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Course Introduction
This course explores the scientific study of human behavior, focusing on the psychological, biological, and social factors that shape why people think, feel, and act as they do. Students will examine key theories and concepts from fields such as psychology, sociology, and anthropology to understand individual and group behaviors. Topics include motivation, perception, emotion, learning, personality, social influences, and the impact of culture on behavior. Through case studies and practical examples, the course enables students to analyze human actions in various contexts and develop a deeper appreciation of the complexity of human nature.
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The Science of Psychology 4th Edition by Laura King
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Chapter 1: What Is Psychology
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Q1) Objectivity means going with our hunches rather than waiting to see what the evidence tells us.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Anna and Diane are psychologists.Anna follows a psychodynamic perspective,while Diane embraces a humanistic perspective.Although they disagree in a number of ways,their approaches are similar in that both
A)emphasize the importance of biological and genetic factors.
B)acknowledge the importance of internal mental processes.
C)owe their philosophical roots to British empiricism.
D)focus exclusively on the impact of culture and society on an individual.
Answer: B
Q3) William James called the natural flow of thought
A)free recall.
B)a stream of consciousness.
C)an association of ideas.
D)natural selection.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Psychologys Scientific Method
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Q1) In a set of numbers,the mode is the number that divides the distribution in half when the numbers are arranged from lowest to highest.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following statements is true of the experience sampling method (ESM)?
A)It is used to determine the variables in a random assignment project.
B)It is used to conduct experimental research.
C)It is used to assess people in their natural settings.
D)It is used to conduct descriptive research.
Answer: C
Q3) In the context of psychology's scientific method,which of the following is true of theories?
A)Theories explain relations between variables on a conceptual level.
B)Theories are educated guesses that derive logically from a hypothesis.
C)Theories cannot explain the occurrences of phenomena.
D)Theories cannot be used to make predictions about future observations.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Biological Foundations of Behavior
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Q1) If a genetic characteristic is associated with a particular disorder,disease,or characteristic in one sample of participants,this association should emerge as well in another sample.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Molly's natural hair color is brown but she dyes it blonde.In the context of genes and the environment,Molly has changed her A)phenotype.
B)genotype.
C)genetic code.
D)phylogeny.
Answer: A
Q3) The somatic nervous system consists of motor nerves,whose function is to A)mobilize the body for action in a dangerous situation.
B)tell muscles what to do.
C)reduce the stress levels of the body.
D)convey information from the skin and muscles to the central nervous system.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) In the context of the chemical senses,which of the following is true of the tongue?
A)Papillae are the inner linings of the tongue.
B)Teeth help the tongue to experience taste.
C)Taste buds are housed in the tongue.
D)The taste buds on the tongue cannot be replaceD.
Q2) In the visual system,the major purpose of the iris of the eye is to
A)stimulate the sclera into refracting light.
B)control the pupil size.
C)change the wavelength of light entering the eye.
D)produce rods and cones.
Q3) The _____ of the wavelengths of a visual stimulus determines the perceived saturation,or richness,of the stimulus.
A)height
B)width
C)purity
D)strength
Q4) What is the most dangerous threat with respect to the sense of hearing?
Q5) Describe the structure and functions of the middle ear.
Q6) Describe the phenomenon of phantom limb pain.
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Chapter 5: States of Consciousness
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Q1) Jerry is filing for divorce.Lately,he is also having trouble at his job.Prior to these problems,he did not experience any sleep disorder but these days he finds it extremely hard to fall asleep.Which of the following disorders is he most likely suffering from?
A)sleep apnea
B)narcolepsy
C)insomnia
D)schizophrenia
Q2) The powerfully sleep-inducing chemicals produced by the body's cells while a person is fighting an infection are known as
A)amphetamines.
B)cytokines.
C)barbiturates.
D)opiates.
Q3) Daily circadian rhythms involve the sleep/wake cycle,body temperature,blood pressure,and blood-sugar level.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the effects of stimulants.
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Q1) The law of effect is profoundly important because it presents the basic idea that A)embedded marketing makes people resistant to habituation.
B)contingency is less relevant for operant conditioning than classical conditioning.
C)the consequences of a behavior influence the likelihood of that behavior's recurrence.
D)habituation of a behavior results in immunity to classical conditioning.
Q2) In operant conditioning,generalization occurs when
A)a behavior is no longer reinforced and decreases in frequency.
B)an organism responds appropriately to stimuli that signal that a behavior will or will not be reinforced.
C)an organism performs a reinforced behavior in a different situation.
D)an organism reverts to instinctive behavior that interferes with learning.
Q3) A _____ schedule in operant conditioning rewards behaviors an average number of times on an unpredictable basis.
A)variable-ratio
B)fixed-ratio
C)variable-interval
D)fixed-interval
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Chapter 7: Memory
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Q1) It is not useful for a person to test himself or herself while rehearsing information.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Recalling the names of the members of a famous football team is an example of A)iconic memory.
B)implicit memory.
C)declarative memory.
D)procedural memory.
Q3) At the top level,long-term memory is divided into the substructures of
A)echoic memory and iconic memory.
B)explicit memory and implicit memory.
C)working memory and episodic memory.
D)sensory memory and short-term memory.
Q4) Intermediate processing in memory is the level at which A)physical and perceptual features are analyzed.
B)a stimulus is recognized and labeled.
C)semantic,meaningful,symbolic characteristics are used.
D)meaning is assigned to a stimulus.
Q5) Describe the concepts of declarative memory and nondeclarative memory.
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Chapter 8: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language
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Q1) Infinite generativity refers to the ability to A)learn more than one language.
B)make multiple decisions.
C)produce an unlimited number of rules.
D)create an unlimited number of meaningful sentences.
Q2) The prototype model emphasizes that when people evaluate whether a given item reflects a certain concept,they compare the item with the most typical items in that category and look for a "family resemblance" with that item's properties.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Gareth always develops a good rapport with people he meets.Very often,he is the first to initiate conversations and make friends.In the context of intellectual disability,Gareth is most likely high on
A)conceptual skills.
B)psychomotor skills.
C)social skills.
D)cognitive skills.
Q4) Discuss the process of critical thinking.
Q5) Explain reliability and validity in the field of psychological assessment.
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Chapter 9: Human Development
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Q1) An adolescent who hypothesizes and speaks in terms of possibilities is most likely present in the _____ stage of cognitive development.
A)formal operational
B)preconventional
C)conventional
D)concrete
Q2) Which of the following regions of the brain is concerned with emotions?
A)prefrontal cortex
B)amygdala
C)occipital lobe
D)medulla oblongata
Q3) A(n)_____ can find out not only whether age groups differ but also whether the same individuals change with respect to a particular characteristic as they age.
A)cross-sectional study
B)longitudinal study
C)accelerated study
D)transversal study
Q4) Provide a simple model for parenting an adolescent.
Q5) Define life themes.
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Chapter 10: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) Which of the following is the main problem associated with using polygraph results as an indicator of whether or not a person is lying?
A)Different emotions can cause the same physiological changes.
B)Most people can camouflage their response patterns.
C)Examiners are usually biased against the person being tested.
D)The error rate of polygraphs is 80 percent.
Q2) Eating complex carbohydrates will cause insulin levels to rise and then fall sharply. A)True B)False
Q3) Gerald enrolls himself into the school's basketball team only because his dad insisted that he do so.However,Gerald is interested in swimming.He believes that he would be a better swimmer than a basketball player.Gerald's current performance in the school's basketball team is influenced by A)self-actualization.
B)self-regulation.
C)extrinsic motivation.
D)intrinsic motivation.
Q4) Discuss the psychological factors that contribute to obesity.
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Chapter 11: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
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Q1) Which of the following is true of the role of cognition and other factors in sexual behavior?
A)Men and women have different sexual scripts.
B)For men,sex may be more an expression of intimacy.
C)For women,orgasm is a crucial aspect of sex.
D)Sexuality is not influenced by sexual scripts.
Q2) Who among the following is engaging in relational aggression?
A)Julia,who is physically assaulting her friend in a playground
B)Nayan,who is verbally abusing his subordinate in a meeting
C)Karim,who is spreading false rumors about his manager to his colleagues
D)Karen,who is committing violent crimes on young children
Q3) Karen decides to become a teacher because she believes that teaching is the perfect career for a woman.The job requires no strenuous physical activity and requires a great deal of patience and understanding-attributes that are typically feminine according to Karen.The views that Karen has about the jobs that are suited to women can best be explained by the
A)evolutionary psychology approach.
B)biological approach.
C)social role theory.
D)attribution theory.
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Chapter 12: Personality
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Q1) Roberto is a humanistic psychologist.He is most likely to focus on a person's A)neuropsychic structures and psychophysical system.
B)early life experiences.
C)unconscious motives.
D)capacity for personal growth.
Q2) Each time Antony,a 30-year-old architect,experiences hardship,he goes home to his parents to find comfort. According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory,Antony is unconsciously engaging in A)reaction formation.
B)regression.
C)repression.
D)displacement.
Q3) Briefly describe the trait of agreeableness in the context of the big five factors of personality.
Q4) In the context of the trait theories,neuroticism is associated with experiencing more enduring positive states.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss Carl Rogers's approach toward promoting optimal functioning in an individual.
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Chapter 13: Social Psychology
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Q1) June is usually very quiet,but she recently discovered a different side of herself.She was at the Mardi Gras and found herself swept up in the festivities,doing things that the other partygoers were doing.These were not behaviors that she would have ever considered engaging in on her own.Social psychologists would most likely attribute June's behavior to
A)inoculation.
B)social loafing.
C)deindividuation.
D)the bystander effect.
Q2) In the context of close relationships,proximity or physical closeness is not a strong predictor of attraction.
A)True
B)False
Q3) To feel good about themselves,people need to feel good about the groups to which they belong.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Define and provide an example of persuasion using the central and the peripheral route.
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Chapter 14: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
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Q1) The evaluation of a person's success at meeting his or her organization's goals is known as
A)performance appraisal.
B)orientation.
C)job crafting.
D)job analysis.
Q2) The _____ refers to a bias,common in performance appraisals,that occurs when a rater gives an employee the same rating on all of the items being evaluated,even though the individual varies across the dimensions being assessed.
A)primacy effect
B)placebo effect
C)Hawthorne effect
D)halo effect
Q3) List the four characteristics of work settings that are linked with employee stress and health problems.
Q4) Explain the human relations approach to management.
Q5) Differentiate between quid pro quo sexual harassment and hostile work environment sexual harassment.
Q6) Explain the four elements of transformational leadership.
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Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Lola often experiences abrupt,brief episodes of overwhelming fear.She does not know what triggers them,but she has these attacks in the grocery store,in busy restaurants,and even while driving.During these attacks,Lola's heart pounds and she has difficulty breathing.She fears that she may go crazy or have a heart attack.In the context of psychological disorders,it can be inferred that Lola may have
A)catatoniA.
B)somatoform disorder.
C)aerophobia.
D)panic disorder.
Q2) Which of the following approaches would attribute a person's depression to escalating negative and self-defeating thoughts?
A)the behavioral approach
B)the biological approach
C)the sociocultural approach
D)the cognitive approach
Q3) Discuss the biological approach to psychological disorders.
Q4) Discuss the three defining elements of abnormal behavior.
Q5) Define antisocial personality disorder.List the four criteria to confirm the diagnosis of this disorder.
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Chapter 16: Therapies
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Q1) Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from the "question the evidence" technique in cognitive therapy?
A)Linda,who states that she can never be happy alone after her divorce
B)Ben,who states that he becomes anxious in social gatherings
C)Jesse,who is depressed that he has been evicted from his job as a photojournalist
D)Olga,who states that it is all her fault that her boyfriend ended their relationship
Q2) Nigella tells her therapist that she is depressed because she wants to pursue a postgraduate degree but is unable to attend regular college since she has to earn for her family.In response to Nigella's statement,the therapist suggests that she attend a part-time education program instead of a regular postgraduate course.In this scenario,which of the following cognitive therapy techniques has been implemented by Nigella's therapist?
A)examining advantages and disadvantages
B)examining options and alternatives
C)fantasizing consequences
D)turning adversity to advantage
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Chapter 17: Health Psychology
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Q1) Once individuals get over the initial stress associated with their first exam of finals week,the fact that they have several more exams will likely lead their body to enter the _____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.
A)alarm
B)resistance
C)exhaustion
D)primary
Q2) In the context of stages of change model,individuals get ready to take action in the _____ stage.
A)precontemplation
B)preparation/determination
C)contemplation
D)action/willpower
Q3) Discuss the three types of benefits associated with social support.
Q4) According to self-determination theory,intrinsic motivation refers to doing something because one wants to do it.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe problem-focused coping,and give an example.
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