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Course Introduction
This course explores the scientific study of human behavior, examining how individuals think, feel, and act in various social, cultural, and environmental contexts. Emphasizing theories and research from psychology, sociology, and anthropology, students will investigate the biological, cognitive, and social influences that shape behaviors across the lifespan. Key topics include motivation, emotion, learning, personality, group dynamics, and the impact of culture on behavior. By integrating contemporary research and real-world examples, the course provides a comprehensive understanding of the factors that drive human actions and interactions.
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Exploring Psychology 10th Edition by Myers
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Chapter 1: Thinking Critically With Psychological Science
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Q1) Professor Shalet contends that parents and children have similar levels of intelligence largely because they share common genes.His idea is best described as a(n)
A) theory.
B) replication.
C) naturalistic observation.
D) operational definition.
Answer: A
Q2) A research method in which an investigator manipulates factors that potentially produce a particular effect is called a(n)
A) survey.
B) experiment.
C) case study.
D) correlation.
Answer: B
Q3) Julie,a physics major,has difficulty believing that psychology is a science,because people cannot observe other people's thoughts and sensations.Explain how Edward Titchener and John B.Watson would have responded to Julie's skepticism regarding psychology's scientific status.
Answer: no answer
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Chapter 2: The Biology of Behavior
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Q1) A random error in gene replication is known as a(n) A) epigenetic mark.
B) genome.
C) mutation.
D) selected trait.
Answer: C
Q2) The master gland of the endocrine system is the A) thyroid gland.
B) adrenal gland.
C) pituitary gland.
D) pancreas.
Answer: C
Q3) Applying mild electrical stimulation to parts of an animal's cortex,Gustav Fritsch and Edward Hitzig discovered what is now called the A) motor cortex.
B) visual cortex.
C) auditory cortex.
D) somatosensory cortex.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind
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Q1) Which of the following drugs is most likely to produce a euphoric high and feelings of social intimacy?
A) Seconal
B) opium
C) Ecstasy
D) marijuana
Answer: C
Q2) Soon after taking a psychoactive drug,Larisa's breathing slowed,her pupils constricted,and her feelings of anxiety were replaced by blissful pleasure.Larisa most likely experienced the effects of A) cocaine.
B) heroin.
C) LSD.
D) nicotine.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Developing Through the Life Span
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Q1) Distinguishing between very gradual and very abrupt developmental changes over the life span is most central to the major issue of
A) prenatal and postnatal development.
B) stability and change.
C) continuity and stages.
D) nature and nurture.
Q2) During late adolescence people show a(n)________ in agreeableness and a(n)________ in emotional stability.
A) decrease;increase
B) increase;decrease
C) decrease;decrease
D) increase;increase
Q3) Which of the following factors is important for the development of attachment bonds between human infants and their mothers?
A) conservation
B) familiarity
C) egocentrism
D) stranger anxiety
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Chapter 5: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
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Q1) The belief that boys have shorter hair than girls is a A) gender role.
B) gender schema.
C) sexual orientation.
D) secondary sex characteristic.
Q2) Male sex offenders lose much of their sexual urge when voluntarily taking A) testosterone.
B) Viagra.
C) estrogen.
D) Depo-Provera.
Q3) Connie experienced her first menstrual period last week.This most clearly indicates that she has entered a developmental phase known as A) androgyny.
B) spermarche.
C) gender typing.
D) puberty.
Q4) Discuss how gender differences in both aggression and social connectedness are influenced by nature and nurture.Describe and justify the approaches that you would recommend to reduce the current gender differences in each of these two specific areas.
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Chapter 6: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Which of the following best explains how we perceive very low-pitched sounds?
A) place theory
B) volley principle
C) frequency theory
D) dissociation theory
Q2) During the months when there is a large amount of pollen in the air,your hay fever severely affects your sense of smell.At the same time,your food all seems to taste the same.This illustrates the importance of
A) sensory interaction.
B) kinesthesia.
C) tinnitus.
D) dissociation.
Q3) A concept that helps us to interpret ambiguous sensations is called a A) sensory adaptation.
B) schema.
C) signal detector.
D) masking stimulus.
Q4) Explain why both top-down and bottom-up processing are emphasized by those who take a biopsychosocial approach to understanding pain and pain control.
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Chapter 7: Learning
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Q1) Young children's developing capacity to experience empathy for another's suffering provides an indication of their developing:
A) theory of mind.
B) cognitive map.
C) instinctive drift.
D) extrinsic motivation.
Q2) Mr.Byrne can't understand why scolding his seventh-grade students for disruptive classroom behaviors makes them more unruly.Explain Mr.Byrne's predicament in terms of operant conditioning principles.Show how he could use operant conditioning techniques to (a)reduce disruptive behaviors and (b)increase cooperative behaviors.
Q3) Just after they taste a sweet liquid,mice are injected with a drug that produces an immune response.Later,the taste of the sweet liquid by itself triggers an immune response.This best illustrates:
A) operant conditioning.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) classical conditioning.
D) observational learning.
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Chapter 8: Memory
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Q1) The integration of new incoming information with knowledge retrieved from long-term memory involves the activity of:
A) implicit memory.
B) iconic memory.
C) echoic memory.
D) working memory.
Q2) Mentally rehearsing the glossary definitions of unfamiliar terms in order to remember them for a later test illustrates:
A) the peg-word system.
B) procedural memory.
C) effortful processing.
D) echoic memory.
Q3) Recalling the stunning visual images of a Broadway musical and holding them in working memory would most clearly require activation of the:
A) basal ganglia.
B) right frontal lobe.
C) cerebellum.
D) amygdala.
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Chapter 9: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
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Q1) A mental set is a:
A) methodical step-by-step procedure for solving problems.
B) mental grouping of similar objects,events,ideas,or people.
C) tendency to approach a problem in a way that has been successful in the past.
D) group of conclusions derived from certain assumptions or general principles.
Q2) By learning to classify cats and dogs,monkeys demonstrate a capacity to form:
A) heuristics.
B) algorithms.
C) mental sets.
D) concepts.
Q3) Aptitude tests are specifically designed to:
A) predict ability to learn a new skill.
B) compare an individual's abilities with those of highly successful people.
C) assess learned knowledge or skills.
D) assess the ability to produce novel ideas.
Q4) People with savant syndrome are best described as those who demonstrate:
A) high levels of emotional intelligence.
B) difficulty remembering past experiences.
C) an exceptional specific skill.
D) a lack of numerical ability.
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Chapter 10: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) The view that some human motives are innate and due to genetic programming is a description of:
A) instinct theories.
B) drive theories.
C) incentive theories.
D) arousal theories.
Q2) People's dislike of novel foods best illustrates: A) set point.
B) neophobia.
C) basal metabolic rate.
D) hierarchy of needs.
Q3) Sixteen-year-old Jonah practices his violin several hours a week with no prompting from his parents.His goal is to be accepted to Juilliard School and someday perform with the New York Philharmonic.Jonah's behavior exemplifies: A) grit.
B) narcissism.
C) self-transcendence.
D) sensation-seeking.
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Chapter 11: Stress, Health, and Human Flourishing
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Q1) One study found that people exhibited less obesity,lower blood pressure,and less distress at age 30 if they had ________ at age 10.
A) demonstrated a type A personality
B) expressed a more internal locus of control
C) suffered relative deprivation
D) experienced mindfulness meditation
Q2) The third phase of the general adaptation syndrome is characterized by:
A) resistance.
B) exhaustion.
C) an alarm reaction.
D) a tend-and-befriend response.
Q3) In response to various stressors,________ increases your heart rate and respiration.
A) oxytocin
B) the immune system
C) a type B personality profile
D) the sympathetic nervous system
Q4) Use your understanding of our biological responses to stressful situations to explain why relaxation and mindfulness meditation are associated with reduced stress and better health.
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Chapter 12: Social Psychology
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Q1) Our first impressions of those we meet are most likely to be determined by their A) attitudes.
B) intelligence.
C) physical appearance.
D) superordinate goals.
Q2) The fundamental attribution error refers to our tendency to underestimate the impact of ________ and to overestimate the impact of ________ in explaining the behavior of others.
A) attitudes;cognitive dissonance
B) cognitive dissonance;attitudes
C) personal dispositions;situational influences
D) situational influences;personal dispositions
Q3) Observing yourself on a video replay is most likely to increase your tendency to attribute your behavior to
A) cognitive dissonance.
B) role playing.
C) personality traits.
D) attitudes.
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Chapter 13: Personality
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Q1) Freud emphasized that unresolved childhood conflicts often lead to A) identification.
B) an Oedipus complex.
C) free association.
D) a fixation.
Q2) Self-efficacy refers to our experience of our own A) narcissism.
B) self-serving bias.
C) competence.
D) self-disclosure.
Q3) Byron is always looking to others for advice,approval,and affection.According to the psychoanalytic perspective,Byron is most likely fixated at the ________ stage.
A) phallic
B) anal
C) latency
D) oral
Q4) Describe and give examples of each of the Big Five personality traits.How stable are these traits over time? Discuss how these traits reflect differing brain structures.
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Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Ron has recovered from a bullet wound that he suffered as an innocent bystander during a violent bank robbery.But he has begun to experience trouble sleeping,is easily startled,and feels increasingly detached from his family and friends.Ron is most clearly showing symptoms of A) agoraphobia.
B) social anxiety disorder.
C) posttraumatic stress disorder.
D) survivor resiliency.
Q2) Jeremy experiences so much anxiety about taking the elevator that he climbs 10 flights of stairs to get to his office each workday.Jeremy appears to suffer from A) posttraumatic stress disorder.
B) specific phobia.
C) social anxiety disorder.
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Q3) The onset of schizophrenia is typically associated with early A) infancy.
B) childhood.
C) adolescence.
D) adulthood.
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Chapter 15: Therapy
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Q1) Sluggishness,tremors,and twitches similar to those of Parkinson's disease are most likely to be associated with the excessive use of certain ________ drugs.
A) antidepressant
B) antipsychotic
C) mood-stabilizing
D) antianxiety
Q2) Dr.Volz is a researcher who wants to distinguish between the direct effects of a new antianxiety medication and effects arising from expectations of the drug's effectiveness.Dr.Volz is most likely to use a method known as A) the double-blind procedure.
B) neurogenesis.
C) rTMS.
D) ECT.
Q3) Psychotherapy is most likely to be effective in freeing
A) Sharon from the feeling that her life is meaningless and worthless.
B) Portia from her delusions of persecution and auditory hallucinations.
C) Jim from an excessive fear of giving speeches in public.
D) Luther from his antisocial personality disorder.
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Chapter 16: Exploring the Role of Industrial-Organizational Psychology
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Q1) Which profession is most likely to be concerned with the effect of supervisors' management styles on worker motivation and productivity?
A) developmental psychology
B) social psychology
C) industrial-organizational psychology
D) cognitive psychology
Q2) When you read a bar graph,it is most important for you to
A) mentally transform the data into a normal curve.
B) identify the value of the standard deviation.
C) note the range and size of the scale values.
D) remember that correlation facilitates prediction.
Q3) Regan has been programming computers for so long that she does not understand why some people have difficulty following what she considers the easy instructions to "drag and drop" files into a new folder.She is exhibiting what psychologists call
A) strengths-based selection.
B) transformational leadership.
C) the curse of knowledge.
D) a directive management style.
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