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Betty lost her job, returns daily, forgets she lost her job. No brain/neurological damage
obsessive-compulsive disorder
dissociative amnesia
bipolar disorder
schizophrenia
2
In what disease does the immune system attack the myelin of neurons in the CNS?
Schizophrenia
Epilepsy
Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis
3
Isaac gets $5 for every good report card grade. Which type of motivation is being used?
drive reduction
instinct
incentive
intrinsic
4
Using a mathematical formula to find the solution to a problem is an example of
an algorithm
insight
elaborative rehearsal
a means-end analysis
5
According to social psychologists, what makes 2 people LEAST likely to have a long relationship
having very different personalities
living on the same floor of a college dorm
having similar levels of physical attractiveness
being in many classes & clubs together
6
Children of authoritative parents tend to be
independent
aggressive
immature
indecisive
7
Jo is shy & avoids people at events. People then avoid him which reinforces Jo's feelings.
locus of control
reciprocal determination
modeling
implicit personality theory
8
The network of structures involved in emotion, motivation, & memory is the
corpus callosum
pons
limbic system
occipital lobe
9
Which part of the brain represented above is indicated by A?
Broca's area
prefrontal cortex
cerebellum
somatosensory cortex
10
Sid finds that her therapist paraphrases what he said, asks for clarification. He's following
Albert Ellis
Erik Erikson
Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
11
The brain's ability to adapt after it is damaged is known as
integration
polarization
lateralization
plasticity
12
Which can be precisely located on a graph of skewed distribution w/out doing any calculations?
mean
standard deviation
median
mode
13
After listening to the same set of songs every three hours, Ivan grows to like them. Why?
functional fixedness
the mere-exposure effect
frequency theory
the phi phenomenon
14
Which of the following methods best limits the influence of unknown variables in an experiment?
debriefing
stratified sampling
random assignment
correlational study
15
The process of converting incoming physical energy into a neural code that can be processed is
transduction
sensory threshold
sensory adaptation
parallel processing
16
The area labeled A contains the
pinna
auditory nerves
cochlea
ossicles
17
Which of the following regions of the body has the largest area of sensory cortex devoted to it
arm
face
leg
trunk
18
To increase audience participation, a radio show offers a prize to the 1st caller every hour
fixed interval
variable interval
continuous
fixed ratio
19
Nick is smiling but doesn't feel happy. After a while, he feels happy. Best explanation
bottom-up processing
selective encoding
justification of effort
facial feedback
20
Which of the following structures is part of the vestibular system?
B
C
A
D
21
It is important for researchers to use precise operational definitions when they
want to be able to replicate the experiment
are conducting experimental but not correlational research
want to organize the hypotheses appropriately
want to ensure that conditions are assigned randomly
22
Damage to Wernicke's area is most likely to be associated with difficulty in
moving arms & legs
hearing
understanding language
tasting
23
The utterance "likes dog my swim to" does not sound correct because it violates the rules of
syntax
prosody
morphemes
lexicon
24
Sam became ill after eating pepperoni pizza & won't eat it now. He still enjoys plain pizza.
discrimination
negative reinforcement
shaping
generalization
25
Marissa is a good tennis player. Her play improves as the crowd watching gets larger. Why?
the self-serving bias
misattribution
the bystander effect
social facilitation
26
Jane is successful with word games that require making words out of letters. What helps?
spacial intelligence & functional fixedness
linguistic intelligence & a mental set
spacial intelligence & heuristics
linguistic intelligence & heuristics
27
Which of the following is an example of a compulsion?
believing that aliens are stealing thoughts
having frequent daydreams
having uncontrollable thoughts
checking the doors 20 times before going to bed
28
Which best exemplifies practical intelligence as suggested by Sternberg's triarchic theory
a child has few social skills but an unusually strong memory
a child becomes an accomplished dancer
a club president devises a way to publicize upcoming events
a student composes a new song
29
Psychodynamic therapy has its roots in the theories of
B. F. Skinner
Carl Rogers
Sigmund Freud
Abraham Maslow
30
Which of the following neurotransmitters is most closely associated with schizophrenia?
acetylcholine
glutamate
dopamine
serotonin
31
Which suggests depression is due to unconscious conflicts & hostile feelings from childhood?
psychoanalytic
cognitive
biological
sociocultural
32
Which is the correct order of information processing in vision?
rods & cones - bipolar cells - ganglion cells - optic nerve
optic nerve - rods & cones - bipolar cells - ganglion cells
bipolar cells - rods & cones - ganglion cells - optic nerve
ganglion cells - bipolar cells - rods & cones - optic nerve
33
Treatment to reduce a drinker's dependence on alcohol by changing positive effect to negative?
insight therapy
psychoanalysis
systematic desensitization
aversion conditioning
34
Which structure is associated with communication between central nervous & endocrine systems?
cerebellum
hypothalamus
amygdala
medulla
35
Which of the following are involved in regulating circadian rhythms?
photoreceptors, hypothalamus, pineal gland
prefrontal cortex, occipital lobe, cerebellum
cerebral cortex, motor cortex, adrenal glands
medulla, thalamus, pituitary gland
36
Jo's cat used to run away from loud music but no longer does. Which process occurred?
operant conditioning
habituation
classical conditioning
generalization
37
It rained during Jim & Ted's camping trip, Ted said, "I knew we should have packed raincoats."
a flashbulb memory
an algorithm
the representative heuristic
hindsight bias
38
Suggests jealousy might be adaptive function in protecting a sexual relationship from threats?
cognitive
evolutionary
behavioral
humanistic
39
Eli prefers romantic comedies but goes to action movies to fit in with friends. His behavior is
informational social influence
the reciprocity norm
obedience
normative social influence
40
The fovea has the greatest visual acuity in bright light primarily because the fovea is
near the center of the visual field
close to the lens
made up of only cones
not close to the blind spot
41
Which of the following is NOT a product of learning?
squinting in bright light
slowing down to avoid getting a speeding ticket
doing chores in order to receive money
becoming afraid of dogs after being bitten by a dog