Dropped Questions
Multiple Choice Test
#1
Prologue and Chapter 1
#11
Working in a community mental health center, Dr.
Thatcher works to identify patterns of problematic
behaviors and create programs to address such
issues in the community. Dt. Thatcher is most likely
a(n)
psychologist.
A. health
B. industrial/organizational
C. forensics
D. clinical
E. developmental
#12
Dr. Wilson administers tests to children to assess
their abilities and aptitudes. He then uses this
data to help children function successfully in their
classrooms. Dr. Wilson is most likely a(n)
psychologist.
A. clinical
B. educational
C. cognitive
D. school
E. personality
#13
Inherited traits are to learned habits as the
perspective is to the
perspective.
A. behavioral; social-cultural
B. evolutionary; behavioral
C. social-cultural; neuroscience
D. neuroscience; evolutionary
#19
Alexandra is told that research supports the value of
cosmetic surgery for boosting self-esteem. Belinda is
told that the esteem-enhancing value of cosmetic
surgery has been refuted by research. Both women
would consider the findings common sense. This best
illustrates the power of:
A. random sampling
B. the false consensus effect
C. the hindsight bias
D. illusory correlation
E. the double blind procedure
#28
Correlation research is most useful for
purposes of:
A. explanation
B. prediction
C. control
D. replication
E. experimentation
MC #1 Answers
11.
12.
13.
19.
28.
A
D
B
C
B
Multiple Choice Test
#2
Prologue/ Chapter 1 / Chapter 2
Question #16
Analogy Questions
16. Resting potential is to action potential as
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
________ is to ________.
association area; neural network
sensory neuron; motor neuron
temporal lobe; occipital lobe
polarization; depolarization
right hemisphere; left hemisphere
Question #19
19. The brain structure that provides a major link
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
between the nervous system and the endocrine
system is the:
cerebellum
amygdala
reticular formation
hypothalamus
medulla
Question #23
23.In a resting state, the axon is:
depolarized, with mostly negatively charged ions
outside and positively charged ions inside.
b. depolarized, with mostly positively charged ions
outside and negatively charged ions inside.
c. polarized, with mostly negatively charged ions
outside and positively charged ions inside.
d. polarized, with mostly positively charged ions outside
and negatively charged ions inside.
a.
Question #24
O The increasing complexity of animals' behavior was
accompanied by a(n):
a. increase in the size of the brainstem.
b. decrease in the ratio of brain to body weight.
c. increase in the size of the frontal lobes.
d. increase in the amount of association area.
Question #26
Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites
as what neurotransmitter?
A. acetylcholine
B. serotonin
C. endorphins
D. dopamine
E. epinephrine
Question # 27
O Nerves are neural cables containing many:
a. hormones
b. endorphins
interneurons
d. axons
e. lesions
c.
Question #37
O Depressed mood states are linked to ________
levels of serotonin and ________ levels of
norepinephrine.
a. low;low
b. high;high
c. low;high
d. high;low
Question #40
O A neuron will generate action potentials more
often when it:
a. remains below its threshold.
b. receives an excitatory input.
c. receives more excitatory than inhibitory inputs.
d. is stimulated by a neurotransmitter.
Question #47
Motor neurons are to the ________ nervous system
as interneurons are to the ________ nervous system.
a. Sympathetic; parasympathetic
b. Central; peripheral
c. Autonomic; somatic
d. Parasympathetic; sympathetic
e. Peripheral; central
Question #48
If a professor accused you of cheating on a test, your
adrenal glands would probably release ________ into
your bloodstream.
a. endorphins
b. acetylcholine
c. seratonin
d. epinephrine
e. insulin
Question #60
O A picture of a cat is briefly flashed in the left visual
field and a picture of a mouse is briefly flashed in
the right visual field of a splitbrain patient. The
individual will be able to use her:
a. right hand to indicate she saw a cat.
b. left hand to indicate she saw a mouse.
c. right hand to indicate she saw a mouse.
d. eft or right hand to indicate she saw a cat.
e. left or right hand to indicate she saw a mouse.
Question #61
O In a recent car accident, Tristan sustained
damage to his right cerebral hemisphere. This
injury is most likely to reduce Tristan's ability to:
a. Facially express emotions
b. Solve arithmetic problems
c. Understanding simple verbal requests
d. Process information in an orderly sequence.
e. Control his aggression
M.C. #2 Answers
16.
19.
23.
24.
26.
27.
37.
40.
D
D
D
D
C
D
A
C
47.
48.
60.
61.
E
D
C
A
Multiple Choice Test
#3
Prologue /Chapter 1 / Chapter 2/
Part of Chapter 3
Question #3
A unified understanding of the explanations
provided by the neuroscience, cognitive, socialcultural, and other perspectives in psychology is
most clearly provided by:
A. structuralism
B. behaviorism
C. a psychodynamic perspective
D. a biopsychosocial approach
Question #23
The peripheral nervous system is to sensory
neurons as the central nervous system is to:
A. motor neurons
B. neurotransmitters
C. interneurons
D. the sympathetic nervous system
E. the parasympathetic nervous system
Question #32
Studies of identical twins who have been reared
apart most clearly highlight the importance of
in personality development.
A. testosterone
B. gender schemas
C. erotic plasticity
D. home environments
E. genetic predispositions
Question #37
Evolutionary Psychologists are most likely to be criticized
for:
A. Providing hindsight explanations for human
behaviors.
B. Failing to consider unconscious motivations
C. Overemphasizing humans’ capacity to learn and
adapt to a variety of environments.
D. Underestimating gender differences in mate
selection.
E. Overestimating cultural differences in human sexual
behaviors.
MC #3 Answers
3.
23.
32.
37.
D
C
E
A