Behavioral Science Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Behavioral Science is an interdisciplinary field that explores the complex interactions between human behavior and various internal and external influences. The course examines psychological, biological, economic, and sociocultural factors that drive decision-making, habits, and social interactions. Students will gain an understanding of foundational theories and research methods, while also learning how to apply behavioral science principles to areas such as health, marketing, policy, and organizational behavior. Emphasis is placed on analyzing real-world case studies and designing interventions that effectively address behavioral challenges in diverse settings.
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Psychological Science 5th Edition by Michael
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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Q1) Dave walks into his dorm and finds his roommate Pete concentrating and staring at an apple.When he questions what he is doing,Pete tells Dave he is trying to describe the apple's quality and intensity.Pete is using what technique?
A) stream of consciousness
B) functionalism
C) introspection
D) internal review
Answer: C
Q2) Who would be most likely to agree with the statement,"Psychologists should study that which is observable"?
A) a cognitive psychologist
B) a behavioral psychologist
C) a developmental psychologist
D) an industrial/organizational psychologist
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Research Methodology
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Q1) Researchers have found that taller people tend to have higher levels of self-esteem than shorter people.This pattern of data reflects:
A) an inferential statistic.
B) a positive correlation.
C) measures of central tendency.
D) measures of variability.
Answer: B
Q2) As Dr.O'Malley begins an experiment,he reviews the factors that might affect participants' willingness to take part.Dr.Quick is providing a detailed explanation to participants who have just completed a study.Which of the following statements is true?
A) Dr.O'Malley is obtaining informed consent from his participants; Dr.Quick is debriefing her participants.
B) Dr.O'Malley is debriefing his participants; Dr.Quick is obtaining informed consent from her participants.
C) Both Dr.O'Malley and Dr.Quick are obtaining informed consent from their participants.
D) Both Dr.O'Malley and Dr.Quick are debriefing their participants.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Biology and Behavior
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Q1) Which of the following groups identifies the structures in the brain stem?
A) medulla,thalamus,amygdala
B) reticular formation,thalamus,amygdala
C) medulla,thalamus,reticular formation
D) medulla,pons,reticular formation
Answer: D
Q2) The complexity and organization of which brain area in humans is believed to be responsible for what distinguishes humans from other animals?
A) thalamus
B) hippocampus
C) cerebral cortex
D) prefrontal cortex
Answer: D
Q3) The brain and the spinal cord make up the ________ nervous system.
A) central
B) peripheral
C) primary
D) autonomic
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Consciousness
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Q1) A mind-altering substance that changes the brain's neurochemistry by activating neurotransmitter receptors is called a:
A) neuromodulator.
B) neurotoxin.
C) psychoactive drug.
D) psychoendorphin.
Q2) What brain region(s)have been linked to narcolepsy?
A) motor cortex
B) parietal lobe and spinal cord
C) temporal lobe and frontal lobe
D) hypothalamus
Q3) Occasionally,Jon will fall asleep while working with a customer.Jon is experiencing which sleep disorder?
A) sleep apnea
B) insomnia
C) narcolepsy
D) paradoxical sleep
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Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Taj wants to create a robot that has sensation but not perception.The robot should:
A) react to light but not to the stimuli for taste,smell,or touch.
B) detect external energy sources but not interpret them.
C) understand what things are but be unable to respond to them.
D) construct useful information but be unable to remember it.
Q2) Ganglion cells that are excited by L cones are:
A) inhibited by only green colors.
B) inhibited by only blue colors.
C) inhibited by both green and blue colors.
D) inhibited by other L cones.
Q3) This principle states that rather than perceiving "a car" as a group of distinct entities,such as "metal,tires,glass,door handles,hubcaps,and fenders," we perceive the car as a whole unit.
A) bottom-up processing
B) bottom-down processing
C) Gestalt
D) Ponzo illusion
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Q1) The neural structure responsible for releasing dopamine in response to reinforcement is the:
A) nucleus accumbens.
B) insula.
C) raphe system.
D) orbitofrontal cortex.
Q2) Thorndike's studies with cats led him to state that behavior that leads to a "satisfying state of affairs" is likely to occur again,whereas behavior that leads to an "annoying state of affairs" is not likely to occur again.This principle is known as:
A) classical conditioning.
B) the law of effect.
C) reinforcement.
D) latent learning.
Q3) The neurotransmitter that is most important for reinforcement learning is:
A) serotonin.
B) glutamate.
C) dopamine.
D) norepinephrine.
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Chapter 7: Memory
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Q1) Yolanda has a brain tumor.After the tumor grew to a certain size,she could no longer _____.Yolanda most likely has _____ amnesia.
A) form new memories; anterograde
B) form new memories; retrograde
C) remember how to do certain tasks; anterograde
D) remember how to do certain tasks; retrograde
Q2) You witness an accident and see one of the cars driving away from the scene.Even though you have just seen the license plate,you cannot remember the number.The license plate was probably NOT initially:
A) encoded.
B) ignored.
C) rehearsed.
D) processed.
Q3) The memory of your wedding day is an example of a(n):
A) procedural memory.
B) short-term memory.
C) episodic memory.
D) semantic memory.
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Chapter 8: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
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Q1) The words I and a are examples of:
A) syntax.
B) morphemes.
C) phonemes.
D) morphemes and phonemes.
Q2) Nkeis decides to buy a small car because it is good for the environment.When she goes to look at small cars,she is surprised that they come in luxury versions because she expected them to be very basic and uncomfortable.Nkeis has been using:
A) confirmation bias.
B) the framing effect.
C) the representativeness heuristic.
D) the availability heuristic.
Q3) Which of the following statements is an example of telegraphic speech?
A) "Ball."
B) "Ba ba ba ba."
C) "Daddy,ball!"
D) "Daddy,please throw ball."
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Chapter 9: Human Development
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Q1) From Erikson's point of view,what is the major goal of development during the adolescent period?
A) learning to deal with sexual issues
B) developing an adult identity
C) resolving the intimacy versus isolation crisis
D) identifying sexual orientation
Q2) One sign that a child is securely attached to her caregivers is that:
A) the child continues to play happily when the caregiver leaves.
B) the child is not afraid of strangers when the caregiver is present.
C) when the caregiver returns after an absence,the child ignores the caregiver.
D) in the caregiver's absence,the child can be comforted by a stranger.
Q3) Given an ambiguous ethical dilemma,Cal is rigid in his thinking,emphasizing that rules should be followed regardless of the situation.Which of Kohlberg's stages is Cal likely to be in?
A) preconventional
B) conventional
C) preoperational
D) postconventional
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Chapter 10: Emotion and Motivation
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Q1) Xandra,a 3-year-old,has a damaged amygdala.Her parents should be concerned that she may:
A) not bond well to them.
B) not experience a full range of normal emotions.
C) not be able to remember experiencing emotions.
D) be too friendly to strangers.
Q2) Which of the following actions will NOT increase the likelihood of a young child's learning to like an unfamiliar food?
A) initially giving the child small amounts
B) initially sweetening the food
C) initially putting the food inside a familiar food that the child likes
D) having the child watch a family member eating the food
Q3) Gavriel has a tremendous crush on Angelique,who seems to see him only as a friend.One way that Gavriel might be able to change Angelique's feelings would be to:
A) take her to a scary movie.
B) write her a love poem.
C) make her a touching mixed tape.
D) take her for a romantic dinner.
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Chapter 11: Health and Well-Being
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Q1) The biopsychosocial model of health psychology examines biological characteristics,like ________ ,as well as social conditions,like ________.
A) lifestyle; genetic predispositions
B) stress; social support
C) social support; cultural influences
D) genetic predisposition; social support
Q2) Research indicates that exposure to a stressor serves to activate:
A) the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system.
B) the norepinephrine system but not the epinephrine system.
C) primarily the right brain hemisphere.
D) primarily the left brain hemisphere.
Q3) Which of the following is considered a major life stressor rather than a daily hassle stressor?
A) living in poverty
B) having a child
C) noisy environment
D) being overcrowded
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Chapter 12: Social Psychology
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Q1) Dr.Johannson is going to give a speech arguing for stricter emissions standards for cars.For his speech to be the most persuasive to an environmental group,he should use ________ arguments.For his speech to be the most persuasive to a group of automobile manufacturers,he should use ________ arguments.
A) one-sided; balanced
B) balanced; one-sided
C) emotional; rational
D) rational; emotional
Q2) Gottman has found that a marriage that has ________ as many positive as negative interactions is in good shape.
A) three times
B) twice
C) five times
D) four times
Q3) What is the primary reason that doctors are more persuasive than celebrities?
A) Doctors are more attractive.
B) Doctors are friendlier.
C) Doctors are more credible.
D) Doctors are more familiar.
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Chapter 13: Personality
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Q1) For Eysenck,the important difference between extraverts and introverts is that:
A) extraverts are chronically overaroused,whereas introverts are chronically underaroused.
B) extraverts desire more arousal,whereas introverts try to avoid it.
C) introverts seek environments that increase their level of arousal,whereas extraverts seek environments that decrease it.
D) the ascending reticular activating system is found primarily in extraverts and rarely in introverts.
Q2) Janeesa is 7 years old,Tyree is 15 years old,Evelyn is 30 years old,and LaShonda is 50 years old.Which person is most likely to show a highly stable personality if measured today and again after 1 year?
A) Janeesa
B) Tyree
C) Evelyn
D) LaShonda
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Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) A famous comedian refuses to shake hands with talk show hosts (or anyone else for that matter)because he fears catching a disease from them.The comedian is displaying a symptom of:
A) panic disorder.
B) agoraphobia.
C) social phobia.
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Q2) Autism spectrum disorder shares some symptoms and genetic mutations with which adult disorder?
A) antisocial personality disorder
B) bipolar disorder
C) social anxiety disorder
D) schizophrenia
Q3) Which type of mental disorder involves a disruption in identity and travel to another location?
A) depersonalization disorder
B) dissociative fugue
C) dissociative identity disorder
D) conversion disorder
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Chapter 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Counseling psychologists typically differ from clinical psychologists in that they:
A) cannot prescribe drugs.
B) do not have a Ph.D.
C) are less likely to deal with the mentally ill.
D) work in hospital settings.
Q2) For which of the following patients would lithium alone have the most clear and beneficial effect?
A) someone who has extreme bouts of mania and mild depression
B) someone who has extreme bouts of depression and mild mania
C) someone who has mild bouts of depression and mania
D) someone who has extreme bouts of depression and mania
Q3) Research on the role of oxytocin in ________ suggests it may be a promising treatment for ________.
A) social behavior; schizophrenia
B) social behavior; autism spectrum disorder
C) emotion regulation; depression
D) emotion regulation; borderline personality disorder
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