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Course Introduction
This course explores the fundamental principles and theories underlying human behavior, examining how biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors influence individual and group actions. Students will gain insight into the development of personality, perception, motivation, learning, and emotion, as well as explore how environmental and societal contexts shape behavioral outcomes. Through case studies and real-world applications, the course fosters an understanding of human interaction, decision-making, mental health, and the complexities of human relationships, providing a strong foundation for further study in psychology, sociology, and related fields.
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Introduction to PsychologyVersion 1.0 by Charles Stangor
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Chapter 1: Asking Good Psychological Questions
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Q1) Behavior is determined by multiple factors.These factors are often:
A) unrelated
B) interrelated
C) synonymous
D) opposing
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following best defines a social norm
A) A cognitive structure
B) A psychodynamic repression
C) A shared way of thinking or feeling
D) A reinforcement schedule
Answer: C
Q3) Culture consists of norms.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The _____ approach is based on the premise that it is impossible to study the mind scientifically.
Answer: behaviorist
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Chapter 2: Learning Styles
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Q1) DeAndre is recording instances of physical aggression among children in a schoolyard at recess.DeAndre is undertaking:
A) naturalistic observation
B) experimental research
C) a survey
D) a case study
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is the goal of descriptive research
A) To assess the validity of a measurement
B) To assess the relationships among variables
C) To assess the current state of affairs
D) To assess the causal influence of one or more manipulations
Answer: C
Q3) The statement,"Frustration produces aggression" is a hypothesis.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) ___________ are more specific than laws,but more general than hypotheses. Answer: Theories
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Chapter 3: Social Psychology: Helping, Influence, and Obedience
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Q1) An axon is a:
A) neuron's cell body
B) branch-like fiber extending in clusters from a neuron's cell body
C) support cell in the nervous system
D) long, tube-like structure extending from a neuron's cell body
Answer: D
Q2) Automatic,involuntary responses to stimuli are termed __________.
A) action potentials
B) conditioned responses
C) instincts
D) reflexes
Answer: D
Q3) The nervous system contains not only neurons,but also other cells called
A) axons
B) glia
C) dendrites
D) myelin cells
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Stress, Anxiety Disorders and Classical Conditioning
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Q1) If we pick up two rocks,one that weighs 1 pound and one that weighs 2 pounds,we can easily notice the difference in weight.But if we pick up two rocks,one that weighs 21 pounds and one that weighs 22 pounds,we probably can't tell the difference.Use the principles of psychophysics to explain this
Q2) Stooping to pick up a knife on the kitchen floor,Benny hits his head on the corner of an open drawer on the way back up.Benny's inability to sense his head's location in space reflects a failure of ___________,our implicit knowledge of the position and motion of our body parts.
Q3) Binocular cues to depth include binocular disparity,accommodation,and
Q4) Which of the following sequences accurately reflects the order in which light passes through the structures of the eye during vision
A) pupil cornea lens retina
B) pupil lens cornea retina
C) lens cornea pupil retina
D) cornea pupil lens retina
Q5) Review the gate control theory of pain.How might you relieve pain by manipulating the "pain gates" To what extent do higher-level cognitive processes influence our experience of pain
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Chapter 5: Treating Psychological Disorders With Emphasis on Cognitive Therapy
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Q1) The intentional reduction of stimulation is at the heart of ________,one of the ways consciousness can be altered without drugs.
Q2) Which of the following alternatives correctly defines the symptoms of hallucinogens
A) They enhance mood and increase energy
B) They calm, produce sleep, and slow heart rate and respiration
C) They strongly slow body functions including heart rate and may create constipation and addiction
D) They create altered consciousness and hallucinations
Q3) Which of the following statements is true concerning the ability of hypnotized people to control their own behavior
A) Hypnotized people are often no more suggestible than are non-hypnotized individuals.
B) Hypnotized people always comply with a hypnotist's suggestions.
C) Hypnotized individuals cannot control their own behavior.
D) Hypnotized individuals are not aware of their behavior.
Q4) A researcher is imaging the blood flow in a participant's brain while she meditates.The researcher is using a brain study method called ____________.
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Chapter 6: Psychological Science
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Q1) The search for a unique identity is the key developmental challenge of adolescence.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Grace is a 19-year-old college sophomore.She is living away from home for the first time and is trying to decide on a major.Grace is in a phase of life many developmental psychologists term ________ adulthood.
A) developing
B) emerging
C) beginning
D) nascent
Q3) Evaluate the legacy of Piaget's theory of cognitive development,highlighting both its contributions and its limitations
Q4) Carol Gilligan suggested that there may be ________ differences in the validity of Kohlberg's moral reasoning tasks.
A) gender
B) race
C) socioeconomic status
D) cross-cultural
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Chapter 7: Social Psychology: Stereotypes
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Q1) In the terminology of classical conditioning,a consumer's positive response to a product is usually an unconditioned response.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A late charge on one's utility bill exemplifies negative punishment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following defines conditioned stimulus (CS)
A) Something that naturally creates a response
B) Something that creates a response only after conditioning
C) A naturally-occurring behavior
D) A behavior that is acquired
Q4) Concerning its effects on liking for a task,the use of reward:
A) has variable, unpredictable effects on the intrinsic enjoyment of the task
B) slightly increases the intrinsic enjoyment of the task
C) may reduce the intrinsic enjoyment of the task
D) greatly increases the intrinsic enjoyment of the task
Q5) Punishment is a ________ effective learning mechanism than is reinforcement.
Q6) _________ occurs when an extinguished CR reappears after a period of rest.
Q7) Relief from pain is a primary reinforcer.
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Chapter 8: Brains, Bodies, and Behavior
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Q1) Tommy is repeating a series of digits in the order in which he heard an experimenter read them.The experimenter is testing the capacity of Tommy's _______ memory.Tommy should be able to repeat about _________ digits correctly.
A) short-term; 4
B) short-term; 7
C) short-term; 9
D) sensory; 4
Q2) Psychologists use the term _________ to refer to the ability to store and retrieve information over time.The process of acquiring and using knowledge is called
A) learning; perception
B) memory; perception
C) learning; cognition
D) memory; cognition
Q3) Which of the following defines retroactive interference
A) Memory impairment that occurs when earlier learning impairs later learning
B) Memory impairment that occurs when later learning is impaired by earlier learning
C) Memory impairment that occurs when longer lists come before shorter lists
D) Memory impairment that occurs in short-term memory
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Chapter 9: Emotions, An Introduction to Psychological Disorders,
and
Depression
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Q1) Several students are studying the "Intelligence" chapter in their psychology text for an upcoming test. Which student below is offering an INCORRECT definition of intelligence
A) Ginny: "Intelligence refers to the ability to adjust to new situations."
B) Irina: "Intelligence measures only book learning and test-taking ability."
C) Janice: "Intelligence refers to reasoning and problem solving abilities."
D) Kevin: "Intelligence refers to abstract thinking capabilities and the ability to understand complex ideas."
Q2) As compared to people who speak only one language,bilinguals
A) show superior analytic skills.
B) may be more cognitively flexible.
C) demonstrate better cognitive functioning.
D) A, B, and C
Q3) Baby Ezra is babbling,producing intentional but meaningless vocalizations. How old is Ezra
A) 3 months
B) 7 months
C) 11 months
D) 19 months
Q4) _______'s area in the left frontal lobe is specialized for speech production.
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Chapter 10: Schemas: Piagets Cognitive Development
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Q1) Marilee is so angry she could spit: She is experiencing a secondary emotion.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ___________ emotional pathway involves the _________; the _________ pathway does not.
A) slow; thalamus; fast
B) fast; amygdala; slow
C) slow; amygdala; fast
D) slow; frontal lobe; fast
Q3) People are defined as obese when their BMI is greater than 30 kg/m2.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Stress ________ activity in the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.Stress also _________ activity in the parasympathetic division. A) increases; increases B) increases; decreases C) decreases; increases
D) decreases; decreases
Q5) The rate amount of energy the body expends at rest is termed ___________.
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Q6) Valerie is obese; that is,her BMI exceeds _________.
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Chapter 11: Schemas: Memory
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Q1) Bernie faithfully dials 1-866-PSYCHIC when he faces a big decision or when he simply feels uncertain.He believes the prognostications of the "gifted advisor," even though the predictions are so vague that virtually anyone's experiences would confirm them.Bernie's example illustrates the _______ effect.
A) Barnum
B) Mischel
C) Bandura
D) Allport
Q2) Which of the following sequences best expresses the order in which the needs in Maslow's pyramid must be fulfilled,from the first to the last
A) physiological and safety needs love and belongingness esteem self-actualization
B) physiological and safety needs esteem love and belongingness self-actualization
C) self-actualization esteem love and belongingness physiological and safety
D) self-actualization love and belongingness esteem physiological and safety
Q3) Cardinal traits are ________ specific than are central traits.
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Chapter 12: Personality
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Q1) Dyspareunia refers to:
A) low sexual desire
B) erectile dysfunction
C) premature orgasm
D) genital pain during intercourse
Q2) Substance abuse disorder occurs more frequently among individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder than among persons who are not diagnosed with bipolar disorder.Substance abuse disorder and bipolar disorder are therefore _________.
A) correlated
B) concordant
C) coincident
D) comorbid
Q3) Which of the following defines mood (affective)disorder
A) A severe state impairing concentration, decision making, and sociability
B) A prolonged state of intense elation
C) Alternating periods of depression and mania
D) A mild but chronic depressive state
Q4) Many personality disorders are essentially milder forms of Axis I disorders.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Visual Perception, Schizophrenia, Medications, sleeping
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Q1) Drug therapy is currently the most popular form of psychological treatment.How effective is drug therapy Identify several considerations surrounding the use of drug therapy
Q2) Recall the chapter on research methods in your text.Natural improvement,nonspecific treatment effects,and placebo effects are best seen as threats to the _______ of outcome research.
A) statistical significance validity
B) external validity
C) construct validity
D) internal validity
Q3) Prozac is an example of which kind of antidepressant drug
A) SSRI
B) MAO inhibitor
C) antipsychotic
D) tricyclic
Q4) How do you seek help for psychological ies How do you know if you've made the right decision Identify some considerations involved in seeking psychological therapy.Outline some ethical guidelines therapists must follow in their practices
Q5) Tranquilizers,or ____________,are often prescribed as anti-anxiety drugs.
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Chapter 14: Psychology Advising
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Q1) Which of the following alternatives best expresses your text's assessment of the influence of individual differences in the tendency to conform
A) Individual differences in the tendency to conform are minimal at best.
B) There are significant individual differences in the tendency to conform. Their influence often opposes that of the situation.
C) There are significant individual differences in the tendency to conform. Their influence is just as strong as the effect of the situation.
D) There are significant individual differences in the tendency to conform, but their influence is generally overshadowed by the effect of the situation.
Q2) In Asch's study on conformity,___% of the responses overall were conforming.
A) 20
B) 30
C) 37
D) 65
Q3) Social inhibition is to tasks as social _________ is to easy tasks.
Q4) Ill-fated invasions and space shuttle missions illustrate a group process loss termed
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