Contemporary Psychology Test Bank
Course Introduction
Contemporary Psychology explores the current theories, research, and applications that shape the modern understanding of human behavior and mental processes. Emphasizing the dynamic and evolving nature of psychology, this course examines a range of topics such as cognitive and social neuroscience, mental health, developmental processes, and the impact of culture and technology on psychological functioning. Students will engage with cutting-edge findings, ethical considerations, and interdisciplinary approaches, gaining insight into how contemporary psychologists address real-world issues and drive progress in the field.
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Psychology An Introduction 10th Edition by Benjamin Lahey
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
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Q1) You are told that Dr.Doe researches the behavior patterns of a group of French descendants who live near the mouth of the Mississippi River.Dr.Doe is most likely a
A) humanistic psychologist.
B) biological psychologist.
C) cognitive psychologist.
D) sociocultural psychologist.
Answer: D
Q2) William James believed that introspection was the key to understanding the basic elements of consciousness.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Aristotle is important to psychology,because he believed that to achieve full understanding of anything we must
A) use Plato's philosophical methods.
B) use introspective techniques.
C) think and observe.
D) disregard outward behavior.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Research Methods in Psychology
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Q1) Successful replication means that certain conclusions about behavior have been
A) repeated in multiple experiments.
B) verified in animal studies only.
C) sponsored by federal funding.
D) completed during field studies.
Answer: A
Q2) Which correlation coefficient represents the strongest relationship between variables?
A) + 0.72
B) - 0.72
C) - 0.89
D) 0.00
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following would be an operational definition designed to measure the amount of violence on television?
A) asking people how many TV sets they own in their home
B) counting the number of homicides that occur on a TV show
C) identifying the sponsors and producers of a particular TV show
D) determining if the TV show is translated into other languages
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Biological Foundations in Behavior
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Q1) Emotional arousal,sexual arousal,and metabolism are most influenced by the A) adrenal glands.
B) pituitary gland.
C) pancreas.
D) gonads.
Answer: A
Q2) Synaptic vesicles are located in the ends of axons.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Insulin is a hormone produced by the thyroid gland to increase blood sugar.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) During childhood development,cretinism results from insufficient levels of A) thyroxin.
B) parathormone.
C) cortisol.
D) insulin.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: The Interplay of Nature and Nurture
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Q1) On the average men score higher than women on A) fine motor skills tests.
B) verbal and spatial memory tests.
C) mathematics achievement tests.
D) reading comprehension tests.
Q2) Based on available evidence,inheritance influences the _______ of our behavior.
A) broad dimensions
B) narrow definitions
C) smallest detail
D) moral development
Q3) By watching the adults in his neighborhood,Johnny understands that boys are tough and strong and girls are weak and delicate.Johnny's observations have influenced his ideas about
A) gender identity.
B) gender roles.
C) sexual orientation.
D) sexual identity.
Q4) Traits controlled by large numbers of genes are termed monogenic traits.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) In a painting,details in the front of a scene are more clear than details in the rear of the scene.This is an example of A) texture gradient.
B) superposition.
C) Ponzo illusion.
D) color constancy.
Q2) Transduction is the process of turning perceptions into sensations.
A)True
B)False
Q3) You go swimming in cold water.At first you are in agony,but later the water doesn't feel so bad.You have experienced A) sensory adaptation.
B) perceptual constancy. C) vestibular adaptation.
D) gustation.
Q4) Shadowing is a monocular cue for depth perception. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: States of Consciousness
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Q1) A substance is considered an inhalant if when inhaled it produces
A) substantial drowsiness.
B) a sense of intoxication.
C) extreme depression.
D) myoclonic events.
Q2) Which of the following is true regarding the dreams we remember?
A) We remember negative dreams because they tend to wake us up.
B) We don't remember positive dreams because there are so many of them.
C) We remember negative dreams because they are the first dreams of REM sleep.
D) We don't remember negative dreams because our defense mechanisms protect us.
Q3) Mental processes that occur without a person being aware of them are
A) daydreams.
B) unconscious.
C) hypnagogic.
D) conscious.
Q4) If an individual misses some sleep,a sleep debt is created.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Basic Principles of Learning
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Q1) If after some extinction has occurred,the CS is presented and an occasional CR is observed,this is called response prevention.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The tendency for similar stimuli to elicit the same response is called
A) stimulus discrimination.
B) stimulus disinhibition.
C) response generalization.
D) stimulus generalization.
Q3) Reinforcers that are acquired through learning are called _______ reinforcers.
A) primary
B) secondary
C) classical
D) conditioned
Q4) When the original source of learning is removed and a particular response diminishes,______ has occurred.
A) extinction
B) habituation
C) disinhibition
D) excitation
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Chapter 8: Memory
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Q1) Information in short-term memory can be renewed through rehearsal.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In long-term memory,a memory disorder in which one cannot store or retrieve new information is called
A) anterograde amnesia.
B) retrograde amnesia.
C) Korsakoff's psychosis.
D) Alzheimer's.
Q3) Visual information remains in the sensory register for about A) 1/4 second.
B) 1 second.
C) 10 seconds.
D) 1 minute.
Q4) An associative network of beliefs,knowledge,and expectations is known as a A) register.
B) schema.
C) hybrid.
D) collection.
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Chapter 9: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence
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Q1) The semantic meaning of communication refers to its'
A) meaning.
B) sound.
C) syntax.
D) grammar.
Q2) Concerning environmental enrichment,which of the following research results was reported?
A) Beneficial influences were limited to very early childhood.
B) Improved scores of crystallized and fluid intelligence have been reported.
C) Improvements were reported until children reached the age of 9 years.
D) Improvements were reported only after children reached the age of 15 years.
Q3) Children learn syntax before they learn morphemes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One reason that intelligence is a predictor of how well a person performs in a job is that people with
A) higher intelligence train faster than those with lower intelligence.
B) lower intelligence tend to perform better at complex jobs.
C) higher intelligence think of better excuses to avoid work.
D) lower intelligence tend to seek out higher education more often.
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Chapter 10: Developmental Psychology
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Q1) Social psychology is the field of psychology that focuses on changes across the lifespan.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The more obvious physical changes that occur during puberty are called
A) primary sex characteristics.
B) secondary sex characteristics.
C) climacteric sex characteristics.
D) tertiary sex characteristics.
Q3) A gosling's inborn tendency to follow anything that moves just after hatching is an example of a type of learning called
A) stimulus generalization.
B) one-trial learning.
C) observational learning.
D) imprinting.
Q4) On what tasks do older adults tend to perform better than younger adults?
A) abstract problem solving
B) word meaning and wise decision making
C) divergent thinking and uncued recognition
D) perceptual integration and cued recall
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Chapter 11: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) Which of the following is a cue that regulates drinking?
A) blood potassium levels
B) blood sugar levels
C) total blood volume
D) intracellular blood volume
Q2) The biological control center for hunger is the homeostatic relationship between stomach fullness and emptiness.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The highest and most difficult need to be satisfied in Maslow's hierarchy of motives is
A) socialization.
B) belongingness.
C) safety.
D) self-actualization.
Q4) The Freudian term for releasing instinctual aggressive energy is
A) catharsis.
B) manifest content.
C) sublimation.
D) latent content.
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Chapter 12: Personality Theories and Assessment
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Q1) In Horney's theory of personality,anxious insecurity is most likely the result of A) defense mechanisms.
B) inadequate parenting.
C) feelings of inferiority.
D) opposing mental elements.
Q2) Observational rating scales are used to make observational methods more objective.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A ______ is a relatively enduring pattern of behavior that is relatively consistent across situations.
A) state
B) trait
C) characteristic
D) preference
Q4) The interview is the most widely used method of personality assessment.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Stress and Health
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Q1) Moderate aerobic exercise means ______ minutes of continuous exercise that raises the heart rate at least _____ times a week.
A) 60;5
B) 20;2
C) 30;3
D) 45;4
Q2) The general adaptation syndrome approach to understanding the body's reaction to stress was suggested by
A) Selye.
B) Freud.
C) Skinner.
D) Bandura.
Q3) To keep powerful desires out of consciousness altogether is an example of A) projection.
B) intellectualization.
C) repression.
D) regression.
Q4) According to Hans Selye,the body's initial response to a stressor is resistance. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Some people obtain sexual satisfaction by dressing as a member of the opposite sex.This practice is called
A) fetishism.
B) exhibitionism.
C) transvestism.
D) transsexualism.
Q2) A male friend of yours has a very strong desire to live his life as a female and is considering the appropriate sex-change surgery.This belief and strong desire to change sex is called
A) voyeurism.
B) bisexuality.
C) transsexualism.
D) transvestism.
Q3) A pattern of anxiety with long periods of calm broken by intensely uncomfortable anxiety attacks is
A) generalized anxiety disorder.
B) panic anxiety disorder.
C) agoraphobia.
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Chapter 15: Therapies
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Q1) In transcranial stimulation,______ is passed though part of the frontal cortex.
A) a neurotransmitter receptor blocker
B) needle-tin electrical instrument
C) an omega-3 fatty acid
D) a strong magnetic field
Q2) When Jane said,"I just feel like my father never listened to me;he just blocked me out like I wasn't significant enough to be considered," her counselor said,"You sound hurt and angry that your father didn't pay more attention to you." The therapist was using the client-centered technique of
A) reflection.
B) interpretation.
C) resistance.
D) flooding.
Q3) The underlying belief of psychoanalytic psychotherapy is that emotional problems result from
A) repressed conflicts.
B) conscious indecision over major stressors.
C) excessive sexual activity.
D) the inability to feel guilt.
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Chapter 16: Social Psychology
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Q1) The desire to have someone near to you and feelings of deep,caring affection for a person are traits of ________ love.
A) passionate
B) eros
C) romantic
D) companionate
Q2) The impact of the first information we learn about a person is called the erstwhile effect.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An attempt to change someone's attitudes is generally called
A) persuasion.
B) groupthink.
C) polarization.
D) attribution.
Q4) Stereotypes are ______ generalizations about a group of people.
A) numerous
B) inaccurate
C) complimentary
D) accurate
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Chapter 17: Psychology Applied to Business and Other
Professions
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Q1) Which of the following characteristics accurately describes the research on jurors who are more conviction-prone and punishing?
A) lower in social status
B) more liberal
C) better educated
D) Black
Q2) Statements such as "Doesn't repeat same mistakes," and "Has good judgment" would most likely be found on
A) an intelligence test.
B) a job performance checklist.
C) an in-basket exercise task.
D) an employee health evaluation.
Q3) (p.Cannot locate this in text. )
Entrepreneurs engage in more counterfactual thinking than non-entrepreneurs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Generally,juries tend to be "kinder to their own kind."
A)True
B)False
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