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General Psychology offers a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. This course introduces foundational concepts, including the biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, personality, psychological disorders, and social behavior. Students will explore major psychological theories, research methods, and key historical figures, gaining insight into how psychological principles apply to everyday life. Through lectures, discussions, and practical examples, students will develop critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of the factors that shape human thought and actions.
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Chapter 1: Introduction to the Science of Psychology
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Q1) Community psychologists are primarily interested in the ____ of psychological disorders.
A) treatment
B) prevention
C) observation
D) analysis
Answer: B
Q2) Psychologists in which subfield would be most interested in researching changes in human behavioral,emotional,and mental processes over time?
A) social psychology
B) personalitypsychology
C) cognitive psychology
D) developmentalpsychology
Answer: D
Q3) Scientific psychology is empirical because it relies on information from ____.
A) experience and observation
B) deductive reasoning
C) reflection
D) mathematical proofs
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Research in Psychology
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Q1) What research topic would lend itself best to naturalistic observation?
A) comparing smokers and nonsmokers on judgments of self-esteem
B) describing play among children in a kindergarten class
C) determining gender attitudes for all Chicagoans
D) understanding the life of someone with a rare brain disorder
Answer: B
Q2) P.W.Herman wants to know whether consumption of alcoholic beverages affects peoples' bicycling abilities.He suggeststhat the alcohol itself doesn't have any negative effects,but that people who drink alcohol expect to have their riding abilities impaired so they "act drunk." To control for the participants' expectations,P.W.gives half of his sample vodka and the other half of his sample vodka-flavored water.P.W.is using a(n)____research method,and the vodka-flavored water is a ____.
A) naturalistic observation; confounding variable
B) survey; confounding variable
C) experimental; placebo
D) experimental; treatment variable
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Biological Aspects of Psychology
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Q1) During a recent study session,your friend asks you to explain what the locus coeruleus does.You explain the locus coeruleus is part of the hindbrain responsible for ____.
A) emotional response
B) sexual arousal
C) balance
D) directing attention
Answer: D
Q2) During a job interview,Samira realizes that she is sweating a little bit and feels her heart pounding against her chest.Her stomach is also a little bit upset and she hasn't felt like eating all day.From this information,it appears that the ____ division of Samira's ____ nervous system is very active.
A) parasympathetic; autonomic
B) autonomic; parasympathetic
C) sympathetic; autonomic
D) autonomic; sympathetic
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Rebecca's new boyfriend Andy takes her to a 3-D movie.In an effort to impress Rebecca,Andy explains to her that the movie appears to be three-dimensional by providing each eye with slightly different images,thus creating the illusion of depth.Andy cannot remember what this phenomenon is called,but Rebecca,tired of Andy's showing off,tells him it is called ____.
A) ocular accommodation
B) retinal disparity
C) a stroboscopic illusion
D) shape constancy
Q2) Imagine that humans can taste a new sensation,called "highlight," that allows the person to taste the brightness of the food they are eating.Everyone would need a new type of ____ cell to taste this new sensation.
A) neural receptor
B) ganglion
C) bipolar
D) interneuron
Q3) Many depth cues are used by artists to show distance in their paintings.Choose four of the many depth cues described in your text and discuss how they can affect depth perception.
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Chapter 5: Learning
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Q1) Lois and Peter want to teach Brian,their dog,to fetch the newspaper.Lois aims to encourage Brian's behavior when he brings in the newspaper.Peter's goal is,instead,to discourage Brian's behavior when he brings in a stick.Lois will most likely use ____,and Peter will most likely use ____.
A) operant conditioning; classical conditioning
B) positive reinforcers; negative reinforcers
C) punishment; penalties
D) reinforcers; punishment
Q2) Stephanie is studying her vocabulary words for German class.Each time she reads the German word and thinks of the English equivalent,she finds it easier to recall the meaning.Stephanie's experience is best explained by the role of ____.
A) classical conditioning
B) operant conditioning
C) neural networks
D) latent learning
Q3) Think back to one of the many episodes of your life where you have learned through classical conditioning.Recount the learning experience,being sure to point out the different stimulus ® response components.Did you experience stimulus generalization? Has extinction occurred?
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Chapter 5: Memory
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Q1) Jamie has had her hippocampus removed and cannot form new memories.Since the surgery,she spends time taking tennis lessons,although she can never remember the lessons afterwards them.After a month of lessons,her tennis ability will ____.
A) not change
B) decrease
C) increase
D) decrease unless she stops taking lessons
Q2) Toni has to remember her shopping list,which contains the following items: lemons,saw,beer,napkins,apples,lettuce,nails,cups,juice,newspaper,magazine,milk,and screwdriver.She decides to mentally place the items in categories: (1)lemons,apples,lettuce; (2)beer,juice,milk; (3)saw,nails,screwdriver; (4)newspaper,magazine; and (5)napkins,cups.Which method did Toni not use in this process?
A) chunking
B) long-term memory
C) Brown-Peterson distractor technique
D) short-term memory
Q3) Recount an experience that involves episodic,semantic,and procedural memories.Be sure to explain how your experience exemplifies all three types of memory.
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Chapter 7: Thought and Language
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Q1) After watching the winner of American Idol tell her story of going from a simple girl to a famous singer,Sun was convinced that she too could be on the show and become famous.Sun's reaction demonstrates how people tend to ____. exaggerate the expected value of a future outcome
A) overestimate the probability of unlikely events
B) believe that future events in a random process will be affected by past events
C) ignore negative evidence when making a decision
Q2) A psycholinguist who does not believe human language is innate will have the most trouble with theories of language development that ____.
A) stress the importance of motherese
B) are based on the existence of universal grammar
C) support the importance of conditioning
D) postulate language can be acquired by some primates
Q3) Which of the following is a morpheme in the sentence "Catch you later,dudes!"?
A) ch
B) la
C) ud
D) s
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Chapter 8: Intelligence
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Q1) Gog embezzled money from his fraternity.His defense lawyer states that Gog has an IQ of 80 and therefore could not have designed the complex plan used to empty his fraternity's emergency fund.The jurors are convinced,and they acquit Gog.The jurors' mistake was that they were not aware that IQ scores ____.
A) are not good predictors of problem-solving ability
B) are unimportant where money is involved
C) stress divergent thinking
D) stress culture-specific material
Q2) A psychologist strongly believes that the information-processing model of intelligence is correct and sufficient to explain human mental ability.In her laboratory experiments,she will be least likely to study ____.
A) attentional focus
B) speed of access to long-term memory
C) capacity of working memory
D) how we adapt to existing environments or select new ones
Q3) Describe the four approaches to intelligence presented in the text.
Q4) The early days of IQ tests contained many misconceptions and abuses.Describe some of the errors and misuses of IQ tests during the early 1900s.
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Chapter 9: Consciousness
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Q1) According to the research cited in your text,at ____ of consciousness do backward messages in music affect listeners.
A) no level
B) the preconscious
C) the subconscious
D) the unconscious
Q2) Late at night,you see Steve Gutenberg on an infomercial talking about some sleeping aid and how important REM sleep is for daily functioning.Steve emphasizes one false assumption about REM sleep.What is it?
A) REM sleep occurs more frequently later in the sleep cycle.
B) More REM sleep is needed as one's age increases.
C) One's EEG during REM sleep resembles that of a person who is awake.
D) The body's muscles are nearly paralyzed during REM sleep.
Q3) Which statement about sleep deprivation is false?
A) A person who goes without sleep for one week risks permanent brain damage.
B) Without sleep, people are less likely to retain skills that they learned during the day.
C) Sleep deprivation raises the level of norepinephrine in the brain.
D) Fatigue may be the primary cause of up to 25 percent of all auto accidents.
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Chapter 10: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) In class,both Ned and Allen are called out by the teacher for their performance on the science exam.In Ned's culture,it is considered a reward to be individually recognized in a group,so he is happy.In Allen's culture,it is considered a dishonor to the group for him to be singled out,so he feels shame.The theory of emotion that best accounts for these different experiences is ____.
A) the conceptual acts model
B) the opponent-process theory
C) Cannon's central theory
D) Maslow's hierarchy
Q2) Research on obesity has found that obese people ____.
A) eat more of every food offered to them than do normal-weight people
B) are most often male
C) may be genetically predisposed to gain weight
D) have the same set-point as normal-weight people
Q3) Janessa smiled in real pleasure when her baby reaches for her.This is an example of ____.
A) a Duchenne smile
B) social referencing
C) "liget."
D) the facial feedback hypothesis
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Chapter 11: Human Development
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Q1) Which statement is true about pretend play?
A) It does not develop until age six.
B) It involves imitating peers and grabbing toys.
C) It provides a way to communicate desires and feelings.
D) It is only seen in the play of popular children.
Q2) Describe the newborn's sensory and motor abilities.
Q3) Kelvin described,logically and in detail,an imaginary community on Mars-including how people would survive without oxygen and what new laws would be needed.According to Piaget,Kelvin is in the ____ stage of cognitive development.
A) sensorimotor
B) preoperational
C) concrete operational
D) formal operational
Q4) The term tabula rasa refers to Locke's belief that ____.
A) altering people's inherent personality "slates" is impossible
B) human development is influenced primarily by the environment
C) children develop according to an invariable set of stages
D) humans are born with a natural propensity toward goodness
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Chapter 12: Health, stress, and Coping
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Q1) Gail cannot stop thinking about her breakup with her boyfriend.She wonders constantly what caused it,how it could have been prevented,and if they will get back together.Gail is ____.
A) ruminating
B) overaroused
C) maximizing
D) catastrophizing
Q2) For the past eight months,Ernie has been successfully replacing his TV watching time with at least one exercise activity (like bicycling or working out).According to Prochaska,Ernie is in the ____ stage of readiness.
A) precontemplation
B) contemplation
C) preparation
D) maintenance
Q3) People with disease-prone personalities are least likely to ____.
A) avoid thinking about stressors
B) perceive stressors as catastrophic and brought on by themselves
C) think pessimistically about their ability to overcome stressors
D) rely mainly on problem-focused coping strategies
Q4) Describe five stages of readiness for changing health-related behaviors.
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Chapter 13: Personality
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Q1) Complete the following personal ad: Seeking an outgoing individual who enjoys social activities.Must also be adventurous and willing to try anything.In other words,must be high in ____ and high in ____.
A) neuroticism; extraversion
B) openness; conscientiousness
C) extraversion; openness
D) conscientiousness; neuroticism
Q2) Roland is hungry,so he goes to McFood Place.But when he gets in line,he realizes he doesn't have any money.He sees a woman set her French fries down on a table,then walk away.Roland quickly grabs the fries and left.According to Freud,Roland's actions are driven by his ____,which operates on the ____ principle.
A) id; pleasure
B) id; reality
C) ego; pleasure
D) ego; reality
Q3) When describing your best friend,you first note that she is honest.How would this characteristic be explained from three different theoretical perspectives?
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Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Sylvester suffers from schizophrenia.He has negative symptoms,such as never feeling pleasure; he also has positive symptoms,which could include all of the following except ____.
A) multiple personalities
B) disorganized thoughts
C) delusions
D) hallucinations
Q2) Holden has been in a sad mood for the last three years.His parents notice that he just does not seem interested in things,does not have any friends,hardly ever seems really happy,and always seems tired.Holden most likely suffers from ____.
A) persistent depressive disorder
B) social anxiety disorder
C) bipolar disorder
D) cyclothymic disorder
Q3) According to the biological model,anxiety disorders develop because of ____.
A) some physical condition or disease
B) societal pressure to react with anxiety to certain situations
C) the learning of coping mechanisms
D) a predisposition to suffer severe anxiety
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Chapter 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Magdalena works with teens at the juvenile detention center.She helps the teens practice skills that will help them integrate back into school more effectively.The teens are rewarded when they follow specific rules for appropriate behaviors.This system operates primarily on the use of ____.
A) flooding
B) transference
C) congruence
D) positive reinforcement
Q2) Shemp feels sad because people don't think he is as good a comedian as Moe.In talking to his therapist,Shemp discovers that his belief that everyone should adore him is self-defeating.Therapy that identifies and replaces such thoughts is most likely ____ therapy.
A) community
B) Gestalt
C) psychodynamic
D) rational-emotive behavior
Q3) Describe the three components of systemic desensitization,and explain how a therapist might use this treatment technique with someone who has an airplane phobia.What would be done differently if the therapist used in vivo desensitization?
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Chapter 16: Social Psychology
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Q1) Zewde is usually very friendly and outgoing.She is typically polite to others and always leaves a large tip when she goes out to eat.Earlier today,however,you saw her yell at a waiter at a local restaurant.You also noticed that other customers yelled at this waiter.According to Kelly's attribution theory,you are likely to make a(n)____ attribution for Zewde's behavior.
A) external
B) internal
C) differentiated
D) unified
Q2) At a conference,you meet someone who immediately gives you a bad first impression.The process that you went through to quickly interpret information,form an impression,and draw conclusions is known as ____.
A) social perception
B) attribution
C) social discrimination
D) attitude
Q3) Briefly summarize Milgram's study results and then list and explain the factors that affect the degree of obedience.
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Chapter 17: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
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Q1) If an employer wanted to evaluate an employee training session using trainee-learning criteria,that employer would most likely ____.
A) examine whether the trainees' productivity increases
B) commission experimental research on its training program
C) ask the trainees to fill out questionnaires about whether they enjoyed the training session
D) test each trainee's knowledge and skill in the areas covered by the training material
Q2) A work team is a special type of work group.Which feature is least characteristic of this group?
A) coordinated activities
B) rotating job duties
C) specialized work roles
D) a common goal
Q3) Discuss the three main methods that employers use to measure the personal characteristics of job candidates.
Q4) Describe the characteristics of effective leaders in the workplace.
Q5) Discuss the personal and environmental factors that can affect job satisfaction.
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Chapter 18: Neuropsychology
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Q1) Schmuel looks at a camera and says "That's a thing used to take pictures." When he holds it,he still cannot name it.When asked,"What do you call those objects people hold and then push a button to take a snapshot?" he says,"Well,it's the same as that thing you just showed me." Schmuel has a condition known as ____.
A) anomia
B) visual agnosia
C) simultanagnosia
D) prosopagnosia
Q2) All that you know about Alejandra is she has a perceptual disturbance that is affecting her "where" visual perception system.This damage can result in the experience of ____.
A) visual agnosia
B) receptive aprosodia
C) simultanagnosia
D) Korsakoff's syndrome
Q3) Describe at least three different sources of brain damage.Compare and contrast the neuropsychological consequences that can follow from each,and give specific examples to illustrate your answer.
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Chapter 19: Appendix A: Statistics in Psychological Research
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Q1) Charlie,a cell,suddenly splits himself into an exact replica.There are now two Charlies.Not long after that,it happens again,and there are four Charlies.This process is called ____.
A) mitosis
B) meiosis
C) fertilization
D) symbiosis
Q2) Which of these carry the specific structure that houses the genetic code?
A) chromosomes
B) ovum
C) sperm
D) embryo
Q3) If research can show that schizophrenia is related to a person having a combination of several genes,then schizophrenia would be considered a(n)____.
A) polygenic trait
B) untreatable disease
C) global trait
D) dissociative disorder
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Chapter 20: Appendix B: Behavioral Genetics
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Q1) A researcher measures the number of times each of six rats has to run a maze before it masters the maze.The number of times recorded for each rat is 2,3,3,4,5,7.In this example,the ____.
A) mean is smaller than the median
B) median is larger than the mode
C) mean is larger than the range
D) mode is larger than the range
Q2) Joe has collected data on the number of hours ten-year-olds spend watching television each week.He tells you that the distribution of scores followed a truly normal curve.Which of the following is suggested by Joe's statement?
A) Fifty percent of the scores fall below the mean.
B) The mean, median, and mode are all different.
C) Sixty percent of the scores fall within one standard deviation above and below the mean.
D) Ten percent of the scores fall two standard deviations above the mean.
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