Human Behavior Exam Review
Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the scientific study of human behavior, examining the biological, psychological, and social factors that shape individual and group actions. Topics include motivation, emotion, learning, personality, social influence, cultural context, and development across the lifespan. Through a combination of theoretical perspectives and practical case studies, students gain a comprehensive understanding of why people think, feel, and act the way they do, preparing them to analyze behavioral patterns and apply this knowledge in various professional and personal contexts.
Recommended Textbook psychology concepts and connections brief version 9th edition by spencer a. rathus
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Chapter 1: What Is Psychology
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Q1) __________ believe psychologists must limit their investigations to observable, measurable events like people's actions.
Answer: Behaviorists
Q2) Up until the 20 century, the majority of psychologists were
A)European men.
B)rich men.
C)privileged women.
D)medical doctors
Answer: A
Q3) The __________ psychologist examines ways in which lifestyle, habits, and attitudes are related to heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.
A)clinical
B)health
C)counseling
D)forensic
Answer: B
Q4) Over the next few years, it is likely that more ________ will be entering the workforce with Ph.D.s in psychology.
Answer: women
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Chapter 2: Biology and Psychology
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Q1) While conducting research on electrical stimulation, Olds and Milner believed they found the pleasure center of the brain. They were stimulating the A)hippocampus.
B)hypothalamus.
C)thalamus.
D)brain stem.
Answer: B
Q2) Underavailability of dopamine is to ____ as overutilization of dopamine is to _______.
A)schizophrenia; depression
B)depression; Parkinson's disease
C)Parkinson's disease; schizophrenia
D)depression; schizophrenia
Answer: C
Q3) Low secretions of thyroxin can result in A)anorexia.
B)hypoglycemia.
C)obesity.
D)hyperthyroidism.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) The colored part of the eye is called the A)retina.
B)cornea.
C)pupil.
D)iris.
Answer: D
Q2) Individuals tend to forget predictions that don't come true. This is known as the ________ problem.
Answer: file-drawer
Q3) Cochlear implants, or "artificial ears," restore hearing by
A)stimulating the bones of the middle ear.
B)amplifying the vibrations at the oval window.
C)amplifying the sounds through the bony cochlea.
D)stimulating the auditory nerve directly.
Answer: D
Q4) Signal detection theory is only concerned with the intensity of a physical stimulus, which allows for its detection.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Consciousness
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Q1) Jablochka says that she is a chronic alcoholic. When she stopped drinking suddenly, she experienced terrifying hallucinations, heavy sweating, general disorientation, and restlessness. She was most likely experiencing the symptoms of A)the "DTs."
B)agitated depression.
C)alcohol abuse.
D)acute alcoholism.
Q2) This altered state of consciousness has been known to lower blood pressure and reduce anxiety and is called _______.
Q3) Kate put in two "all-nighters" in a row to study for her psychology test. According to sleep research,
A)she will be fine for the test.
B)her sleep on the third night will be normal.
C)she may show deficits in learning, attention, and memory.
D)her REM sleep will not be affected.
Q4) Stimulants are to depressants as cocaine is to alcohol.
A)True
B)False
Q5) ______________ drugs slow down the activity of the central nervous system.
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Chapter 5: Learning
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Q1) Kate hated to be sticky. She had a phobia about it. Her therapist put her in a room and covered her with orange juice and Pepsi, and she had to stay there for six hours. This type of therapy is called
A)systematic desensitization.
B)flooding.
C)extinction therapy.
D)reverse conditioning.
Q2) We know punishment is effective when
A)the behavior in question decreases.
B)there is a lot of crying.
C)the behavior is reinforced.
D)the behavior increases.
Q3) Which of the following best illustrates operant conditioning, according to Skinner?
A)A dog salivates at the sound of a dinner bell.
B)A cat comes running when it hears the sound of a can opener.
C)A dolphin is given a fish every time it jumps through a hoop.
D)The mating behavior of salmon.
Q4) ____________ conditioning occurs when a conditioned stimulus is used to condition a neutral stimulus.
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Chapter 6: Memory: Remembrance of Things Past-And Future
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Q1) In searching for the engram, Karl Lashley was in reality looking for the biological basis of
A)mnemonics.
B)repression.
C)memory.
D)forgetting.
Q2) Cutler and Kovera (2010) suggest that problems with eyewitness testimony include all except which of the following?
A)Identification is more accurate when suspects belong to the same ethnic group.
B)Identification is compromised when interrogators make misleading suggestions.
C)Witnesses are viewed as more credible when they claim to be certain regarding their testimony.
D)Witnesses' testimony is more accurate when they claim to be certain regarding their views.
Q3) Remembering to take your medication after every meal is an example of
A)time-based prospective memory.
B)event-based prospective memory.
C)retrospective memory.
D)short-term memory.
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Q4) The two types of interference are __________ and _________ interference.
Chapter 7: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
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Q1) The psycholinguistic theory of language acquisition proposes that language development depends upon
A)environmental influences.
B)parental reinforcement.
C)inborn factors.
D)all of these
Q2) The ___________ hypothesis claims that language structures the way we perceive the world.
Q3) On the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale, the average score at any age is always
Q4) Use semanticity, infinite creativity, and displacement to explain why the language of humans is more advanced than the communication of lower animals.
Q5) The theory of emotional intelligence suggests that emotional intelligence
A)is best learned during the window of childhood.
B)molds the brain's emotional responses to life's challenges.
C)should be taught in school.
D)all of these
Q6) Experts use __________ processing to solve problems.
Q7) __________ refers to the fact that the sounds of a language have meaning.
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Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) According to the ________ theory, emotions are simply the cognitive representations of autonomic physiological and behavioral responses.
A)Cannon-Bard
B)common-sense
C)James-Lange
D)all of these
Q2) Which of the following is a stimulus motive?
A)Exploration
B)Hunger
C)Thirst
D)Homeostasis
Q3) A man was very angry with his mail carrier when his mail was not delivered on time. Later, he remembered it was a national holiday and was no longer angry. Which theory of aggression best explains this situation?
A)Cognitive theory
B)Psychodynamic theory
C)Sociobiological theory
D)Learning theory
Q4) The _____ theory is consistent with the facial-feedback theory.
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Chapter 9: The Voyage Through the Life Span
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Q1) A positive effect of daycare is
A)children tend to be more outgoing, independent, and self-reliant.
B)the clear advantages for parent-child attachment.
C)increased cooperation and compliance.
D)increased individual attention.
Q2) Behaviorist theories argue
A)that there is no such thing as attachment.
B)that attachment is based on the association of basic need gratification with feelings of security.
C)that attachment results from survival instincts.
D)that attachment demonstrates insecurity.
Q3) Programmed theories of aging are to ________ as cellular damage theories of aging are to ________.
A)genes; bodily changes and environment
B)environment; hormones
C)nurture; nature
D)heredity; environmental stressors
Q4) The longest prenatal stage is the _____ stage.
Q5) The _________ is the belief that our feelings and ideas are special, even unique, and that we are invulnerable.
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Chapter 10: Personality: Theory and Measurement
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Q1) When Bobby spilled water on his father's computer, his father told Bobby that he still loves him. This is an illustration of
A)uncategorical aptitude.
B)uncategorical positive aptitude.
C)unconditional positive regard.
D)conditional positive regard.
Q2) According to Jung, primitive images contained in the collective unconscious are called A)archetypes.
B)cultural images.
C)memory traces.
D)all of these
Q3) Insufficient or excessive gratification in any of the psychosexual stages could lead to fixation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Projective personality tests are most likely influenced by the psychoanalytical perspective.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Stress, Health, and Coping
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Q1) Individuals who experience more car accidents and often arrive early for appointments are _________ personalities.
A)Type A
B)Type B
C)Type C
D)Type D
Q2) Greg is attempting to decide whether he should stay home or exercise at the gym. He wants to stay home because he likes to relax, but then he will feel guilty that he is not exercising. If he were to go to the gym, he would be glad that he is exercising but unhappy because he does not enjoy the exercise itself. This is ________ conflict.
A)approach-avoidance
B)avoidance-avoidance
C)multiple approach-approach
D)multiple approach-avoidance
Q3) Psychological hardiness consists of three characteristics. These include
A)expectations, humor, and control.
B)power, control, and commitment.
C)commitment, challenge, and control.
D)confidence, competence, and efficacy.
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Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Twin studies reveal higher rates of __________ for anxiety disorders among identical twins than among fraternal twins.
A)vulnerability
B)resistance
C)concordance
D)stress
Q2) Individuals who are least likely to exhibit conversion disorders include A)soldiers in combat.
B)fighter pilots.
C)concentration camp prisoners. D)farmers.
Q3) Because DID is more commonly found in the United States and Canada, it can be said that DID is A)culture-bound.
B)related to ethnicity.
C)a disorder of affluence.
D)not a true disorder.
Q4) _____ are excessive, irrational fears of specific objects or situations, such as snakes or heights.
Q5) False auditory and visual perceptions are called _____.
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Chapter 13: Methods of Therapy
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Q1) John is having a dream about a pizza. The pizza is running after him and throwing pepperonis at him. When one of them hits John, he gains weight. According to Freudian dream theory, the fact that the dream represents John's fear of gaining weight is part of the dream's ___________ content.
A)latent
B)manifest
C)sexual
D)repressed
Q2) Couple therapy, family therapy, and self-help groups are all examples of group therapies.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A therapist is helping a client ascertain what rewards are maintaining the client's drinking habit so a modification plan can be devised. This is an example of _______ therapy.
A)client-centered
B)cognitive
C)behavioral
D)psychodynamic
Q4) Compare and contrast psychoanalysis and client-centered therapy.
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Chapter 14: Social Psychology
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Q1) The selfless concern for the welfare of others is called A)love.
B)compliance.
C)deindividuation.
D)altruism.
Q2) Which of the following attitude statements is most likely to be consistent with vested interest?
A)"I'm going to stop smoking. I've done it 20 times this year."
B)"The birth of my baby made me realize that passive smoke is not good, so I'm stopping."
C)"Finals are coming. No sense in stopping smoking now."
D)"Those black lungs are scary. Maybe I should stop smoking."
Q3) Research has shown that people who ________ are more likely to have positive interactions with others.
A)are beautiful
B)are self-confident
C)smile
D)are shy
Q4) The fact that links between attitudes and behaviors may be weak is referred to as the __________ problem.
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Chapter 15: Psychology and Human Behavior
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Q1) Dr. Wry observed several individuals viewing an obscene television program. He assumed that their willingness to watch the program was based on their free choice. Dr. Wry supports the _______ perspective in psychology.
A)existentialism
B)psychoanalytical
C)social-cognitive
D)humanistic
Q2) Depth perception cues include all of the following except A)convergence.
B)constancy.
C)interposition.
D)retinal disparity.
Q3) Your grandfather says that his right leg hurts even though the leg was amputated in a farming accident several years ago. This is known as A)pain psychosis.
B)pain activation.
C)phantom limb pain.
D)neural limb activity.
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Chapter 16: Psychology and Personality
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Q1) Individuals who are the same age and experience similar societal events are known as
A)comrades.
B)societal siblings.
C)cohorts.
D)all of these
Q2) According to Maslow, individuals are motivated to satisfy their esteem needs before satisfying their _______ needs.
A)safety
B)belongingness
C)physiological
D)self-actualization
Q3) When a person exhibits two or more distinct personalities that may alternately emerge, they are exhibiting _______ disorder.
A)split personality
B)neurotic personality
C)dissociative identity
D)antisocial personality
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