Question 1

Which of the following is true regarding the release of sex hormones during adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A) Testosterone is the male sex hormone and estrogen is the female sex hormone. 
B) Androgens are present in both males and females but estrogen is only present in females. 
C) Androgens,such as testosterone,and estrogens are present in both males and females in varying proportions. 
D) Testosterone is present in males only,whereas both sexes have varying levels of estrogens. 
A) Testosterone is the male sex hormone and estrogen is the female sex hormone. 
B) Androgens are present in both males and females but estrogen is only present in females. 
C) Androgens,such as testosterone,and estrogens are present in both males and females in varying proportions. 
D) Testosterone is present in males only,whereas both sexes have varying levels of estrogens.

Question 2

Trevor has schizophrenia and often hears a voice that tells him "Meat eaters are the devil.They will force you to eat the beef and implant you with brain tumors.Go and stop the meat eaters." Trevor's experience reflects what symptom of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) Delusions of grandeur 
B) Disorganized speech 
C) Command hallucinations 
D) Persecutory delusions 
A) Delusions of grandeur 
B) Disorganized speech 
C) Command hallucinations 
D) Persecutory delusions

Question 3

Eric was recently fired from his job.His response to this stressful event was to take charge of the situation and research available jobs in his field.Then,he applied to each of the open positions for which he was qualified,in order to reduce the impact of the situation.This active type of coping is known as

Accepted Answer

A) decisional control. 
B) emotional control. 
C) cognitive control. 
D) behavioural control. 
A) decisional control. 
B) emotional control. 
C) cognitive control. 
D) behavioural control.

Question 4

According to the sociobiological model,individuals with borderline personality disorder

Accepted Answer

A) are likely to have experienced childhood sexual abuse and have poor coping skills. 
B) inherit a tendency to overreact to stress and experience difficulty with emotional regulation. 
C) have low levels of serotonin that increase responsivity to emotional stimuli resulting in oversensitivity. 
D) were lacking in key childhood experiences involved in developing a sense of self and emotionally bonding to others. 
A) are likely to have experienced childhood sexual abuse and have poor coping skills. 
B) inherit a tendency to overreact to stress and experience difficulty with emotional regulation. 
C) have low levels of serotonin that increase responsivity to emotional stimuli resulting in oversensitivity. 
D) were lacking in key childhood experiences involved in developing a sense of self and emotionally bonding to others.

Question 5

What is the moral or take-home message of Solomon Asch's series of experiments in which participants were asked to judge the lengths of lines? People will go to great lengths

Accepted Answer

A) to please people on whom they depend. 
B) to fit in with others. 
C) to convince others of their points of view. 
D) to assert their independence. 
A) to please people on whom they depend. 
B) to fit in with others. 
C) to convince others of their points of view. 
D) to assert their independence.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about heredity and intelligence is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Similarities in intelligence between identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different houses must be due to heredity. 
B) Differences in intelligence between identical twins must be due to differences in their environments. 
C) If identical twins are separated at birth and raised in different homes,yet still have similar intelligence scores,the similarity in their scores must be due to hereditary influences. 
D) Prenatal influences have little,if any,influence on intelligence and need not be taken into account when studying environmental influences. 
A) Similarities in intelligence between identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different houses must be due to heredity. 
B) Differences in intelligence between identical twins must be due to differences in their environments. 
C) If identical twins are separated at birth and raised in different homes,yet still have similar intelligence scores,the similarity in their scores must be due to hereditary influences. 
D) Prenatal influences have little,if any,influence on intelligence and need not be taken into account when studying environmental influences.

Question 7

Research on the effectiveness of the different methods of psychotherapy suggests

Accepted Answer

A) person-centred therapy is always a better treatment option than any other form of psychotherapy. 
B) psychodynamic therapy is always a better treatment option than any other form of psychotherapy. 
C) behavioural and cognitive therapies are always better treatment options than any other form of psychotherapy. 
D) behavioural,psychodynamic,and person-centred approaches are more helpful for patients than receiving no treatment. 
A) person-centred therapy is always a better treatment option than any other form of psychotherapy. 
B) psychodynamic therapy is always a better treatment option than any other form of psychotherapy. 
C) behavioural and cognitive therapies are always better treatment options than any other form of psychotherapy. 
D) behavioural,psychodynamic,and person-centred approaches are more helpful for patients than receiving no treatment.

Question 8

During the day,Barb suffers from frequent,unwanted thoughts that she has left her front door unlocked and recurrent images that all her belongings have been taken.These thoughts and images are what psychologists refer to as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) obsession. 
B) compulsion. 
C) delusion. 
D) hallucination. 
A) obsession. 
B) compulsion. 
C) delusion. 
D) hallucination.

Question 9

According to your text,many people believe that there are strong correlations between the full moon and strange behaviour,such as violent crime,suicides,psychiatric admissions,and births (otherwise known as the lunar lunacy effect).This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) a positive correlation. 
B) a negative correlation. 
C) a zero correlation. 
D) an illusory correlation. 
A) a positive correlation. 
B) a negative correlation. 
C) a zero correlation. 
D) an illusory correlation.

Question 10

The key to understanding language acquisition is to

Accepted Answer

A) consider the structure of the language. 
B) study the context in which language is learned and used. 
C) concentrate on the biological basis of language. 
D) analyze the way a child learns language. 
A) consider the structure of the language. 
B) study the context in which language is learned and used. 
C) concentrate on the biological basis of language. 
D) analyze the way a child learns language.

Question 11

Every time Maricella goes to work in the morning,she notices that her dog sulks in the corner of the room and looks very sad.Over several weeks,she notices that the dog gets unhappy when she picks up her car keys,immediately before leaving the house.Which phenomenon of learning best describes the dog's behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) Classical conditioning 
B) Innate learning 
C) Punishment by removal 
D) Instinctive drift 
A) Classical conditioning 
B) Innate learning 
C) Punishment by removal 
D) Instinctive drift

Question 12

Which of the following persons is displaying the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

A) Dorothy thinks that a co-worker must be in a bad mood because their boss was overworking them. 
B) Craig thinks that his classmate must have gotten a poor grade on an exam because he is stupid. 
C) Blanche knows that her boss is going through some marital problems but is frustrated as she thinks he is taking that out on his employees. 
D) Taylor laughs at a guy who trips in the hallway even though he knows the carpet is bunched up in that spot and he has tripped on it himself. 
A) Dorothy thinks that a co-worker must be in a bad mood because their boss was overworking them. 
B) Craig thinks that his classmate must have gotten a poor grade on an exam because he is stupid. 
C) Blanche knows that her boss is going through some marital problems but is frustrated as she thinks he is taking that out on his employees. 
D) Taylor laughs at a guy who trips in the hallway even though he knows the carpet is bunched up in that spot and he has tripped on it himself.

Question 13

You do not like your new neighbour in your dormitory.Not only is he untidy and loud,you find yourself thinking negative things about him,such as "he is probably sexist" and "he is such a narcissist," and that he lacks intelligence.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) negative impression management. 
B) the horns effect. 
C) a response set. 
D) the halo effect. 
A) negative impression management. 
B) the horns effect. 
C) a response set. 
D) the halo effect.

Question 14

Dr.Asocate has found a relationship between foot size and criminal behaviour,and concludes that larger feet causes criminal behaviour.Which of the following principles of critical thinking is most applicable to his claim?

Accepted Answer

A) Occam's razor 
B) Correlation versus causation 
C) Ruling out rival hypotheses 
D) Falsifiability 
A) Occam's razor 
B) Correlation versus causation 
C) Ruling out rival hypotheses 
D) Falsifiability

Question 15

Which statement best describes an important finding of Milgram's classic research?

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals easily conform to group norms. 
B) The presence of other people makes aggression more likely. 
C) People will easily obey an authority figure and do harm to others. 
D) Agreeing to a small request makes it more likely you will agree to a big request. 
A) Individuals easily conform to group norms. 
B) The presence of other people makes aggression more likely. 
C) People will easily obey an authority figure and do harm to others. 
D) Agreeing to a small request makes it more likely you will agree to a big request.

Question 16

According to a behavioural view of the causes of personality,both _____________ and _____________ together explain why our personalities differ.

Accepted Answer

A) biological factors;reciprocal determinism 
B) the personal unconscious;the collective unconscious 
C) genetic factors;environmental contingencies 
D) the pleasure principle;the reality principle 
A) biological factors;reciprocal determinism 
B) the personal unconscious;the collective unconscious 
C) genetic factors;environmental contingencies 
D) the pleasure principle;the reality principle

Question 17

Brad is 17 and is looking into career options.He is currently deciding whether he wants to become a gourmet chef or a race car driver.Brad is at what stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial development?

Accepted Answer

A) Integrity versus despair 
B) Intimacy versus isolation 
C) Generativity versus stagnation 
D) Identity versus role confusion 
A) Integrity versus despair 
B) Intimacy versus isolation 
C) Generativity versus stagnation 
D) Identity versus role confusion

Question 18

According to Ellis,our vulnerability to psychological disturbance is a product of

Accepted Answer

A) the frequency and strength of our irrational beliefs. 
B) our ability to prepare for and cope with stressful life events. 
C) avoiding and suppressing disturbing life experiences. 
D) failing to accept ourselves as rational and irrational beings. 
A) the frequency and strength of our irrational beliefs. 
B) our ability to prepare for and cope with stressful life events. 
C) avoiding and suppressing disturbing life experiences. 
D) failing to accept ourselves as rational and irrational beings.

Question 19

The main difference between classical conditioning and operant conditioning is that

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning describes behaviour as resulting from personality traits. 
B) operant conditioning describes behaviour as resulting from reasoning about actions and consequences. 
C) operant conditioning describes behaviour as resulting from moral development. 
D) operant conditioning describes behaviour as resulting from biological drives. 
A) operant conditioning describes behaviour as resulting from personality traits. 
B) operant conditioning describes behaviour as resulting from reasoning about actions and consequences. 
C) operant conditioning describes behaviour as resulting from moral development. 
D) operant conditioning describes behaviour as resulting from biological drives.

Question 20

At 5 years old,Sammy is better able to understand his friends' feelings as compared to when he was 3 years old.Sammy is acquiring a

Accepted Answer

A) theory of mind. 
B) self-concept. 
C) sense of self-reflection. 
D) sense of identity. 
A) theory of mind. 
B) self-concept. 
C) sense of self-reflection. 
D) sense of identity.

Exam 17: Psychology: Language Acquisition, Intelligence, Development, and Emotions

Which of the following is true regarding the release of sex hormones during adolescence?

Trevor has schizophrenia and often hears a voice that tells him "Meat eaters are the devil.They will force you to eat the beef and implant you with brain tumors.Go and stop the meat eaters." Trevor's experience reflects what symptom of schizophrenia?

According to the sociobiological model,individuals with borderline personality disorder

What is the moral or take-home message of Solomon Asch's series of experiments in which participants were asked to judge the lengths of lines? People will go to great lengths

Which of the following statements about heredity and intelligence is true?

Research on the effectiveness of the different methods of psychotherapy suggests

During the day,Barb suffers from frequent,unwanted thoughts that she has left her front door unlocked and recurrent images that all her belongings have been taken.These thoughts and images are what psychologists refer to as a(n)

According to your text,many people believe that there are strong correlations between the full moon and strange behaviour,such as violent crime,suicides,psychiatric admissions,and births (otherwise known as the lunar lunacy effect).This is an example of

The key to understanding language acquisition is to

Which of the following persons is displaying the fundamental attribution error?

You do not like your new neighbour in your dormitory.Not only is he untidy and loud,you find yourself thinking negative things about him,such as "he is probably sexist" and "he is such a narcissist," and that he lacks intelligence.This is an example of

Dr.Asocate has found a relationship between foot size and criminal behaviour,and concludes that larger feet causes criminal behaviour.Which of the following principles of critical thinking is most applicable to his claim?

Which statement best describes an important finding of Milgram's classic research?

According to a behavioural view of the causes of personality,both _____________ and _____________ together explain why our personalities differ.

Brad is 17 and is looking into career options.He is currently deciding whether he wants to become a gourmet chef or a race car driver.Brad is at what stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial development?

According to Ellis,our vulnerability to psychological disturbance is a product of

The main difference between classical conditioning and operant conditioning is that

At 5 years old,Sammy is better able to understand his friends' feelings as compared to when he was 3 years old.Sammy is acquiring a

A: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

B: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

C: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

D: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

A: Research Methods

B: Research Methods

C: Research Methods

D: Research Methods

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

A: Thinking,reasoning,and Language

B: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

C: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

D: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

A: Intelligence and Iq Testing

B: Intelligence and Iq Testing

C: Intelligence and Iq Testing

D: Intelligence and Iq Testing

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Emotion and Motivation

B: Emotion and Motivation

C: Emotion and Motivation

D: Emotion and Motivation

A: Stress,coping,and Health

B: Stress,coping,and Health

C: Stress,coping,and Health

D: Stress,coping,and Health

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

D: Social Psychology

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological and Biological Treatments

According to a behavioural view of the causes of personality,both _ and _ together explain why our personalities differ.