Social Psychology Exam Review
Course Introduction
Social Psychology explores the ways in which individuals think, feel, and behave within social contexts. This course examines key theories and research on topics such as social perception, attitudes, conformity, group dynamics, prejudice, and interpersonal relationships. Through case studies, experiments, and real-world examples, students will learn how social influences shape individual behavior, how people interpret the actions of others, and the psychological processes underlying group interactions. Understanding these fundamental concepts equips students to better analyze human behavior and address social issues in a variety of personal and professional settings.
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Essentials of Psychology Concepts and Applications 3rd Edition by Jeffrey S. Nevid Ph.D
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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Q1) Dr.Vickers just took a position as an educational psychologist with the Blackstone School System.Of the following tasks,which is Vickers LEAST likely to do in this position?
A) Develop a test to measure students' academic potential.
B) Train teachers in the use of a new instructional method.
C) Administer intelligence tests to students.
D) Develop a new instructional method for use in the classroom.
E) Conduct research on student motivation.
Answer: C
Q2) Your friend asks if there is any evidence that ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)might be due to abnormal brain structures.You might suggest that she take a course in
A) cognitive psychology.
B) physiological psychology.
C) personality psychology.
D) evolutionary psychology.
E) geropsychology.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations of Behavior
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Q1) Jackson had an operation in which his corpus callosum was severed.It is most likely that Jackson had which disease?
A) Epilepsy
B) Parkinson's disease
C) Huntington's disease
D) Alzheimer's disease
E) Multiple sclerosis
Answer: A
Q2) Which chemicals are described as both neurotransmitters and hormones?
A) estrogen and progesterone
B) insulin and melatonin
C) norepinephrine and epinephrine
D) ACTH and cortical steroids
E) oxytocin and testosterone
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) The basis of the place theory of pitch detection is that pitch is determined by the place along the _______ that vibrates the most.
A) ear drum
B) basilar membrane
C) oval window
D) auditory nerve
E) ossicles
Answer: B
Q2) Joseph has been assisting the team doctor in his treatment of relatively minor but painful injuries for his football team.The doctor has carefully instructed Joseph to alternate between applying hot compresses and cold packs to the injured area.This treatment may be effective because both heat and cold send competing messages through the spinal cord that may temporarily block pain messages.This technique is known as
A) meditation
B) biofeedback
C) distraction
D) changing thoughts
E) creating a bottleneck
Answer: E
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Chapter 4: Consciousness
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Q1) Which of the following statements regarding regular use of caffeinated coffee is FALSE?
A) Physiological dependence is likely to occur.
B) Most caffeine users are able to maintain control over their use of the drug.
C) Drinking just a cup or two of coffee or tea per day is enough to develop physiological dependence
D) Caffeine is known to be associated with many different health risks.
E) Heavier coffee drinking has recently been linked with increased risk of heart attack in some genetically predisposed people.
Q2) Sherilyn takes MDMA.When she buys the drug at the local dance club,she asks for A) bennies.
B) crystal meth.
C) Ecstasy.
D) acid.
E) crack.
Q3) Summarize the various theories of hypnosis.
Q4) Describe the various stages of sleep.
Q5) Describe five states of consciousness,including a description of the level of alertness in each state.
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Chapter 5: Learning
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Q1) Which of the following does NOT belong?
A) observation
B) modeling
C) vicarious learning
D) conditioned stimulus
E) imitation
Q2) Behavior therapy has been found helpful in treating which of the following disorders?
A) phobias only
B) phobias and sexual dysfunctions only
C) phobias and addictive behaviors only
D) phobias and childhood behavior problems
E) phobias,sexual dysfunctions,addictive behaviors,and childhood behavior problems
Q3) Thorndike is to _____ as Skinner is to _______.
A) classical conditioning; Law of Effect
B) classical conditioning; operant conditioning
C) operant conditioning; classical conditioning
D) Law of Effect; classical conditioning
E) Law of Effect; operant conditioning
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Chapter 6: Memory
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Q1) After receiving a cute boy's cell phone number,Tammie mentally repeats the number over and over in her head.This process converts auditory signals into strings of recognizable sounds,and it is called __________ encoding.
A) vocal
B) internal
C) acoustic
D) sub-auditory
E) semantic
Q2) Summarize some of the more commonly used mnemonics.
Q3) In a free recall task, an individual is asked _____.
A) to recall as much information as possible about a particular topic in any order
B) to recall a series of items or numbers in a particular order
C) to recall pairs of items that had been previously memorized
D) to select the correct answer from a range of alternatives
E) to reproduce information that has been previously committed to memory
Q4) Describe three theories of forgetting.
Q5) Explain the role of neuronal networks and long-term potentiation in the formation and maintenance of memories.
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Chapter 7: Thinking, language, and Intelligence
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Q1) Intelligence consisting of seven different primary mental abilities was proposed by
A) Charles Spearman.
B) Louis Thurstone.
C) Howard Gardner.
D) Alfred Binet.
E) Robert Sternberg.
Q2) Helena takes the subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Adults (WAIS).She will take all but which of the following?
A) letter-number sequencing
B) vocabulary
C) comprehension
D) similarities
E) name memory
Q3) Compare and contrast Gardner's and Sternberg's theories of intelligence.
Q4) Discuss each of the following issues involved in measuring intelligence: defining intelligence,validity,cultural bias,and test usage/interpretation.
Q5) Describe the basic components of language.
Q6) Outline the keys to becoming a creative problem solver.
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Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) Regarding sources of motivation,self-gratification is to ______ as money is to ______.
A) intrinsic; avoidance
B) avoidance; intrinsic
C) extrinsic; avoidance
D) avoidance; extrinsic
E) intrinsic; extrinsic
Q2) Lately when Richard is having sex,he has been having difficulty achieving an erection.When he does have an erection,he often has trouble maintaining it.Richard most likely has which sexual dysfunction?
A) Lack of sexual desire
B) Premature ejaculation
C) Erectile dysfunction
D) Vasocongestion syndrome
E) Duchenne syndrome
Q3) Summarize five major theories of motivation.
Q4) Summarize the various theories of emotion.
Q5) Summarize the nature and possible causes of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Q6) Outline steps you can take to control your anger.
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Chapter 9: Human Development
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Q1) The biological unfolding of an organism according to its underlying genetic code is called
A) imprinting.
B) germination.
C) development.
D) puberty.
E) maturation.
Q2) Fourth-grade teacher Julie Farraday finds that her students are very eager to be helpful.They seem to care about being productive and involved in the class,as well as in their school.Farraday's students are best described at which stage of psychosocial development?
A) Autonomy vs.shame and doubt
B) Trust vs.mistrust
C) Initiative vs.guilt
D) Identity vs.role diffusion
E) Industry vs.inferiority
Q3) As presented in your text,outline six steps people can take to live longer and healthier lives.
Q4) Summarize some of the cognitive and physical changes that occur during early and middle adulthood.
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Chapter 10: Psychology and Health
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Q1) Basal cell carcinoma is the ______ common type of skin cancer,and it is ______ dangerous.
A) most; the least B) least; the most C) most; the most D) least; the least E) least; highly
Q2) Pauline would like to be a full-time college student.However,she also would like to work full-time.She is a single mother and would prefer to not have her child in day care.The state of tension that Pauline feels is most accurately labeled A) frustration. B) aggression. C) conflict.
D) neurosis. E) acculturative stress.
Q3) Discuss nine ways in which people can remove distress from stress.
Q4) Describe ten strategies to reduce the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease.
Q5) Discuss five psychological factors that moderate the effects of stress.
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Chapter 11: Personality
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Q1) From Freud's perspective,a boy resolves his Oedipus complex by
A) forsaking incestuous desires for his mother and taking on an identification with her.
B) unconsciously blaming his mother for bringing him into the world "ill-equipped" to deal with life's problems,then forgiving her.
C) unconsciously blaming his mother for bringing him into the world "ill-equipped" to deal with life's problems,then identifying with his father.
D) developing the ability to control elimination.
E) forsaking incestuous desires for his mother and identifying with his father.
Q2) Social-cognitive theorists believe that self-esteem is related to A) skills and competencies we have in order to meet challenges.
B) physical appearance.
C) marital status.
D) birth order.
E) personality.
Q3) Discuss the principles of the humanistic approach to personality.
Q4) Describe Freud's psychosexual stages of development,including their approximate ages,erogenous zones,and sources of conflict.
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Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Raoul demonstrates confused behavior.He frequently speaks incoherently and reports vivid hallucinations.His emotions are often inappropriate and he neglects personal hygiene.Based on this description,Raoul is probably suffering from which type of schizophrenia?
A) catatonic
B) profound
C) disorganized
D) paranoid
E) delusional
Q2) Dissociative identity disorder is a more technical term for A) multiple personality disorder.
B) neurosis.
C) schizophrenia.
D) generalized anxiety disorder.
E) antisocial personality disorder.
Q3) Summarize the possible causes of schizophrenia.
Q4) Describe two types of mood disorders.
Q5) Describe the general features of personality disorders and summarize the features of the two types of personality disorders highlighted in your text: borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder.
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Chapter 13: Methods of Therapy
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Q1) Which type of drug typically acts on the neurotransmitter GABA?
A) antianxiety
B) antidepressant
C) antipsychotic
D) antisomatic
E) mood stabilizing
Q2) According to Ellis,negative emotions are
A) inevitable consequences of negative events.
B) automatic reactions of the central nervous system.
C) produced directly by life events.
D) the result of irrational beliefs about life events.
E) the logical result of overanalyzing one's life situation.
Q3) In client-centered therapy,the therapist demonstrates empathy when s/he
A) completely accepts the client.
B) can distinguish between latent and manifest dream content.
C) accurately mirrors the client's experiences and feelings.
D) maintains a direct,problem-solving focus during therapy.
E) genuinely demonstrates her/his feelings during therapy.
Q4) Describe the three primary categories of psychotropic drugs.
Q5) Summarize the major approaches to psychotherapy.
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Chapter 14: Social Psychology
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Q1) A judgment of either liking or disliking something or someone is a(n)
A) attitude.
B) attribution.
C) stereotype.
D) prejudice.
E) bias.
Q2) Messages are more credible when they
A) reflect the interests of the communicator.
B) go against the interests of the communicator.
C) are irrelevant to the interests of the communicator.
D) are not accompanied by relevant counter-arguments.
E) are not often repeated.
Q3) Dr.Vanchella suspects that one of her college students does not have any money for food.She arranges for money to be put on the student's meal card without telling the student.Which term best describes Vanchella's motive?
A) self-centered
B) communal
C) reciprocal
D) conformist
E) altruistic
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