanism.
D) It helps humans identify who likes them and who doesn't like them.
Q2) Imagine that your house is on fire and you are afraid.Which explanation best represents the James-Lange theory
A) "I'm afraid because I'm shaking."
B) "My fear is a built-in, primary reaction to a dangerous situation."
C) "My shaking must be due to fear, since my house is on fire."
D) "I'm shaking because I'm afraid."
Q3) What does the facial feedback hypothesis suggest
A) The internal state causes the facial expression.
B) A facial expression is simply an external sign of the internal feelings.
C) You can affect how you feel by making a certain facial expression.
D) Other people can identify your emotional state by observing your facial expressions.
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Chapter 10: B: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) PsychDate is a new online dating website that allows psychology majors to find and date other psychology majors.On this website,you have the opportunity to view a variety of different profiles and pictures of people you may wish to date.You may also send and receive messages with other users.Based on parental investment theory,what should you predict about the behaviour of male users of the website
A) They will be choosier than females about who they are willing to respond to.
B) They will be more focused on the appearance of potential dates, before other characteristics.
C) They will prefer choosing one ideal date rather than trying to find one multiple dates.
D) They will be less likely to respond to messages, compared to females.
Q2) Damien went outside without his jacket on,and he is feeling very cold.His body temperature has started to drop as a result of the ambient temperature.As a result of this disruption to homeostasis,what should increase in strength
A) emotion
B) incentive
C) drive
D) motive
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Chapter 11: A: Human Development Across the Life Span
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Q1) What would you expect to find if you were to compare Brian's and Betsy's brains for age-related differences
A) Brian has a fully developed prefrontal cortex.
B) Betsy has a fully developed prefrontal cortex.
C) Betsy has more white matter and less grey matter.
D) Brian has more white matter and less grey matter.
Q2) Which statement best describes cross-cultural development of motor skills
A) Rates vary somewhat across cultures, suggesting that genetic factors can slow or accelerate early motor development.
B) Rates do not vary across cultures, suggesting that genetic factors alone determine early motor development.
C) Rates do not vary within cultures, suggesting that environmental factors alone determine early motor development.
D) Rates vary somewhat across cultures, suggesting that environmental factors can slow or accelerate early motor development.
Q3) Describe the four stages of cognitive development proposed by Jean Piaget,and discuss the major developmental changes associated with each of the stages.
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Chapter 11: B: Human Development Across the Life Span
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Q1) According to Jean Piaget,what does assimilation involve
A) interpreting new experiences in terms of existing mental structures without changing them
B) the gap between what a learner can accomplish alone and what the learner can achieve with guidance from more skilled partners
C) the tendency to focus on just one feature of a problem, neglecting other important aspects
D) changing existing mental structures to explain new experiences
Q2) What is the typical difference in the age of onset for the adolescent growth spurt between males and females
A) two years earlier in females
B) one year earlier in females
C) one year later in females
D) two years later in females
Q3) Which of the following is a teratogen
A) herbal tea
B) white sugar
C) endorphins
D) stress
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Chapter 11: C: Human Development Across the Lifespan
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Q1) Angelica finds out that she is pregnant after implantation but before the baby is old enough to be called a fetus.According to the book,she found out she was pregnant when her unborn child was __________.
A) a blastocyst
B) a germinal blastocyst
C) an embryo
D) a germinal zygote
Q2) When the children come back year after year,researchers hypothesize that their _________ will change,but their _________ probably will not.
A) attachment style; moral reasoning ability
B) temperament; cognitive schemas
C) moral reasoning ability; attachment style
D) attachment style; personality
Q3) What does Adam's father attribute his behaviour to
A) Observational learning
B) Reciprocal determinism
C) Operant conditioning
D) Incongruence
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Chapter 12: A: Personality: Theory, Research, and Assessment
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Q1) Kato sets extremely high standards for both himself and others.He tends to be rigid and inflexible and rarely allows himself to enjoy life.Which structure would Freud say dominates Kato's personality
A) his ego
B) his superego
C) his id
D) penis envy
Q2) You are describing your friend Abby to someone else.You say that Abby is honest,funny,loyal,and exuberant.What is saying that Abby is "exuberant" an identification of
A) a personality trait
B) the core of her personality
C) one of Cattell's fundamental traits
D) an adjective that does not reflect real personality
Q3) How many personality traits did Raymond Cattell suggest that humans have
A) 5
B) 10
C) 16
D) 27
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Q1) According to Sigmund Freud,which two impulses are especially important and often have far-reaching consequences
A) aggression and security
B) sex and self-actualization
C) self-actualization and security
D) sex and aggression
Q2) Which psychologist's theory of personality uses both conditioning principles and inherited differences in physiological functioning to explain how heredity is linked to personality
A) Walter Mischel
B) David Buss
C) B F Skinner
D) Hans Eysenck
Q3) According to Carl Jung,which of the following is a storehouse of latent memory traces inherited from people's ancestral past
A) universal unconscious
B) collective unconscious
C) personal unconscious
D) unconscious
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Q1) There are differences in the likelihood of conformity between individualist and collectivist groups.Which theme from the textbook is highlighted by these robust effects
A) Our experience is highly subjective.
B) Our experience is affected by cultural factors.
C) There is value in theoretical diversity.
D) Psychology is an empirical discipline.
Q2) According to Hazan and Shaver,what type of attachment style is associated with an adult who reports that his or her love relations are volatile,jealous,and full of expected rejection
A) secure
B) avoidant
C) anxious-ambivalent
D) tentative
Q3) When is groupthink more likely to occur
A) when the group does not have a designated leader
B) when the individuals in the group are individualistic
C) when the group is under pressure to make a major decision
D) when the group must justify its decision to other groups in the same organization
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Q1) What was the topic of Stanley Milgram's famous "shock" studies
A) the bystander effect
B) obedience
C) conformity
D) group polarization
Q2) Which term would you use for the clusters of ideas you associate with categories like "students," "professors," "waiters," or "politicians"
A) stereotypes
B) prejudice
C) person perception
D) social schemas
Q3) In Solomon Asch's "line study," what were participants likely to do when confronted with a group opinion that differed from their own
A) conform
B) intellectualize
C) obey
D) resist
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Chapter 14: A: Stress, Coping, and Health
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Q1) Garret is frustrated and angry when his request for a pay raise is turned down.After work,Garret goes to his gym and hits the punching bag for 10 minutes.Garret finds that he feels less tense and wound up after his workout.What concept does this example illustrate
A) undoing
B) overcompensation
C) denial
D) catharsis
Q2) Janet's husband just lost his high-paying job,and they are about to lose their house and savings.Janet refuses to acknowledge this obvious reality so she acts as if everything is just fine.Which processes are illustrated by this example
A) Janet deals with conflict by engaging in fantasy.
B) Janet deals with burnout by engaging in overcompensation.
C) Janet deals with pressure by engaging in reaction formation.
D) Janet deals with frustration by engaging in denial.
Q3) Describe Selye's general adaptation syndrome using an example of a situation that might be expected to lead to such a response.In addition,describe two constructive coping methods that would allow an individual in that situation to deal with the stressor.
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Q1) What is conflict
A) the experience whenever the pursuit of some goal is thwarted
B) any noticeable alterations in one's living circumstances that require readjustment
C) expectations or demands that one behave in a certain way
D) when two or more incompatible motivations or impulses compete for expression
Q2) Quinn has experienced several stressors lately,including some worries about money,final exams,and the health of her brother.She has a very positive outlook on the future,however,and feels that things will get better.She keeps on working,and studying,and spending time helping her brother out.Which trait does this example illustrate
A) optimism
B) fantasy
C) overcompensation
D) extraversion
Q3) What is described by the general adaptation syndrome
A) physiological responses to stress
B) instinctive coping processes
C) constructive coping processes
D) behavioural responses to stress
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Q1) Going into final exams,Anita finds out that if she does not maintain a B+ average,she will lose her entrance scholarship.Choosing between the _________ and the ________ represents an approach-avoidance conflict that might arise after she finds out this information.
A) boredom of studying; embarrassment of telling her parents she lost her scholarship B) victory of achieving good grades; fun she will miss out on while studying C) victory of achieving good grades; feeling of success she will get from studying D) boredom of studying; fear of failing the course
Q2) Which of the following is likely to be the lowest item in Laura's anxiety hierarchy
A) Answering a tough question in front of three interviewers.
B) Giving a complex presentation in front of a single interviewer.
C) Waiting in the hallway before her interview.
D) Saying hello to the person who is interviewing her.
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Q1) Which disorder can be considered a milder version of bipolar disorder
A) rapid-cycling disorder
B) cyclothymic disorder
C) manic disorder
D) dysthymic disorder
Q2) What is the prevalence of schizophrenia in the population
A) 1%
B) 5%
C) 10%
D) 15%
Q3) Treit's best friend was seriously injured in a car accident last month.Since that time,Treit has been attending all his classes,but he feels like he is unable to pay attention because he is constantly thinking about his friend.Treit finds he can't seem to think about anything else,and he is frequently overwhelmed by feelings of helplessness.Which term best describes Treit's feelings
A) culturally deviant
B) personally distressing
C) Delusional
D) Compulsive
Q4) How are concussions and depression related
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A) dissociative disorders
B) personality disorders
C) mood disorders
D) anxiety disorders
Q2) Which statement best describes being not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder
A) It is a diagnosis.
B) Persons not criminally responsible intended to commit a crime but will not be held responsible for the crime because of mental disorder.
C) It is not a legal concept.
D) It is a type of defense used in criminal trials by dependants who admit that they committed the crime but claim they have lacked intent.
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Q1) What is the key task for the therapist in client-centred therapy
A) clarification
B) cognitive evaluation
C) behaviour modification
D) interpretation
Q2) Which statement best describes the risks of electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT)
A) Risks are so severe that the use of ECT has been banned by law.
B) Risks may include both short- and long-term intellectual impairment.
C) Risks have been eliminated by modern improvements in the procedure.
D) Risks are negligible, as long as appropriate precautions are taken.
Q3) Brian has been feeling anxious and tense as his final exams approach.He schedules an appointment with his doctor to find out if there is something he can take to help him feel more relaxed and less anxious.If Brian's doctor prescribes a medication for the symptoms that Brian is experiencing,what would it most likely be
A) Nardil
B) Prozac
C) Thorazine
D) Xanax
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A) those employed by private hospitals
B) those employed by social service agencies
C) those employed by community mental health centres
D) those in private practice
Q2) Your friend has decided to seek out counselling for some personal problems and he asks you whether he should look for a male therapist or a female therapist.What recommendation would you give
A) He should choose a female therapist because female therapists tend to have more empathy.
B) He should choose a therapist based on sex only if he thinks it will make a difference to him personally.
C) He should choose a male therapist because it is important to have a same-sex therapist.
D) There are pros and cons associated with having either sex, so it really depends on his treatment goals.
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