Course Introduction
General Psychology Exam Preparation Guide
General Psychology provides a comprehensive introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. The course explores core concepts such as perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, personality, and psychological disorders, while also examining the biological and social foundations of behavior. Through lectures, discussions, and applied activities, students gain an understanding of the methods used in psychological research and how psychological principles can be applied to everyday life. The course serves as a foundation for further study in psychology and related fields.
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
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Q1) Alfred Binet was hired by the French Ministry of Education to develop an instrument to measure:
A) memory.
B) intelligence.
C) visual acuity.
D) hearing.
Answer: B
Q2) Of the following psychology professionals,who can write prescriptions for psychotropic medications in ALL states by virtue of his/her degree?
A) a licensed psychiatric nurse
B) a psychiatrist
C) a clinical psychologist
D) a health psychologist
Answer: B
Q3) According to the humanistic approach,a person's behavior is determined by:
A) rewards and punishments.
B) cognitive processes such as memory and thinking.
C) unconscious instincts.
D) conscious decisions.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Research Methods in Psychology
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Q1) In a formal experiment,which group is the control group?
A) the group that is subjected to manipulation
B) the randomly assigned group
C) the group that is not subjected to manipulation
D) the group that is representative of the general population
Answer: C
Q2) Animals are considered to be appropriate subjects of research when it would be considered unethical to perform the same research with ____________.
Answer: humans
Q3) A researcher predicted that talking to plants enhances their growth.She gave 24 plants the same amount of food,water,and sunlight.She talked to 12 of the plants daily for 6 weeks.In this experiment,what is the dependent variable?
A) the same amount of food,water,and sunlight
B) the plants
C) talking
D) plant growth
Answer: D
Q4) Sigmund Freud developed his theories by using the ____________ method. Answer: clinical
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Chapter 3: Biological Foundations in Behavior
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Q1) What causes the deterioration of the brain in Alzheimer's disease?
A) death of neurons and tangles of neuronal fibers
B) demyelination of neurons
C) a brain infection such as meningitis
D) birth complications resulting in a lack of oxygen
Answer: A
Q2) Neurons in the central nervous system that connect to other neurons are termed:
A) efferent neurons.
B) afferent neurons.
C) glial cells.
D) interneurons.
Answer: D
Q3) The amygdala plays an important role in aggression.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The growth of new neurons in adult mammals is referred to as ____________. Answer: neurogenesis
Q5) The amygdala and the ____________ are involved in the formation of memories.
Answer: hippocampus
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Chapter 4: The Interplay of Nature and Nurture
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Q1) In recent studies,women have been found to perform slightly better than men in: A) science.
B) mathematics.
C) spatial reasoning.
D) language skills.
Q2) In comparing differences between the brains of men and women,what have researchers discovered?
A) The hippocampus of adult males is larger than the hippocampus of adult females.
B) The amygdala of adult females is larger than the amygdala of adult males.
C) The corpus callosum in adult females is larger than the corpus callosum in adult males.
D) The left hemisphere in adult males is larger than the left hemisphere in adult females.
Q3) A recessive gene is a gene that can only be expressed (or influential)when it is paired with another recessive gene.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List and describe three cognitive differences between men and women.
Q5) ____________ is the subjective experience of being a male or female.
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Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Raw sensations have little meaning until they are organized and interpreted in the process of sensation.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The utricle and saccule are part of the vestibular system.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In pain research,researchers have identified ___________ distinct nerve pathways.
A) five
B) four
C) three
D) two
Q4) A blind person who can read Braille is an excellent example of the:
A) body's ability to turn on new skin receptors.
B) sensitivity of the skin.
C) insensitivity of sighted persons.
D) sensitivity of the saccule.
Q5) The specific area of psychology that studies sensory limits,sensory adaptation,and related topics is ____________.
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Chapter 6: States of Consciousness
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Q1) Morphine,codeine,and heroin are:
A) narcotics.
B) stimulants.
C) hallucinogens.
D) amphetamines.
Q2) According to Freud,the latent content of a dream is:
A) the literal events of the dream.
B) the hidden meaning behind dream symbols.
C) the negative emotions in the dream.
D) any recurrent theme that appears in many dreams.
Q3) Compared to REM dreams,non-REM dreams tend to be:
A) longer.
B) filled with more negative emotions.
C) less bizarre.
D) more visual.
Q4) Night terrors and sleepwalking are MOST common in: A) children.
B) young adults.
C) creative individuals.
D) the elderly.
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Chapter 7: Basic Principles of Learning
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Q1) Operant conditioning is based on the premise that behaviors occur more often when they are:
A) extinguished.
B) rewarded.
C) negated.
D) ignored.
Q2) Negative reinforcement:
A) increases the frequency of the behavior.
B) decreases the frequency of the behavior.
C) extinguishes the behavior.
D) helps individuals avoid behaviors.
Q3) Avoidance responses can be extinguished rapidly using a technique called
Q4) If you learn to react differently when your smoke detector goes off versus when your carbon monoxide detector goes off,you have learned ____________.
Q5) Research has suggested that the loss of appetite associated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy may be caused by a(n)__________.
Q6) In using punishment,it is important to punish ____________ not people.
Q7) A(n)____________ is an inferred mental representation of a physical space.
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Chapter 8: Memory
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Q1) You are trying to remember the Thursday night TV lineup from last season,but you are heaving trouble.Of the following,which is MOST likely to be interfering with your memory?
A) the movies you saw last year
B) your friends' phone numbers
C) this season's Thursday night TV lineup
D) information about how to use a TV
Q2) When a memory of an extremely emotional event is recalled in rich detail,it is referred to as a:
A) reconstructed memory.
B) proactive memory.
C) flashbulb memory.
D) semantic memory.
Q3) The ____________ method of memory testing requires subjects to choose correct information from several alternatives.
Q4) Long-term memories are temporarily held in the hippocampus and are eventually transferred to the ____________ for permanent storage.
Q5) The amount of information held in short-term memory can be expanded through the process of ____________.
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Chapter 9: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence
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Q1) A disjunctive concept is defined by the simultaneous presence of two or more common characteristics.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The letter c can sound like a k as in "candy," or like s as in "city." This proves that:
A) a phoneme can be represented as different sounds.
B) k and s are not phonemes.
C) the letter c represents multiple phonemes.
D) the same sounds can be represented by different phonemes.
Q3) Of the following theorists,which one does NOT support the idea of multiple intelligences?
A) Howard Gardner
B) Louis Thurstone
C) J.P.Guilford
D) Charles Spearman
Q4) ____________ concepts are defined by the presence of one common characteristic,or another one,or both.
Q5) List and describe Wallas's steps in creative problem solving.
Q6) ____________ thinking is thinking that is logical,conventional,and focused.
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Chapter 10: Developmental Psychology
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Q1) Neonates are particularly interested in looking at which of the following?
A) faces
B) animals
C) food
D) their hands
Q2) In terms of sexual behavior,what impact did early isolation have on the Harlows' monkeys?
A) They were either fearful or incompetent in their sexual activity.
B) They became sexually precocious adults.
C) They engaged in same-gender sexual activity.
D) They never initiated sexual activity.
Q3) On average,how much time do fathers spend with their children under age 6 each day?
A) 26 minutes
B) 48 minutes
C) 1 hour
D) 95 minutes
Q4) In the ____________ stage of cognitive development,infants learn to coordinate sensations and motor skills.
Q5) Summarize the physical changes associated with puberty for males and females.
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Chapter 11: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) Jared,a 20-year-old African American man,is statistically MOST likely to die from which of the following?
A) accident
B) heart disease
C) lung cancer
D) violence
Q2) Keeping salt and mineral levels within a narrow range of critical levels is called:
A) homeostasis.
B) intrinsic motivation.
C) instinct.
D) extrinsic motivation.
Q3) According to the _____________,performance of a complex task will deteriorate when stimulation is too high.
Q4) Psychological motives are directly linked to the process of homeostasis.
A)True
B)False
Q5) When the level of salts increases on the outside of cells,water in cells
Q6) Differentiate between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
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Chapter 12: Personality Theories and Assessment
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Q1) Both ____________ theory and ____________ theory recognize the power of unconscious thoughts and feelings.
Q2) Horney suggests that adults who are riddled with perfectionism or a fear of intimacy were children who:
A) had difficulties controlling their id impulses.
B) lacked appropriate role models and reinforcements.
C) had parents who did not meet their emotional needs.
D) had multiple conditions of worth piled on their shoulders.
Q3) According to Freud,developing a degree of competence in the areas of schoolwork,sports,and playing house is the primary goal in the:
A) phallic stage.
B) latency stage.
C) genital stage.
D) anal stage.
Q4) Both the psychoanalytic and humanistic theories recognize the influence of society in shaping our moral behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q5) According to Abraham Maslow,the ultimate in completed growth is
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Chapter 13: Stress and Health
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Q1) Of the components of the Type A personality,the factor most directly related to heart disease is a particular kind of ____________.
Q2) In which stage of the general adaptation syndrome have the body's resources been fully mobilized and resistance to stress is high?
A) resistance stage
B) exhaustion stage
C) alarm stage
D) resolution stage
Q3) Which of the following is true about sociocultural factors involved in women's health?
A) Lesbian women are at a higher risk of breast cancer than are heterosexual women.
B) When African American women have breast cancer,their survival rates are higher than non-Hispanic white women.
C) Lesbian women are at a higher risk of skin cancer than are heterosexual women.
D) African American women have a higher risk of breast cancer than do non-Hispanic white women.
Q4) It has been estimated that ______ minutes of exercise will raise your heart rate
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Chapter 14: Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Six months following a rape,what percentage of female victims were still experiencing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder?
A) 10%
B) 42%
C) 60%
D) 75%
Q2) The earliest writings about behavior indicate that abnormal behavior was believed to be caused by:
A) unbalanced humors.
B) evil sprits.
C) infectious agents.
D) patterns of inheritance.
Q3) In the Catholic Church's document Malleus Maleficarum,readers were instructed to treat mental illness with:
A) exorcism.
B) ice-water baths.
C) insulin shock therapy.
D) blood-letting.
Q4) An obsession is an unwanted,distressing,and recurring ____________.
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Chapter 15: Therapies
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Q1) Feminist psychotherapy attempts to help women see that:
A) their own needs are as legitimate as anyone else's.
B) there are many roles women are fortunate not to have to take on.
C) as a group,men will always mistreat and devalue women.
D) being a full-time mother is a valuable option if a woman chooses it.
Q2) Your psychotherapist informs you that you have many irrational thoughts with no logical basis.She begins to challenge those thoughts by questioning you each time you use them.Which school of psychology does your psychotherapist support?
A) the psychoanalytic school
B) the humanistic school
C) the cognitive-behavioral school
D) the feminist school
Q3) Which of the following is NOT one of the ethical principles established by the APA and the ABT?
A) Use the best technique available.
B) Evaluate the client's progress.
C) Inform the client of the specific goals of therapy.
D) Keep all statements made by clients confidential,without exception.
Q4) Describe social skills training and cognitive restructuring.
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Chapter 16: Social Psychology
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Q1) A speaker with impressive credentials is more likely to be believed,regardless of the topic at hand.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Faulty attributions can make stereotypes stronger.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe the situations in which bystanders are more or less likely to help a stranger in need.
Q4) When Wanetta was very small,a large dog bit her and she was required to receive rabies shots.Today,whenever her daughter asks for a puppy,she says,"No! Dogs are bad and you never know when they will turn on you." Wanetta's attitude about dogs results from:
A) classical conditioning.
B) modeling.
C) early temperament.
D) reinforcement.
Q5) The importance of first impressions has been termed the ____________.
Q6) Describe three theories as to how stereotypes and prejudice develop.
Q7) People with ____________ self-esteem are the easiest to persuade.
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Chapter 17: Psychology Applied to Business and Other
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Q1) The goal of human factors engineering is to:
A) provide businesses with valid screening tests for job applicants.
B) modify employee performance to better fit the task at hand.
C) increase job satisfaction and productivity by developing effective management strategies.
D) improve machine design so people can use them more easily and effectively.
Q2) Jurors who are which of the following are MORE likely to convict the defendant,independent of the facts of the case?
A) well-educated
B) black
C) young
D) politically liberal
Q3) When you give employees specific goals but allow them freedom to decide how to reach those goals,you are:
A) managing by improving physical conditions.
B) managing by using high structuring.
C) utilizing management by objectives.
D) utilizing participative management.
Q4) Benjamin Bloom was known for creating his educational concept of
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