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Course Introduction
This course delves into the scientific study of human behavior, examining the psychological, biological, and social factors that influence how individuals think, feel, and act. Students will explore theories and research related to motivation, emotion, perception, learning, personality, and social interaction. Through lectures, discussions, and case studies, the course offers insights into behavioral patterns and the ways in which environment, genetics, and culture shape human actions, fostering a deeper understanding of oneself and others.
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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) According to the text's author, theories that do not help in predicting or explaining behavior should be
A)revised or replaced.
B)discarded.
C)ignored.
D)considered.
Answer: A
Q2) The school of psychology that places unconscious impulses and desires at the center of human behavior is
A)psychoanalysis.
B)humanism-existentialism.
C)functionalism.
D)gestalt psychology.
Answer: A
Q3) Which of the following is likely to be reported as a positive correlation?
A)Salary and years of education
B)Age and incidence of illness
C)Studying and GPA
D)All of these
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Biology and Psychology
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Q1) The __________ minimizes leakage of electrical current traveling along the axon.
A)nodes of Ranvier
B)synaptic cleft
C)myelin sheath
D)soma
Answer: C
Q2) Mary experiences monthly bouts of irritability, abdominal cramps, food cravings, and mood swings. This is likely due to A)menopause.
B)hyperthyroidism.
C)premenstrual syndrome.
D)aging.
Answer: C
Q3) During his rain storm experiment, Luigi Galvani discovered that A)electricity is easily conducted by metal.
B)lightning overcooks frogs.
C)neural impulses that travel along neurons are electrochemical in nature.
D)neural impulses are only electrical in nature.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) When we go to the market, we see the lettuce, carrots, and cucumbers as separate and distinct groups because of the gestalt law of
A)proximity.
B)similarity.
C)continuity.
D)closure.
Answer: B
Q2) Gustav Fechner used the term _______________ to refer to the weakest amount of a stimulus that a person can distinguish from no stimulus at all.
A)difference threshold
B)psychophysical difference
C)absolute threshold
D)subliminal perception
Answer: C
Q3) The size of the _________ adjusts automatically to the amount of light present. Answer: pupil
Q4) _______ is the sense that informs you about the position and motion of parts of the body.
Answer: Kinesthesis
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Chapter 4: Consciousness
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Q1) One of your friends from high school has epilepsy. To treat the seizures, the doctor probably prescribes A)methadone.
B)barbiturates.
C)opiates.
D)amphetamines.
Q2) One of the findings of the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan is that more seniors in high school use ________ than cigarettes.
A)marijuana
B)alcohol
C)cocaine
D)heroin
Q3) Any system that provides information about a bodily function is known as A)a systems loop.
B)biofeedback.
C)biosystems reinforcement.
D)direct feedback loop.
Q4) Compare and contrast the three theories that attempt to explain hypnosis (role theory, response set theory, and neodissociation theory).
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Chapter 5: Learning
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Q1) You are absolutely terrified of dogs. Your behavior therapist is taking you to a kennel where you will be surrounded by 10 dogs. This therapeutic approach is known as A)systematic desensitization.
B)higher-order conditioning.
C)aversion conditioning.
D)flooding.
Q2) Renee and Josh want to teach Isabella to play nicely with her cousins through verbal praise. In order to effectively use praise, it should be A)paired with a piece of candy.
B)delayed.
C)immediate.
D)followed by a second reinforcer.
Q3) All of the following are examples of reinforcement schedules except A)fixed ratio.
B)variable ratio.
C)fixed intermittent.
D)fixed interval.
Q4) Systematic desensitization is used to overcome __________ responses.
Q5) Describe, with examples, the four schedules of intermittent reinforcement.
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Chapter 6: Memory: Remembrance of Things Past-And Future
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Q1) The type of memory one would use to remember the seven wonders of the ancient world is
A)autobiographical.
B)semantic.
C)nondeclarative.
D)implicit.
Q2) Which of the following are thought to be involved in the biochemical process of memory?
A)Neurotransmitters
B)Hormones
C)Both neurotransmitters and hormones
D)None of these
Q3) We remember words at the beginning of a list, also known as the _________ effect, and we remember words at the end of a list, also known as the _______ effect, better than words in the middle.
Q4) The memory of things that happen to us or occur in our life are referred to as
A)episodic memory.
B)nondeclarative memory.
C)semantic memory.
D)implicit memory.
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Chapter 7: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
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Q1) Which of the following is not one of the several techniques that have been suggested to increase children's intellectual functioning?
A)Be emotionally and verbally responsive to children.
B)Get involved in their play.
C)Provide a limited number of experiences.
D)Encourage children to be independent.
Q2) The ___________ hypothesis claims that language structures the way we perceive the world.
Q3) When a toddler utters "baba," it may mean, "I want my bottle," or "Where is my bottle?" or "I'm hungry." Such utterances are called
A)telegraphic speech.
B)overextensions.
C)holophrases.
D)overgeneralizations.
Q4) Cognition is another term for thinking.
A)True
B)False
Q5) __________ is defined as the mental activity involved in understanding, processing, and communicating information.
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Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) Which of the following statements is correct concerning mortality and anorexia nervosa?
A)1 out of 2 will die.
B)1 out of 5 will die.
C)5 out of 100 will die.
D)5 out of 1,000 will die.
Q2) Species-specific behaviors are A)drives.
B)needs.
C)instincts.
D)motives.
Q3) The facial-feedback hypothesis argues that specific facial expressions
A)can trigger specific emotional responses.
B)are triggered by specific patterns of emotional response.
C)are unrelated to feelings actually experienced.
D)can mask true feelings.
Q4) Linda's fear of being overweight and her mother's criticism of her physical appearance put her in a high risk category for anorexia nervosa.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: The Voyage Through the Life Span
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Q1) During Piaget's formal operational stage, individuals demonstrate the ability to reason ________.
Q2) Which parenting style is most likely to have strict guidelines about what is right and wrong and to expect the child to adhere to those guidelines?
A)Authoritarian parents
B)Permissive parents
C)Restrictive parents
D)Authoritative parents
Q3) According to Ainsworth, babies who demonstrate proximity to their mother and separation anxiety when apart are showing indications of A)socialization.
B)individuality.
C)association.
D)attachment.
Q4) Erikson referred to _____ as a firm sense of who one is and what one stands for. A)self
B)occupation
C)ego identity
D)none of these
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Chapter 10: Personality: Theory and Measurement
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Q1) The reality principle guides the A)ego.
B)superego.
C)id.
D)mystery.
Q2) Jack read a story in which a woman is extremely happy after receiving flowers from her husband. He therefore decides to buy flowers for his girlfriend. This is an example of learning through A)modeling.
B)punishment.
C)scaphoid process.
D)shaping.
Q3) According to Jung, primitive images contained in the collective unconscious are called A)archetypes.
B)cultural images.
C)memory traces.
D)all of these
Q4) Freud emphasized the _____ processes in the shaping of our personalities.
Q5) Explain how the humanistic and existentialist approaches complement one another.
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Chapter 11: Stress, Health, and Coping
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Q1) Which of the following is true about the nausea accompanying the chemotherapy for the treatment of cancers?
A)It can only be reduced through medication.
B)It cannot be affected by relaxation training.
C)It can be reduced through guided imagery techniques.
D)It can be reduced through stress.
Q2) The _________ headache usually has a sudden onset and is often preceded by sensory and motor disturbances.
A)migraine
B)cluster
C)muscle tension
D)atypical
Q3) Which is the best word that describes the nature of the research concerning stress and illness?
A)Inconclusive
B)Conclusive
C)Statistical
D)Ambiguous
Q4) In psychology, _________ is the demand made on an organism to adapt, cope, or adjust.
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Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Researchers who study variations in nervous system arousal as an explanation for the observation that antisocial personality disorders tend to run in families are exploring a __________ basis for the disorder.
A)learned
B)cultural
C)family dysfunction
D)genetic
Q2) In regards to personality disorders, the learning perspective is to _____ as the biological perspective is to _____.
A)developmental environment; self-concept
B)self-concept; inherited traits
C)inherited traits; self-concept
D)development environment; inherited traits
Q3) __________ theory suggests that dissociative disorders arise when people attempt to repress improper impulses.
A)Psychodynamic
B)Learning
C)Cognitive
D)Social-cognitive
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Chapter 13: Methods of Therapy
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Q1) Bonnie chose to see her successes as luck and her failures as personal incompetence. Beck would call Bonnie's behavior
A)generalization.
B)selective perception.
C)magnification.
D)absolutist thinking.
Q2) Most antianxiety drugs belong to the chemical class known as A)benzodiazepines. B)Xanax.
C)oxazepam.
D)Valium.
Q3) Client-centered therapy is to _______ as Gestalt therapy is to _______.
A)directive; nondirective
B)nondirective; directive
C)objective; subjective
D)present; past
Q4) A(n) _______ of the problem behavior can help motivate the client, make him aware of the problem, and suggest strategies for change.
Q5) Compare and contrast psychoanalysis and client-centered therapy.
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Chapter 14: Social Psychology
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Q1) Research has shown that people are more likely to help people
A)who are different than themselves.
B)who look sad.
C)with whom they can identify.
D)who are the same gender.
Q2) According to social psychologists, to _______ is to change one's behavior to adhere to social norms.
A)obey
B)reciprocate
C)conform
D)discriminate
Q3) Why do some people help while others do not? Cite relevant research to support your answer.
Q4) ______________ attributions ascribe a person's behavior to internal factors, while _____________ attributions focus on external factors.
Q5) When Mary fell down, she blamed John because he had bumped into her. Mary made a situational attribution for her fall.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Psychology and Human Behavior
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Q1) When toddlers use one word to express complex messages, _______ is being exhibited.
A)telegraphic speech
B)overregularization
C)holophrase
D)overextension
Q2) Charles Spearman used the _____ symbol to represent broad reasoning and problem-solving abilities.
A)g
B)IQ
C)s
D)gs
Q3) A _______ is an organism that engages in a response that is then imitated by another organism.
A)model
B)reinforcer
C)UCS
D)discriminative stimulus
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Chapter 16: Psychology and Personality
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Q1) The opposite of introversion is
A)extraversion.
B)neuroticism.
C)agreeableness.
D)emotional stability.
Q2) The _______ hypothalamus causes an animal to stop eating.
A)ventromedial nucleus
B)proximal
C)lateral
D)distal
Q3) Psychoanalytical therapeutic intervention involves the _______ technique.
A)projective
B)free association
C)active listening
D)group
Q4) Behavior therapy employs the principles of _______ to modify problem behaviors.
A)empathy
B)transference
C)integration
D)learning
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