Dropped Questions

Multiple Choice Test#1

Prologue and Chapter 1

#11Working in a community mental health center, Dr. Thatcher works to identify patterns of problematic behaviors and create programs to address such issues in the community. Dt. Thatcher is most likely a(n) psychologist.A. healthB. industrial/organizationalC. forensicsD. clinicalE. developmental

#12Dr. Wilson administers tests to children to assess their abilities and aptitudes. He then uses this data to help children function successfully in their classrooms. Dr. Wilson is most likely a(n) psychologist.A. clinicalB. educationalC. cognitiveD. schoolE. personality

#13Inherited traits are to learned habits as the perspective is to the perspective.A. behavioral; social-culturalB. evolutionary; behavioralC. social-cultural; neuroscienceD. neuroscience; evolutionary

#19Alexandra is told that research supports the value of cosmetic surgery for boosting self-esteem. Belinda is told that the esteem-enhancing value of cosmetic surgery has been refuted by research. Both women would consider the findings common sense. This best illustrates the power of:A. random samplingB. the false consensus effectC. the hindsight biasD. illusory correlationE. the double blind procedure

#28Correlation research is most useful for purposes of:A. explanationB. predictionC. controlD. replicationE. experimentation

MC #1 Answers11. A12. D13. B19. C28. B

Multiple Choice Test#2

Prologue/ Chapter 1 / Chapter 2

Question #16Analogy Questions

16. Resting potential is to action potential as ________ is to ________.

a. association area; neural networkb. sensory neuron; motor neuronc. temporal lobe; occipital lobed. polarization; depolarizatione. right hemisphere; left hemisphere

Question #1919. The brain structure that provides a

major link between the nervous system and the endocrine system is the:

a. cerebellumb. amygdalac. reticular formationd. hypothalamuse. medulla

Question #2323.In a resting state, the axon is:

a. depolarized, with mostly negatively charged ions outside and positively charged ions inside.

b. depolarized, with mostly positively charged ions outside and negatively charged ions inside.

c. polarized, with mostly negatively charged ions outside and positively charged ions inside.

d. polarized, with mostly positively charged ions outside and negatively charged ions inside.

Question #24O The increasing complexity of animals'

behavior was accompanied by a(n):a. increase in the size of the brainstem.b. decrease in the ratio of brain to body

weight.c. increase in the size of the frontal lobes.d. increase in the amount of association

area.

Question #26Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as what neurotransmitter?A. acetylcholineB. serotoninC. endorphinsD. dopamineE. epinephrine

Question # 27O Nerves are neural cables containing

many:a. hormonesb. endorphins c. interneurons d. axons e. lesions

Question #37O Depressed mood states are linked to

________ levels of serotonin and ________ levels of norepinephrine.

a. low;lowb. high;highc. low;highd. high;low

Question #40O A neuron will generate action potentials

more often when it:a. remains below its threshold.b. receives an excitatory input.c. receives more excitatory than inhibitory

inputs.d. is stimulated by a neurotransmitter.

Question #47Motor neurons are to the ________ nervous system as interneurons are to the ________ nervous system.a. Sympathetic; parasympatheticb. Central; peripheralc. Autonomic; somaticd. Parasympathetic; sympathetice. Peripheral; central

Question #48If a professor accused you of cheating on a test, your adrenal glands would probably release ________ into your bloodstream.a. endorphinsb. acetylcholine c. seratonind. epinephrinee. insulin

Question #60O A picture of a cat is briefly flashed in the

left visual field and a picture of a mouse is briefly flashed in the right visual field of a splitbrain patient. The individual will be able to use her:

a. right hand to indicate she saw a cat.b. left hand to indicate she saw a mouse.c. right hand to indicate she saw a mouse.d. eft or right hand to indicate she saw a

cat.e. left or right hand to indicate she saw a

mouse.

Question #61O In a recent car accident, Tristan

sustained damage to his right cerebral hemisphere. This injury is most likely to reduce Tristan's ability to:

a. Facially express emotionsb. Solve arithmetic problemsc. Understanding simple verbal requestsd. Process information in an orderly

sequence.e. Control his aggression

M.C. #2 Answers16. D19. D23. D24. D26. C27. D37. A40. C

47. E48. D60. C61. A

Multiple Choice Test#3

Prologue /Chapter 1 / Chapter 2/ Part of Chapter 3

Question #3A unified understanding of the explanations provided by the neuroscience, cognitive, social-cultural, and other perspectives in psychology is most clearly provided by:A. structuralismB. behaviorismC. a psychodynamic perspectiveD. a biopsychosocial approach

Question #23The peripheral nervous system is to sensory neurons as the central nervous system is to:A. motor neuronsB. neurotransmittersC. interneuronsD. the sympathetic nervous systemE. the parasympathetic nervous

system

Question #32Studies of identical twins who have been reared apart most clearly highlight the importance of in personality development.A. testosteroneB. gender schemasC. erotic plasticityD. home environmentsE. genetic predispositions

Question #37Evolutionary Psychologists are most likely to be criticized for:A. Providing hindsight explanations for human

behaviors.B. Failing to consider unconscious motivationsC. Overemphasizing humans’ capacity to learn and

adapt to a variety of environments.D. Underestimating gender differences in mate

selection.E. Overestimating cultural differences in human

sexual behaviors.

MC #3 Answers3. D23. C32. E37. A