Human Behavior Practice Exam
Course Introduction
This course offers an in-depth exploration of the principles, theories, and research that explain human behavior. Students will examine the biological, psychological, and social factors that influence how individuals think, feel, and act within different contexts. Topics include motivation, personality, learning, emotion, perception, social interaction, and group dynamics. Through case studies, experiments, and contemporary examples, the course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of what drives behavior and how it shapes our everyday experiences.
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Psychological Science 5th Edition by Michael Gazzaniga
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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Q1) Which early school of psychology used introspection to study subjective mental experiences?
A) functionalism
B) behavioral
C) cognitive
D) structuralism
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is an example of research done at the social level of analysis?
A) testing whether people perform a new skill better alone or in front of a group
B) examining how brain chemicals change when recalling a happy memory
C) testing how one's culture influences how one explains personal failure and success
D) examining how sadness can influence how we process persuasive arguments
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Research Methodology
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Q1) Your text suggests that during psychology's history,animal models have been especially important in the area of:
A) learning.
B) development.
C) memory.
D) personality.
Answer: C
Q2) It would NOT be possible for a researcher to study creativity in an experiment if the researcher:
A) had to rely on inferential statistics.
B) did not account for the directionality problem.
C) did not create an operational definition to measure creativity.
D) did not measure event-related potential.
Answer: C
Q3) According to your text,variables,by definition,can:
A) have no operational definition.
B) be changed or evaluated.
C) involve random assignment.
D) be constants.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Biology and Behavior
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Q1) The nodes of Ranvier are:
A) unmyelinated portions of an axon.
B) the bulblike endings of axons.
C) receptor sites on dendrites.
D) myelinated portions of an axon.
Answer: A
Q2) The central nervous system (CNS)consists of:
A) the brain and spinal cord.
B) the somatic and autonomic nervous systems.
C) the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
D) the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Answer: A
Q3) With respect to their relative functions,the endocrine and nervous systems:
A) act separately and are specialized.
B) are interrelated; each system affects the other.
C) are identical,but the nervous system's effects are more diffuse.
D) have little to no overlap.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Consciousness
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Q1) Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) Chronic sleep deprivation can affect attention and short-term memory.
B) Animal studies show that extended sleep deprivation may compromise the immune system and lead to death.
C) Microsleeps may occur with severe sleep deprivation.
D) The cognitive effects of sleep deprivation are most likely permanent.
Q2) Ecstasy differs from amphetamines in that it ________ and ________.
A) increases dopamine release; decreases serotonin release
B) decreases dopamine release; increases serotonin release
C) increases dopamine release; decreases MDMA release
D) decreases dopamine release; decreases MDMA release
Q3) A split-brain patient is shown a frog in her right visual field.She is asked to identify what she sees.She would most likely be able to:
A) point to the frog with her left hand.
B) point to the frog with her right hand.
C) say what she saw.
D) say what she saw and then point with her right hand.
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Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) The taste sensation of umami is a result of the detection of ________,which is a naturally occurring substance found in foods such as meat,some cheeses,and mushrooms.
A) gluten
B) glutamate
C) fiber
D) capsaicin
Q2) Wavelengths of light are to ________ constancy as differences in light reflected off various objects are to ________constancy.
A) size; shape
B) shape; size
C) lightness; color
D) color; lightness
Q3) Ultimately,changes in air pressure underlie the sense of:
A) audition.
B) olfaction.
C) gustation.
D) vision.
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Q1) Getting paid monthly is what type of reinforcement schedule?
A) fixed interval
B) fixed ratio
C) variable interval
D) variable ratio
Q2) Reinforcement is to punishment as ________ is to ________.
A) increase; decrease
B) decrease; increase
C) before; after
D) awareness; wariness
Q3) According to your textbook,what is the current understanding of the purpose of mirror neurons?
A) Mirror neurons allow us to imitate actions,and therefore accelerate observational learning.
B) Mirror neurons allow us to explain and predict the behavior of others.
C) Mirror neurons allow us to feel the pain of others,and thus learn to avoid painful situations.
D) Mirror neurons allow us to identify the emotions of others in social interactions.
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Chapter 7: Memory
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Q1) You vividly remember what you were doing when you heard about the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11,2001.What you remember is a _____ memory and is therefore likely to be _____.
A) flashbulb; more accurate than memory for ordinary events
B) true; more accurate than memory for ordinary events
C) false; less accurate than memory for ordinary events
D) flashbulb; as accurate as memory for ordinary events
Q2) The process of getting information out of memory storage is called:
A) encoding.
B) rehearsal.
C) retrieval.
D) storage.
Q3) Even though Manuel has watched his psychology professor lecture three times a week for 10 weeks,he does not know what color her hair is.This lack of knowledge most likely represents a failure of:
A) sensation.
B) encoding.
C) retrieval.
D) rehearsal.
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Chapter 8: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
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Q1) Chelsea has a strong base of knowledge about psychology.This knowledge allows her to apply psychological concepts to familiar problems she attempts to solve.This ability is most consistent with the concept of:
A) metacomponents.
B) crystallized intelligence.
C) knowledge acquisition.
D) fluid intelligence.
Q2) Which of the following questions best summarizes the modern version of the nature/nurture question about intelligence?
A) Is intelligence primarily determined by genetics?
B) Is intelligence primarily determined by the environment?
C) What independent roles do genes and the environment play on intelligence?
D) In what way do genes and the environment interact with each other to influence intelligence?
Q3) A(n)________ is a(n)________ of a sequence of events.
A) procedure; outline
B) schema; script
C) script; schema
D) outline; procedure
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Chapter 9: Human Development
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Q1) Myelination:
A) occurs in all brain regions at roughly the same time.
B) increases the speed at which a neuron can transmit signals.
C) is not complete in the brain areas involved in abstract thought until young adulthood.
D) both B and C
Q2) All of the following statements are true about brain development EXCEPT:
A) as an adult,your brain has fewer synapses than it had when you were 2 years old.
B) humans are less mature at birth than are most other animals.
C) the number of brain synapses increases rapidly during the two years following birth.
D) the brain of a full-term newborn is fully developed.
Q3) According to your textbook,one of the limitations of Piaget's analysis of child development is that it:
A) underestimated the mental capacities of young children.
B) placed too much emphasis on social factors in child development.
C) stressed the dynamic of accommodation in schema formation at the expense of the assimilation factor.
D) did not emphasize conservation.
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Chapter 10: Emotion and Motivation
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Q1) During recess,children are trying to get the two ends of a seesaw perfectly balanced.If one side is too low,a heavier child will get off and be replaced by a lighter child; if one side is too high,a lighter child will be replaced by a heavier one.By analogy to a biological state,the children are trying to create ________,by mimicking a process of
A) drive satisfaction; arousal
B) arousal; needs
C) equilibrium; homeostasis
D) homeostasis; negative feedback
Q2) Imagine you will be going to Zambia on a field trip.The research on facial expressions and emotion would suggest you should:
A) take care because the Zambians will not be able to read your expressions.
B) not assume that you are reading Zambian expressions accurately.
C) not worry much about misinterpretation of universal facial expressions.
D) assume that the Zambians will not be able to read your expressions and you will not be able to read the Zambians' expressions.
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Chapter 11: Health and Well-Being
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Q1) Feeling hostile and impatient is characteristic of people who are at increased risk to develop:
A) major depressive disorder.
B) heart disease.
C) an immune disorder.
D) an eating disorder.
Q2) People who do not regularly engage in physical activity report ________,whereas those who do exercise regularly report having ________.
A) more sleep disturbances; a better mood
B) a greater sex life; less energy
C) less energy; more sleep disturbances
D) a better mood; a greater sex life
Q3) When men and women are placed under equivalent levels of stress:
A) both appear equally motivated to seek social support.
B) women are more likely than men to seek social support.
C) men are more prone to seek social support than women are.
D) both men and women are equally motivated to seek social support,but women prefer support from men,whereas men seek support from both sexes.
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Chapter 12: Social Psychology
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Q1) The statements "I failed the quiz because I was tired" and "She failed the quiz because she is dumb" are examples of:
A) actor/observer discrepancy.
B) self-serving bias.
C) situational attributions.
D) personal attributions.
Q2) If Dirk fails his calculus exam,he might make a self-serving attribution and decide that his failure was due to:
A) not having gone to class or studied enough.
B) his decision to go out the night before the exam.
C) his lack of basic ability in mathematics.
D) the exam having been too difficult to be fair.
Q3) The idea of reciprocal helping applies best to which of the following situations?
A) A student helps her lab partner with a difficult assignment.
B) A father helps his daughter improve her soccer skills.
C) An aunt helps her niece make her wedding gown.
D) An adolescent walks and feeds his pet dog.
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Chapter 13: Personality
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Q1) According to your textbook,most contemporary trait theorists: A) continue to place a strong emphasis on unconscious processes.
B) believe behavior is jointly determined by situations and personality traits. C) emphasize specific rather than general personality traits.
D) have failed to respond to Mischel's critique of trait theory.
Q2) When Pearl was a college student,she worried constantly about many things,such as dating,friendships,and her achievement in school.Now that she is older,she still worries,but now it's about things like her health,her family's health,and the state of world affairs.This change in the focus of her worrying is called a:
A) functional adjustment.
B) peripheral adaptation.
C) characteristic adaptation.
D) five-factor deviation.
Q3) When people remember information about the self,which brain region is most active?
A) amygdala
B) parietal lobe
C) frontal lobes
D) hypothalamus
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Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) An individual with a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder would probably NOT:
A) interpret ambiguous events as threatening.
B) be vigilant to stimuli associated with a traumatic event.
C) have difficulty remembering a traumatic event.
D) be at increased risk for health problems.
Q2) The research to date suggests that all of the following environmental factors may contribute to schizophrenia EXCEPT:
A) dysfunctional family.
B) viruses.
C) radiation exposure.
D) urban environment.
Q3) A 2-year-old is shy and inhibited.According to the text,this child is at greater risk for the development of ________ later in life than a child who does not display this temperament.
A) cardiovascular disease
B) an anxiety disorder
C) major depressive disorder
D) borderline personality disorder
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Chapter 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Both ________ and ________ have proven effective in the treatment of adolescent depression.This finding shows that ________.
A) Prozac; tricyclics; chemical interventions may be most appropriate for adolescent depression
B) Prozac; Ritalin; adolescent depression is multifaceted and complex
C) cognitive-behavioral therapy; brief psychodynamic therapy; adolescents may benefit from diverse psychological treatments
D) cognitive-behavioral therapy; interpersonal therapy; psychological treatments are a good option if adolescents will comply with them
Q2) Based on research presented in the text,which of the following young patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is likely to have the best treatment outcome after three years?
A) Randy,who is taking Ritalin
B) John,who is receiving weekly individual counseling sessions
C) Hamid,who is receiving daily academic tutoring and cognitive therapy
D) Soren,who is receiving intensive behavioral therapy
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