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1. Every time Chante opens a can of pop she taps the top eight times before opening the can. If asked, Chante will tell you she has no logical reason for her behavior. Her behavior doesn't hurt her or anyone else in any way. Which of the following would best describe Chante's behavior?
a. disturbingb. unjustifiable
c. maladaptived. atypical

2. Every night before Dwayne, a college freshman, goes to bed, he gargles with mouthwash for two minutes straight. In the beginning of the year Dwayne's roommate, Travis, thought nothing of it but by the end of the semester Travis was extremely annoyed by the behavior. Which of the following would best describe Dwayne's behavior?
a. disturbingb. unjustifiable
c. maladaptived. atypical

3. The primary purpose of the DSM-IV-TR is to:
a. list which medications are used with each disorder.
b. explain the causes of the various psychological disorders.
c. list possible treatments for psychological disorders.
d. classify psychological disorders.

4. A disorder marked by sudden bouts of intense unexplained panic is:
a. generalized anxiety disorder.b. a phobia.
c. posttraumatic stress disorder.d. panic disorder.

5. Beulah is terrified of giving a speech in class. Anytime she is asked to speak in front of the class she becomes overwhelmed with fear to the point where she cannot function. Beulah is most likely suffering from:
a. social phobia.b. generalized anxiety disorder.
c. a panic disorder.d. agoraphobia.

6. Marc is constantly preoccupied with checking everything around his house before he goes to bed at night. On some days he has to check the stove, doors, windows, and lights up to 20 times before he feels comfortable enough to go to sleep. If he doesn't go through his checking ritual he will become so anxious he cannot sleep. Marc is most likely suffering from:
a. generalized anxiety disorder.b. panic disorder.
c. dysthymic disorder.d. obsessive-compulsive disorder.

7. Ruth at times is wild and busting with creative energy. At other times she has no energy and feels worthless. Ruth is probably suffering from:
a. bipolar disorder.b. major depression.

c. dysthymic disorder.d. obsessive-compulsive disorder.

8. Tina Marie was involved in a tragic automobile accident and now cannot remember the accident experience or events leading up to the accident. Tina Marie is most likely suffering from:
a. dissociative amnesia.b. dissociative identity disorder.
c. dissociative fugue.d. schizophrenia.

9. A dissociative disorder characterized by loss of identity and travel to a new location is:
a. dissociative amnesia.b. dissociative identity disorder.
c. dissociative fugue.d. multiple personality disorder.

10. Janette is convinced that the difficulties she is having with her job are due to a conspiracy organized by her secretary, one of the custodians, and two people in the next office. Assuming the conspiracy does not really exist, Janette's behavior could be described as:
a. delusional.b. a hallucination.c. antisocial.d. precipitating.

11. George is convinced his parents gave him his name because he is in reality the reincarnation of George Washington. George explains that at birth George Washington's spirit was placed inside of him. He believes someday the truth will be revealed and he will become president of the United States. George is most likely suffering from:
a. paranoid schizophrenia.b. catatonic schizophrenia.
c. disorganized schizophrenia.d. undifferentiated schizophrenia.

12. Jon's friends are concerned over his recent behavior. It appears that Jon has no concern for the rights or feelings of others. He shows no sense of guilt or remorse for his bad behavior, giving his friends the impression he doesn't have a conscious. Jon is most likely suffering from:
a. antisocial personality disorder.b. schizoid personality disorder.
c. avoidant personality disorder.d. paranoid personality disorder.

13. The therapy approach that applies the principles of learning theory to help patients eliminate unwanted behavior is the:
a. humanistic approach.b. cognitive approach.
c. behavioral approach.d. psychoanalytic approach.

14 Arnold has a major phobia towards footballs. His therapist slowly exposes Arnold to football-related anxiety stimuli while encouraging Arnold to relax. Over time Arnold associates the pleasant state of relaxation with football, rather than an anxious state. Which therapy method is Arnold's therapist most likely using?
a. aversive conditioningb. systematic desensitization
c. a token economyd. self-serving bias

15. Stacy therapist tries to make Stacy aware of and change her negative thoughts and then teaches her to change her behavior. Stacy's therapist is from which therapeutic approach?
a. psychoanalysisb. cognitive-behavioral
c. humanisticd. psychodynamic

16. Dr. Nash uses drugs, electroconvulsive therapy, or surgery Dr. Nash is using:
a. psychoanalysis.b. cognitive therapy.
c. biomedical therapy.d. humanistic therapy

17. The primary purpose of a lobotomy was to:
a. calm uncontrollably emotional or violent patients.b. reduce hallucinations in the schizophrenic.
c. level out the mania and depression of a patient with bipolar disorder. d. lower the anxiety of a phobic patient.

18. Kelly's father is trying to feed her a bottle of infant formula. Unfortunately, Kelly's head is facing away from her father. Rather than physically moving Kelly's head, her father simply touches the bottle's nipple on Kelly's right cheek. Kelly, almost immediately, turns her head to the right. Kelly's father is taking advantage of:
a. reflexes.b. temperaments.c. schemas.d. teratogens.

19. Kayla, a young infant, is playing with her favorite toy. Kayla's brother comes along, grabs the toy, and puts in underneath a blanket sitting next to Kayla. Kayla simply lifts up the blanket, finds the toy, and continues playing with it. Kayla has learned:
a. pretend play.b. conservation.c. object permanence.d. egocentrism.

20. Ford and his sister, Mallory, are sitting down to eat a meatball. Their father puts one meatball on each of their plates and then proceeds to cut them up. When he sets the plates in front of Ford and Mallory, Mallory complains that Ford is getting more as he has eight pieces of meatball and she has only six. No matter how hard Mallory's father tries to explain that each started with one meatball, Mallory believes she is getting less. Mallory has NOT gained the ability of:
a. egocentrism.b. conservation.c. object permanence.d. abstract thinking.

21. Becca's primary concern with ethical behavior centers on her desire not to get punished by her parents or to gain some reward from them. Becca is in which of Kohlberg's stages?
a. preconventionalb. conventionalc. postconventionald. moralistic

22. Psychology is defined as the science of:
a. sensation and perception.
b. experience and mental illness.
c. culture and group dynamics.
d. behavior and mental processes.

23. The behaviorists believed:
a. psychology should emphasize the study of healthy people.
b. psychology should only study observable and objectively described acts.
c. psychology should study the self examination of inner ideas and experiences.
d. all of the above.

24. Sue believes the field of psychology should study various methods of problem solving, how people memorize facts, and what changes our thinking structure. Sue would be described as coming from which perspective of psychology?
a. social-culturalb. behavioral
c. humanisticd. cognitive

25. Jim, in his approach to psychology, stresses that individuals continually strive to reach their full potential. Jim would be described as coming from which perspective of psychology?
a. social-culturalb. behavioral
c. humanisticd. cognitive

26. Positive psychology says that the field of psychology should emphasize:
a. the curing of mental illness.
b. making life more productive and fulfilling.
c. self-report reflections over the scientific method.
d. how evolution has changed human behavior.

27. Amber is researching possible causes of suicide. For each committed suicide in the county, Amber does an in-depth study of the person's life and behaviors prior to their suicide. Amber is conducting what type of study?
a. naturalistic observationb. correlational study
c. cross sectional studyd. case study

28. A correlation indicates:
a. the degree to which one variable is influenced or caused by another.
b. how random a sample is of the population.
c. whether the experiment can be replicated or not.
d. the degree of relationship between two variables.

29. A developmental psychologist wants to study the effects of poverty on one's self concept. To do this, a group of subjects from the central city are interviewed once every five years over the period of 30 years. The same subjects are interviewed throughout the 30 years. This study is an example of what type of research?
a. cross sectional studyb. longitudinal study
c. correlational studyd. naturalistic observation

30. Which of the following research methods can a researcher draw a cause and effect conclusion?
a. experimentb. naturalistic observation
c. surveyd. correlational study

31. Consider the following experiment: Children are divided into two groups. One group watches episodes of "Sesame Street." The other group watches cartoon episodes. Both are then given a test that measures activity in children. In this study, the independent variable is:
a. what the child watches on TV.b. how the child scores on the activity test.
c. what type of family the child comes from.d. the child's economic class.

32. In an experiment which group would be given a placebo?
a. the populationb. the random sample
c. the control groupd. the experimental group

33. Darwin's principle of "survival of the fittest" suggests that those members of a species with trait variations that contribute to their survival will live longer and thereby are more likely to pass those traits on to succeeding generations. This follows the concept of:
a. nucleotides.b. behavior genetics.
c. heritability.d. natural selection.

34. In Pavlov's experiment with classical conditioning the dog salivated when a bell was rung, even though the food did not follow. In the case above, the bell is called the:
a. unconditioned stimulus.b. unconditioned response.
c. conditioned stimulus.d. conditioned response.

35. If you rang a bell to signal your dog that his food is being put on the plate, the dog will learn to come when the bell is rung. If you then cease to feed the dog after ringing the bell, which of the following will eventually take place?
a. discriminationb. extinction
c. generalizationd. spontaneous recovery

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1. Read the following story of Sam and Gufla, an alien. Afterward, answer the questions using the list of terms at the end. Answers may be used more than once.
One day while playing in the park, Sam met someone he thought was a boy his own age. Thinking the boy was human, Sam began a conversation. Even though the stranger spoke perfect English, Sam soon realized that he was from another planet and had landed here by accident. Eight-year-old Sam was more curious than afraid and invited the alien home for dinner.
The trip home was eventful. Sam, worried about being late, decided to take a shortcut that one of his pals had told him about earlier. As the two boys entered a backyard, a snarling German shepherd charged them. Sam quickly figured out that the dog's chain could not reach to the fence. He and the alien, whom he had named Gufla, ran along the fence until they were out of the yard. After slowing down and catching his breath, Sam realized that he would have to tell Gufla a few things about the family and how to behave so that Sam's mother would not suspect anything. Most important, Sam knew that he could not share his discovery with his sister, who would tell his mother. Gufla asked Sam what eating felt like. How would he recognize food? Sam replied that anything that smelled good was edible. Gufla promptly picked a rose from a garden they were passing and ate it. Sam laughed, but Gufla was holding his stomach because the rose, which had fertilizer on it, made him feel ill. Gufla vowed never to go near a rose again.
Sam told Gufla that anytime Sam nodded his head, Gufla could eat whatever his fork was touching. Anytime Sam shook his head, Gufla was not to eat whatever his fork was touching. Sam tried to explain that food, not napkins or salt and pepper shakers, tastes good, which is a pleasant feeling. By the time they reached Sam's driveway, Sam realized that there was not enough time to teach Gufla all the behaviors he would need to know, so Sam told Gufla to imitate Sam's behavior whenever he felt confused. Sam said that since it was Friday night, his mother may let them stay up and watch the horror movie, a treat, if all went well.

a.  Primary

b.  Secondary

c.  Avoidance conditioning

d.  Escape conditioning

e.  Punishment

f.  Positive reinforcer

g.  Taste aversion

h.  Discriminative stimulus

i.  Observational learning

j.  Cognitive map