light rays focusing too far in front of the r Show more QUESTION 1 The eyes blind spot is related to: light rays focusing too far in front of the retina. an area without receptor cells where the optic nerve leaves the eye. light rays focusing too far behind the retina. a cluster of cells around the fovea which contains cones but no rods. 2 points QUESTION 2 After spending years in the ocean a mature salmon swims up its home river to return to its birthplace. This behavior is an example of: an instinct homeostasis a set point a refractory period 2 points QUESTION 3 We have all heard about a lie detector or polygraph. You have taken a lie detector test because your boss thinks someone is stealing from the office. You are innocent but unfortunately you are informed that you have failed the polygraph test. Which of the following is NOT true about these tests? Polygraph tests can easily be fooled. While widely used by police and government agencies polygraphs often fail to identify the guilty. People who pass lie detector tests are innocent but those who fail are not necessarily guilty. A polygraph cannot really detect the difference between arousal caused by anxiety and that caused by lying. 2 points QUESTION 4 As a professional chef which of the following sensations would you rely on most? smell balance hearing seeing 2 points QUESTION 5 Which of the following is NOT one of the three phases of Hans Selyes general adaptation syndrome? fight-or-flight exhaustion alarm reaction resistance 2 points QUESTION 6 If you move your watchband up your wrist an inch or so you will feel it for only a few moments. This best illustrates: accommodation. sensory adaptation. parallel processing. Webers law. 2 points QUESTION 7 Youve just gotten a job as a weight loss counselor. Your first client wants you to tell him some things he should consider when approaching a weight loss regimen. Which of the following statements is BAD advice? Social influences such as daily routine and peers have an effect on weight loss and gain. Exercise can be helpful for people who want to lose weight. Weight loss and gain have genetic components. Weight loss is a simple matter of cutting down on calories. 2 points QUESTION 8 Some people appear to be self-aware manage conflicts well and generally seem to be well equipped to handle most social and emotional situations very well. What type of intelligence does this seem to reflect? creative intelligence creative intelligence emotional intelligence this is not considered a type of intelligence 2 points QUESTION 9 John B. Watson is most likely to say: Science must be rooted in observation of behavior rather than introspective processes. A person needs unconditional love and acceptance in order to reach her true potential. A persons behavior reflects unconscious conflicts and emotions that result from early childhood experiences. Emotional responses reflect biological processes such as hormones and brain chemistry. 1.47 points (Extra Credit) QUESTION 10 The fact that perceptions involve more than the sum of our sensations best illustrates the importance of: retinal disparity. visual capture. top-down processing. interposition. 2 points QUESTION 11 Marys bathroom scale always overstates peoples actual weight by exactly six pounds. The scale has ________ reliability and ________ validity. high; low high; high low; high low; low 2 points QUESTION 12 The similarity between the intelligence test scores of non-twin siblings reared together is: greater than that between identical twins reared apart. equal to that between fraternal twins reared together. greater than that between unrelated adoptive siblings reared together. less than that between children and their biological parents. 2 points QUESTION 13 Your roommate who has trouble understanding Webers Law asks you How different do two stimuli need to be in order for a person to notice the difference? You explain that: the minimum difference needed for detection depends on the type of stimulus. the difference threshold decreases with the magnitude of the stimulus. Webers Law does not address this issue. the stimuli must differ by at least ten percent. 2 points QUESTION 14 Aerobic exercise ________ the bodys production of serotonin and ________ its production of endorphine. increases; decreases decreases; increases decreases; decreases increases; increases 2 points QUESTION 15 After hearing that Bryce had served a prison sentence Janet began to perceive his friendly behavior as insincere and manipulative. This best illustrates the impact of: visual capture. sensory adaptation. bottom-up processing. perceptual sets. 2 points QUESTION 16 In poorer nations life satisfaction is especially likely to be influenced by satisfaction with ones ________. In wealthier countries life satisfaction is especially likely to be influenced by satisfactions with ones ________. financial circumstances; home life sexual desires; financial circumstances physical appearance; financial circumstances personal achievements; personal safety 2 points QUESTION 17 Emotions are often reflected in our facial expressions. Which of the following has been demonstrated about the universality of facial expressions? In almost all cultures people use similar facial expressions to indicate similar emotions. Emotional intensity is expressed in the same way in almost all cultures. Blind children do not have accurate facial expressions. Polygraphs are more accurate in some cultures than in others. 2 points QUESTION 18 Makers of 3-D movies rely most heavily on: retinal disparity. the Mller-Lyer illusion. the visual cliff. shape constancy. 2 points QUESTION 19 Which of the following is the best way to generate a random sample of students for a research study? offer extra credit for students in a particular classroom who choose to participate use a table of random numbers to pick participants from a student listing mail out a questionnaire that students could voluntarily complete and return stand by the door of the library and ask people who pass by to answer your questions 2 points QUESTION 20 One person alone in a house dismisses its creaking sounds and experiences no stress; someone else suspects an intruder and becomes alarmed. These different reactions illustrate the importance of: stress appraisal the general adaptation syndrome biofeedback spontaneous remission 2 points QUESTION 21 The way in which you quickly group the individual letters in this test item into separate words best illustrates the principle of: closure. convergence. proximity. continuity. 2 points QUESTION 22 As we look at a flower the intensity of the color we see is related to the light waves: amplitude. placement on the spectrum. hue. length. 2 points QUESTION 23 You are going to design an experiment to determine whether there are special areas on the tongue to detect the taste of sweet or whether the taste can be detected in all areas of the tongue. Which of these must be done before you can start the experiment? none of these are necessary. pick out the items that you will use for sweet tastes. pick out subjects who like sweet tastes. operationally define sweet. 1.47 points (Extra Credit) QUESTION 24 Which of the following is NOT included as part of todays general definition of intelligence? the ability to use knowledge to adapt to new situations the ability to learn from experience the ability to understand people and emotions the ability to solve problems 2 points QUESTION 25 Which of the following is TRUE? People pay closest attention to information that disconfirms what they believe. People underestimate the accuracy of their judgments. People are overconfident about how they will perform on various tasks. It is difficult for most people to explain away their failures. 2 points QUESTION 26 Problem solving is one type of cognitive activity in which we all engage. Which of the following cognitive tendencies is seen to be an obstacle to problem solving? availability heuristic prototype confusion insight confirmation bias 2 points QUESTION 27 Alfred Kinseys studies of sexual behavior were highly criticized. Which of the following however was NOT a common criticism? Respondents would not reveal private experiences. Well-educated people were overrepresented. Whites were overrepresented. The sample was not random. 2 points QUESTION 28 Rather than saying a person is colorblind it would be more accurate to say that the person: has an excess of blue-sensitive cones. has a blind spot. is experiencing an overstimulation of the red- and green-sensitive cones. lacks red- or green-sensitive cones. 2 points QUESTION 29 Which of the following is TRUE? Hypnosis is an effective way to help people relive long-buried or repressed memories. Most people do not suffer from unrealistically low self-esteem. Electroconvulsive therapy is no longer used. Opposites generally attract. 2 points QUESTION 30 Which best illustrates the concept of stereotype threat? Asian Americans feeling pressure to perform well on an achievement test score better than their white peers who do not feel as much pressure. People taking a civil aptitude test are not familiar with the vocabulary words on the test and therefore score poorly. When women are told that they will likely outperform men on a test of abstract math skills they are more confident and do outperform the men. Black children score higher on a test administered by black teachers than by white teachers. 2 points QUESTION 31 To find Tabasco sauce in a large grocery store you could systematically search every shelf in every store aisle. This best illustrates problem solving by means of: the representative heuristic the availability heuristic an algorithm functional fixedness 2 points QUESTION 32 Maintaining ones conceptions even after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited is known as: confirmation bias the representativeness heuristic functional fixedness belief perseverence 2 points QUESTION 33 Using different words for two very similar objects enables people to recognize conceptual distinctions between the objects. This illustrates: the representativeness heuristic. functional fixedness. linguistic determinism. telegraphic speech. 2 points QUESTION 34 After receiving exciting news about the birth of a healthy grandson Mr. Haney was easily persuaded to contribute a generous sum of money to a neighborhood church. This best illustrates the: feel-good do-good phenomenon. two-factor theory. James-Lange theory. relative deprivation principle. 2 points QUESTION 35 As you talk with a friend at a party her voice is distinct from all the other voices you hear. This illustrates the perceptual principle of: proximity. closure. grouping. figure-ground. 2 points QUESTION 36 Which of the following is TRUE? Stimuli presented below the absolute threshold exert a strong powerful effect on behavior. Humans cannot sense stimuli below the absolute threshold. Humans cannot be affected by stimuli below the absolute threshold at all. Stimuli presented below the absolute threshold can have a subtle brief effect on behavior. 2 points QUESTION 37 Julie will be competing in a basketball free throw contest. Her performance is likely to be ________ if her physiological arousal during the performance is ________. worst; moderate best; very high best; moderate best; very low 2 points QUESTION 38 After watching their favorite team lose a game Emma and her friends commented to each other about how they had always known the loss was inevitable. Psychologists call this: the hindsight bias. overconfidence. an illusory correlation. the false consensus effect. 2 points QUESTION 39 Compared to a century ago the leading cause of death is chronic lung disease. fewer deaths are related to stress. fewer deaths are related to heart disease. deaths are more likely to be lifestyle-related. 2 points QUESTION 40 Who is the best example of a Type A personality? Bonnie a relaxed fun-loving professor Andre a competitive easily-angered journalist Susan a brilliant self-confident accountant Clay a reflective open-minded artist 2 points QUESTION 41 Critics of Abraham Maslows hierarchy would be most likely to point out that: the order of the needs is not universally fixed. most people do not indicate that physiological needs are most basic. all needs seem to be equal and should not be arranged in a hierarchical fashion. all needs seem to be equal and should not be arranged in a hierarchical fashion. so far research on Abraham Maslows hierarchy has only been carried out in the U.S. 2 points QUESTION 42 If people who have just been aroused by watching rock videos are insulted their feelings of anger will be greater than those of people who have been similarly provoked but were not previously aroused. This is best explained by the: two-factor theory catharsis hypothesis adaption-level principle relative deprivation principle 2 points QUESTION 43 Psychology is currently defined as: the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. the study of mental life. the study of individual experience. the scientific study of observable behavior. 2 points QUESTION 44 A health psychologist would be most likely to conduct research assessing the relationship between: unprotected sex and sexually transmitted diseases. lung disease and life expectancy. inherited genes and cardiovascular health. prenatal hormones and brain development. 2 points QUESTION 45 In English it is appropriate to refer to a pretty bird but not to a bird pretty. This best illustrates the importance of: syntax morphemes semantics phonemes 2 points QUESTION 46 The hammer anvil and stirrup are found in the: cochlea middle ear inner ear outer ear 2 points QUESTION 47 A defense attorney emphasizes to a jury that her client works full-time supports his family and enjoys leisure-time hobbies. Although none of this information is relevant to the trial it is designed to make the defendant appear to be a typical member of the local community. The lawyer is most clearly attempting to take advantage of: functional fixedness confirmation bias belief perseverence the representativeness heuristic 2 points QUESTION 48 Advertisers know that a thirty-three percent discount sounds like a better deal than a discount of one third. This best illustrates: representativeness heuristic confirmation bias framing belief bias 2 points QUESTION 49 While working on a word problem Jenae has an aha! moment of sudden insight about how to solve the problem. If you were mapping her brain activity on an EEG at that moment you would expect to observe a burst of activity in her: left frontal lobe left temporal lobe right temporal lobe right frontal lobe 2 points QUESTION 50 Racial and ethnic stereotypes can sometimes bias our perceptions of others behaviors. This best illustrates the impact of: perceptual adaptation. top-down processing. interposition. retinal disparity. 2 points QUESTION 51 What is the interviewer illusion? Interviewers tend to assume that applicants are faking competence. Interviewers tend to overestimate their intuition about future applicants. Applicants tend to become anxious making poor impressions on interviewers. Applicants tend to perceive interviewers as competent. 2 points QUESTION 52 Dr. Anderson conducts an experiment to see whether exposure to helpful models leads to helping behavior in young children. Of the forty girls and boys in his study half are exposed to helpful models while the other half watch the same models not engaged in helping behavior. In this experiment the dependent variable is: helping behavior. the gender of the children. helpful or non-helpful models. the age of the children. 1.47 points (Extra Credit) QUESTION 53 Youve been asked to design a wellness and stress reduction program for the employees of a fast-paced investment firm. This is particularly challenging because many employees work long hours and rarely take breaks. Which of the following might NOT be a good strategy for this group? Develop a 45-minute exercise class that employees attend during the day. Develop a system of relaxation exercises that can be done at their desks. Hand out relaxation and stress information in the form of brochures. Have short b
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