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Social Sciences Core provides students with a foundational understanding of the major disciplines within the social sciences, including sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, and political science. The course explores key concepts, theories, and methodologies used to analyze social behavior, institutions, and cultures, fostering critical thinking about societal issues such as inequality, identity, globalization, and social change. Through interdisciplinary perspectives and case studies, students gain essential analytical tools to examine the complex relationships between individuals and society, preparing them for advanced study in the various fields of social science.
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What is Psychology Foundations Applications and Integration 4th Edition by Ellen E. Pastorino
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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Q1) Jermaine is a psychologist who works at a major urban hospital to develop stress management plans for people who have recently had open-heart surgery. Jermaine is most likely a ____ psychologist.
A) clinical
B) counseling
C) health
D) forensic
Answer: C
Q2) Which modern perspective explains anxiety in terms of its relation to chemicals in the body/brain, or to genetics?
A) Psychodynamic
B) Behavioral
C) Evolutionary
D) Biological
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Neuroscience
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Q1) In contrast to the endocrine system, the nervous system ____.
A) is faster acting
B) is purely chemical in nature
C) produces longer-lasting stimulation
D) relies on blood circulation to transport hormones
Answer: A
Q2) Jean-Paul is a skilled meditator. As a result, he might be expected to have a larger ____.
A) hippocampus
B) amygdala
C) thalamus
D) pineal
Answer: A
Q3) A neuron's axon ____.
A) is nearly always less than two millimeters in length
B) is usually completely covered in myelin from end-to-end
C) can either by myelinated or unmyelinated
D) usually ends in one "bulb," which physically connects to the next neuron
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) When the lens of the eye is adjusted to focus on near and far objects, this is called
A) compensation
B) accommodation
C) assimilation
D) closure
Answer: B
Q2) Which flavor is often associated with nature's poisons?
A) Salty
B) Sweet
C) Sour
D) Bitter
Answer: D
Q3) Weber's law is most closely associated with ____.
A) sensory deprivation
B) the just noticeable difference
C) the absolute threshold
D) sensory reduction
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Consciousness
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Q1) Circadian rhythms are ____.
A) changes in bodily processes that occur on a predictable daily basis
B) biological energy waves that randomly affect your ability to function
C) a method of birth control
D) the stages we go through as we sleep
Q2) Cocaine primarily exerts its effects by ____.
A) promoting the production of serotonin
B) mimicking endorphins
C) blocking the reuptake of dopamine
D) destroying GABA
Q3) In order for sleep to benefit your memory, ____.
A) the information you want to remember must be well-encoded before you go to sleep
B) your sleep must not consist of long periods of deep sleep
C) you should clear your mind and not do any strenuous mental work for at least an hour before bed
D) the amount of sleep you get should not exceed more than five or six hours
Q4) Describe the different types of drugs belonging to the hallucinogen category including their unique characteristics.
Q5) Compare and contrast nicotine with amphetamines.
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Chapter 5: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) Shen was injured in an accident. At the hospital, he was given an IV with glucose. What effect would this IV likely have on Shen's level of hunger?
A) It should have no effect.
B) It should increase his hunger.
C) It should decrease his hunger.
D) It should cause his hunger level to fluctuate unpredictably.
Q2) The most accurate way to view Maslow's hierarchy of needs is in the form of a ____.
A) circle
B) pyramid
C) square
D) line
Q3) Hannah is a psychologist who believes that motives are innate tendencies that direct our behavior. Hannah's belief is most compatible with which theory of motivation?
A) Drive reduction theory
B) Instinct theory
C) Maslow's hierarchy of needs
D) Incentive theories of motivation
Q4) Are emotions understood across cultures? Explain your response.
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Q1) Slot machines pay out according to a ____ schedule of reinforcement.
A) fixed ratio
B) variable ratio
C) fixed interval
D) variable interval
Q2) If a teacher wants to change a pattern of student studying that typically increases on the days prior to a test and drops to almost no studying at all in the days following a test, she should try a variable interval schedule such as a system that uses ____.
A) random, unannounced tests
B) self-testing at home
C) no tests at all
D) rewards on test day
Q3) Compared to other classically conditioned responses, taste aversions are unique in that ____.
A) the time interval between the US and the UR can be very long
B) the time interval between the US and the NS is quite short
C) they often occur after only a single pairing of the NS and the US
D) an above average number of pairings are needed
Q4) Describe Albert Bandura's Bobo doll studies and their implications.
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Chapter 7: Memory
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Q1) Top-down perceptual processing provides a good example of how ____.
A) elaborative rehearsal creates memories that are not readily forgotten
B) attention is a necessary factor in transferring sensory memories to short-term memory
C) working memory and long-term memory often work in a parallel manner
D) the capacity of short-term memory is extremely limited
Q2) Advertisers who use jingles to get customers to recall a service or product are making use of ____.
A) maintenance rehearsal
B) deliberate rehearsal
C) functional rehearsal
D) elaborative rehearsal
Q3) Because of the surgical removal of his hippocampus, H.M. was unable to achieve ____.
A) retrieval
B) processing
C) consolidation
D) recognition
Q4) Describe decay theory of forgetting.
Q5) Describe the three functions of memory.
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Chapter 8: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence
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Q1) According to Sternberg, ____ intelligence refers to our ability to use logic to reason our way through problems.
A) logical-mathematical
B) analytical
C) practical
D) nonverbal
Q2) When the child you are babysitting says, "mommy gone," meaning "My mommy is gone," the child is using a typical form of language for two-year-olds called ____.
A) holophrase
B) telegraphic speech
C) underextension
D) overextension
Q3) Sometimes when making a decision we exhibit risk aversion, which means that we make a decision that reflects a ____.
A) misunderstanding of the entire situation
B) desire to gamble in order to avoid loss
C) strong motivation to do the thing that will result in the greatest good for all concerned
D) concern over losing what we already have
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Chapter 9: Human Development
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Q1) Research evaluating gender differences in moral reasoning has____.
A) not strongly supported Gilligan's claims
B) identified an absence of justice-based reasoning in females
C) identified an absence of relationship-based reasoning in males
D) resulted in a rejection of Kohlberg's model
Q2) Dory cries whenever visitors come to her parents' home. Dory is exhibiting ____.
A) separation anxiety
B) attachment to her father
C) stranger anxiety
D) object permanence
Q3) About ____ weeks after conception, an embryo's ovaries or testes have formed although the embryo's sex is not apparent by ultrasound.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) eight
Q4) Explain the difference between bereavement and grief.
Q5) Describe the transitional period known as emerging adulthood, and explain what circumstances are most likely to allow one to experience this period.
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Chapter 10: Social Psychology
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Q1) Cognitive dissonance is to ____ attitude and/or behavior change, as persuasion is to ____ attitude and/or behavior change.
A) self-motivated; other-instigated
B) temporary; permanent
C) valid; invalid
D) superficial; deep
Q2) The two routes to persuasion that are described in the textbook are ____.
A) attitudinal and behavioral
B) central and peripheral
C) education and coercion
D) self-choice and indoctrination
Q3) What is an accurate conclusion that can be derived from Milgram's studies?
A) Obedience to authority is difficult to instill in people.
B) It is human nature to find pleasure in causing harm to others.
C) Harming another person is justifiable when instructed to do so by a strong authority figure.
D) Blind obedience to authority figures can easily lead to unethical and destructive results.
Q4) Name three main factors involved in determining attraction to others.
Q5) Describe cognitive dissonance theory and how it explains attitude change.
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Chapter 11: Personality
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Q1) Taken together, all the research regarding the stability of personality traits across the lifespan seems to suggest that traits ____.
A) definitely do change for most people across the lifespan
B) definitely do change for most women, but most men exhibit relatively stable personalities across the lifespan
C) definitely do not change much across the lifespan for most people
D) are both stable and show change across the lifespan, depending upon gender, culture, society and learning experiences
Q2) Your psychology teacher believes that the unconscious includes archetypes, which are universally inherited predispositions to respond to the world in a certain way. Your teacher's views are most similar to those of ____.
A) Carl Rogers
B) Carl Jung
C) Alfred Adler
D) Karen Horney
Q3) Compare the purpose and use of the MMPI-2 and the Rorschach Inkblot Test.
Q4) How does the structure of the personality emerge, according to Freud?
Q5) What is the difference between conditional and unconditional positive regard?
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Chapter 12: Health, Stress, and Coping
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Q1) According to research, which of the following slows reaction time while driving even more than being drunk or high?
A) Texting
B) Computer vision syndrome
C) Cubital tunnel syndrome
D) Conversing with passengers
Q2) Rohini was scared by a big dog as she was walking home from the bus stop. Now, Rohini has calmed down. According to Selye's general adaptation syndrome, which event promotes her calming down?
A) Rohini's body entering the resistance stage
B) Rohini's body releasing corticosteroids
C) Rohini's parasympathetic nervous system being activated
D) Rohini's sympathetic nervous system being activated
Q3) Immediately after you appraise a situation or event as stressful, ____.
A) you use coping skills to deal with it
B) your body changes to deal with the stressor
C) your body begins to experience breakdown
D) you determine what kind of conflict it is
Q4) Explain the relationship between Type C personality and cancer.
Q5) What factors contribute to happiness?
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Chapter 13: Mental Health Disorders
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Q1) Critics of the DSM approach point out that a diagnosis ____.
A) is typically inaccurate
B) may lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy
C) serves no purpose
D) may result in denial of health insurance
Q2) People with schizophrenia who primarily exhibit positive symptoms are more likely to ____.
A) be diagnosed as catatonic
B) respond to medication
C) have an unfavorable prognosis
D) exhibit social withdrawal
Q3) A medical doctor who believes that the best treatment for depression is medication is following the ____ perspective of abnormality.
A) cultural
B) psychological
C) biological
D) social
Q4) Describe borderline personality disorder.
Q5) Identify the differences between major depression and persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia).
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Chapter 14: Mental Health Therapies
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Q1) Antabuse is used in ____.
A) aversion therapy for people with alcoholism
B) biomedical therapy for individuals with schizophrenia
C) psychoanalysis for mind expansion
D) systematic desensitization for relaxation
Q2) Josh is a person with an anxiety disorder. His therapist confronts Josh's unhealthy ways of thinking and tries to get him to change his interpretation of events. Josh is most likely undergoing ____.
A) behavior modification
B) rational-emotive therapy
C) client-centered therapy
D) psychoanalysis
Q3) A good example of a psychosurgery performed today that has an acceptable success rate is the ____.
A) implantation of deep brain stimulators in patients with Parkinson's disease
B) severing of nerves that connect the frontal lobe to the rest of the brain
C) removal of the amygdala in patients with severe fears and emotional responses
D) rerouting of dopamine pathways in the brain to decrease addictive tendencies
Q4) Describe two behavior therapy techniques that are based on operant conditioning principles.
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