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Course Introduction
Behavioral Science is the interdisciplinary study of human actions, reactions, and interactions, drawing on principles from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and related fields. This course examines the scientific methods used to observe, explain, and predict human and animal behavior, focusing on individual and group dynamics, decision-making processes, motivation, learning, and social influence. Students will explore theoretical frameworks and real-world applications, developing critical thinking skills essential for analyzing behavioral patterns in various societal contexts.
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The Science of Psychology An Appreciative View 2nd Edition by Laura A. King
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Chapter 1: Science of Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following explanations would be rejected by a humanistic psychologist?
A) I ran the stop light because I felt like it.
B) I cheated on the test because I could.
C) I missed class this morning because my roommate did not wake me up.
D) I left work early so I could go to the gym.
Answer: C
Q2) Who is most responsible for the rather narrow view of psychology held by the majority of the population?
A) Skinner
B) Freud
C) Watson
D) Maslow
Answer: B
Q3) Describe the concept of structuralism. Which individuals were most closely associated with this approach?
Answer: Discuss how structuralism attempted to analyze the mind in terms of its basic components. Include mention of Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener.
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Chapter 2: Psychologys Scientific Method
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Q1) When using inferential statistics, the researcher learns
A) how to conduct a correlational study.
B) whether the data collected support the hypothesis.
C) the degree of bias in the data.
D) only the significant outcomes.
Answer: B
Q2) If Professor Milton wants to examine the relationship between brain damage and intelligence levels, she will have to conduct a ________ study.
A) experimental
B) operational
C) correlational
D) observational
Answer: C
Q3) Mean, median, and standard deviation are examples of ________ statistics.
A) descriptive
B) correlational
C) experimental
D) interpretative
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Biological Foundations of Behavior
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Q1) The area of the brain that controls the production of speech is
A) Wernicke's area.
B) the medulla.
C) the occipital lobe.
D) Broca's area.
Answer: D
Q2) You are driving down the highway when your tire blows, immediately you swerve several times and end up on the side of the road. Explain how the endocrine system assisted your reaction.
Answer: As the tire blows, the endocrine system sets a series of events in place through the use of glands and hormones, ultimately releasing norepinephrine into your system via the adrenal glands allowing you to react quickly to the potential danger.
Q3) The ________ gland regulates all the other glands.
A) pituitary
B) adrenal
C) pancreatic
D) thyroid
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) You cannot feel the waistband of your underwear, even though you know it is there. This is the result of
A) sensory adaptation.
B) difference thresholds.
C) sensory deprivation.
D) transduction.
Q2) Bill works in an office where a very noisy air conditioner is always on. Whenever people visit Bill's office, they comment on the noise and ask how Bill can work with such a distraction. Bill replies that he does not even notice the noise. How would you explain Bill's response using the framework of sensory adaptation?
Q3) The ________ is filled with a gelatinous material that helps focus light.
A) pupil
B) lens
C) iris
D) fovea
Q4) Explain the main difference between an absolute threshold and a difference threshold.
Q5) Give examples of each of the five gestalt principles that are found in everyday life.
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Chapter 5: States of Conciousness
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Q1) ________ is closely related to the practice of meditation.
A) Somnambulism
B) Prayer
C) REM sleep
D) Somniloquy
Q2) The sleep disorder narcolepsy occurs when individuals
A) fall unexpectedly into a deep sleep in the middle of daily activities.
B) have difficulty falling asleep at the hour at which they would like.
C) wake up earlier than desired, sometimes several times a night.
D) stop breathing while they are sleeping.
Q3) The definition of a binge drinking episode is having more than ________ drinks in a row.
A) 2
B) 5
C) 10
D) 20
Q4) Melody tells you that a drug she took produced a dreamlike alteration to her perceptual experiences. She must have taken a stimulant.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Q1) After getting food poisoning from the lunch cafeteria, Rodney now gets nauseous when he walks by and smells the food. What was the unconditioned stimulus in this scenario?
A) smell of the food
B) bad food
C) getting sick from the food
D) getting nauseous from the smells
Q2) What has recent neuroscientific research found relative to the operant conditioning principle of reinforcement of behaviors? What neurotransmitter plays a key role in reinforcement?
Q3) Extinction involves a strengthening of the conditioned response.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following can be explained by Tolman's views on purposive learning?
A) Peter is afraid of the rabbit because fear of rabbits is a high probability reaction.
B) You failed high school algebra because you did not understand the S-R relationships.
C) You work hard all week because you expect to get paid on Friday.
D) All of these.
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Chapter 7: Memory
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Q1) You and your roommate are both taking Spanish this semester. You are getting an "A" in the course but your roommate is getting a "C." According to research by Harry Bahrick, fifty years from now
A) you will remember your Spanish vocabulary better than your roommate.
B) neither you nor your roommate will remember any Spanish words at all.
C) your roommate will remember more Spanish vocabulary than you will.
D) you and your roommate will both remember a few Spanish words.
Q2) People adapt very quickly to the procedures and behaviors that are appropriate in a church setting. The general knowledge of how to behave in church is called a A) ceremonial schema.
B) script.
C) hierarchical node.
D) semantic reconstruction.
Q3) The main difference between short-term memory and working memory has to do with A) function.
B) duration.
C) capacity.
D) All of these.
Q4) Provide examples of shallow, intermediate, and deep levels of processing.
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Chapter 8: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language
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Q1) Challenges to writing culturally-fair test questions include ________ factors.
A) time
B) language
C) experience
D) All of these.
Q2) Discuss the prototype model and how most individuals use it.
Q3) Which of the following would NOT be a defining property of the prototype of an airplane?
A) It is used for transportation.
B) It has tires.
C) It is silver.
D) It has an engine.
Q4) Describe links between cognition and language.
Q5) Which of the following represents a practical skill?
A) understanding money
B) talking with a neighbor
C) obeying the law
D) brushing your teeth
Q6) Discuss the type of thinking involved in creativity and describe some characteristics of creative people.
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Chapter 9: Human Development
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Q1) The symptoms of FASD are most likely to include A) hyperactivity.
B) below-average intelligence.
C) visual impairments.
D) depression.
Q2) All of the following are stages in Erikson's theory of development EXCEPT A) trust vs. mistrust.
B) autonomy vs. shame and doubt.
C) initiative vs. guilt.
D) growth vs. regression.
Q3) What was Victor Frankl's message about the meaning of life and how did come to develop his ideas?
Q4) Juliet refuses to go to the dance because she has just developed a pimple on her chin and she is sure everyone will talk about it behind her back. Her behavior illustrates A) the basal metabolic rate.
B) the adolescent identity crisis.
C) peer influence.
D) adolescent egocentrism.
Q5) Discuss two common criticisms of Piaget's theory of cognitive development.
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Chapter 10: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) Describe the characteristics of a person with anorexia nervosa and the circumstances that may contribute to the development of this condition.
Q2) "I am so tired of dieting. It seems like it controls my life. I wonder what my real weight would be if I just ate only when I'm hungry." This dieter is curious about her
A) metabolic weight.
B) instinctive intake.
C) set point.
D) obesity level.
Q3) While free breakfast and lunches provided at school are an attempt to satisfy one of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, students may still fail to achieve unless they
A) reach self-actualization.
B) feel like they are leaders.
C) feel safe at school.
D) have advanced thinking abilities.
Q4) Extrinsic motivation always reduces intrinsic motivation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the characteristics of someone with BED.
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Chapter 11: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
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Q1) ________ refers to the social and psychological aspects of being male or female.
A) Sex
B) Gender
C) Sexuality
D) Sexual orientation
Q2) The most significant difference between males and females regarding the sexual response pattern occurs at the ________ phase.
A) excitement
B) plateau
C) orgasm
D) resolution
Q3) The use of condoms helps to prevent chlamydia.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Pat is very assertive, nurturing, independent, and caring. Pat is best described as A) instrumental.
B) expressive.
C) androgynous.
D) transgendered.
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Chapter 12: Personality
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Q1) If you are asked to write a story about two people sitting on a park bench, you have just taken the Rorschach projective test.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Researchers view "optimism" as
A) the expectancy that bad things are not likely to occur in the future.
B) how a person explains the causes of bad events.
C) the expectancy that good things are more likely to occur in the future.
D) All of these.
Q3) What is self-efficacy and why is this concept so important to the study of personality?
Q4) How was personology utilized in World War II?
A) It helped the U.S. military to uncover weaknesses in advancing armies.
B) It was used to create a profile of Hitler, including how he would behave.
C) It was used by the Nazis to manipulate their enemies.
D) It was used to determine who belonged in Nazi concentration camps.
Q5) Optimism is related to delusional attitudes about serious illnesses.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss the BAS and BIS as described by Gray.
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Chapter 13: Social Psychology
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Q1) Pierre is an expert marksman while Juri is a novice marksman. How will having to perform in front of hundreds of spectators affect their shooting accuracy?
A) Pierre's performance will be enhanced while Juri's performance will suffer.
B) Juri's performance will be enhanced because he has nothing to lose.
C) The performance of both men will probably suffer.
D) The performance of both men will likely be unaffected by the spectators.
Q2) Groupthink tends to lead to better decisions because of pooled resources and more information.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ________ helps individuals to resist persuasion.
A) Conformity
B) Inoculation
C) Proximity
D) Groupthink
Q4) Discuss the relationship between gender and altruism.
Q5) In general, we are more attracted to people who are the opposite of us.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
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Q1) Paul has a high level of well-being. His brother John has a low level of well-being. Regarding performance evaluations, what would you expect?
A) While Paul may get a better evaluation than John on attitude, evaluations of their performance should be similar.
B) Their performance evaluations will not be significantly impacted by their different levels of well-being.
C) John, who works harder than his brother to compensate for his personal problems, is likely to get a higher performance evaluation than Paul, who feels less pressure in the workplace.
D) Paul is likely to receive a higher performance evaluation than John.
Q2) Suppose that you are a manager. Describe how your management strategies would differ if you used a transactional leadership style versus a transformational leadership style.
Q3) Describe the three types of employee commitment.
Q4) How is job satisfaction related to pay?
Q5) A Theory X manager focuses on the future by always seeking innovation.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) The ________ may be smaller in individuals with OCD than in those who do not have the disorder.
A) thalamus
B) hippocampus
C) reticular formation
D) amygdala
Q2) Which axes on the DSM-IV focus on the actual classification of psychological disorders?
A) Axes II and III
B) Axes III, IV, and V
C) Axes I and II
D) Axes III and IV
Q3) Which of the following is a necessary criterion for a diagnosis of personality disorder?
A) chronic maladaptive behavior
B) normal behavior
C) emotional instability
D) trouble with the law
Q4) Differentiate between a person who experiences panic and a person who has panic disorder?
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Chapter 16: Therapies
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Q1) A major advantage to group therapy is that clients
A) have more opportunity to develop social skills.
B) are able to meet without the therapist.
C) learn about other psychological disorders that individuals must deal with.
D) become dependent on other clients rather than the therapist.
Q2) Which of the following is a feature of group therapy that makes it an attractive treatment format?
A) flooding
B) altruism
C) self-efficacy
D) applied behavior analysis
Q3) Transference is useful in the therapeutic situation because it
A) provides an opportunity to re-create difficult relationships.
B) redirects anxiety.
C) stimulates the release of powerful emotion.
D) stimulates resistance.
Q4) Well-being therapy is a long-term therapy that encourages clients to rid themselves of their negative life experiences.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Health Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following statements about fitness is supported by research?
A) Being thin protects us from the risks associated with being unfit.
B) Unfit lean men have a higher risk of dying than fit obese men.
C) Men with BMIs over 30 have a lower risk of dying than men with BMIs between 20 and 25.
D) Unfit lean men have the same risk of dying as fit lean men.
Q2) In the stages of change model, a key factor that differentiates the ________ is awareness that a particular behavior is problematic.
A) contemplation stage from the action stage
B) contemplation stage from the preparation stage
C) preparation stage from the action stage
D) precontemplation stage from the contemplation stage
Q3) The element of ________ separates the theory of reasoned action from the theory of planned behavior.
A) confidence
B) control
C) caring
D) creativity
Q4) Discuss the theories of reasoned action and planned behavior.
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