• Question 1 Chemical communication is carried out between neurons by substances called: • Question 2 One-year-old Jane is not overly fearful of strangers but she clearly prefers to be held by her mother than by anyone else. Her behavior illustrates: • Question 3 Hormones are the chemical communicators of which biological system? • Question 4 Industrial/Organizational psychologist s study ________ • Question 5 Martha is very creative and she enjoys making new and unusual works in her ceramics class. Which of the following Big Five trait dimensions is most closely related to Martha s level of creativity? • Question 6 For most people, the production of language resides in the ___________. • Question 7 Which of the following is NOT a structure of the neuron? • Question 8 You have a pair of pliers and a bag of nuts in the shell. You are lamenting the fact that you can t shell the nuts because you do not have a nutcracker. Your inability to perceive the pliers as a makeshift nutcracker demonstrates _____ on your part. • Question 9 People with unipolar disorders experience ____________; most people with bipolar disorders experience ____________. • Question 10 Which pair of variables would you expect to be positively correlated? • Question 11 Which following statement is MORE LIKELY to be made by a humanistic psychologist? • Question 12 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? • Question 13 A person whose behavior is dominated by irrational thinking, poor reality contact, disturbed emotions, delusions, and hallucinations probably has a(n. ___________ disorder. • Question 14 In order to study the effects of loud noise on worker productivity, Dr. McDuffee had one group of research participant s work in a noisy room and a second group work in a quiet room. Those who worked in the quiet room were exposed to the __________ condition. • Question 15 A physiological and psychological response to any circumstances that threaten or challenge an individual and requires some form of adaptation or adjustment is known as ___________? • Question 16 Which of the following is most likely to have been learned through classical conditioning? • Question 17 A person who continues to take a drug to avoid withdrawal symptoms such as tremors and chills is exhibiting ________________. • Question 18 Although Sara was told not to, she ate three cookies before dinner. By choosing to eat the cookies, Sigmund Freud would say, she was following the desires of her _______. • Question 19 Neal and Joe met recently at an accounting job fair. Neal lost his job when his company downsized last week and even though it came as a complete surprise, he was given two months severance pay to hold him over until he finds a new position. Joe, on the other hand decided to quit his job to look for another and he has two months of vacation pay to hold him over until he finds a new position. What, if any stress are Neal and Joe experiencing? • Question 20 Sensation differs from perception because sensation involves _______________. • Question 21 You are in your room listening to music and, realize you are thirsty, you can feel that your soda is no longer cold, and you decide to invite a friend over. What parts of the central nervous system would be primarily involved in each of these italicized behaviors? • Question 22 Max worries about everything. He worries about his job, his finances and the economy. You name it and he worries about it. Max could be diagnosed as having a(n. _________________. • Question 23 Which of the following is an example of systematic desensitization? • Question 24 During a recent disaster John witnessed and watched an accident and yet did nothing to provide assistance. He may have rationalized, engaged in denial or transferred his personal responsibility to help in the situation because of what Social Psychologist call the ____________. • Question 25 The DSM is a reference manual for ___________. • Question 26 After seeing his co-worker rewarded with a gift certificate to the nicest restaurant in town for getting to work on time every day for a year, Colin never got to work late again. This is an example of _____________. • Question 27 Ali, a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, continues to have nightmares, flashbacks, and anxiety attacks. Ali is most likely suffering from ___________. • Question 28 Doreen thinks that her brother, Darren, got more sandwich than she did because their father cut Darren s sandwich into quarters, while hers was left in one piece. Doreen s reasoning is typical of a child in the _________ stage of cognitive development. • Question 29 Shahid was in a serious automobile accident on a snowy evening last winter that caused him to feel anxious every time it snowed and he had to get behind the wheel. After a few months, Shahid s fear of driving in the snow disappeared. To Shahid s surprise, the first snowfall of the next year once again brought back his fear of driving in the snow. The return of Shahid s fear can best be described by the behavioral concept of _______________. • Question 30 James is so afraid of snakes that he is unable to leave the house. James is most likely suffering from a(n. ___________. • Question 31 The order of the basic memory processes in which information enters our memory system and is used later is • Question 32 On Travis first date, he and his girlfriend danced to the country song Red Neck Woman. Every time Travis hears that song on his favorite country music station he thinks of his girlfriend and gets a warm feeling. Travis only gets these warm feelings when he hears Red Neck Woman and not when he hears other country songs. Travis behavior is an example of ________________. • Question 33 Singh s religious beliefs require that men keep their heads covered at all times, but while living in America he is aware that it is traditional for men to bare their heads when the flag passes by them. He feels conflicted, but decides the disapproving looks are not worth it and removes his hat. Singh s behavior is an example of which form of social influence? • Question 34 Howard Gardner s theory that intelligence is composed of seven (or nine. distinct abilities is called ___________ • Question 35 A student s organized set of expectations about how a college professor is supposed to act is an example of a _________. • Question 36 Using electrical stimulation to compete with or block pain signals involves a • Question 37 Psychopharmacology involves treating mental disorders with ___________. • Question 38 When asked to describe herself, 5-year old Jamie says My hair is black . Jamie s physical description of herself is part of her____________. • Question 39 While boating one afternoon with his father, Ernesto Jr. was given a gift certificate by the local Coast Guard representative for wearing his life jacket. Ernesto Jr. now wears his life Jacket every time he goes out on his father s boat. His change in behavior is the result of ____________. • Question 40 Dr. Smithe is designing a study to investigate whether aggressive preschoolers are likely to become aggressive adolescents. Dr. Smithe should use ______________ • Question 41 Unusually low levels of _____________ have been associated with a lowered male sex drive. • Question 42 A psychology professor secretly did a research project in his class testing whether increasing eye contact during lectures led to better class participation (class participation did not factor into students grades.. This is most clearly a violation of which APA Ethical Guideline? • Question 43 A researcher was interested to see how often preschoolers engage in cooperative behaviors. He videotaped preschoolers at a playground and counted the number of time children displayed cooperative behaviors. His research goal was to ______________ behavior. • Question 44 As you take this test, it is unlikely that you are constantly aware that your legs are making contact with the legs of the chair. This is called: _____________. • Question 45 A central goal of psychoanalysis is to ____________. • Question 46 Shot in the head, the victim died instantly because the bullet entered the _______, the portion of the brain that regulates breathing. • Question 47 Fifteen year old Mark is trying to figure out what he should do after he graduates from college. According to Erikson, Mark is in the stage of ________________. • Question 48 The form of therapy that emphasizes recognizing and changing negative thought patterns is __________ therapy. • Question 49 The experimental procedure in which both the experimenter and subjects are unaware of who is in the experimental group and who is in the control group is referred to as a/an ______________ • Question 50 Strategies used by the ego to prevent anxious or threatening thoughts from entering conscious awareness are called____________.
