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A psychotherapist who believes that deviant behavior can be traced either to genetic anom- alies or to problems in the physical structure of the brain most likely subscribes to which of the following views of abnormality?
(A) Cognitive
(B) Behavioral
(C) Biomedical (D) Sociological (E) Psychoanalytic
(C) Biomedical
What part of the brain is responsible for Vision?
A. Hippocampus. B. cerebellum C. occipital lobes D. thalamus
C. occipital lobes
To which aspect of psychoanalytic theory was Freud referring
A. Defense Mechanisms B. Unconscious. C. superego D. Libido
B. Unconscious
When is it permissible for a psychologist to share a client’s test scores with another person?
(A) When an employer inquires about the mental health status of the client
(B) When the client provides written permission to share results
(C) When a school official requests the test scorestoaidinacollegeadmissiondecision
(D) When the test scores are within the normal range
(E) Never
(A) When an employer inquires about the mental health status of the client
Patricia is forth three years old. Her husband complains that she tosses and turns all night long. she is irritable during the day because she never feels like she has had enough sleep, and she has little patience for her children or coworkers. Patricia understands that this problem she is having is more common with women that with men.
A. insomnia B. narcolepsy C. sleep walking. D. sleep apnea
A. insomnia
The perceived pitch of a tone is largely determined by its
(A) loudness (B) timbre
(C) amplitude (D) complexity (E) frequency
(E) frequency
The area of the brain stem that is important in controlling breathing is the
(A) suprachiasmatic nucleus (B) cerebellum
(C) limbic system
(D) medulla
(E) hippocampus
(D) medulla
A person with obsessive-compulsive disorder is best described as an individual who experiences
(A) memory loss
(B) intense mood swings
(C) extreme fear of open spaces
(D) physical symptoms with no known cause (E) persistent anxiety-provoking thoughts
(E) persistent anxiety-provoking thoughts
A stereotype is defined as which of the following?
(A) An adjustment of one’s behavior in response topeerpressure
(B) An action performed in response to authority (C) A belief that one’s own culture is superior
to all others
(D) A generalization about a social group (E) A negative action taken against someone who is a member of a social group
D. A generalization about a social group
Rafael has a sleep disorder for which he takes medically prescribed amphetamines. For which of the following sleep disorders is Rafael most likely being treated?
(A) Sleep apnea
(B) Narcolepsy
(C) Insomnia
(D) Circadian rhythm sleep disorder (E) Somnambulism
(B) Narcolepsy
In treating a patient for depression, Dr. Pratt focuses on changing the ways in which the patient interprets events. Which type of therapy is Dr. Pratt using?
(A) Cognitive
(B) Self-efficacy (C) Biomedical
(D) Learning
(E) Psychodynamic
(A) Cognitive
The brain scans of people with amnesia are most likely to show damage to the
(A) hippocampus
(B) hypothalamus
(C) medulla
(D) reticular formation (E) cerebellum
(A) hippocampus
A stubborn individual who accuses peers of being uncooperative is exhibiting which of the following defense mechanisms?
(A) Identification
(B) Denial
(C) Projection
(D) Reaction formation (E) Sublimation
(C) Projection
Which of the following is the best example of shaping?
(A) A child receives five dollars each time he cleans his room.
(B) An employee receives a termination notice after coming to work late every day over a period of three months.
(C) A child gets candy from a dispenser one time but gets nothing from the dispenser the next two times.
(D) A teacher rewards a student for sitting quietly for ten minutes on Monday, fifteen minutes on Tuesday, twenty minutes on Wednesday, and thirty minutes on Thursday.
(E) Aratreceivesamildshockeachtimeittries to open the door of its cage.
(B) An employee receives a termination notice after coming to work late every day over a period of three months.
The biological clock that operates in human beings to adjust their functioning to night-and-day periodicity is referred to as
(A) spontaneous neural activity (B) the biofeedback monitor (C) a fixed-interval schedule (D) a circadian rhythm
(E) activeconsciousness
(D) a circadian rhythm
Understanding that things continue to exist even when they are not within view is called
(A) mental representation (B) deep structure
(C) a schema
(D) object permanence (E) assimilation
(D) object permanence
Which of the following systems produces, circulates, and regulates levels of hormones in the body?
(A) Circulatory system
(B) Endocrine system
(C) Limbic system
(D) Sympathetic nervous system
(E) Parasympatheticnervoussystem
(B) Endocrine system
Which choice best supports Abraham Maslow humanistic view?
A. Humans strive for self actualization. B. The desire for fundamental stability is the need striven for most. C. freud was a pessimist in the assumptions he based on his patients outcomes. D. humans have an innate need for acceptance that stems from conditions of worth
A. Humans strive for self actualization.
Students often remember more information from a course that spans an entire semester than from a course that is completed in an intensive three-week learning period. this best illustrates the importance of
A. the spacing effect. B. longterm potentiation C. automatic processing
A. the spacing effect
Patricia is complaining of her husband waking her up in the middle of the night from talking in his sleep. As of recently she has become more worried that her husband might be experiencing some problems sleeping. she woke up one morning and went down stairs to find food all over her kitchen and her husbands food stain shirt. She finally called the doctor because she found her husband wondering around outside disoriented in the freezing temperatures in the middle of the night.
A. Insomnia. B. sleepwalking C. narcolepsy. D. sleep apnea
B. sleepwalking
For extinction to occur, which of the following must be true of the conditioned response (CR), the conditioned stimulus (CS), and the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) ?
(A) The CR occurs after the CS but does not occur after other stimuli.
(B) The CR occurs after a stimulus that is similar to the CS.
(C) The CS and the UCS are repeatedly paired, and the CR gains strength.
(D) The CS is repeatedly presented in the absence of the UCS, and the CR loses strength.
(E)When the CR loses strength, a rest period is given, after which the CS again elicits the CR.
(D) The CS is repeatedly presented in the absence of the UCS, and the CR loses strength.
Sasha has tried a diet in the book. Cutting portions has not worked because she finds herself constantly hungry. Her weight gain has been depressing her, and her mom has gotten very worried. She also consumes large quantities of water. what part of the brain might be damaged and responsible for Sasha's behavior?
A. Amygdala. B. hippocampus C. Lateral hypothalamus. D. Pons
C. Lateral hypothalamus
A. Damage to Adams prefrontal cortex after birth
B. insufficient levels of the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine in Adams brain
C. enlarged gaps around his hippocampus
B. insufficient levels of the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine in Adams brain
Bill is in his mid forties. he has a job he does not enjoy but he does not know how to make a change. He recently was divorced and has not found a new relationship. Which of eriksons stages of psychosocial development is bill likely experiencing?
A. Idenityty vs role confusion B. Intimacy vs. isolation
C. formal operational stage D. generatively Vs Stagnation
D. generatively Vs Stagnation
Which of the following is true regarding REM sleep in healthy adults?
A. it involves a decrease in blood pressure and heart rate. B. it occurs only in the first half of a persons sleep cycle. C. it alternates with NREM sleep in thirty minutes cycles D. it correlates with dreaming.
D. it correlates with dreaming.