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General Psychology
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General Psychology introduces students to the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. This course covers key concepts, theories, and research findings in major areas of psychology, including biological foundations, sensation and perception, learning, memory, cognition, development, motivation, emotion, personality, psychological disorders, and social behavior. Through exploring both classic experiments and current developments, students gain a foundational understanding of how psychological principles apply to everyday life and develop critical thinking skills essential for evaluating psychological information.
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THINK Psychology 2nd Edition by Abigail A. Baird
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) B.F.Skinner and John B.Watson were humanistic psychologists.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following is not a major specialty in the area of applied psychology?
A) Health psychology
B) Industrial/Organizational psychology
C) Economics psychology
D) Sports psychology
Answer: C
Q3) The science of psychology does not given any importance to experiences that people have,but only focuses on occurrences that can be objectively verified by appropriate instruments.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Research Methods
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Q1) A graphical representation of a data set with an even distribution of results is called a __________ curve.
A) symmetrical
B) skewed
C) normal
D) vaulted
Answer: C
Q2) In a formal experiment,the participants who are given no treatment or a treatment that is believed to have no effect make up the __________ group.
A) experimental
B) comparison
C) control
D) outcome
Answer: C
Q3) A value that can change is called a constant.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: The Human Brain
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Q1) Which brain imaging technique which gave a graphic representation of the electrical activity in the brain was the first to be developed?
A) Electroencephalograms
B) Positron Emission Tomography
C) Computed Tomography
D) Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Answer: A
Q2) What is the glue that holds neurons together?
A) Myelin
B) Dendrites
C) Glia
D) Synapses
Answer: C
Q3) The brainstem is made up of the medulla,the pons,and the hypothalamus.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Genetics and Evolution
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Q1) The human genome project,completed in 2003,was conceived to accomplish which of the following goals?
A) To isolate those genes in the human body that are no longer evolutionarily useful to human beings
B) To map all of the genes in the human body.
C) To determine the exact mechanism by which genes come together to construct DNA.
D) To create a genetically-based cure for cancer based on the genetic mutations that cause tumors.
Q2) How many chromosomes are found in a normal human cell?
A) 21
B) 23
C) 64
D) 46
Q3) Who was the author of the massively influential book The Origin of Species in 1859?
A) B.F. Skinner
B) Wilhelm Wundt
C) David Buss
D) Charles Darwin
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Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) The smallest amount of energy needed for a person to detect a stimulus 50% of the time is called the absolute threshold.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The aperture,or opening,in the center of the iris is called the __________.
A) lens
B) pupil
C) vitreous
D) retina
Q3) A negative feeling caused by an external stimulus is referred to as __________ pain.
A) nociceptive
B) proprioceptive
C) neuropathic
D) referred
Q4) The amplitude of a sound wave is related to the volume of the sound experience.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Consciousness
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Q1) Around the same time every semester,Professor Martinez notices that student absenteeism starts to increase; specifically,students report being sick more around midterm exam time and around the end of the semester.What is most likely contributing to this increase in the number of students missing classes?
A) Students are skipping class because they are taking class time to study for exams and complete projects.
B) Students are getting less sleep, which makes them more susceptible to illness.
C) Students are missing classes because they are experiencing the dread of the exams, and this causes a temporary "school phobia" situation.
D) Students are missing classes because they feel that the class lectures that precede midterm and final exams are not as important as studying on their own.
Q2) Which stage of sleep is characterized by an increase in delta wave activity in the brain?
A) REM sleep
B) Stage 1
C) Stage 2
D) Stage 3
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Chapter 7: Learning
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Q1) A __________ cell is a cell in the hippocampus that only fires when an organism is in a specific location in its natural environment.
A) home
B) place
C) recognition
D) case
Q2) According to the mass action principle,which kinds of tasks are most affected by lesions to the brain?
A) Complex tasks
B) Simple tasks
C) Continuous tasks
D) Precipitated tasks
Q3) A __________ map is a mental representation of an environment.
A) heuristic
B) cognitive
C) latent
D) intrinsic
Q4) The term "reinforcer" is synonymous with "reward."
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Memory
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Q1) The __________ effect is the ability to recall the information that was last stored when given a list of things to remember.
A) primacy
B) serial position
C) recency
D) cognate
Q2) If you are given a list of information to remember,your memory of the items at/in the __________ of the list is going to be the worst.
A) end
B) middle
C) beginning
D) beginning and end
Q3) If you see a bolt of lightning flash across the sky,you will have a visual memory of that stimulus for a brief second after it occurs.This sort of memory is called __________,which refers to our visual sensory memory.
A) photographic
B) eidetic
C) echoic
D) iconic
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Chapter 9: Cognition and Intelligence
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Q1) Which of the following is one of the aspects of intelligence according to the theory of psychologist Robert Sternberg?
A) Interpersonal intelligence
B) Crystallized intelligence
C) Intrapersonal intelligence
D) Creative intelligence
Q2) The __________ state is a problem-solving condition in which a person has all the information he or she needs to solve the problem.
A) informed
B) initial
C) goal
D) omniscient
Q3) When people actively seek out information to support their beliefs while ignoring data that refutes their beliefs,they are engaging in the availability heuristic.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Human Development I: Physical, Cognitive, and Language Development
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Q1) When the National Council of Aging surveyed adults over 60,they found that ___% reported that they were satisfied with the amount of sex that they were having,and ___% reported that they wanted to have more sex.
A) 39; 39
B) 27; 40
C) 50; 10
D) 35; 2
Q2) Elizabeth is nursing her newborn daughter,and holds the baby up to her breast.As the breast strokes the child's cheek,the child turns her head toward the breast,finds her mother's nipple,and begins to feed.This is a demonstration of the __________ reflex.
A) grasping
B) suckling
C) Moro
D) rooting
Q3) The least expensive way to gather data while doing research in developmental psychology is to conduct a longitudinal study.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Sex and Gender
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Q1) "I really don't understand what all of the debate is about," argued Bernice during a classroom debate."Everyone knows that there are only two genders,male and female.Anything else is just a deviation from normalcy!" "Oh,but Bernice," you reply,"that is so wrong! In India the __________ are considered a third gender,just like the __________ of Thailand!"
A) koro; hijra
B) hijra; kathoey
C) winkte; hijra
D) kathoey; koro
Q2) While women are generally shorter and less muscular than men,there is good news! Which of the following statements has been supported by research findings?
A) Women, on average, have larger parietal lobes in their brains than men.
B) Women, on average, are better at puzzles of spatial skill than men.
C) Women, on average, have more muscle and less fat than men.
D) Women, on average, live 5 years longer than men.
Q3) Men's sexuality tends to be less strongly felt and can be more fluid than women's.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Human Development II: Social Development
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Q1) Lawrence Kohlberg suggested that moral development occurs over a series of eight stages,and that each stage involves a moral crisis that must be resolved.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ___________ is the process through which a person shapes his or her behavioral patterns according to the environment in which he or she lives.
A) Socialization
B) Externalization
C) Acculturation
D) Internalization
Q3) Which of the following women is likely to report the lowest level of satisfaction in her marriage?
A) Rita, who has two children and is also employed full-time as an accountant.
B) Deb, who has one child and has taken a 2 year leave of absence from her job.
C) Pam, who has no children and a successful practice as a lawyer.
D) Peg, who is a housewife and mother of 3.
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Chapter 13: Emotion and Motivation
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Q1) Homeostasis refers to a steady and balanced inner state that we are motivated to maintain.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Between 1949 and 1952,over 50,000 people in the United States of America,including the sister of President John F.Kennedy,received __________.
A) chemotherapy
B) prefrontal lobotomies
C) emotional disregulation therapy
D) neuroleptic medication
Q3) It is possible to cause a monkey to develop a condition called psychic blindness by surgically removing that animal's __________.When this happens the animal will lose its fear of objects that might ordinarily cause terror and extreme avoidant behaviors.
A) prefrontal cortex
B) amygdala
C) reticular activating system
D) medulla oblongata
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Chapter 14: Social Psychology
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Q1) According to Heider's attribution theory,when we come across a behavior we don't immediately understand,either in others or in ourselves,how do we seek to understand or explain those behaviors?
A) We try to decide how best to change that behavior so that it is consistent with our current understanding.
B) We try to figure out how the behavior was influenced by a person's cultural background.
C) We try to figure out if the behaviors were caused by internal dispositions or external situations.
D) We try to figure out if the person doing the behavior had favorable or malicious intents.
Q2) What is the relationship between altruism and principlism?
A) They are different words that define the same concept.
B) One cannot be principled without being altruistic.
C) One cannot be altruistic without being principled.
D) They are both forms of prosocial behavior.
Q3) Gender,age,race,and religion are examples of social categories.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Health and Stress
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Q1) In 1975,__________ individuals had the poorest overall physical health.In 2003,however,__________ people had dropped to having the poorest health.
A) widowed; divorced
B) separated; married
C) separated; widowed
D) single; divorced
Q2) According to your textbook,which of the following is monitored during biofeedback?
A) Body temperature
B) Sleep stages
C) Galvanic skin response
D) Heart rate
Q3) People who work high stress jobs are particularly susceptible to experiencing burnout.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Acute stress is a temporary state,while chronic stress is an extended situation.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Personality and Individual Differences
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Q1) Larika's friends tried to get her to go out on Friday night,but she simply refused."I have so much studying to do,and the house is a mess,and I really want to get my laundry done so I don't have to worry about it this weekend," she protested.Her friends,disappointed that Larika's __________ was preventing her from going out and having fun,had to hit the town without her!
A) superego
B) ego
C) id
D) fixation
Q2) __________ cultures emphasize people's interdependence.
A) Archaic
B) Collectivist
C) Anachronistic
D) Individualist
Q3) Which of the following was a psychodynamic theorist?
A) Carl Rogers
B) Raymond Cattell
C) Walter Mischel
D) Alfred Adler
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Chapter 17: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) A __________ attack is marked by an intense feeling of terror,accompanied by physical symptoms like chest pain,shortness of breath,heart palpitations,and sweating.
A) general anxious
B) agoraphobic
C) panic
D) obsessive-compulsive
Q2) The most dangerous symptom of major depressive disorder is __________.
A) disturbance in appetite
B) agranulocytosis
C) sleep interruptions
D) thoughts of suicide
Q3) Which of the following areas of the brain have not been shown to have unusually high activity in people who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder?
A) the basal ganglia
B) the striate nuclei
C) parts of the limbic system
D) the frontal lobe
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Chapter 18: Psychological Therapies
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Q1) Which type of therapy focuses on helping clients become aware of and then taking responsibility for their own thoughts,feelings,and actions?
A) Gestalt therapy
B) Interpersonal therapy
C) Psychoanalytic therapy
D) Rational Emotive Behavioral therapy
Q2) __________ psychology is a field of psychology that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of people with specific mental or behavioral problems.
A) Abnormal
B) Psychopathological
C) Clinical
D) Counseling
Q3) The terms 'client' and 'patient' mean the same thing and are interchangeable.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Medication is simply more effective at reducing psychopathological symptoms than therapy.
A)True
B)False
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