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Course Introduction
Principles of Psychology introduces students to the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Covering foundational concepts, the course explores key topics such as perception, learning, memory, personality, motivation, emotion, development, and psychological disorders. Students examine major theoretical perspectives, including biological, cognitive, behavioral, and sociocultural approaches, while gaining insight into experimental methods and ethical considerations in psychology. By the end of the course, learners develop an understanding of how psychological principles apply to everyday life and inform our understanding of individuals and society.
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Psychology Themes and Variations 5th Canadian Edition by Wayne Weiten
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Chapter 1: A: The Evolution of Psychology
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Q1) Which psychologist proposed that the study of consciousness should be replaced by the study of behaviour
A) G. Stanley Hall
B) John B. Watson
C) Sigmund Freud
D) Abraham Maslow
Answer: B
Q2) In the 19th century,Wilhelm Wundt attempted to shape the new discipline of psychology along the lines of physics,because in his era,physics was admired as a "model" science.Which unifying theme from your text does Wundt's attempt to imitate physics illustrate
A) Behaviour is determined by multiple causes.
B) Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.
C) People's experience of the world is highly subjective.
D) Psychology is theoretically diverse.
Answer: B
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Chapter 1: B: The Evolution of Psychology
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Q1) Which pioneering female psychologist did important work on children's intelligence and was influential in debunking some of the theories which explained why women were "inferior" to men
A) Mary Ainsworth
B) Leta Hollingworth
C) Brenda Milner
D) Karen Horney
Answer: B
Q2) What is good advice for getting more out of class lectures
A) Concentrate on writing down the definitions of terms.
B) Read along in the text as the instructor is lecturing.
C) Read the relevant pages in the text before the lecture.
D) Avoid interrupting the instructor by asking questions.
Answer: C
Q3) What are the two Greek words that make up "psychology"
A) psyche, meaning the brain and logos, referring to the study of a subject
B) psyche, meaning the brain and logos, referring to research
C) psyche, meaning the soul and logos, referring to the study of a subject
D) psyche, meaning the soul and logos, referring to the history of a subject
Answer: C
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Chapter 1: C: The Evolution of Psychology
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Q1) What type of research is Jordan conducting
A) Experimental
B) Naturalistic Observation
C) Case Study
D) Direct Observation
Answer: B
Q2) What was the dependent variable in Fidan's experiment
A) The amount of time the rats had access to high-calorie treat food.
B) The type of food the rats consumed.
C) The group each rat belonged to.
D) The weight of the rats at the end of the experiment.
Answer: D
Q3) Which major area of contemporary psychology does Lucas' thesis belong to
A) Social psychology
B) Psychometrics
C) Physiological psychology
D) Cognitive psychology
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: A: The Research Enterprise in Psychology
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Q1) What is a major problem with naturalistic observation
A) It works well with animals but is virtually useless for studying human behaviour.
B) Researchers have a difficult time determining whether a setting is truly natural.
C) It is limited by the constraints of random sampling and random assignment.
D) It is difficult to observe behaviour without having an influence on that behaviour.
Q2) In an experiment,which term refers to the variable that is controlled or manipulated by the researcher
A) stimulus variable
B) dependent variable
C) control variable
D) independent variable
Q3) Ted uses a personality test as one of the dependent measures in his study.What data-collection technique is Ted using
A) direct observation
B) survey
C) case study
D) psychological test
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Chapter 2: B: The Research Enterprise in Psychology
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Q1) If you were designing a study that would be run online,so that you would collect all your data over the Internet with participants that you never meet,which of the following research flaws would be minimized
A) sampling bias
B) response set
C) halo effect
D) experimenter bias
Q2) What is one disadvantage or limitation of the experimental research method
A) It frequently takes place under artificial circumstances.
B) The researcher has little control over the situation.
C) It does not allow for conclusions concerning cause-and-effect relationships.
D) It does not allow for a description of behaviour.
Q3) What are descriptive statistics
A) numerical indexes of the degree of relationship between two variables
B) indicators of the probability that the observed findings are due to chance
C) calculations used to organize and summarize data
D) summaries used to interpret data and draw conclusions
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Chapter 3: A: The Biological Bases of Behaviour
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Q1) Some theorists believe that the brain contains a sort of "executive control system," which is responsible for monitoring,directing,and organizing thought processes.In which area of the brain would you find this system
A) prefrontal cortex
B) medial forebrain bundle
C) limbic system
D) thalamus
Q2) Which of the following terms is unrelated to the others
A) gonad
B) adrenal
C) pituitary
D) thalamus
Q3) How many chromosomes does a zygote contain
A) 1 pair
B) 2 pairs
C) 23 pairs
D) 46 pairs
Q4) Choose a specific neurotransmitter or class of neurotransmitters and discuss its impact on behaviour.
Q5) Compare and contrast lesioning and electrical stimulation of the brain.
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Chapter 3: B: The Biological Bases of Behaviour
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Q1) What is the main role of glial cells
A) to receive information from other cells
B) to transmit information to other cells
C) to provide support for other cells in the nervous system
D) to transfer information within the nervous system
Q2) Which statement best describes Ellen,if Ellen carries a recessive gene for blue eyes
A) One of her parents had blue eyes.
B) Both of her parents had blue eyes.
C) One of her parents carried the recessive gene.
D) Neither of her parents carried the recessive gene.
Q3) Eric believes that smoking tobacco is beneficial when he is studying because of its relationship to acetylcholine (ACh).Which outcome should nicotine cause
A) Nicotine is an excitor for ACh, so it should keep him awake.
B) Nicotine is an agonist for ACh, so it should facilitate memory and attention.
C) Nicotine is an inhibitor for ACh, so it should prevent distraction.
D) Nicotine is an antagonist for ACh, so it should block nervousness.
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Chapter 3: C: The Biological Basis of Behaviour
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Q1) As soon as Sandy finishes her shift and returns at home,she goes straight to bed,falls asleep almost immediately,and does not experience any dreams.If Sandy was in an EEG,we should detect more ___ waves.
A) alpha
B) beta
C) delta
D) theta
Q2) Lauren is still not impressed after the show and invites Ben to a class of open monitoring meditation she regularly attends.The instructor leading the meditation class has been doing this for several years.During the meditation session you would expect the instructor has ______ oxygen consumption and _____ carbon dioxide elimination. A) increased; increased B) increased; decreased C) decreased; increased D) decreased; decreased
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Chapter 4: A: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) What is sensory adaptation
A) a cause of false alarms in signal detection
B) increase in sensitivity after prolonged stimulation
C) decline in sensitivity after prolonged stimulation
D) weakening of a neurotransmitter
Q2) Which term refers to the act of locating the source of a sound in space
A) auditory localization
B) auditory source monitoring
C) vestibular rodding
D) balancing
Q3) If your lens is very round,which of the following will you see best
A) close objects
B) distant objects
C) moving objects
D) brightly coloured objects
Q4) You have a severe ear infection.What is a potential side effect
A) enhanced sense of smell
B) loss of balance
C) blurred vision
D) loss of ability to taste food
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Chapter 4: B: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) If a piano player softly taps a key and then hits the same key with a lot of force,the second note will sound louder.What will differ between the sound waves of the two sounds
A) timbre
B) frequency
C) amplitude
D) wavelength
Q2) What is the range of humans' frequency detection
A) 10-120 dB
B) 120-2000 dB
C) 1-20 Hz
D) 20-20,000 Hz
Q3) What is the basic assumption of Gestalt psychology
A) Our perception of form has a preference for stationary objects over moving objects.
B) Our perception has a preference for complex forms over simple forms.
C) Our perception of a "whole" may have qualities that do not exist in any of the parts.
D) There is a one-to-one correspondence between sensory input and perception.
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Chapter 5: A: Variations in Consciousness
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Q1) Megan is working through an extremely difficult calculus problem.What sort of brain wave pattern would be recorded if the overall electrical activity in her brain was being recorded at this time
A) fewer than 4 cycles per second
B) between 4 and 7 cycles per second
C) between 8 and 12 cycles per second
D) between 13 and 24 cycles per second
Q2) Shelby took part in a research study in which,for three consecutive nights,she was awakened each time she entered REM sleep.What will happen when Shelby is back at home
A) She will spend extra time in REM sleep for several nights.
B) She will develop insomnia and show general disturbances in her sleep patterns.
C) She will spend less time in REM sleep than she did before she took part in the study.
D) She will spend extra time in both slow-wave and REM sleep for several nights.
Q3) Compare and contrast the "role-playing" and "altered state" views of hypnosis.
Q4) What do people tend to dream about,and what theories have been proposed to explain why people dream at all
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Chapter 5: B: Variations in Consciousness
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Q1) You have a personal awareness of both internal and external stimuli,and your thoughts concerning those stimuli.What is this called
A) unconsciousness
B) alertness
C) consciousness
D) attention
Q2) Tyler is sleeping,and his brain waves are mainly theta waves.He doesn't stay in this stage for long.What stage is he in
A) stage 1
B) stage 2
C) stage 4
D) REM
Q3) There are multiple theories about the mechanisms and function of hypnosis,and each of these theories provides important perspectives on the topic.Which of the unifying themes of psychology is reflected in this example
A) Behaviour is determined by multiple causes.
B) Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.
C) Psychology is theoretically diverse.
D) Behaviour is shaped by cultural heritage.
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Chapter 6: A: Learning
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Q1) What would be an effective technique in setting up reinforcement contingencies in a self-modification program
A) choosing a reinforcer that is readily available and relatively potent
B) using delayed reinforcement
C) arranging to reinforce yourself only after there has been a drastic change in the frequency of the target response
D) using continuous rather than intermittent reinforcement
Q2) What would increase your likelihood of success when using punishment in a self-modification program
A) making sure you also have the opportunity to earn some reinforcers
B) gradually increasing the intensity of the punishment over time
C) getting a friend or family member to withhold the punishment
D) putting the punisher on an intermittent schedule
Q3) Which of your text's unifying themes is illustrated by the biological preparedness explanation for conditioned taste aversions
A) Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.
B) People's experience of the world is highly subjective.
C) Behaviour is shaped by our cultural heritage.
D) Heredity and environment jointly influence behaviour.
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Chapter 6: B: Learning
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Q1) Which type of conditioning could cause a dog to salivate to a light that was never previously paired with food
A) stimulus discrimination and higher-order conditioning
B) stimulus generalization and higher-order conditioning
C) higher-order conditioning and spontaneous recovery
D) stimulus generalization and stimulus discrimination
Q2) In a fixed interval schedule,when is the reinforcement given
A) at the first response after a variable time interval has elapsed
B) at the first response after a fixed time interval has elapsed
C) after a variable number of nonreinforced responses
D) after a fixed number of nonreinforced responses
Q3) Which statement is supported by research on instinctive drift and conditioned taste aversions
A) There are universal laws of learning.
B) Given enough learning trials, any association can be learned.
C) Some species learn faster than others.
D) There are biological constraints on learning.
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Chapter 6: C: Learning
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Q1) By thinking that the patient must be a firefighter to have these symptoms,Dr.Sevigny is committing which error
A) Ignoring base rates
B) Using the availability bias
C) Belief perseverance
D) Hindsight bias
Q2) Patricia's client is in a line-up waiting to be possibly identified by an eyewitness.The eyewitness ends up picking Patricia's client.What would be the worst case scenario for Patricia and her client
A) The police officer conducting the line-up asks the eyewitness how confident she is with her choice.
B) The police officer conducting the line-up asks the eyewitness to explain the rationale behind her choice.
C) The police officer conducting the line-up asks the eyewitness to have another look to be sure.
D) The police officer conducting the line-up says, "Good job, you picked correctly." to the eyewitness.
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Chapter 7: A: Human Memory
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Q1) Which term refers to the gradual conversion of information into durable long-term memory codes
A) postsynaptic conversion
B) long-term potentiation
C) consolidation
D) elaboration
Q2) Dennis is reminiscing about his childhood home.He can still remember the wide front porch with the porch swing and the big trees in the backyard.Which type of memory is Dennis relying on
A) procedural
B) prospective
C) retrospective
D) semantic
Q3) What type of memory plays an important role in everyday life because it requires people to remember to perform actions in the future
A) prospective
B) retrospective
C) anterograde
D) daily task
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Chapter 7: B: Human Memory
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Q1) Which memory phenomenon provides evidence to suggest that recovered memories may be false
A) proactive interference
B) state-dependent learning
C) misinformation effect
D) pseudoforgetting
Q2) Before going to the grocery store,you think about all the things you need to buy in terms of the meals you will be creating for the next couple of days.For example,instead of trying to remember "milk,bread,eggs,vanilla" you just think of "French toast." What do we call this method of maintaining information in short-term memory
A) phonological loop
B) chunking
C) categorization
D) grouping
Q3) What is remembered using prospective memory
A) previously learned information
B) actions that were performed in the past
C) to perform actions in the future
D) chronological, or temporally dated, recollections of personal experiences
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Chapter 8: A: Language and Thought
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Q1) Three-year-old Isaiah used to say "mick" when he wanted a drink of milk.Now he can say "milk" quite clearly.What language component has Isaiah improved in this instance
A) morphemes
B) phonemes
C) syntax
D) linguistic heuristics
Q2) What is the connotation of a word
A) the separate sounds that make up the word
B) its emotional overtones and secondary implications
C) its dictionary definition
D) a complex interaction between the word's phonology and syntax
Q3) How many morphemes are in the word "unchangeable"
A) one morpheme, for the entire word
B) four morphemes, one for each syllable
C) nine morphemes, one for each letter of the alphabet used
D) three morphemes, one for each unit of meaning
Q4) Outline the key properties of language and use these properties to evaluate the ape-language controversy.
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Chapter 8: B: Language and Thought
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Q1) Ella and her team are struggling to come up with a way to promote a new product in an advertising campaign.They seem to have hit a barrier in their discussions and they are not able to make decisions or solve immediate problems.Ella suggests that they all go home and "sleep on it," and start fresh the next day.What is a likely benefit of Ella's suggestion
A) functional fixedness
B) transformation effect
C) incubation effect
D) induced structure
Q2) The probability of being in a subcategory (e.g.,university professors who are politicians)cannot be higher than the probability of being in the broader category (e.g.,university professors).What kind of fallacy do people routinely fall victim to as a result
A) conjunction
B) representativeness
C) heuristic
D) availability
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Chapter 9: A: Intelligence and Psychological Testing
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Q1) Which of the following are considered to be organic origins of mental retardation
A) Fragile X syndrome and stereotypy
B) phenylketonuria and Fragile X syndrome
C) Down syndrome and socio-economic status
D) lower-quality schooling and hydrocephaly
Q2) What is NOT one of the primary mental abilities suggested by Thurstone
A) word fluency
B) sensory discrimination
C) spatial ability
D) inductive reasoning
Q3) What would you predict for individuals whose IQ was in the gifted range,based on evidence from several studies
A) greater exposure to drugs and other toxins
B) a relatively short lifespan
C) a relatively long lifespan
D) greater exposure to stressors that are associated with heart disease
Q4) Discuss the similarities and differences between current views on the nature and assessment of intelligence and creativity.
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Chapter 9: B: Intelligence and Psychological Testing
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of intellectual disability
A) caused by an organic condition
B) deficiencies in adaptive skills
C) beginning before the age of 18
D) sub-average general mental ability
Q2) Which statement best describes a child diagnosed as intellectually disabled as a result of Down syndrome
A) He or she has a metabolic disorder.
B) He or she is from the lower socioeconomic classes.
C) He or she has an extra chromosome.
D) He or she has an excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the skull.
Q3) What does it mean to say that someone has a lot of white matter
A) The person has a big brain.
B) The person has an inefficient brain.
C) The person has a lot of dendrites.
D) The person has a lot of axons.
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Chapter 9: C: Intelligence Psychological Testing
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Q1) Based on Scott's IQ test score,we can assume ________________.
A) he answered 115 questions correctly on his test
B) he answered 15% more questions correct than the average test-taker
C) he has 115 "units" of intelligence
D) he scored in the top 15% in the normal distribution of intelligence
Q2) Based on Andrea's profession,we can infer she has high _____ intelligence and Kirsten has high ___ intelligence.
A) artistic; naturalistic
B) spatial; logical-mathematical
C) spatial; naturalistic
D) artistic; logical-mathematical
Q3) Sarah is in fact correct about Adam's intelligence,and he is identified as a profoundly gifted child.Based on this,it is expected that Adam will
A) be introverted, socially isolated, and face interpersonal and emotional problems
B) exhibit better-than-average emotional stability and mental health
C) experience great social satisfaction and maturity throughout his adult years
D) show signs of social anxiety, but only towards members of the opposite sex
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Chapter 10: A: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) What is a primary control mechanism for the regulation of hunger,according to glucostatic theory
A) levels of glucose in the blood
B) levels of cholecystokinin in the bloodstream
C) numbers of lipids in the liver
D) numbers of metabolites in the pancreas
Q2) Where in Canada are obesity rates either at average or below the average rate
A) Northwest Territories, Quebec, British Columbia, and Nunavut
B) Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta
C) Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, and Alberta
D) Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
Q3) Which term describes a person who seeks emotional-sexual relationships with members of the other sex
A) homosexual
B) bisexual
C) monogamous
D) heterosexual
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Q1) What is directly related to the physiological component of emotional experience
A) the cortex
B) autonomic nervous system
C) the cerebellum
D) somatic nervous system
Q2) According to parental investment theory,what should women place more emphasis on when choosing a potential mate,compared to men
A) height
B) attractiveness
C) youthfulness
D) social status
Q3) What is the best predictor of an individual's future happiness
A) physical health
B) marital status
C) past happiness
D) financial status
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Chapter 11: A: Human Development Across the Life Span
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Q1) What is the key difference between a critical period of development and a sensitive period of development.
A) A critical period requires environmental input.
B) A sensitive period requires environmental input.
C) If a critical period is missed, the ability may still develop later.
D) If a sensitive period is missed, the ability may still develop later.
Q2) What is assumed by stage theories of development
A) Progress through the sequence of stages is not related to age.
B) There are few, if any, discontinuities in development.
C) Environmental circumstances can sometimes cause individuals to skip stages early on and return to them later.
D) Individuals progress through specified stages in a particular order because each stage builds on the previous stage.
Q3) On average,females perform better than males on which type of tests
A) short-term memory
B) mathematical ability
C) verbal skills
D) visual-spatial ability
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Chapter 11: B: Human Development Across the Life Span
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Q1) In habituation-dishabituation studies examining infant cognitive abilities,how did researchers present the addition or subtraction "problems" to the infants
A) handing the infant objects one at a time
B) by showing the infants groups of objects that are covered and uncovered by a screen
C) by showing the infants objects on a table-top
D) using mathematical statements of the problem (for example "5 + 5 = 10")
Q2) When Gavin's mother made him a grilled-cheese sandwich for lunch,Gavin complained that he wanted two sandwiches because he was super-hungry.After his mother cut his sandwich in half,Gavin was satisfied that he would have enough to eat.Which stage of cognitive development is Gavin in
A) concrete operational stage
B) preoperational stage
C) formal operational stage
D) sensorimotor stage
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Chapter 11: C: Human Development Across the Lifespan
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Q1) Which perspective is Vicky's therapist most likely following
A) Humanistic
B) Psychoanalytic
C) Cognitive-Behavioural
D) Analytical Psychology
Q2) In an interview about their new album,the lead singer says he wrote the first draft of the first song alone.When he presented it to the group,they made changes and it became even more different than their older music,even though they knew their fans might hate this new style.This is a case of ________.
A) group polarization
B) groupthink
C) risky shift
D) conformity
Q3) According to Freud,what is a likely explanation for Jenny's obsession with cleanliness
A) Punitive toilet training measures
B) Improper handling of the transition from breastfeeding to bottle
C) Unresolved Oedipal dilemma
D) Unresolved Electra dilemma
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Chapter 12: A: Personality: Theory, Research, and Assessment
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Q1) What is one of Walter Mischel's major points about personality
A) The idea of traits is fundamental to understanding personality.
B) Many personal traits are genetically determined.
C) People are less consistent across situations than most theorists have assumed.
D) People behave in ways that maximize reinforcement.
Q2) Which statement would most likely NOT be made by a humanist
A) People can rise above their animal heritage.
B) Each person is unique.
C) We are driven by unconscious conflicts.
D) People are rational.
Q3) What aspect of personality is fairly consistent across cultures,according to research findings
A) Big Five trait structure
B) conceptions of the self
C) views of national character
D) use of defence mechanisms
Q4) How do you think an operant theorist like Skinner would explain defence mechanisms Give several examples.
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Q1) What is NOT a key characteristic of a self-actualizing person
A) daily need to be with others
B) peak experiences
C) democracy
D) clear and efficient perception of reality
Q2) Which of the following factors are essential in defining personality
A) consistency and distinctiveness
B) consistency and testing
C) testing and distinctiveness
D) testing and disposition
Q3) Which of the following could be considered the motto for the id
A) "If it feels good, do it."
B) "We can work it out."
C) "Mom always liked you best."
D) "Do the right thing."
Q4) Which component of personality operates according to the "reality principle"
A) id
B) ego
C) superego
D) conscious
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Chapter 13: A: Social Behaviour
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Q1) Tally just heard that her neighbour,Rupert,was involved in an automobile accident.If Tally concludes that Rupert's reckless driving habits caused the accident,what has she done
A) been influenced by an illusory correlation
B) made a self-serving attribution
C) made an internal attribution
D) made an external attribution
Q2) Paulo was laid off from his job over six months ago,and even though he has applied for more than 40 positions since then,he is still out of work.His landlord believes that Paulo must be lazy because,if he were truly motivated,he would have found a job by now.What is illustrated by the landlord's explanation
A) defensive attribution
B) self-serving bias
C) cognitive dissonance
D) confirmation bias
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Q1) Which term would you use for the clusters of ideas you associate with categories like "students," "professors," "waiters," or "politicians"
A) stereotypes
B) prejudice
C) person perception
D) social schemas
Q2) When does conformity occur
A) when people change their behaviour as a result of receiving a persuasive argument
B) when people change their behaviour as a result of observational learning
C) when people follow direct commands, usually from someone in a position of authority
D) when people yield to real or imagined social pressure
Q3) According to the elaboration likelihood model of attitude change,what is it called when people ponder the content and logic of persuasive messages
A) peripheral route
B) objective route
C) central route
D) subjective route
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Chapter 14: A: Stress, Coping, and Health
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Q1) Which therapeutic technique focuses on altering a client's patterns of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive emotions and behaviour
A) self-monitoring therapy
B) constructive coping therapy
C) behavioural therapy
D) rational-emotive therapy
Q2) What type of conflict are you experiencing when you find yourself "caught between a rock and a hard place"
A) avoidance-avoidance
B) approach-approach
C) approach-avoidance
D) double approach-avoidance
Q3) Bertram was on death row awaiting execution.He refused to allow any appeals on his behalf,and he insisted that the law be followed exactly.Which coping mechanism does this illustrate
A) overcompensation
B) fantasy
C) intellectualization
D) undoing
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Q1) What is NOT one of the stages of the general adaptation syndrome
A) recovery
B) resistance
C) exhaustion
D) alarm reaction
Q2) Which component of the Type A personality is most directly related to developing heart disease
A) perfectionism
B) anger and hostility
C) competitive orientation
D) impatience and time urgency
Q3) What is the personality "type" of a person who is very competitive,impatient,quick to anger,and exhibits hostility
A) Type A
B) Type B
C) Type X
D) Type Y
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Chapter 14: C: Stress, Coping Health
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Q1) If Romy is experiencing symptoms of PTSD caused by having been sexually assaulted by a stranger when she was younger,she is more likely to experience ________ than
A) mistrust; fear of physical harm
B) betrayal; guilt
C) guilt; betrayal
D) fear of physical harm; guilt
Q2) According to her psychologist,what is the source of Laura's interview anxiety
A) Laura had a mother who constantly critiqued and berated her.
B) There is an incongruence between Laura's ideal self and Laura's current self.
C) Laura has developed a negative automatic style of thinking.
D) Classical conditioning paired a harmless event with a fear-arousing event.
Q3) Which form of treatment is least likely to help Reuben overcome his psychological illness
A)Psychotherapy
B)Aversion therapy
C)Biomedical therapy
D)Cognitive-behaviour therapy
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Q1) What is a primary symptom associated with hoarding disorder
A) hallucinations about acquiring new items
B) anxiety associated with getting rid of items
C) depression associated with clutter
D) delusions of persecution or grandeur
Q2) Paxton comes from a home where discipline was erratic,and he was physically abused by his parents.His parents were also self-centred and exploitive.Which disorder is associated with this pattern of childhood experience
A) paranoid schizophrenia
B) one of the somatoform disorders
C) antisocial personality disorder
D) bipolar disorder
Q3) Which statement best describes eating disorders
A) Bulimia nervosa is a more life-threatening condition than anorexia nervosa.
B) Both bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa lead to death in 2 to 10 percent of patients.
C) While bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are both serious conditions, neither is a life-threatening condition.
D) Anorexia nervosa is a more life-threatening condition than bulimia nervosa.
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A) a statement concerning the probable course of the disorder
B) deciding which disorder an individual is experiencing
C) describing the apparent cause of the disorder
D) taking a medical history of an individual
Q2) Sean has difficulty making decisions,and when he finally makes a decision he worries about whether it was the right decision.He constantly worries about his courses,future,girlfriend,and getting a summer job.Recently,Sean has had heart palpitations and muscular tension.Which of the following disorders are Sean's symptoms most consistent with
A) obsessive-compulsive disorder
B) generalized anxiety disorder
C) panic disorder
D) hypochondriasis
Q3) Jack is very depressed,and as a result he is not eating properly,bathing,or going to work.Which criterion for abnormality has been met
A) incompetence
B) maladaptiveness
C) personal distress
D) deviance
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Chapter 16: A: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Which academic degree is associated with being a psychiatrist
A) Ph.D.
B) Ed.D.
C) M.D.
D) Psy.D.
Q2) You make an appointment to see a therapist and,as you are waiting,you notice that a large number of the books on the therapist's shelves deal with the work of Joseph Wolpe.What should you expect from this therapist
A) He will emphasize the bringing unconscious conflicts and defences into conscious awareness.
B) He will help you recognize and change negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs.
C) He will use counterconditioning to reduce anxiety responses.
D) He will provide a supportive environment while allowing you to determine the pace and direction of your therapy.
Q3) Compare and contrast the psychoanalytic and humanistic brands of insight therapy.
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A) There is evidence from a number of studies in recent years that SSRIs may increase the risk for suicide, especially in adolescents and young children.
B) There is evidence from a number of studies in recent years that SSRIs may increase the risk for suicide, but only in adults and not in children.
C) SSRIs impact the neural transmission mechanism of serotonin.
D) SSRIs produce fewer unpleasant or dangerous side effects than previous generations of antidepressants.
Q2) How does the average inpatient population in public mental hospitals today compare to the 1950s
A) Today it is much higher.
B) Today it is slightly higher.
C) Today it is slightly lower.
D) Today it is much lower.
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