Question 1

The threat of military combat, adjustment to a new marriage, and thinking about an upcoming exam are all examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  eustress 
B)  chronic stress 
C)  daily hassles 
D)  stress 
A)  eustress 
B)  chronic stress 
C)  daily hassles 
D)  stress D

Question 2

Dr. Zakaria, a young faculty member at XYZ University, is interested in how personal characteristics like hopefulness, trustworthiness, and kindness affect self-perceived happiness. Dr. Zakaria is most likely a:

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive psychologist 
B)  positive psychologist 
C)  psychoanalyst 
D)  humanistic psychologist 
A)  cognitive psychologist 
B)  positive psychologist 
C)  psychoanalyst 
D)  humanistic psychologist B

Question 3

The Body Mass Index (BMI) of an adopted child will show ____________ the BMI of the adoptive parents and ____________ the BMI of the biological parents.

Accepted Answer

A)  similarity to; similarity to 
B)  similarity to; dissimilarity to 
C)  dissimilarity to; similarity to 
D)  dissimilarity to; dissimilarity to 
A)  similarity to; similarity to 
B)  similarity to; dissimilarity to 
C)  dissimilarity to; similarity to 
D)  dissimilarity to; dissimilarity to C

Question 4

Positive reappraisal involves consciously changing one's:

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviours 
B)  emotional expressions 
C)  beliefs about events 
D)  personality 
A)  behaviours 
B)  emotional expressions 
C)  beliefs about events 
D)  personality

Question 5

Which of the following is an effect of chronic smoking?

Accepted Answer

A)  liver failure 
B)  immune disorders 
C)  heart disease 
D)  brain tumours 
A)  liver failure 
B)  immune disorders 
C)  heart disease 
D)  brain tumours

Question 6

If Amy is committed to her life tasks, feels challenged by barriers, and feels in control of her fate, she would be described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Type A 
B)  Type B 
C)  hardy 
D)  an externalizer 
A)  Type A 
B)  Type B 
C)  hardy 
D)  an externalizer

Question 7

Anticipatory coping will be most effective when the:

Accepted Answer

A)  stress is predictable 
B)  stress ultimately has a positive outcome 
C)  person is dealing with multiple sources of stress at once 
D)  stress is seen as meaningful in some way 
A)  stress is predictable 
B)  stress ultimately has a positive outcome 
C)  person is dealing with multiple sources of stress at once 
D)  stress is seen as meaningful in some way

Question 8

Kayla is a participant in a research study on coping. She is asked to engage in a difficult task which is designed to elicit a stress response. Based on the results of previous research, if Kayla is high in hardiness she will show ____________ during the stressful task.

Accepted Answer

A)  higher than average blood pressure 
B)  lower than average blood pressure 
C)  a steady heart rate 
D)  more blood flow in the amygdala 
A)  higher than average blood pressure 
B)  lower than average blood pressure 
C)  a steady heart rate 
D)  more blood flow in the amygdala

Question 9

Research on the fight-or-flight response has been criticized by Taylor and others for:

Accepted Answer

A)  focusing too exclusively on the responses of males 
B)  neglecting the possibility that stress can also inhibit or prevent behavioural responding 
C)  focusing too exclusively on humans while neglecting other animal species 
D)  placing too much emphasis on the role of hormones in mediating these responses 
A)  focusing too exclusively on the responses of males 
B)  neglecting the possibility that stress can also inhibit or prevent behavioural responding 
C)  focusing too exclusively on humans while neglecting other animal species 
D)  placing too much emphasis on the role of hormones in mediating these responses

Question 10

Assume that a negative event has occurred in your life. Under which of the following conditions would it likely be most stressful?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurred just after a positive event. 
B)  It was just like an event you had experienced a year earlier. 
C)  It was unexpected. 
D)  You are female, not male. 
A)  It occurred just after a positive event. 
B)  It was just like an event you had experienced a year earlier. 
C)  It was unexpected. 
D)  You are female, not male.

Question 11

In humans, the presence of a stressor results in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the inhibition of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system 
B)  the production of cortisol, which helps the body respond to stress 
C)  reduced production of both norepinephrine and epinephrine 
D)  deactivation of the sympathetic nervous system 
A)  the inhibition of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system 
B)  the production of cortisol, which helps the body respond to stress 
C)  reduced production of both norepinephrine and epinephrine 
D)  deactivation of the sympathetic nervous system

Question 12

If Aimee wants to increase her lifespan by a few years, which of the following pieces of advice is recommended?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pamper yourself. 
B)  Increase your social support network. 
C)  Spend more time interacting with nature. 
D)  Spend more time on hobbies. 
A)  Pamper yourself. 
B)  Increase your social support network. 
C)  Spend more time interacting with nature. 
D)  Spend more time on hobbies.

Question 13

Research has shown that the correlation between trust and physical health is:

Accepted Answer

A)  mostly positive 
B)  mostly negative 
C)  mostly random 
D)  unable to be assessed scientifically 
A)  mostly positive 
B)  mostly negative 
C)  mostly random 
D)  unable to be assessed scientifically

Question 14

If, by magic, the general adaptation syndrome did not occur in human beings in response to a stressor, what would be the most likely outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans would deal with stress in a more effective way. 
B)  The fight-or-flight response would be weakened or nonexistent. 
C)  Mental illness rates due to stress would increase. 
D)  Men would find it more difficult than women to cope with stress. 
A)  Humans would deal with stress in a more effective way. 
B)  The fight-or-flight response would be weakened or nonexistent. 
C)  Mental illness rates due to stress would increase. 
D)  Men would find it more difficult than women to cope with stress.

Question 15

If people did not engage in primary appraisal, they would:

Accepted Answer

A)  probably engage in secondary appraisal instead 
B)  be basically unresponsive to environmental stimuli 
C)  often be emotionally aroused 
D)  have difficulty expressing their emotions 
A)  probably engage in secondary appraisal instead 
B)  be basically unresponsive to environmental stimuli 
C)  often be emotionally aroused 
D)  have difficulty expressing their emotions

Question 16

Having a higher level of social support is:

Accepted Answer

A)  negatively correlated with health problems 
B)  correlated with Type A personality 
C)  important to health for children but less so for adults 
D)  unrelated to gender 
A)  negatively correlated with health problems 
B)  correlated with Type A personality 
C)  important to health for children but less so for adults 
D)  unrelated to gender

Question 17

A researcher tells his participants that a specific biofeedback technique will make them experience more positive emotions, even though the researcher knows this technique is not actually effective. After participants have practiced the biofeedback technique, brain scans of their brain areas associated with positive emotion should show:

Accepted Answer

A)  no effects in these brain areas 
B)  moderate effects in these brain areas 
C)  activation in brain areas related to skepticism 
D)  less activation in those brain areas than before the biofeedback training 
A)  no effects in these brain areas 
B)  moderate effects in these brain areas 
C)  activation in brain areas related to skepticism 
D)  less activation in those brain areas than before the biofeedback training

Question 18

Hardy individuals tend to view life events as less stressful than those who are low on this personality dimension. An important aspect of how they view their daily life is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  they tend to resist negative changes 
B)  when stressed they focus on negative thoughts and feelings 
C)  they have varying levels of commitment to their daily activities 
D)  they feel they are largely in control of what happens to them 
A)  they tend to resist negative changes 
B)  when stressed they focus on negative thoughts and feelings 
C)  they have varying levels of commitment to their daily activities 
D)  they feel they are largely in control of what happens to them

Question 19

An important change in the health of people over the last 100 years involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  an increasing number of mortalities associated with lifestyle choices 
B)  the increased use of successful coping strategies 
C)  obesity becoming less prevalent 
D)  more people dying of infectious diseases 
A)  an increasing number of mortalities associated with lifestyle choices 
B)  the increased use of successful coping strategies 
C)  obesity becoming less prevalent 
D)  more people dying of infectious diseases

Question 20

Restrained eaters eat according to:

Accepted Answer

A)  internal hunger cues 
B)  what they perceive others want them to eat 
C)  rigid rules 
D)  relatively random patterns 
A)  internal hunger cues 
B)  what they perceive others want them to eat 
C)  rigid rules 
D)  relatively random patterns

The threat of military combat, adjustment to a new marriage, and thinking about an upcoming exam are all examples of:

Dr. Zakaria, a young faculty member at XYZ University, is interested in how personal characteristics like hopefulness, trustworthiness, and kindness affect self-perceived happiness. Dr. Zakaria is most likely a:

The Body Mass Index (BMI) of an adopted child will show the BMI of the adoptive parents and the BMI of the biological parents.

Positive reappraisal involves consciously changing one's:

Which of the following is an effect of chronic smoking?

If Amy is committed to her life tasks, feels challenged by barriers, and feels in control of her fate, she would be described as:

Anticipatory coping will be most effective when the:

Kayla is a participant in a research study on coping. She is asked to engage in a difficult task which is designed to elicit a stress response. Based on the results of previous research, if Kayla is high in hardiness she will show ____________ during the stressful task.

Research on the fight-or-flight response has been criticized by Taylor and others for:

Assume that a negative event has occurred in your life. Under which of the following conditions would it likely be most stressful?

In humans, the presence of a stressor results in:

If Aimee wants to increase her lifespan by a few years, which of the following pieces of advice is recommended?

Research has shown that the correlation between trust and physical health is:

If, by magic, the general adaptation syndrome did not occur in human beings in response to a stressor, what would be the most likely outcome?

If people did not engage in primary appraisal, they would:

Having a higher level of social support is:

Hardy individuals tend to view life events as less stressful than those who are low on this personality dimension. An important aspect of how they view their daily life is that:

An important change in the health of people over the last 100 years involves:

Restrained eaters eat according to:

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The threat of military combat, adjustment to a new marriage, and thinking about an upcoming exam are all examples of:

Dr. Zakaria, a young faculty member at XYZ University, is interested in how personal characteristics like hopefulness, trustworthiness, and kindness affect self-perceived happiness. Dr. Zakaria is most likely a:

The Body Mass Index (BMI) of an adopted child will show ____________ the BMI of the adoptive parents and ____________ the BMI of the biological parents.

Positive reappraisal involves consciously changing one's:

Which of the following is an effect of chronic smoking?

If Amy is committed to her life tasks, feels challenged by barriers, and feels in control of her fate, she would be described as:

Anticipatory coping will be most effective when the:

Kayla is a participant in a research study on coping. She is asked to engage in a difficult task which is designed to elicit a stress response. Based on the results of previous research, if Kayla is high in hardiness she will show ____________ during the stressful task.

Research on the fight-or-flight response has been criticized by Taylor and others for:

Assume that a negative event has occurred in your life. Under which of the following conditions would it likely be most stressful?

In humans, the presence of a stressor results in:

If Aimee wants to increase her lifespan by a few years, which of the following pieces of advice is recommended?

Research has shown that the correlation between trust and physical health is:

If, by magic, the general adaptation syndrome did not occur in human beings in response to a stressor, what would be the most likely outcome?

If people did not engage in primary appraisal, they would:

Having a higher level of social support is:

Hardy individuals tend to view life events as less stressful than those who are low on this personality dimension. An important aspect of how they view their daily life is that:

An important change in the health of people over the last 100 years involves:

Restrained eaters eat according to:

Introduction

Research Methodology

Biological Foundations

The Mind and Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Attention and Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Human Development

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Cultural Psychology

Filters

The Body Mass Index (BMI) of an adopted child will show the BMI of the adoptive parents and the BMI of the biological parents.