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Course Introduction
Psychological Science is an exploration of the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. This course introduces students to foundational concepts in psychology, including biological bases of behavior, learning, development, cognition, emotion, motivation, personality, and social interactions. Through empirical research methods, critical analysis, and real-world applications, students will gain an understanding of how psychological principles can be applied to individual and societal challenges. The course emphasizes ethical considerations in psychological research and practice, setting the stage for further study in the discipline.
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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) To compare the pace of life in different countries,investigators measured the speed with which postal clerks completed a simple request.Which research method did this illustrate?
A) the case study
B) naturalistic observation
C) the double-blind procedure
D) the survey
Answer: B
Q2) When Leanne read a news report that drinking orange juice triggers hyperactivity in children,she questioned whether the children's behavior had been assessed using scientifically appropriate methods.Leanne's reaction best illustrated
A) a biopsychosocial approach.
B) the psychodynamic perspective.
C) critical thinking.
D) introspection.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Biology of Behavior
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Q1) The junctions between the axon tips of sending neurons and the dendrites or cell bodies of receiving neurons are called A) interneurons.
B) synapses.
C) neural networks.
D) thresholds.
Answer: B
Q2) In a moment of danger,an individual's adrenal glands release A) ACh.
B) GABA.
C) epinephrine.
D) dopamine.
Answer: C
Q3) Reuptake refers to the A) movement of neurotransmitter molecules across a synaptic gap.
B) release of hormones into the bloodstream.
C) inflow of positively charged ions through an axon membrane.
D) reabsorption of excess neurotransmitter molecules by a sending neuron.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind
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Q1) The possibility that our mental state might have a direct impact on our actions was most clearly dismissed by A) evolutionary psychologists.
B) behaviorists.
C) cognitive neuroscientists.
D) behavior geneticists.
Answer: B
Q2) When working an occasional night shift,people often feel groggiest in the middle of the night but experience new energy around the time they normally would wake up.This best illustrates the impact of A) sleep apnea.
B) memory consolidation.
C) the circadian rhythm.
D) REM rebound.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Developing Through the Life Span
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Q1) An elaborate ceremony used to celebrate a person's emergence into adulthood is an example of a
A) postconventional morality.
B) role confusion.
C) pruning process.
D) rite of passage.
Q2) Who is likely to be the most popular student in the fifth-grade class?
A) Helmut,who is the tallest boy in the class
B) Jeff,who is the statistician for the basketball team
C) Hara,who is below average in height and physical maturity
D) Sally,who is the most sexually mature girl in the class
Q3) Connie and Andrew's infant son usually showed little reaction to being left with various church nursery caregivers during weekly worship services.But when he was almost 9 months old,the baby began crying whenever his parents placed him in the arms of a nursery caregiver.The baby's crying best illustrates an emerging
A) egocentrism.
B) stranger anxiety.
C) sense of self-awareness.
D) understanding of conservation.
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Chapter 5: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
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Q1) Former Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner became an Internet sensation after undergoing plastic surgery and transitioning to Caitlyn Jenner.Caitlyn is best described as
A) asexual.
B) neutered.
C) bisexual.
D) transsexual.
Q2) Maria has always taken responsibility for preparing family meals because she learned that this was expected of women.Her behavior best illustrates the influence of A) sex chromosomes.
B) secondary sex characteristics.
C) androgyny.
D) gender roles.
Q3) The prenatal development of the external male sex organs is stimulated by A) gender schemas.
B) the X chromosome.
C) testosterone.
D) gender typing.
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Chapter 6: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) The feature detectors identified by Hubel and Wiesel respond to specific aspects of A) a visual scene.
B) a musical recording.
C) pain sensations.
D) familiar odors.
Q2) Small differences in the intensity of a sound received by each ear enable us to identify the ________ of the sound.
A) location
B) amplitude
C) pitch
D) absolute threshold
Q3) The perceived brightness of visible light waves is determined by their A) relative motion.
B) difference threshold.
C) amplitude.
D) frequency.
Q4) Explain how research on size constancy,restored vision,and perceptual adaptation serves to support and/or refute John Locke's emphasis on the importance of learning in perception.
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Chapter 7: Learning
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Q1) Which of the following is LEAST likely to be considered an important component of effective student instruction involving the use of interactive software?
A) respondent behavior
B) immediate reinforcement
C) operant behavior
D) shaping
Q2) The first time that Liza heard the loud sound of her father's bass drum,she responded with fear.The fear response is most clearly an example of:
A) spontaneous recovery.
B) operant behavior.
C) associative learning.
D) respondent behavior.
Q3) An automatic response to some stimulus is called:
A) associative learning.
B) respondent behavior.
C) observational learning.
D) operant behavior.
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Chapter 8: Memory
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Q1) Explicit memory is also known as:
A) procedural memory.
B) working memory.
C) declarative memory.
D) iconic memory.
Q2) A single word formed from the first letters of items you want to remember is called a(n):
A) synonym.
B) antonym.
C) homonym.
D) acronym.
Q3) Using your working memory to associate an unfamiliar textbook glossary term with other familiar words that are similar in meaning to the glossary term best illustrates:
A) automatic processing.
B) the spacing effect.
C) deep processing.
D) the peg-word system.
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Chapter 9: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
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Q1) An effort to "consider the opposite" would be most likely to inhibit:
A) the availability heuristic.
B) belief perseverance.
C) divergent thinking.
D) insight.
Q2) An increase in average intelligence test performance during the past decade would best illustrate why intelligence testing requires up-to-date:
A) validity tests.
B) standardization.
C) reliability indices.
D) processing speed estimates.
Q3) When Professor McGuire asks her students to answer questions in class,she can quickly tell from their facial expressions whether they are happy to participate.Professor McGuire's perceptual skill best illustrates:
A) analytical intelligence.
B) practical intelligence.
C) emotional intelligence.
D) factor analysis.
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Chapter 10: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) To explain why,when we have unlimited access to various tasty foods,we tend to overeat and gain weight,some researchers use the term ________ to indicate a person's base weight level.
A) homeostasis
B) basal metabolic rate
C) metabolism
D) settling point
Q2) Compared with past years,people in developed countries today are consuming ________ food and engaging in ________ physical activity.
A) less;more
B) more;less
C) less;less
D) more;more
Q3) Botox paralysis of the frowning facial muscles ________ people's reading of sadness-related sentences and ________ activity in emotion-related brain circuits.
A) speeds;speeds
B) slows;slows
C) slows;speeds
D) speeds;slows
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Chapter 11: Stress, Health, and Human Flourishing
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Q1) Ruminating inwardly about why you are angry is likely to:
A) reduce your level of physical arousal.
B) increase blood flow in the amygdala.
C) reduce your feelings of anger.
D) increase your level of lymphocyte production.
Q2) A classmate argues that "the best way to handle stress is to work harder and meet life's challenges head on." Evaluate both the strengths and the weaknesses of your classmate's position in light of the distinction between problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping.
Q3) A television producer believes that violent TV programs provide viewers an opportunity to reduce their own anger through fantasy.The producer appears to accept the value of:
A) the type D personality.
B) acculturative stress.
C) the general adaptation syndrome.
D) catharsis.
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) Cora and Hector have been married for 30 years.They have a deep commitment to the marriage and to each other.They both give and receive equitably within their marriage and depend on and trust each other.Cora and Hector's marriage illustrates A) passionate love.
B) altruism.
C) companionate love.
D) the reciprocity norm.
Q2) U.S.President John F.Kennedy's gesture of stopping atmospheric nuclear tests began a series of reciprocated conciliatory acts that culminated in the 1963 atmospheric test-ban treaty.Kennedy's conciliatory gesture illustrated the potential value of A) mirror-image perceptions.
B) the mere exposure effect.
C) GRIT.
D) equity.
Q3) Psychological research has demonstrated a great deal of variation across cultures and over time.Discuss the roles of norms,preservation of innovation,and the division of labor in these changes.Explain cultural variation with respect to perceptions of attribution and social loafing,giving examples of each.
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Chapter 13: Personality
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Q1) Regression is a defense mechanism that involves A) consciously expressing feelings that are the opposite of underlying unconscious impulses.
B) disguising threatening impulses by attributing them to others.
C) retreating to a more infantile psychosexual stage.
D) shifting sexual or aggressive impulses toward less-threatening targets.
Q2) Jackson can see himself becoming just like his father-overweight,unhealthy,and depressed.To prevent that from happening,Jackson carefully monitors his food intake and engages in a regular program of exercise with a group of supportive friends.Jackson's healthy lifestyle best illustrates the motivational impact of A) reciprocal determinism.
B) possible selves.
C) the spotlight effect.
D) defensive self-esteem.
Q3) Hermann Rorschach introduced what has become the most widely used ________ test.
A) epigenetic
B) self-esteem
C) regression
D) projective
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Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) In the DSM-5,a condition formerly known as mental retardation is now labeled
A) attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
B) anorexia nervosa.
C) intellectual disability.
D) schizophrenia.
Q2) Mr.James believes that people are constantly laughing at him and that FBI agents are trying to steal his life savings.Mr.James is most clearly suffering from A) compulsions.
B) catatonia.
C) delusions.
D) hallucinations.
Q3) Although experiencing severely traumatic events may lead to PTSD,it is also likely to lead to
A) phobias.
B) stimulus generalization.
C) arachnophobia.
D) posttraumatic growth.
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Chapter 15: Therapy
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Q1) Increasing the availability of norepinephrine and serotonin helps relieve depression because these neurotransmitters
A) reduce tardive dyskinesia.
B) increase appetite.
C) elevate arousal.
D) occupy dopamine receptor sites.
Q2) 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
Q3) Therapists practice ________ by using positive reinforcers to reward closer and closer approximations of a desired behavior.
A) free association
B) progressive relaxation
C) behavior modification
D) unconditional positive regard
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Chapter 16: Exploring the Role of Industrial-Organizational Psychology
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Q1) Which profession is most directly involved in the application of psychology's principles to the workplace?
A) social psychology
B) personality psychology
C) developmental psychology
D) industrial-organizational psychology
Q2) Seven members of a debate club reported the following individual earnings from their sale of cakes: $7,$13,$3,$5,$2,$9,and $3.In this distribution of individual earnings,the
A) mean is greater than the mode and greater than the median.
B) mean is equal to the mode and less than the median.
C) mean is greater than the mode and equal to the median.
D) mean is less than the mode and less than the median.
Q3) With use of cross-sectional studies to assess the effect of aging on adults' mental abilities,it is especially important to consider the impact of ________ between generations.
A) the standard deviation
B) educational differences
C) scatterplots
D) skewed distributions
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