Question 1

You come home one night to find a burglar in your house. Your heart starts racing and you begin to perspire. These physical reactions are triggered by the

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A)  somatic nervous system. 
B)  sympathetic nervous system. 
C)  parasympathetic nervous system. 
D)  interneurons.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Adoptive parents are LEAST likely to influence the ________ of their adopted children.

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A)  personality traits 
B)  religious beliefs 
C)  political attitudes 
D)  moral valuesE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

People have always responded so positively to Alyssa's good looks that she has developed a socially confident and outgoing personality. This best illustrates

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A)  the impact of temperament on gender identity. 
B)  that evolution and social roles are complementary. 
C)  the interaction of nature and nurture. 
D)  the reciprocal influence of self-regulation and roles.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Governor Donovan was greeted by large,enthusiastic crowds at all of his political rallies. As a result,he became overconfident about his chances of re-election. In this instance,the governor needs to be alerted to the value of

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A)  replication. 
B)  random sampling. 
C)  experimental control. 
D)  naturalistic observation.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

The motor cortex is located in the ________ lobes.

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A)  occipital 
B)  temporal 
C)  frontal 
D)  parietalE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an example of a biological rhythm?

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A)  the circadian rhythm 
B)  the 90-minute sleep cycle 
C)  the five sleep stages 
D)  sudden sleep attacks during the dayE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Which lobes of the brain receive the input that enables you to feel someone scratching your back?

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A)  parietal 
B)  temporal 
C)  occipital 
D)  frontalE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The knee-jerk reflex is controlled by interneurons in the

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A)  hypothalamus. 
B)  spinal cord. 
C)  endocrine system. 
D)  sympathetic nervous system.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Depressants are drugs such as

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A)  marijuana and LSD. 
B)  barbiturates and opiates. 
C)  nicotine and caffeine. 
D)  cocaine and amphetamines.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

The endocrine system consists of

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A)  association areas. 
B)  neural networks. 
C)  interneurons. 
D)  glands.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Which perspective studies the relative contributions of our genes and our environment on our individual differences?

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A)  cognitive 
B)  behavior genetics 
C)  social-cultural 
D)  psychodynamicE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

A biological psychologist would be most interested in conducting research on the relationship between

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A)  neurotransmitters and depression. 
B)  bone density and body size. 
C)  self-esteem and popularity. 
D)  genetics and eye color.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

To study the effects of lighting on mood,Dr. Cooper had students fill out questionnaires in brightly lit or dimly lit rooms. In this study,the independent variable consisted of

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of students assigned to each group. 
B)  the students' responses to the questionnaire. 
C)  the room lighting. 
D)  the subject matter of the questions asked.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Those whose corpus callosum is surgically severed are said to be patients with

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A)  brain plasticity. 
B)  aphasia. 
C)  neurogenesis. 
D)  split brains.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

The limbic system structure that regulates hunger is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus. 
B)  amygdala. 
C)  hippocampus. 
D)  hypothalamus.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Giving half the members of a group some purported psychological finding and the other half an opposite result is an easy way to demonstrate the impact of

Accepted Answer

A)  the placebo effect. 
B)  illusory correlation. 
C)  hindsight bias. 
D)  the double-blind procedure.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

People's moral judgments are most likely to seem unrestrained by normal emotions if they have suffered damage to their

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebellum. 
B)  sensory cortex. 
C)  corpus callosum. 
D)  frontal cortex.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

The perception that psychological research findings merely verify our commonsense understanding is most clearly facilitated by

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A)  illusory correlations. 
B)  hindsight bias. 
C)  operational definitions. 
D)  the placebo effect.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Endorphins are

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A)  neurotransmitters. 
B)  sex hormones. 
C)  endocrine glands. 
D)  morphine antagonists.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 20

If shoe size and IQ are negatively correlated,which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  People with large feet tend to have high IQs. 
B)  People with small feet tend to have high IQs. 
C)  People with small feet tend to have low IQs. 
D)  IQ is unpredictable based on a person's shoe size.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 1: Doing Social Psychology

The knee-jerk reflex is controlled by interneurons in the

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Depressants are drugs such as

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Which lobes of the brain receive the input that enables you to feel someone scratching your back?

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If shoe size and IQ are negatively correlated,which of the following is true?

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To study the effects of lighting on mood,Dr. Cooper had students fill out questionnaires in brightly lit or dimly lit rooms. In this study,the independent variable consisted of

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The perception that psychological research findings merely verify our commonsense understanding is most clearly facilitated by

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a biological rhythm?

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People have always responded so positively to Alyssa's good looks that she has developed a socially confident and outgoing personality. This best illustrates

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People's moral judgments are most likely to seem unrestrained by normal emotions if they have suffered damage to their

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The endocrine system consists of

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Adoptive parents are LEAST likely to influence the ________ of their adopted children.

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Endorphins are

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Governor Donovan was greeted by large,enthusiastic crowds at all of his political rallies. As a result,he became overconfident about his chances of re-election. In this instance,the governor needs to be alerted to the value of

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A biological psychologist would be most interested in conducting research on the relationship between

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Those whose corpus callosum is surgically severed are said to be patients with

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The motor cortex is located in the ________ lobes.

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The limbic system structure that regulates hunger is called the

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Giving half the members of a group some purported psychological finding and the other half an opposite result is an easy way to demonstrate the impact of

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Which perspective studies the relative contributions of our genes and our environment on our individual differences?

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