Question 1

Using the aversive therapy for alcohol abuse pioneered by Roger Vogler and associates,the shocks would be administered

Accepted Answer

A)  as the person orders the alcoholic beverage. 
B)  as the person is beginning to take a drink of alcohol. 
C)  after the person has finished their first alcoholic beverage. 
D)  after the person is intoxicated. 
A)  as the person orders the alcoholic beverage. 
B)  as the person is beginning to take a drink of alcohol. 
C)  after the person has finished their first alcoholic beverage. 
D)  after the person is intoxicated.

Question 2

Which of the following therapies would NOT be considered a somatic therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  pharmacotherapy 
B)  electrical stimulation therapy 
C)  psychosurgery 
D)  psychotherapy 
A)  pharmacotherapy 
B)  electrical stimulation therapy 
C)  psychosurgery 
D)  psychotherapy

Question 3

An elementary school teacher practically ends classroom discipline problems by giving students "chances" in a lottery to be held at the end of the week for some small toy.The chances are given for completing assignments,paying attention,and so forth.The chances are considered

Accepted Answer

A)  tokens. 
B)  stimulus controls. 
C)  conditioned stimuli. 
D)  unconditioned stimuli. 
A)  tokens. 
B)  stimulus controls. 
C)  conditioned stimuli. 
D)  unconditioned stimuli.

Question 4

Regarding electroconvulsive therapy (ECT),which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  In ECT, a 150-volt electrical current is passed through the brain for a half second, triggering a convulsion and causing the patient to lose consciousness for a short time. 
B)  Most of the ECT patients feel that the treatment did not help and would not be willing to undergo this treatment again. 
C)  ECT treatments are given in a series of sessions spread over several weeks or months. 
D)  In ECT, the patient is given muscle relaxants and/or sedative drugs to lessen the impact of the seizure. 
A)  In ECT, a 150-volt electrical current is passed through the brain for a half second, triggering a convulsion and causing the patient to lose consciousness for a short time. 
B)  Most of the ECT patients feel that the treatment did not help and would not be willing to undergo this treatment again. 
C)  ECT treatments are given in a series of sessions spread over several weeks or months. 
D)  In ECT, the patient is given muscle relaxants and/or sedative drugs to lessen the impact of the seizure.

Question 5

To alleviate bed wetting,special sheets connected to an alarm are placed on the child's bed.When the child's full bladder releases the first droplets of urine onto the special sheet,the alarm will sound and awaken the child.Through this pairing of a loud alarm with a full bladder,the child will learn to awaken to the full bladder.This illustrates the use of which of the following in alleviating a problem behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  transference 
B)  classical conditioning 
C)  operant conditioning 
D)  observational learning 
A)  transference 
B)  classical conditioning 
C)  operant conditioning 
D)  observational learning

Question 6

Valium is used to produce relaxation or reduce anxiety and would be classified as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  antipsychotic. 
B)  major tranquilizer. 
C)  antidepressant. 
D)  anxiolytic. 
A)  antipsychotic. 
B)  major tranquilizer. 
C)  antidepressant. 
D)  anxiolytic.

Question 7

Regarding the success of deinstitutionalization,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although high quality care is available in almost every community, a lack of money prevents large numbers of people from getting the help they need. 
B)  For every mentally ill American in a hospital, three are trapped in the criminal justice system. 
C)  In the last 50 years, the population in large mental hospitals has increased by one-third. 
D)  Patients who trade hospitalization for unemployment, homelessness, and social isolation all too often end up rehospitalized or in jail. 
A)  Although high quality care is available in almost every community, a lack of money prevents large numbers of people from getting the help they need. 
B)  For every mentally ill American in a hospital, three are trapped in the criminal justice system. 
C)  In the last 50 years, the population in large mental hospitals has increased by one-third. 
D)  Patients who trade hospitalization for unemployment, homelessness, and social isolation all too often end up rehospitalized or in jail.

Question 8

Which of the following is a technique for reducing fear or anxiety that is based on holding upsetting thoughts in mind while rapidly moving the eyes from side to side?

Accepted Answer

A)  the tension-release method 
B)  REBT 
C)  EMDR 
D)  covert sensitization 
A)  the tension-release method 
B)  REBT 
C)  EMDR 
D)  covert sensitization

Question 9

Covert sensitization,thought stopping,and covert reinforcement are considered __________ approaches.

Accepted Answer

A)  existential 
B)  Gestalt 
C)  cognitive-behavioral 
D)  somatic 
A)  existential 
B)  Gestalt 
C)  cognitive-behavioral 
D)  somatic

Question 10

Of the following,which is usually treated by desensitization?

Accepted Answer

A)  phobias 
B)  bipolar disorder 
C)  paranoia 
D)  paraphilias 
A)  phobias 
B)  bipolar disorder 
C)  paranoia 
D)  paraphilias

Question 11

The most widely used aversion therapy for smoking is

Accepted Answer

A)  a nauseating drug called Antabuse. 
B)  response-contingent shocks. 
C)  rapid smoking. 
D)  systematic desensitization. 
A)  a nauseating drug called Antabuse. 
B)  response-contingent shocks. 
C)  rapid smoking. 
D)  systematic desensitization.

Question 12

As people are waiting for their flight,the airline displays a series of photographic slides of people boarding an airplane,getting settled in their seats,enjoying the flight,and arriving comfortably at their destination.In order to ease some people's fear of flying,the airline has made casual use of

Accepted Answer

A)  covert desensitization. 
B)  transference. 
C)  EMDR. 
D)  vicarious desensitization. 
A)  covert desensitization. 
B)  transference. 
C)  EMDR. 
D)  vicarious desensitization.

Question 13

The advantages of token economies include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  giving clients an incentive to change 
B)  holding individuals responsible for maladaptive habits and actions 
C)  returning many "hopelessly" intellectually disabled, mentally ill, or delinquent individuals to productive lives 
D)  doing all of these 
A)  giving clients an incentive to change 
B)  holding individuals responsible for maladaptive habits and actions 
C)  returning many "hopelessly" intellectually disabled, mentally ill, or delinquent individuals to productive lives 
D)  doing all of these

Question 14

Three-year-old Timmon misbehaves,and his mother places him in a chair facing the corner of the room for five minutes until he clams down and behaves more appropriately.This is an example of the use of

Accepted Answer

A)  time-out. 
B)  reciprocal inhibition. 
C)  desensitization. 
D)  shaping. 
A)  time-out. 
B)  reciprocal inhibition. 
C)  desensitization. 
D)  shaping.

Question 15

Regarding ECT,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  ECT can cause memory losses in some patients. 
B)  ECT can rapidly end self-destructive or suicidal behavior. 
C)  ECT patients feel that the treatment helped, and they would be willing to do it again. 
D)  ECT should be followed by treatment involving the use of anxiolytics. 
A)  ECT can cause memory losses in some patients. 
B)  ECT can rapidly end self-destructive or suicidal behavior. 
C)  ECT patients feel that the treatment helped, and they would be willing to do it again. 
D)  ECT should be followed by treatment involving the use of anxiolytics.

Question 16

Stimulus control is an operant conditioning procedure in which

Accepted Answer

A)  a response is followed by discomfort or an undesirable effect. 
B)  close approximations to a desired response are rewarded. 
C)  a person is removed from a situation to prevent reward. 
D)  responses come under the influence of the situation in which they occur. 
A)  a response is followed by discomfort or an undesirable effect. 
B)  close approximations to a desired response are rewarded. 
C)  a person is removed from a situation to prevent reward. 
D)  responses come under the influence of the situation in which they occur.

Question 17

Mrs.Parker's first grade has been used to just calling out Mrs.Parker's name to get her attention.Mrs.Parker has decided that she will only call on the students who quietly raise their hands to get her attention,while she will not attend to those students who loudly call out her name.Eventually,the students will stop loudly calling out her name because of the behavioral principle of

Accepted Answer

A)  shaping. 
B)  extinction. 
C)  aversive conditioning. 
D)  desensitization. 
A)  shaping. 
B)  extinction. 
C)  aversive conditioning. 
D)  desensitization.

Question 18

Which of the following is a last resort treatment for selected cases of depression and has been shown to rapidly end wildly self-destructive or suicidal behavior,but can cause memory losses in some patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  EMDR 
B)  ECT 
C)  REBT 
D)  DSM 
A)  EMDR 
B)  ECT 
C)  REBT 
D)  DSM

Question 19

According to various psychological experts,electroconvulsive therapy helps patients by

Accepted Answer

A)  inducing seizure activity. 
B)  altering the biochemical and hormonal balance in the brain and body. 
C)  confusing them so they cannot remember why they were depressed. 
D)  doing all of these. 
A)  inducing seizure activity. 
B)  altering the biochemical and hormonal balance in the brain and body. 
C)  confusing them so they cannot remember why they were depressed. 
D)  doing all of these.

Question 20

Token economies are based on

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning. 
B)  operant conditioning. 
C)  vicarious conditioning. 
D)  cognitive learning. 
A)  classical conditioning. 
B)  operant conditioning. 
C)  vicarious conditioning. 
D)  cognitive learning.

Exam 15: B: Therapies

Using the aversive therapy for alcohol abuse pioneered by Roger Vogler and associates,the shocks would be administered

Which of the following therapies would NOT be considered a somatic therapy?

An elementary school teacher practically ends classroom discipline problems by giving students "chances" in a lottery to be held at the end of the week for some small toy.The chances are given for completing assignments,paying attention,and so forth.The chances are considered

Regarding electroconvulsive therapy (ECT),which of the following statements is FALSE?

Valium is used to produce relaxation or reduce anxiety and would be classified as a(n)

Regarding the success of deinstitutionalization,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is a technique for reducing fear or anxiety that is based on holding upsetting thoughts in mind while rapidly moving the eyes from side to side?

Covert sensitization,thought stopping,and covert reinforcement are considered __________ approaches.

Of the following,which is usually treated by desensitization?

The most widely used aversion therapy for smoking is

The advantages of token economies include which of the following?

Three-year-old Timmon misbehaves,and his mother places him in a chair facing the corner of the room for five minutes until he clams down and behaves more appropriately.This is an example of the use of

Regarding ECT,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Stimulus control is an operant conditioning procedure in which

Which of the following is a last resort treatment for selected cases of depression and has been shown to rapidly end wildly self-destructive or suicidal behavior,but can cause memory losses in some patients?

According to various psychological experts,electroconvulsive therapy helps patients by

Token economies are based on

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

A: Intelligence

B: Intelligence

C: Intelligence

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

C: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A: Applied Psychology

B: Applied Psychology

C: Applied Psychology

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics