Course Introduction
Psychological Science
Final Exam
Psychological Science explores the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. This course introduces students to key concepts, research methods, and foundational theories within psychology, including biological, cognitive, developmental, and social perspectives. Emphasizing evidence-based approaches, students analyze how psychological research informs our understanding of perception, learning, memory, emotion, personality, and psychological disorders. The course also cultivates critical thinking and ethical reasoning skills, preparing students to apply psychological principles to everyday life and future academic pursuits.
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What is Psychology Foundations Applications and Integration 3rd Edition by Ellen E. Pastorino
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Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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Q1) Dr.Ikeda conducts an experiment on the effect of physical beauty on being hired for a job,and has both attractive and unattractive individuals apply for the same job.However,he fails to control for the possibility that the attractive applicants have better resumes.In this case,the quality of the resumes is considered a(n)____.
A)confounding variable
B)dependent variable
C)experimental variable
D)independent variable
Answer: A
Q2) The scientific method is used by ____.
A)all scientists, including psychologists
B)the physical but not behavioral or social sciences
C)experimental psychologists and scientists only
D)medical scientists only
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Neuroscience
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Q1) Which of the following is a component of the autonomic nervous system?
A)the sympathetic nervous system
B)the central nervous system
C)the peripheral nervous system
D)the somatic nervous system
Answer: A
Q2) Without glia cells,your brain would ____.
A)experience no change in function
B)be forced to communicate more often through the endocrine system
C)repair itself more rapidly than normal in the case of an injury
D)send information more slowly
Answer: D
Q3) The medulla is to ____ as the reticular formation is to ____.
A)muscle movement; emotion
B)judgment; vision
C)breathing; arousal
D)pleasure drives; aggression
Answer: C
Q4) Describe the techniques that scientists use to image or study the brain.
Answer: 11ea527d_aabd_8caa_b75e_23be33030cb4_TB5289_00
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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Feature detection theory states that ____.
A)our visual cortex has specialized cells that fire only in response to specific stimuli
B)only stimuli that have specific features will cause our sensory systems to detect them
C)stimuli with the most distinctive features will be the ones most likely to catch our attention
D)our brains default to top-down processing once we have detected the key features of a situation
Answer: A
Q2) Which theory would have the most difficulty in explaining how we hear high pitch sounds?
A)place
B)volley
C)duplicity
D)frequency
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Consciousness
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Q1) You are having trouble getting to sleep and staying asleep at night and you are wondering if you should try some sleeping pills that you have seen advertised.What would the experts tell you about sleeping pills?
A)They may help you sleep, but they can also cause cancer, so they should be avoided.
B)They can disrupt your REM sleep, so they should be avoided.
C)They will help you relax, so you should try them.
D)They facilitate your natural sleep cycle, so you should try them.
Q2) The most preventable cause of death in the U.S.is the use of ____.
A)alcohol
B)caffeine
C)tobacco
D)heroin
Q3) Su Fen relaxes after work by having a glass of wine.Su Fen now drinks several glasses of wine to achieve the same effect,thus demonstrating ____.
A)tolerance
B)withdrawal
C)intoxication
D)sensitization
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Chapter 5: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) Emotions are best described as ____.
A)evaluative thoughts about the situation
B)facial expressions coupled with affective responses
C)complex reactions to some internal or external event
D)inevitable, biologically-determined responses
Q2) One study found which aroma to evoke the greatest sexual response in males?
A)pumpkin pie
B)candy-coated licorice
C)cucumbers
D)baby powder
Q3) According to the cognitive-mediational model of emotion,____ is (are)the most important part of emotion.
A)physiological arousal
B)motivational state
C)appraisal
D)environmental cues
Q4) Describe binge eating disorder.
Q5) Compare and contrast the Schachter-Singer two-factor theory of emotion with the cognitive-mediational view of motivation.
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Q6) Describe two mechanisms by which the brain regulates the sensation of hunger.
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Q1) Operant conditioning is to ____ as classical conditioning is to ____.
A)temporary; permanent
B)quick; slow
C)association; consequences
D)active; passive
Q2) Explain the four steps in Bandura's modeling process.
Q3) Freddie used to feed her cat canned cat food.Now every time Freddie uses the can opener,her cat gets very excited and starts meowing.In this example,the US is ____.
A)cat food
B)the cat's excitement
C)the sound of the can opener
D)the cat
Q4) Slot machines pay out according to a ____ schedule of reinforcement.
A)fixed ratio
B)variable ratio
C)fixed interval
D)variable interval
Q5) Describe how Albert Bandura's social learning theory is similar to and different from behaviorism as conceived by B.F.Skinner.
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Chapter 7: Memory
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Q1) Who is most likely to remember their childhood birthday party?
A)Mike, a Caucasian
B)Ben, an Asian American
C)Jim, an African American
D)Sarah, a Caucasian
Q2) Damage to the ____ of the brain is most likely to result in a person developing anterograde amnesia.
A)hypothalamus
B)cerebellum
C)hippocampus
D)thalamus
Q3) The fact that recalling a memory involves reconstructing the basic elements and constructing other elements to fill the gaps in our memories,suggests that human memory can be ____.
A)highly accurate
B)less accurate as we get older
C)more accurate as we get older
D)highly inaccurate
Q4) Describe the three functions of memory.
Q5) Use the SQ3R method.
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Chapter 8: Cognition, language, and Intelligence
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Q1) Concepts are stored in memory in a ____.
A)verbal form
B)semantic form
C)verbal or semantic form
D)verbal, semantic, or emotional form
Q2) Reliability is to____ as validity is to____.
A)accuracy; applicability
B)significance; accuracy
C)dependability; importance
D)consistency; accuracy
Q3) The idea of generalized intelligence was advocated most strongly by ____.
A)Charles Spearman
B)Robert Sternberg
C)Howard Gardner
D)Alfred Binet
Q4) Mr.Chomlee's engineering division of an auto-making plant is having difficulty coming up with new ideas on how to improve fuel efficiency in the cars they are designing.What are some techniques to enhance their problem solving ability?
Q5) Compare how we use prototypes and exemplars in categorization.
Q6) Describe the stages that infants and children go through as they learn language.
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Chapter 9: Human Development
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Q1) Research on moral reasoning suggests that ____.
A)women's moral reasoning is becoming more like men's moral reasoning
B)moral systems in the U.S. tend to emphasize the well-being of the group in regulating values
C)by adulthood, most people have progressed to postconventional moral reasoning
D)humans have a built-in or innate moral sense that evolved to facilitate cooperative living
Q2) Explain Kubler-Ross's stages of dying and what subsequent research has had to say about her theory.
Q3) Kyle takes some beers from a couple of cases his father keeps in the garage refrigerator.Kyle does this every once in a while so he can go drinking in the woods with friends and keep in good standing with them.Kyle is most likely in Kohlberg's ____ stage of moral reasoning.
A)postconventional
B)conventional
C)preconventional
D)formal
Q4) Describe the transitional period known as emerging adulthood,and explain what circumstances are most likely to allow one to experience this period.
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Chapter 10: Social Psychology
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Q1) When a criminal robs a store to obtain money,this is an act of ____.
A)hostile aggression
B)instrumental aggression
C)pseudo-aggression
D)frustration aggression
Q2) Stereotype threat occurs when a person ____.
A)intimidates another person through the use of stereotypical insults and gestures
B)is discriminated against even though she has threatened consequences for doing so
C)fears that she will be judged by a stereotype typically held about her group
D)who holds a stereotype is hurt by it just as much as the person being stereotyped
Q3) Cognitive dissonance is most associated with ____.
A)cognitive inconsistency
B)an unchanged attitude
C)the fundamental attribution error
D)the self-serving bias
Q4) Describe the five steps of helping as proposed by John Darley and Bibb Latané.
Q5) Name three main factors involved in determining attraction to others.
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Chapter 11: Personality
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Q1) Humanistic personality theory has been criticized for ____.
A)not having any practical application to everyday life
B)overemphasizing experimental studies and neglecting individual case studies
C)having a naïve and optimistic view of behavior
D)focusing on the environmental causes of personality disorders
Q2) Having a high sense of self-efficacy would be most consistent with which of the following?
A)high self-monitoring
B)low self-monitoring
C)external locus of control
D)internal locus of control
Q3) Which of the following is considered a valid criticism of Freud's theories?
A)Because his theories were based primarily on case study and self-analysis, his observations may not have been objective.
B)Freud's emphasis on spiritual and religious concepts ultimately gave his ideas a narrow perspective.
C)An overemphasis on environmental and social factors led Freud to underemphasize sexual and aggressive instincts.
D)Many of Freud's ideas reflect a bias toward female superiority.
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Chapter 12: Health, stress, and Coping
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Q1) Research on daily hassles indicates that they ____.
A)do not create a significant amount of stress
B)can create a significant amount of stress
C)create more stress than conflicts but less stress than catastrophes
D)create more stress than major life events but less stress than conflicts
Q2) Jillian is a single mother of two who constantly feels stress because she feels that she cannot accomplish all the tasks,errands,and work that she has to do.Which stress management technique might be most helpful to Jillian?
A)time management
B)guided imagery
C)an optimistic attitude
D)watching more television
Q3) Encarna frequently lashes out at her younger brother when she gets yelled at by her parents.Encarna is engaging in the defense mechanism of ____.
A)repression
B)displacement
C)regression
D)sublimation
Q4) Compare and contrast problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping.
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Chapter 13: Mental Health Disorders
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Q1) Cassandra has recently had several short but highly intense experiences in which physical anxiety suddenly overwhelms her,making her feel as if she is having a heart attack.Her symptoms are most consistent with ____.
A)generalized anxiety disorder
B)bipolar disorder
C)panic disorder
D)schizophrenia
Q2) Describe generalized anxiety disorder.
Q3) Which symptoms are associated with major depression?
A)exaggerated sense of self-esteem
B)compulsions
C)extreme ability to concentrate or focus
D)change in sleep and appetite
Q4) An individual who meets the criteria for more than one diagnosis is said to have ____ conditions.
A)co-occurring
B)complex
C)collusive
D)comorbid
Q5) Discuss two common myths about suicide,including the truth regarding each myth.
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Chapter 14: Mental Health Therapies
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Q1) Carlos is undergoing psychoanalysis with Dr.Lupe.After four months of therapy he finds himself fantasizing about Dr.Lupe and perceives her as loving,kind,and warm.Carlos is most likely experiencing ____.
A)a delusion
B)countertransference
C)transference
D)resistance
Q2) The benefit of a humanistic therapist providing unconditional positive regard to the client appears to be greatest in ____.
A)demonstrating to the client the genuine empathy felt by the therapist
B)the transference of the client's feelings toward loved ones onto the therapist
C)creating a safe environment in which the client feels free to self-explore and make choices
D)providing a healthy model for healthy relationships with others
Q3) Research on the effectiveness of client-centered therapy suggests that it ____.
A)is at least as effective as other types of therapy
B)makes clients feel better but does not really provide effective therapy
C)is more effective than any other type of therapy
D)is the least effective type of therapy available
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