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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| - Most people in the united stares are probably currently striving to satisfy ____ needs | esteem |
| - Which of the following alternatives correctly identifies the pros and or cons of maslows theory of motivation | con- it provides a simplistic view of human motivation |
| - Which figure best approx the number of woman in the US who suffer from a eating disorder | 10 million |
| - Natalies bmi is 26. She is best described as | overweight |
| - Approx ____ of these who suffer from anorexia ultimately from its effects | 10% |
| - Dr Moffat measures the need for affiliation among a sample of male/female college students…..one line shows the results for her femal participlates, the other for her male. How do you think the line would look | they would remain more or less parallel from left to right |
| - Which of the following sequences reflect the order in which the major theories of emotion discussed in your text appeared in your text, from earliest to most recent | canon-bard->schachter-singer->james-lang |
| - Which approach to motivation is incorrectly paired with its description | none of these is incorrectly paired |
| - Recall the disctinction between primary and secondary re-inforcers, described in your text learning chapter. What is the relationship between that distinction between primary and secondary drives | they are analogous distinctions |
| - Shellie takes college courses that interest her and enjoys learning for its own sake; tori takes classes in which she is failry certain she’ll do well and studies mainly to ensure good grades. Shellie is_____ motivated. Tori is _____ motivated | intrinsically, extrinsically |
| - Which of the following chemical or hormonal processes signal hunger | hypothalamus |
| - How does human sexual motivation differ from that of other species | both a and b |
| - In the united states the frequency of masturbation varies across | both a and b |
| - According to Alfred Kinsey, heterosexuality and homosexuality are best thought of as | opposite ends of a continuum |
| - Your text discussion of marital and extramarital sex paints _______ portrait of the institu of marriage | heartening |
| - The need for achievement: nature vs nurture? | nurture; its al earned characteristic |
| - According to the facial feedback hypotheses | facial expressions can actually determine our emotional experience |
| - Which of the following statements identify criticisms leveled against them methodological basis of freuds psychodynamic theory of personality | both a and b |
| - In posting the collective nconscious, jung may be seen as pursuing a goal similar to that of contemporary psychologists. In what way | he was attempting to explain phenomena universal across cultures |
| - _________ trait is to source traist as allport it to ______ | central;cattell |
| - Dr Robinsons is a strict Skinnerian learning theorist. Most likely, she believes that the consistency in an individuals behavior across situation is | somewhat understanding |
| - In what does unconditional positive regard facilitate self-actualization | it encourages the development of accurate self-concepts |
| - A tests reliability is a ______ condition for its validity | necessary |
| - The TAT and Rorschach are _____ test of personality | projective |
| - Which term indicates the ability of a test to measure what it actually is supposed to measure | validity |
| - Which approach to personality takes the most optimistic view of human nature-that humans are essentially “good” | humanistic |
| - Which of the following approaches offer deterministic views of personality | all of these |
| - Rhianon is confident she can complete a difficult problem set in one of her engineering courses. Rhiannon has a high self | efficacy |
| - The big five personality dimensions demonstrate | both a and b |
| - Positive events | both b and c |
| - Which of the following sequences best captures the stress cycle from the beginning to the end of one cycle | stressor_>stress->coping->adaptation |
| - Happiness is _____ influenced by money and _____influenced by major life events than we might think | less; less |
| - Your text implies that coping through the use of such defense mechanisms as emotional insulation and denial is most similar to ________-_ coping | avoidant coping |
| - About how many soldiers returning from Iraq show symptoms of ptsd | one in six |
| - If you were looking to graph the proporiong of American high seniors who smoke cigaretts, you would display a proportion of smokers in the ___ axis; the function would be a(n)_____ negative one. | y;decelerating |
| - Given your text discussion, which of the following measures do you think would correlate most strongly with health scores | ratio of hassles to uplifts |
| - Following an ugly confrontation with a coworker, simon seeks sympathy from his friends. Simon is practicing______coping | emotion-focused |
| - A challenge is a ______ situation; stress, a _____ one | high threat, high resrouce; low threat, low resource |
| - Overall, the set point for happiness is ____, and it is determined | relatively high; at least partly by genetics |
| - Approximately what percentage of current smokers report they would like to quit | 75% |
| - The component of the type a patterm most strongly linked to coronary heart disease is that of | hostility |
| - Happy people | hold moderately inflated views of themselves |
| - Consider the relationship between a ny proximity toground zero and thel ikelhood that he or she developed PTSD in the months are 9/11. This relationship is best portrayed using a _-____ graph with proximity on the _____axis | line;x |
| - Faced with overlapping, unrealistic deadlines at work, ira recruits his friends to perform of of the routing clerical tasks associated with the projects. Ira is engaged in ____ coping | problem-focused |
| - People who need people are | happy |
| - If you don’t drink at least on full glass of water each day, youre going to get kidney stones- admonishes your well meaning friend. This is a _____ framed health message | negatively |
| - According to your text, __________ is the most successful method fo quitting smoking. | attending counseling, along with using nicotine replacement patches or gums |
| - The strategy of preparing for stress before it happens is termed ________ coping | proactive |
| - Which behavior type is correctly matched with an adjective | type B cooperative |
| - Physiological reactiosn to stress include | all of these |
| - Give the curren demographic trends, which of the following disorders is most likely to appear in the future edition of DSM | ataque de nervios |
| - According to your text, normal and abnormal behavior is best viewed as | ends of a continuum |
| - Your texts discussion of suicide bombers suggest the thei behavior ma actually be best explained by a ______ psychologist | social |
| - The humanistic perspective in psychology is associated with the work of | both b and |
| - Which perspective on abnormality does the DSM most clearly or directly reflect | PSYCHOANALYTIC |
| - Women are ____ likely to experience major depression as men are | twice as |
| - Plausible explanation of mood disorders can attribute them to | any or all of these |
| - Some people are perfect, why cant I be perfect, why Is everthing I do wrong? A __________therapist might encourage a client to change such irrational thoughts. | cognitive |
| - Thomas is experiencing insomnia, tension headaches,and heart palpitations. He is most likely suffering from | generalized anxiety disorder |
| - Psychoanalytic treatment involes | examingin early childhood experiences |
| - ______________ schizophrenia is dominated by negative symptoms; ______ schizophrenia is characterized mostly by posive symptoms | type II, type I |
| - Amok and koro are | psychological disorders found in parts of asia, but not in the west |
| - With respect to prenestrual dysphonic disorder, which of the following statements is true | it was demoted to the dms appendix in the most recent edition |
| - Lionel is 2 years old his communication is severely impaired. He appears withdrawn and unresponsive to affection. He is most likely to eb diagnosed with | autism |
| - Grace has schizophrenia/ what is the approx likelihood that her identical twin also ahs it | 50% |
| - Disorders of the emotional experience that impair everyday living are called _____ disorders | mood |
| - The humanistic perspective emphasizes people responsibility for thei own behavior. In this wa, its contrasts with the ______ perspective | both a and b |
| - Which of the following statesments does nto accurately describe a borad similarity between panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder | both involve long term persisten anxiety |
| - Studies of suicide bombers indicate that | they are sociable as anyone else |
| - How might one best respond to the charge that behavior therapy produces only a superficial change in external behavior | research reveals that behavioral treatments produce actual changes in the functioning of the brain |
| - Why do so many psychologists today sue an eclectic approach | both a and b |
| - Positive outcomes of the community psychology movement include | both b and c |
| - In one application of adverse conditioning, alcohol is paired with a drug that induces vomiting. Which of the following alternative correctly applies classical condition terminology to this situation | alcohol becomes a cs associated with vomiting |
| - According to your text, the newest form of biomedical treatment is | gene therapy |
| - Which of the following terms most enarly captures the essence of undoncitionaly positive regard | empathetic |
| - Psychoanalysts attempt to access the unsconsious through | all of these |
| - Regarding roup therapy, which of the following statemest is most false | in group therapy, the therapist is usually highly directive |
| - Which o the following is not one of the negative consequences of the use of psychosurgery | memory loss |
| - Which of the following statements is most true | different form of therapy work bets in different situations |
| - Recall the terminology of classical conditioning. In systematic desensitization, relaxation Is best seen as | new cr |
| - A client with social anxiety watches a film. The individual in the film appears to gain pleasures from activities. The behavior therapy technique used in this scenario is | observational learning |
| - Giovanni abuses cocaine; hans ahs a dog phobia. Which alternative bellow correctly identifies the behavior treatment appropriate for each individual | Giovanni- systemic desensitization or exposure treatment. Hans- aversive conditioning |
| - Which o the following therapeutic approaches is the typical of group therapy | any of these |
| - Which of the following statements reflects a potential limitation or haard of the use of antianxiety drugs | some antanxiety druges can be very dangerous if they are taken in combination with alcohol |
| - Lexapro is an example of what kind of antidepressant drug | ssri |