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Review - Quarter 1 Unit Tests 089

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PC089 #28. The visual cliff is a laboratory device for testing ________ in infants. A) size constancy B) perceptual adaptation C) depth perception D) figure-ground perception E) selective attention
ANS: C) depth perception REF: Myers8e(1) p. 245 STA: PC Test 2008-09
MA089 #40. Your friend claims that altruism, cooperation, aggression, and other social behaviors increase the chances of human survival and are genetically encoded and passed on from generation to generation. Your friend is supporting A) sociopsychology. B) psychobiology. C) the diathesis stress model. D) psychoneuroimmunology. E) the evolutionary approach.
ANS: E) the evolutionary approach. REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 18 STA: MA Test 2008-09
MA089 #37. A random error in gene replication is known as a: A) natural selection. B) heritability. C) mutation. D) genome. E) gender schema.
ANS: C) mutation. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 108 STA: MA Test 2008-09
BI089 #24. To demonstrate that brain stimulation can make a rat violently aggressive, a neuroscientist should electrically stimulate the rat's: A) spinal cord. B) medulla. C) reticular formation. D) cerebellum. E) amygdala.
ANS: E) amygdala. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 73 STA: BI Test 2008-09
ST089 #34. Three hours after going to sleep, Shoshanna's heart rate increases, her breathing becomes more rapid, and her eyes move rapidly under her closed lids. Research suggests that Shoshanna is: A) dreaming. B) experiencing a night terror. C) entering the third stage of sleep. D) exhibiting a sleep spindle. E) ready to sleepwalk.
ANS: A) dreaming. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 278 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #025 STA: ST Test 2008-09
BI089 #10. A simple, automatic, inborn response to a sensory stimulus is called a: A) neural network. B) neurotransmitter. C) resting potential. D) antagonist. E) reflex.
ANS: E) reflex. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 63 STA: BI Test 2008-09
SN089 #47. Long sound waves are to short sound waves as a ________ voice is to a ________ voice. A) soft; loud B) loud; soft C) bass; soprano D) clear; unclear E) soprano; bass
ANS: C) bass; soprano REF: Myers8e(1) p. 216 STA: SN Test 2008-09
PC089 #44. Tanya is riding on a train and notices that the wildflowers by the side of the tracks seem to be moving by much faster than the mountains in the distance. This is an example of A) figure-ground disparity. B) binocular disparity. C) synchrony. D) motion parallax. E) a schema.
ANS: D) motion parallax. REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 168 STA: PC Test 2008-09
SN089 #11. Technically, your absolute threshold is the point which you can detect A) any stimulus that registers on sensory memory B) a stimulus 75 percent of the time C) a stimulus 50 percent of the time D) any stimulus set point E) a stimulus 60 percent of the time
ANS: C) a stimulus 50 percent of the time REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: SN Test 2008-09
SN089 #7. Brightness is to light as ________ is to sound. A) amplitude B) loudness C) wavelength D) frequency E) pitch
ANS: B) loudness REF: Myers8e(1) p. 205, 216 STA: SN Test 2008-09
BI089 #50. ____ receive information from other neurons; ____ transmit information to other neurons. A) Synapses; dendrites B) Synapses, cell bodies C) Axon buttons; dendrites D) Axon; cell bodies E) Dendrites; axon buttons
ANS: E) Dendrites; axon buttons REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09
SN089 #49. According to the Young-Helmholtz theory: A) the retina contains three kinds of color receptors. B) a person adapts to loud sounds faster than to quiet sounds. C) color vision depends on pairs of opposing retinal processes. D) certain nerve cells in the brain respond to specific features of a stimulus. E) the size of the difference threshold is proportional to the intensity of the stimulus.
ANS: A) the retina contains three kinds of color receptors. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 212 STA: SN Test 2008-09
SN089 #4. The blind spot in the eye is A) where the optic nerve exits the back of the eye B) what leads to color blindness C) the point at which ganglion cells synapse with bipolar cells D) the spot on the lens with no rods or cones E) where photoreceptor cells do not "bleach"
ANS: A) where the optic nerve exits the back of the eye REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: SN Test 2008-09
SN089 #26. Bryan reads the newspaper to his grandmother because the muscles in her eyes can no longer change the shape of her inflexible lenses. This problem with _____________ keeps her from focusing small print on her retina. A) convergence B) accommodation C) photopigmentation D) assimilation E) fovea strength
ANS: B) accommodation REF: Class Material (Bern7eAP) pg. 119 STA: SN Test 2008-09
SN089 #36. Our sense of the position and movement of individual body parts is called: A) accommodation. B) sensory interaction. C) kinesthesis. D) priming. E) feature detection.
ANS: C) kinesthesis. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 233 STA: SN Test 2008-09
SN089 #46. Generally, the four basic tastes are considered to be A) salty, spicy, bland, and sour B) sweet, sour, spicy, and smooth C) salty, sour, spicy, and sweet D) salty, sweet, sour, and bitter E) sour, bitter, bland, and hot
ANS: D) salty, sweet, sour, and bitter REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: SN Test 2008-09
MA089 #11. Illusory correlation refers to: A) a cluster of points on a scatterplot that suggests a correlation between two variables. B) the perception of a relationship between two variables that does not exist. C) a correlation of 0.00. D) a correlation that is not statistically significant. E) a correlation that exceeds the value of +1.00.
ANS: B) the perception of a relationship between two variables that does not exist. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 33 STA: MA Test 2008-09
MA089 #9. The first psychological laboratory was established by: A) William James. B) Sigmund Freud. C) John Watson. D) Wilhelm Wundt. E) Jean Piaget.
ANS: D) Wilhelm Wundt. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 3 STA: MA Test 2008-09
SN089 #14. According to the gate-control theory, a back massage would most likely reduce your physical aches and pains by causing the: A) arousal of your autonomic nervous system and the release of adrenaline into your bloodstream. B) deactivation of the pain receptors on the surface of your skin. C) activation of specific neural fibers in your spinal cord. D) reduction of activity within the autonomic nervous system. E) release of pain-killing endorphins in your brain.
ANS: C) activation of specific neural fibers in your spinal cord. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 227 STA: SN Test 2008-09
SN089 #39. According to the opponent-process theory, cells that are stimulated by exposure to: A) red light are inhibited by exposure to blue light. B) green light are inhibited by exposure to blue light. C) yellow light are inhibited by exposure to green light. D) yellow light are inhibited by exposure to red light. E) green light are inhibited by exposure to red light.
ANS: E) green light are inhibited by exposure to red light. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 213 STA: SN Test 2008-09
MA089 #17. If a genetic predisposition to fear darkness contributes to reproductive success, that trait will likely be passed on to subsequent generations. This best illustrates: A) psychopathology. B) behavior genetics. C) gender-typing. D) natural selection. E) collectivism.
ANS: D) natural selection. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 108 STA: MA Test 2008-09
ST089 #25. REM sleep is: A) inhibited by alcohol and inhibited by sleeping pills. B) inhibited by alcohol and facilitated by sleeping pills. C) facilitated by alcohol and facilitated by sleeping pills. D) facilitated by alcohol and not effected by sleeping pills. E) facilitated by alcohol and inhibited by sleeping pills.
ANS: A) inhibited by alcohol and inhibited by sleeping pills. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 283 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #035 STA: ST Test 2008-09
BI089 #18. People typically recognize ________ more rapidly and accurately when they are flashed to the left hemisphere; they typically recognize ________ more rapidly and accurately when they are flashed to the right hemisphere. A) words; numbers B) letters; numbers C) letter; words D) numbers; letters E) words; pictures
ANS: E) words; pictures REF: Myers8e(1) p. 86 STA: BI Test 2008-09
ST089 #50. Shane, a straight-A student, remembers dreaming that he failed an important chemistry test. According to Freud, Shane's account represents the ________ content of his dream. A) manifest B) delusional C) dissociated D) paradoxical E) latent
ANS: A) manifest REF: Myers8e(2) p. 286 NAT: Myers8e(2) CH07 #047 STA: ST Test 2008-09
BI089 #8. The sequence of brain regions from the evolutionarily oldest to newest is: A) brainstem; cerebral cortex; limbic system. B) cerebral cortex; brainstem; limbic system. C) limbic system; brainstem; cerebral cortex. D) brainstem; limbic system; cerebral cortex. E) limbic system; cerebral cortex; brainstem.
ANS: D) brainstem; limbic system; cerebral cortex. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 71-74 STA: BI Test 2008-09
BI089 #28. When a neuron fires, it does so at full strength or it will not fire at all. This is called the A) law of action potential. B) absolute refractory law. C) all or none law. D) law of the complete signal. E) none of the above
ANS: C) all or none law. REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: BI Test 2008-09
SN089 #38. The two major cues we use to localize sound sources in space are A) intensity and loudness differences at the ears B) intensity and timing differences at the ears C) distance and loudness D) pitch and loudness differences at the ears E) loudness and timbre differences at the ears
ANS: B) intensity and timing differences at the ears REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: SN Test 2008-09
MA089 #47. Jon believes that exercise is a cause of higher levels of life satisfaction. If Jon plans to study this hypothesis experimentally, his independent variable would be the A) amount of exercise his subjects receive. B) operational definition of life satisfaction. C) physical health of his subjects. D) level of life satisfaction before the exercise. E) level of life satisfaction after the exercise.
ANS: A) amount of exercise his subjects receive. REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 40 STA: MA Test 2008-09
MA089 #38. Evolutionary psychologists are most likely to be criticized for: A) underestimating gender differences in mate selection. B) overestimating cultural differences in human sexual behaviors. C) overemphasizing humans' capacity to learn and adapt to a variety of environments. D) providing hindsight explanations for human behaviors. E) failing to consider unconscious motivations.
ANS: D) providing hindsight explanations for human behaviors. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 112 STA: MA Test 2008-09
BI089 #42. In the above diagram, #4 is pointing to the: A) Brocha's area B) occipital lobe C) frontal lobe D) parietal lobe E) Wernicke's area
ANS: E) Wernicke's area STA: BI Test 2008-09
MA089 #4. Dr. Allera studies how brain activity is related to depressed and anxious behavior in college students. Dr. Allera probably takes the ______________ approach to psychology. A) cognitive B) psychodynamic C) behavioral D) humanistic E) biological
ANS: E) biological REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 18 STA: MA Test 2008-09
PC089 #21. The above diagram is an example of: A) impossible figure B) Ponzo illusion C) Mueller-Lyer illusion D) Zollner illusion E) figure-ground illusion
ANS: B) Ponzo illusion REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: PC Test 2008-09
BI089 #47. The sympathetic nervous system operates (or is in primary control) during periods of A) sleep B) stress C) relaxation D) calm E) circadian activity
ANS: B) stress REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09
ST089 #36. When Celeste was unable to obtain her regular supply of heroin, she began to develop tremors, fever, and an intense craving for the drug. Celeste was experiencing symptoms of: A) tolerance. B) reactance. C) depression. D) withdrawal. E) dissociation.
ANS: D) withdrawal. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 297 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #083 STA: ST Test 2008-09
BI089 #34. The depolarization of a neural membrane can create a(n): A) lesion. B) myelin sheath. C) action potential. D) neural network. E) interneuron.
ANS: C) action potential. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 55-56 STA: BI Test 2008-09
SN089 #31. Marcus is color-blind. This is due to the fact that his eyes A) blend complementary colors into gray. B) lack the presence of any feature detectors. C) activate the same areas of the visual cortex for all colors. D) have only one or two of three color-sensitive photo-pigments. E) have a larger-than-normal blind spot.
ANS: D) have only one or two of three color-sensitive photo-pigments. REF: Class Material (Bern7eAP) pg. 130 STA: SN Test 2008-09
SN089 #15. Color constancy refers to the fact that: A) objects are perceived to be the same color even if the light they reflect changes. B) the frequency of light waves is directly proportional to the light's wavelength. C) sensory adaptation will not take place unless the person stares at the object. D) the perceived color of an object has a constant relation to its brightness. E) light waves reflected by an object remain constant despite changes in lighting.
ANS: A) objects are perceived to be the same color even if the light they reflect changes. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 213 STA: SN Test 2008-09
SN089 #13. People's response to subliminal priming indicates that: A) they are capable of processing information without any conscious awareness of doing so. B) they experience a sense of discomfort whenever they are exposed to subliminal stimuli. C) stimulus overload will result in a shutdown of the senses. D) their unconscious minds are incapable of resisting subliminally presented suggestions. E) they are more sensitive to subliminal sounds than to subliminal sights.
ANS: A) they are capable of processing information without any conscious awareness of doing so. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 200 STA: SN Test 2008-09
PC089 #29. The ability to adjust to an artificially displaced or even inverted visual field is called: A) visual capture. B) perceptual set. C) change blindness. D) perceptual adaptation. E) selective attention.
ANS: D) perceptual adaptation. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 256 STA: PC Test 2008-09
MA089 #49. The view that knowledge comes from experience and that science should rely on observation and experimentation is called: A) humanism. B) structuralism. C) empiricism. D) rationalism. E) functionalism.
ANS: C) empiricism. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 3 STA: MA Test 2008-09
ST089 #7. The belief that death involves the liberation of the soul from a bodily prison illustrates: A) monism. B) narcolepsy. C) dissociation. D) dualism. E) REM rebound.
ANS: D) dualism. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 310 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #115 STA: ST Test 2008-09
PC089 #27. Farouk insists that by intense mental concentration he can actually influence the mechanically generated outcomes of slot machines. Farouk is most specifically claiming to possess the power of: A) clairvoyance. B) referencing. C) telepathy. D) precognition. E) psychokinesis.
ANS: E) psychokinesis. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 265 STA: PC Test 2008-09
BI089 #45. Imagine that a picture of a blue circle is briefly flashed in the left visual field of an individual with a severed corpus callosum. At the same time, a picture of a red square is briefly flashed in the right visual field. Based on Roger Sperry's work with split-brain patients, you could predict that this individual will say A) "I saw a blue circle." B) "I didn't see anything." C) "I saw a blue circle around a red square." D) "I saw a red square." E) "I saw a red circle."
ANS: D) "I saw a red square." REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09
PC089 #42. At the kennel, Jim can tell that the terrier is closer to him than the collie because his eyes have to turn inward more to focus the terrier's image on his retina. This feedback tells him that the terrier is closer. This is an example of A) accommodation. B) convergence. C) motion parallax. D) interposition. E) binocular disparity.
ANS: B) convergence. REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 168 STA: PC Test 2008-09
BI089 #29. In the above diagram of a neuron, the part labeled #4 is the: A) myelin sheath B) dendrite C) cell body D) axon E) axon terminal
ANS: A) myelin sheath STA: BI Test 2008-09
ST089 #6. Deep sleep is associated with which stage of sleep? A) Stage IV B) Stage I C) Stage III D) REM Sleep E) Stage II
ANS: A) Stage IV REF: Class Material (Korek) NAT: Korek Unit 02 #031 STA: ST Test 2008-09
SN089 #12. In a ballroom with 100 candles blazing around the room, it is unlikely that you would notice any difference by adding one more flaming candle. In a completely dark room, however, the lighting of one candle would make a great difference in the sensation of light. This is an example of A) sensory adaptation. B) Weber's Law. C) kinesthesis. D) homeostasis. E) just noticeable difference.
ANS: B) Weber's Law. REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: SN Test 2008-09
SN089 #42. The ability to simultaneously process the pitch, loudness, melody, and meaning of a song best illustrates: A) feature detection. B) kinesthesis. C) accommodation. D) sensory adaptation. E) parallel processing.
ANS: E) parallel processing. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 210 STA: SN Test 2008-09
BI089 #35. Identical twins originate from: A) the fertilization of two egg cells and a single sperm cell. B) the fertilization of two egg cells and two sperm cells. C) a single egg splitting into two and then fertilized by two sperm cells. D) the fertilization of a single egg cell and two sperm cells. E) the fertilization of a single egg cell and a single sperm cell.
ANS: E) the fertilization of a single egg cell and a single sperm cell. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 97 STA: BI Test 2008-09
SN089 #45. In the above diagram, the part of the eye labeled #8 is the: A) retina B) blind spot C) lens D) fovea E) pupil
ANS: E) pupil STA: SN Test 2008-09
ST089 #13. For the past week Laura has had difficulty falling asleep at night. Even though she goes to bed at her usual time, she lays awake for several hours before she finally drifts off to sleep. It appears that Laura is experiencing A) somnambulism B) narcolepsy C) insomnia D) night terrors E) sleep apnea
ANS: C) insomnia REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) NAT: Weiten6eAP CH05 #076 STA: ST Test 2008-09
ST089 #30. An electromyograph records A) contractions of the heart B) muscular activity and tension C) brain wave activity D) eye movements E) tidal volume of the lungs
ANS: B) muscular activity and tension REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) NAT: Weiten6eAP CH05 #030 STA: ST Test 2008-09
BI089 #15. In the above diagram, #1 is pointing to the: A) occipital lobe B) parietal lobe C) frontal lobe D) temporal lobe E) Wernicke's area
ANS: C) frontal lobe STA: BI Test 2008-09
SN089 #29. The retina is to the eye as the A) cochlea is to the ear B) pinna is to the ear C) basilar cells are to the ear D) ossicles are to the ear E) eardrum is to the ear
ANS: A) cochlea is to the ear REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: SN Test 2008-09
MA089 #6. In an experiment designed to study the effectiveness of a new drug, research participants who receive a placebo are participating in the ________ condition. A) experimental B) dependent variable C) replication D) control E) correlational
ANS: D) control REF: Myers8e(2) p. 37 STA: MA Test 2008-09
PC089 #30. Although college textbooks frequently cast a trapezoidal image on the retina, students typically perceive the books as rectangular objects. This illustrates the importance of: A) shape constancy. B) binocular cues. C) linear perspective. D) size constancy. E) interposition.
ANS: A) shape constancy. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 250 STA: PC Test 2008-09
SN089 #17. People who demonstrate blindsight have most likely suffered damage to their: A) lens. B) visual cortex. C) cornea. D) optic nerve. E) fovea.
ANS: B) visual cortex. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 211 STA: SN Test 2008-09
MA089 #14. Jeff mistakenly assumes that everybody around him enjoys listening to country music just as much as he does. Jeff's belief best illustrates: A) the false consensus effect. B) the hindsight bias. C) the placebo effect. D) illusory correlation. E) an illusion of control.
ANS: A) the false consensus effect. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 28 STA: MA Test 2008-09
BI089 #33. The depolarization of an axon is most likely to occur when: A) positively charged ions rush into the axon. B) positively charged ions rush out of the axon. C) negatively charged ions rush out of the axon. D) positively charged ions rush out of the dendrite. E) negatively charged ions rush into the axon.
ANS: A) positively charged ions rush into the axon. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 56 STA: BI Test 2008-09
BI089 #23. A slap on the back is more painful than a pat on the back because a slap triggers: A) more frequent neural impulses. B) the release of endorphins. C) a increase in neurotransmitter reuptake. D) more intense neural impulses. E) the release of GABA.
ANS: A) more frequent neural impulses. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 56 STA: BI Test 2008-09
MA089 #30. The arithmetic average of a distribution of scores is the: A) standard deviation. B) mode. C) median. D) range. E) mean.
ANS: E) mean. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 41 STA: MA Test 2008-09
ST089 #24. Sleep apnea is characterized by A) a reflexive gasping for air during sleep B) a sudden, irresistible urge to sleep during normal waking hours C) night terrors D) an extremely low rate of REM E) sleep walking
ANS: A) a reflexive gasping for air during sleep REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) NAT: Weiten6eAP CH05 #089 STA: ST Test 2008-09
SN089 #23. En route to the visual cortex, neural impulses from the retina are first relayed to the: A) medulla. B) hippocampus. C) oval window. D) thalamus. E) amygdala.
ANS: D) thalamus. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 208 STA: SN Test 2008-09
BI089 #48. The inability to recognize familiar faces even though one can clearly see and describe features of the faces is associated with damage to the right ________ lobe. A) occipital B) parietal C) motor D) frontal E) temporal
ANS: E) temporal REF: Myers8e(1) p. 80 STA: BI Test 2008-09
BI089 #43. The technique in which radioactively tagged chemicals are introduced into the brain and then equipment monitors where the chemicals appear in the brain is A) electrographic tomography B) magnetic resonance imaging C) computerized tomography D) electroencephalograph recording E) positron emission tomography
ANS: E) positron emission tomography REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09
PC089 #31. The above diagram is an example of: A) impossible figure B) Ponzo illusion C) Mueller-Lyer illusion D) figure-ground illusion E) Zollner illusion
ANS: D) figure-ground illusion REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: PC Test 2008-09
SN089 #43. Damage to the fovea would have the greatest effect on: A) peripheral vision. B) visual acuity. C) kinesthesis. D) sensory adaptation. E) night vision.
ANS: B) visual acuity. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 207 STA: SN Test 2008-09
BI089 #12. The parasympathetic nervous system: A) inhibits digestion and accelerates heartbeat. B) does not influence digestion or heartbeat. C) stimulates digestion and slows heartbeat. D) stimulates digestion and accelerates heartbeat. E) inhibits digestion and slows heartbeat.
ANS: C) stimulates digestion and slows heartbeat. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 62 STA: BI Test 2008-09
ST089 #46. After ingesting a small dose of a psychoactive drug, Laqueta experienced vivid visual hallucinations and felt as if she were separated from her own body. Laqueta most likely experienced the effects of: A) marijuana. B) heroin. C) cocaine. D) LSD. E) crack cocaine
ANS: D) LSD. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 302 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #106 STA: ST Test 2008-09
PC089 #49. ESP refers to: A) perception that occurs apart from sensory input. B) a readiness to perceive an object in a distorted fashion. C) the ability to move objects without touching them. D) the perception of color within multiple wavelengths. E) all of the above.
ANS: A) perception that occurs apart from sensory input. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 264 STA: PC Test 2008-09
MA089 #20. Random assignment of subjects occurs when A) a different method is used to assign each subject to a group or condition B) all topics have an equal chance of being assigned to a particular experimenter C) a researcher is unaware of subject placement D) all subjects have an equal chance of being assigned to any of the groups or conditions E) subjects are allowed to choose which group or condition they would like to be in
ANS: D) all subjects have an equal chance of being assigned to any of the groups or conditions REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: MA Test 2008-09
SN089 #1. In the above diagram, the part of the ear labeled #6 is the: A) auditory nerve B) cochlea C) semicircular canals D) ear drum E) stirrup
ANS: B) cochlea STA: SN Test 2008-09
ST089 #38. A hypnotist on stage suggests that every muscle is a subject's arm become as tight as possible. The arm cannot be moved or bent no matter how hard the subject tries. The hypnotist is using what phenomena of hypnosis? A) psychokinesis B) post-hypnotic suggestion C) hypermnesia D) catalepsy E) hypnotic anestensia
ANS: D) catalepsy REF: Class Material (Korek) NAT: Korek Unit 02 #037 STA: ST Test 2008-09
PC089 #23. The phi phenomenon refers to: A) the tendency for visual information to dominate other types of sensory information. B) the ability to adjust to an artificially displaced visual field. C) the perception of movement created by the successive blinking on and off of adjacent lights. D) the tendency to fill in gaps so as to perceive disconnected parts as a whole object. E) the focusing of our conscious awareness on a particular stimulus.
ANS: C) the perception of movement created by the successive blinking on and off of adjacent lights. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 250 STA: PC Test 2008-09
PC089 #39. Three-year-old Kevin was flying in a plane for the first time. As the plane descended for its landing Kevin became very excited at all the toy houses and cars he saw, and he couldn't wait for the plane to land so he could play with the toys. Kevin's misinterpretation of the true size of the houses and cars the plane passed over shows that he is still not fully utilizing A) convergence B) size constancy C) visual accommodation D) binocular depth cues E) linear perspective
ANS: B) size constancy REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: PC Test 2008-09
ST089 #1. Which instruments are used to monitor sleep in the laboratory? A) EMG, PET, ECG B) EEG, EOG, PET C) EOG, MRI, EMG D) EEG, EOG, ECG E) EEG, EMG, EOG
ANS: E) EEG, EMG, EOG REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) NAT: Weiten6eAP CH05 #032 STA: ST Test 2008-09
MA089 #26. The difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution is the: A) standard deviation. B) range. C) mean. D) median. E) correlation coefficient.
ANS: B) range. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 42 STA: MA Test 2008-09
PC089 #4. As Dick carefully watches his dog running away from him, it is likely that he will experience a(n): A) decrease in retinal disparity and no change in convergence. B) increase in retinal disparity and an increase in convergence. C) increase in retinal disparity and a decrease in convergence. D) decrease in retinal disparity and an increase in convergence. E) decrease in retinal disparity and a decrease in convergence.
ANS: E) decrease in retinal disparity and a decrease in convergence. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 246 STA: PC Test 2008-09
MA089 #12. As the size of a sample ________, the size of the standard deviation is most likely to ________. A) increases; decrease B) increases; remain the same C) increases or decreases; remain the same D) increases; increase E) decreases; remain the same
ANS: A) increases; decrease REF: Myers8e(2) p. 43 STA: MA Test 2008-09
PC089 #8. When the soundtrack for a movie is played in the back of a classroom, students tend to perceive the sound as originating from the picture screen in the front of the room. This best illustrates: A) selective attention. B) location constancy. C) perceptual adaptation. D) visual capture. E) the phi phenomenon.
ANS: D) visual capture. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 242 STA: PC Test 2008-09
SN089 #18. You wake up in the middle of the night. As you look about your dark bedroom, you can see the outline of a pile of your clothes sitting in a ball on a chair. You are seeing the clothes with your A) cilia. B) rods. C) papillae. D) otoliths. E) cones.
ANS: B) rods. REF: Class Material (Bern7eAP) pg. 119 STA: SN Test 2008-09
ST089 #22. The idea that one's consciousness continually changes, fluctuates, and wanders characterizes William James's concept that consciousness is A) a stream B) a cloud C) a flower garden D) an incomplete picture puzzle E) a partially submerged iceberg
ANS: A) a stream REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) NAT: Weiten6eAP CH05 #002 STA: ST Test 2008-09
ST089 #44. The pituitary gland releases a growth hormone during: A) slow-wave sleep. B) light sleep. C) paradoxical sleep. D) Stage 1 sleep. E) Stage 2 sleep.
ANS: A) slow-wave sleep. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 283 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #033 STA: ST Test 2008-09
ST089 #3. You are observing your friend Melissa while she is sleeping. She is tossing and turning. It is most likely that Melissa is currently in A) REM sleep and her movements are random B) NREM sleep and she acting out a dream she is experiencing C) Stage 3 sleep and her movements are due to melotonin in her system D) NREM sleep and her movements are random E) REM sleep and is acting out a dream that she is experiencing
ANS: D) NREM sleep and her movements are random REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) NAT: Weiten6eAP CH05 #046 STA: ST Test 2008-09
BI089 #17. A biological psychologist would be most interested in conducting research on the relationship between: A) self-esteem and popularity. B) skull shape and character traits. C) genetics and eye color. D) neurotransmitters and depression. E) age and personality traits.
ANS: D) neurotransmitters and depression. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 54 STA: BI Test 2008-09
BI089 #41. A hormone is A) a location in the brain where a specific memory is stored B) a chemical produced by the brain to regulate the heart C) a brain structure below the hypothalamus D) a chemical secreted into the blood by a gland E) a neurotransmitter that crosses into the bloodstream
ANS: D) a chemical secreted into the blood by a gland REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09
ST089 #40. The rhythmic bursts of brain activity that occur during Stage 2 sleep are called: A) alpha waves. B) paradoxical sleep. C) rapid eye movements. D) sleep spindles. E) delta waves.
ANS: D) sleep spindles. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 277 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #016 STA: ST Test 2008-09
SN089 #3. If the just-noticeable difference for a 10ounce weight is 1 ounce, the just noticeable difference for an 80-ounce weight would be ________ ounce(s). A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D) 8 E) 10
ANS: D) 8 REF: Myers8e(2) p. 201 STA: SN Test 2008-09
BI089 #2. Prozac is an antidepressant drug that increases the level of the neurotransmitter: A) GABA. B) dopamine. C) ACh. D) glutamate. E) serotonin.
ANS: E) serotonin. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 58 STA: BI Test 2008-09
MA089 #44. In order to learn about the TV viewing habits of all the children attending Oakbridge School, Professor DeVries randomly selected and interviewed 50 of the school's students. In this instance, all the children attending the school are considered to be a(n): A) independent variable. B) representative sample. C) population. D) dependent variable. E) control condition.
ANS: C) population. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 28 STA: MA Test 2008-09
BI089 #38. Which brain structure receives information from all the senses except smell? A) angular gyrus B) limbic system C) thalamus D) amygdala E) hippocampus
ANS: C) thalamus REF: Myers8e(1) p. 72 STA: BI Test 2008-09
PC089 #7. Zoe was walking through the woods when the path she was on broke into two separate branches. One branch turned off at a 90-degree angle, the second branch appeared to continue in the same general direction she was currently heading. If Zoe takes the second branch her actions would be consistent with the Gestalt principle of A) proximity B) continuity C) connectedness D) closure
ANS: B) continuity REF: Class Material - Psyk-Trek Module 3e STA: PC Test 2008-09
PC089 #32. Human factors psychologists would be most likely to aid in the design of: A) protective clothing. B) classroom management techniques. C) computer keyboards. D) weight-reduction programs. E) volleyball courts.
ANS: C) computer keyboards. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 261 STA: PC Test 2008-09
PC089 #25. Telepathy refers to the: A) ability to understand and share the emotions of another person. B) extrasensory transmission of thoughts from one mind to another. C) ability to move physical objects with your mind. D) extrasensory perception of events that occur at places remote to the perceiver. E) perception of future events, such as a person's fate.
ANS: B) extrasensory transmission of thoughts from one mind to another. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 265 STA: PC Test 2008-09
MA089 #48. Innate ability is to learned skill as ________ is to ________. A) observation; introspection B) introspection; the unconscious C) functionalism; structuralism D) nature; nurture E) psychohistory; psycholinguistics
ANS: D) nature; nurture REF: Myers8e(1) p. 9 STA: MA Test 2008-09
BI089 #13. Chromosomes are contained within: A) sperm cells. B) blood cells. C) brain cells. D) nerve cells. E) all of the above.
ANS: E) all of the above. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 96 STA: BI Test 2008-09
PC089 #41. The above diagram is an example of: A) Mueller-Lyer illusion B) impossible figure C) Ponzo illusion D) figure-ground illusion E) Zollner illusion
ANS: A) Mueller-Lyer illusion REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: PC Test 2008-09
MA089 #25. Sharya believes that people patterns of thoughts and judgments motivate them to behave in certain ways. Sharya's views are most consistent with the _________ approach to psychology. A) psychodynamic B) behavioral C) cognitive D) evolutionary E) humanistic
ANS: C) cognitive REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 20 STA: MA Test 2008-09
BI089 #39. Damage to the left cerebral hemisphere is most likely to reduce people's ability to: A) recognize familiar melodies. B) copy drawings. C) see. D) solve arithmetic problems. E) recognize faces.
ANS: D) solve arithmetic problems. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 83 STA: BI Test 2008-09
BI089 #30. Jack has been found to have low blood pressure and has been complaining of being tired and weak in the muscles. Lastly, he has also been having some digestive problems. These problems most likely are the result of A) a low secretion of the adrenal gland. B) to much caffeine in his system. C) a problem with the hypothalamus. D) an oversecretion of the pituitary gland. E) a disruption in the hippocampus.
ANS: A) a low secretion of the adrenal gland. REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: BI Test 2008-09
MA089 #27. Which of the following is the most effective way to eliminate experimenter bias? A) Use random variables. B) Use inferential statistics. C) Use a double-blind design. D) Use placebos. E) Hire ethical research assistants.
ANS: C) Use a double-blind design. REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 43 STA: MA Test 2008-09
MA089 #22. A group of researchers wanted to determine whether children would behave more aggressively after watching violent television programming. Half the children in the study watched a violent television show; the other children watched a non-violent television program. In this study, the control group is the children who A) watch the violent show B) behave the most aggressively at the end of the study C) showed no aggression at the end of the study D) watch the non-violent program E) behave the least aggressively at the end of the study
ANS: D) watch the non-violent program REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: MA Test 2008-09
ST089 #49. Which of the following is a stimulant drug known as "speed" whose aftereffects may include seizures and periods of disorientation? A) Ecstasy B) marijuana C) LSD D) heroin E) methamphetamine
ANS: E) methamphetamine REF: Myers8e(2) p. 301 NAT: Myers8e(2) CH07 #099 STA: ST Test 2008-09
PC089 #12. According to research on perception in infants, the first thing that infants should be able to do after birth is to A) perceive the pattern of an object. B) be able to perceive depth. C) focus on the corner of a triangle. D) pay attention to a human face. E) engage in top-down processing.
ANS: D) pay attention to a human face. REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 180 STA: PC Test 2008-09
MA089 #2. Web site polls and call-in phone surveys often yield unrepresentative results because they fail to use: A) scatterplots. B) operational definitions. C) random sampling. D) double-blind procedures. E) naturalistic observation.
ANS: C) random sampling. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 29 STA: MA Test 2008-09
PC089 #34. Natalie sat on her porch looking out at the field of soybeans. The fact that Natalie perceived the soybean plants as being grouped into a series of separate rows is consistent with the Gestalt principle of A) simplicity B) constancy C) proximity D) closure E) similarity
ANS: C) proximity REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: PC Test 2008-09
SN089 #37. Which of the following is an example of sensory adaptation? A) relying heavily on your hearing when you wear a blindfold B) not realizing how cold it is after you have been outdoors for a while in winter C) enjoying a painting more the longer you study it D) as a person grows older they will need glasses or contacts. E) responding vigorously every time a fire alarm is sounded
ANS: B) not realizing how cold it is after you have been outdoors for a while in winter REF: Myers8e(2) p. 202 STA: SN Test 2008-09
PC089 #24. A bank teller was so distracted by the sight of a bank robber's weapon that she failed to perceive important features of the criminal's physical appearance. This best illustrates: A) retinal disparity. B) the phi phenomenon. C) selective attention. D) visual capture. E) perceptual set.
ANS: C) selective attention. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 237 STA: PC Test 2008-09
ST089 #33. Parallel processing is to serial processing as the ________ is to the ________. A) sleep dream; daydream B) daydream; sleep dream C) unconscious; conscious D) brain; mind E) consciousness; unconsciousness
ANS: C) unconscious; conscious REF: Myers8e(2) p. 272 NAT: Myers8e(2) CH07 #004 STA: ST Test 2008-09
MA089 #18. Random sampling is to ________ as random assignment is to ________. A) description; prediction B) illusory correlation; false consensus C) surveys; experiments D) replication; correlation E) correlational studies; case studies
ANS: C) surveys; experiments REF: Myers8e(2) p. 28, 37 STA: MA Test 2008-09
SN089 #50. For some people, hearing certain sounds may activate color-sensitive regions of the cortex so as to trigger a sensation of color. This phenomenon is called: A) synaesthesia. B) priming. C) kinesthesis. D) tinnitus. E) blindsight.
ANS: A) synaesthesia. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 231 STA: SN Test 2008-09
MA089 #39. To discover whether residents of a city are in favor of building a new sports stadium, the team's owner randomly selected and interviewed 500 of the city's 500,000 residents. In this instance, the 500 people that the owner interviewed would be A) a representative sample B) a population C) the independent variable D) the dependent variable E) a biased sample
ANS: A) a representative sample REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: MA Test 2008-09
BI089 #37. Which lobes of the brain receive the input that enables you to feel someone scratching your back? A) occipital B) temporal C) motor D) parietal E) frontal
ANS: D) parietal REF: Myers8e(1) p. 76 STA: BI Test 2008-09
SN089 #20. Imagine that biologists have discovered an animal that has eyes very similar to human eyes, but that the only receptor cells in the retina are rods; there are no cones. Based on what is known about human vision you might expect that this animal would A) have poor vision in low illumination B) be able to detect extremely fine details C) have no color vision D) have poor vision in bright light E) have poor peripheral vision
ANS: C) have no color vision REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: SN Test 2008-09
BI089 #16. The primary function of the cerebellum is to A) control blood pressure B) coordinate body movement C) control speech D) process visual information E) store semantic memory
ANS: B) coordinate body movement REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09
PC089 #19. Clairvoyance refers to the: A) extrasensory perception of events that occur at places remote to the perceiver. B) move physical objects with only one's mind. C) perception of future events, such as a person's fate. D) extrasensory transmission of thoughts from one mind to another. E) ability to understand and share the emotions of another person.
ANS: A) extrasensory perception of events that occur at places remote to the perceiver. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 265 STA: PC Test 2008-09
PC089 #5. Interposition is a method used to determine A) one smell from another. B) the color of an object. C) constancy. D) depth. E) none of the above
ANS: D) depth. REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: PC Test 2008-09
ST089 #32. Monism refers to the presumption that: A) different psychological theories offer complementary rather than contradictory perspectives. B) near-death experiences provide scientific evidence for life after death. C) hyponosis and meditation are indentical states of consciousness. D) hypnosis and REM sleep are identical states of consciousness. E) mind and body are different aspects of the same thing.
ANS: E) mind and body are different aspects of the same thing. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 310 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #116 STA: ST Test 2008-09
MA089 #8. Standard deviation is to mean as ________ is to ________. A) variation; central tendency B) correlation; scatterplot C) scatterplot; bar graph D) control group; experimental group E) median; mode
ANS: A) variation; central tendency REF: Myers8e(2) p. 41, 42 STA: MA Test 2008-09
MA089 #7. Dr. Jacobsen is investigating the link between social support networks and grades in school. Students in his classes are required to complete survey forms related to this research. If a survey form is not completed by the end of the semester a student's grade is reduced by 10 points. In this case, some researchers might argue that Dr. Jacobsen's research violates the ethical principle of A) right to privacy B) informed consent C) protection for harm D) adequate debriefing E) full disclosure
ANS: B) informed consent REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: MA Test 2008-09
SN089 #21. Low-pitched sounds are to high-pitched sounds as ________ colors are to ________ colors. A) green; orange B) purple; red C) red; blue D) purple; green E) yellow; red
ANS: C) red; blue REF: Myers8e(1) p. 205 STA: SN Test 2008-09
SN089 #30. The basilar membrane is lined with: A) olfactory receptors. B) feature detectors. C) hues. D) bipolar cells. E) hair cells.
ANS: E) hair cells. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 217 STA: SN Test 2008-09
ST089 #37. Fran‡ois was dismayed to discover that some of his football teammates were using drugs to enhance their footwork and endurance on the playing field. Which of the following drugs were the players most likely using? A) LSD B) amphetamines C) marijuana D) barbiturates E) morphine derivatives
ANS: B) amphetamines REF: Myers8e(1) p. 300-301 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #098 STA: ST Test 2008-09
ST089 #4. A rapid EEG (beta waves), dreaming, rapid eye movements, and profound muscle relaxation go with A) stage 1 sleep B) REM sleep C) stage 2 sleep D) relaxed wakefulness E) stage 4 sleep
ANS: B) REM sleep REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) NAT: Weiten6eAP CH05 #043 STA: ST Test 2008-09
PC089 #10. Gwen was at a basketball game, and even though people wearing red shirts were spread evenly through the stands, she perceived all the red shirts as a single group of visiting fans. Gwen's perception is most consistent with the Gestalt principle of A) proximity B) similarity C) good form D) binocular fusion E) closure
ANS: B) similarity REF: Class Material - Psyk-Trek Module 3e STA: PC Test 2008-09
MA089 #35. An independent variable in an experiment refers to A) the variable that provides an alternative explanation for the results of the experiment B) the variable that the experimenter believes will change in value because of systematic correlations that exist in the experiment C) the variable that is held constant across experimental conditions D) the variable that has no bearing on the experiment E) the variable deliberately manipulated by the experimenter
ANS: E) the variable deliberately manipulated by the experimenter REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: MA Test 2008-09
MA089 #23. The specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a(n): A) clinical psychologist. B) developmental psychologist. C) industrial/organizational psychologist. D) psychiatrist. E) biological psychologist.
ANS: D) psychiatrist. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 13 STA: MA Test 2008-09
PC089 #11. When visually deprived infant monkeys were first allowed to see, they could not visually distinguish: A) between dim and bright lights. B) different wavelengths of light. C) figures from backgrounds. D) circles from squares. E) between different-colored objects.
ANS: D) circles from squares. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 255-256 STA: PC Test 2008-09
ST089 #29. In general, as the cycle of sleep recurs through the night, it tends to contain A) more stage 4 and less REM B) more stage 4 and more REM C) less REM and more NREM D) more REM and less NREM E) less stage 4 and more REM
ANS: E) less stage 4 and more REM REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) NAT: Weiten6eAP CH05 #051 STA: ST Test 2008-09
BI089 #32. In the above diagram, the white arrows pointing up are symbolizing which step in the symaptic transmission process? A) release B) synthesis C) binding D) inactivation E) reuptake
ANS: E) reuptake STA: BI Test 2008-09
BI089 #14. Which of the following is the correct sequence of steps through which neurotransmitters progress during synaptic transmission? A) release, synthesis, binding, reuptake, inactivation B) synthesis, binding, release, inactivation, reuptake C) binding, synthesis, release, inactivation, reuptake D) synthesis, release, binding, inactivation, reuptake E) synthesis, binding, release, reuptake, inactivation
ANS: D) synthesis, release, binding, inactivation, reuptake REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09
BI089 #4. The hypothalamus regulates A) outgoing messages from the brain. B) emotions. C) some of the person's sexual behavior. D) outgoing messages. E) all of the above
ANS: E) all of the above REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: BI Test 2008-09
PC089 #18. When viewing an object, we typically assume that the light originates from ________ the object. A) the side of B) above C) in front of D) below E) behind
ANS: B) above REF: Myers8e(2) p. 248 STA: PC Test 2008-09
ST089 #14. In Hilgard's studies of hypnosis, a person's hypnotized self usually indicated: A) insensitivity to pain and a person's "hidden observer" indicated sensitivity to pain. B) insensitivity to pain and a person's "hidden observer" indicated insensitivity to pain. C) sensitivity to pain and a person's "hidden observer" indicated sensitivity to pain. D) sensitivity to pain and a person's "hidden observer" indicated insensitivity to pain. E) no reaction to pain and touch and a person's "hidden observer" indicated no reaction to pain and touch.
ANS: A) insensitivity to pain and a person's "hidden observer" indicated sensitivity to pain. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 294 NAT: Myers8e(2) CH07 #074 STA: ST Test 2008-09
SN089 #25. Azul's job is to create an exhibit at the science museum that lets people walk through a giant "eye" so they can understand how it works. If the museum visitors are supposed to follow the same path as real light photons do, Azul should arrange their path to follow which order? A) Cornea, pupil, lens, retina B) Pupil, cornea, retina, lens C) Cornea, pupil, retina, lens D) Pupil, cornea, lens, retina E) Cornea, retina, lens, pupil
ANS: A) Cornea, pupil, lens, retina REF: Class Material (Bern7eAP) pg. 118-119 STA: SN Test 2008-09
MA089 #43. The perception that seemingly infertile couples who adopt a child are subsequently more likely to conceive a child themselves best illustrates: A) random assignment. B) an illusory correlation. C) the process of replication. D) an independent variable. E) the placebo effect.
ANS: B) an illusory correlation. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 33, 34 STA: MA Test 2008-09
SN089 #34. Ben and Jennifer got into a heated argument. Jennifer punched Ben in the eye, damaging his fovea. Ben is most likely going have trouble A) seeing things at night. B) noticing the details of objects. C) focusing on distant objects. D) sensing objects in his peripheral field of vision. E) recognizing familiar stimuli.
ANS: B) noticing the details of objects. REF: Class Material (Bern7eAP) pg. 119 STA: SN Test 2008-09
SN089 #41. En route to the temporal lobe's auditory cortex, neural impulses from the auditory nerve are first relayed to the: A) hippocampus. B) cerebellum. C) thalamus. D) amygdala. E) fovea.
ANS: C) thalamus. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 217 STA: SN Test 2008-09
BI089 #7. L-dopa has been given to patients to control the: A) hallucinations accompanying schizophrenia. B) memory loss accompanying Alzheimer's disease. C) language difficulties with aphasia. D) mood swings accompanying depression. E) tremors accompanying Parkinson's disease.
ANS: E) tremors accompanying Parkinson's disease. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 60 STA: BI Test 2008-09
MA089 #10. A noted psychologist and environmentalist, Dr. Pigeon, has received a grant to study older persons' bird-feeding behavior in public parks. Dr. Pigeon has research assistants sit in public parks to unobtrusively collect the data. Dr. Pigeon has chosen a ______________ research method. A) naturalistic observation B) survey C) controlled experiment D) case study E) collectivistic
ANS: A) naturalistic observation REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 34-35 STA: MA Test 2008-09
SN089 #33. In the above diagram, the part of the eye labeled #4 is the: A) iris B) optic nerve C) lens D) cornea E) fovea
ANS: E) fovea STA: SN Test 2008-09
SN089 #24. The olfactory cortex is located within the: A) frontal lobes. B) parietal lobes. C) motor lobes. D) occipital lobes. E) temporal lobes.
ANS: E) temporal lobes. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 233 STA: SN Test 2008-09
ST089 #2. Although Mildred never experiences withdrawal symptoms when deprived of alcohol, every afternoon she wants at least one drink to help her relax. Mildred has developed: A) both a psychological and a physical dependence. B) a physical dependence. C) a psychological dependence. D) neither a psychological nor a physical dependence. E) a mental dissociation regarding dependence.
ANS: C) a psychological dependence. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 297 NAT: Myers8e(2) CH07 #082 STA: ST Test 2008-09
MA089 #36. Jorie thinks that the attention her little brother gets when he has tantrums actually encourages him to have more tantrums. Jorie's explanation is based on a ______________ approach. A) behavioral B) psychodynamic C) cognitive D) humanistic E) Gestalt
ANS: A) behavioral REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 19 STA: MA Test 2008-09
PC089 #47. The above diagram is an example of: A) Zollner illusion B) impossible figure C) Mueller-Lyer illusion D) figure-ground illusion E) Ponzo illusion
ANS: A) Zollner illusion REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: PC Test 2008-09
ST089 #9. Nightmares are to ________ as night terrors are to ________. A) REM sleep; Stage 4 sleep B) Stage 1 sleep; REM sleep C) narcolepsy; sleep apnea D) Stage 4 sleep; Stage 1 sleep E) delta waves; alpha waves
ANS: A) REM sleep; Stage 4 sleep REF: Myers8e(1) p. 284 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #045 STA: ST Test 2008-09
MA089 #45. The experimental group A) consists of the subjects who do not receive the special treatment B) is always unknown to the researchers C) consists of the subjects who receive some special treatment with regard to the dependent variable D) consists of the subjects who receive some special treatment with regard to the independent variable E) must be chosen so as to be as different from the control group as possible
ANS: D) consists of the subjects who receive some special treatment with regard to the independent variable REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: MA Test 2008-09
ST089 #18. Victoria is listening to a lecture in a hot lecture hall, late on a Friday afternoon. She starts to feel drowsy, and then falls into a light sleep. If her brain wave patterns were being monitored they would show a shift from A) beta waves to alpha waves and finally to delta waves B) alpha waves to beta waves and finally to delta waves C) theta waves to beta waves and finally to alpha waves D) beta waves to alpha waves and finally to theta waves E) beta waves to theta waves and finally to alpha waves
ANS: D) beta waves to alpha waves and finally to theta waves REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) NAT: Weiten6eAP CH05 #034 STA: ST Test 2008-09
ST089 #8. Drug tolerance refers to the: A) loss of social inhibitions following drug use. B) discomfort and distress that follow the discontinued use of a drug. C) belief that drug use should be legalized. D) absence of pain or anxiety following the use of a drug. E) reduced effect of a drug resulting from its regular usage.
ANS: E) reduced effect of a drug resulting from its regular usage. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 297 NAT: Myers8e(2) CH07 #079 STA: ST Test 2008-09
PC089 #15. Face recognition is especially attuned to the eyes and: A) kinesthesia. B) mouth. C) nose. D) ears. E) hair.
ANS: B) mouth. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 259 STA: PC Test 2008-09
BI089 #3. A segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a specific protein is called a: A) gene. B) gender schema. C) hormone. D) chromosome. E) neurotransmitter.
ANS: A) gene. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 96 STA: BI Test 2008-09
BI089 #44. In order for you to experience the pain of a sprained ankle, ________ must first relay messages from your ankle to your central nervous system. A) interneurons B) the reticular formation C) motor neurons D) sensory neurons E) the limbic system
ANS: D) sensory neurons REF: Myers8e(1) p. 62 STA: BI Test 2008-09
BI089 #40. The resting potential of an axon results from the fact that an axon membrane is: A) selectively permeable. B) sensitive to neurotransmitter molecules. C) part of a larger neural network. D) encased by a myelin sheath. E) open to neurotransmitters.
ANS: A) selectively permeable. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 56 STA: BI Test 2008-09
ST089 #23. Ryan is hooked up to an electroencephalograph (EEG) in a sleep lab. As the researcher watches the printout from the EEG, sleep spindles begin to appear. Based on this information, the researcher can conclude that Ryan A) is still awake, but is relaxed and drowsy B) has just entered Stage 3 sleep C) has just entered Stage 1 sleep D) has just entered Stage 2 sleep E) is currently in REM sleep
ANS: D) has just entered Stage 2 sleep REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) NAT: Weiten6eAP CH05 #038 STA: ST Test 2008-09
PC089 #33. Young children tend to draw human figures in a rather unrealistic way. This reflects their: A) perceptual schemas. B) selective attention to legs and feet. C) perceptual constancy. D) retinal disparity. E) linear perspective.
ANS: A) perceptual schemas. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 258 STA: PC Test 2008-09
ST089 #21. According to recent research, we are MOST likely to fall asleep A) when it gets quiet B) when it gets dark C) as our body temperature begins to climb D) when our body temperature stabilizes at normal E) as our body temperature begins to drop
ANS: E) as our body temperature begins to drop REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) NAT: Weiten6eAP CH05 #013 STA: ST Test 2008-09
MA089 #29. The process of replication is most likely to be facilitated by: A) the placebo effect. B) the false consensus effect. C) illusory correlation. D) operational definitions. E) the hindsight bias.
ANS: D) operational definitions. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 25 STA: MA Test 2008-09
BI089 #25. A laboratory cat could be made to twitch its whiskers by direct stimulation of the ________ lobes of its cerebral cortex. A) frontal B) motor C) occipital D) parietal E) temporal
ANS: A) frontal REF: Myers8e(1) p. 77 STA: BI Test 2008-09
ST089 #27. Research has indicated that when research participants are ordered to plunge their hands into what they think is acid, and then to throw the acid in a research assistant's face, they will: A) do both, but only when hypnotized. B) do both, whether hypnotized or not. C) plunge their hands into acid but will not throw it when hypnotized. D) plunge their hands into acid but will not throw it when not hypnotized. E) refuse to do either, even when hypnotized.
ANS: B) do both, whether hypnotized or not. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 292 NAT: Myers8e(2) CH07 #063 STA: ST Test 2008-09
SN089 #48. Bottom-up processing involves analysis that begins with the: A) cerebral cortex. B) transduction. C) feature detectors. D) sensory receptors. E) optic nerve.
ANS: D) sensory receptors. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 197 STA: SN Test 2008-09
MA089 #13. Which of the following statistical measures is most helpful for indicating the extent to which high school grades predict college grades? A) range B) median C) correlation coefficient D) standard deviation E) mean
ANS: C) correlation coefficient REF: Myers8e(2) p. 30 STA: MA Test 2008-09
PC089 #50. The above diagram is an example of: A) impossible figure B) Zollner illusion C) Mueller-Lyer illusion D) Ponzo illusion E) figure-ground illusion
ANS: E) figure-ground illusion REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: PC Test 2008-09
ST089 #11. Dissociation refers to: A) conscious enactment of a hypnotic role. B) a psychological need to use a drug. C) a state of paradoxical sleep. D) nonconformity to social pressure. E) a state of divided consciousness.
ANS: E) a state of divided consciousness. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 293 NAT: Myers8e(2) CH07 #068 STA: ST Test 2008-09
SN089 #2. Many elderly people lose their hearing for high pitched sounds due to tissue degeneration near the beginning of the basilar membrane. This is best explained by the ________ theory. A) Young-Helmholtz B) frequency C) opponent process D) cochlea E) place
ANS: E) place REF: Myers8e(2) p. 219 STA: SN Test 2008-09
SN089 #28. Which receptor cells most directly enable us to distinguish different wavelengths of light? A) feature detectors B) rods C) iris D) cones E) bipolar cells
ANS: D) cones REF: Myers8e(1) p. 208 STA: SN Test 2008-09
PC089 #40. When Justin looked up at the night sky, he perceived the three stars that make up the belt in the constellation Orion as a single complete figure, rather than as individual stars. Justin's perception of the night sky illustrates the Gestalt principle of A) simplicity B) proximity C) closure D) similarity E) figure-ground
ANS: C) closure REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: PC Test 2008-09
BI089 #26. Which of the following is the component of the limbic system that plays an essential role in the formation of new memories? A) thalamus B) cerebellum C) medulla D) hypothalamus E) hippocampus
ANS: E) hippocampus REF: Myers8e(1) p. 72 STA: BI Test 2008-09
ST089 #45. In large doses, alcohol is a ________; in small amounts, it is a(n) ________. A) stimulant; stimulant B) stimulant; inhibitor C) depressant; stimulant D) depressant; depressant E) stimulant; depressant
ANS: D) depressant; depressant REF: Myers8e(1) p. 298 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #089 STA: ST Test 2008-09
MA089 #28. Jacqueline is having difficulties with relationships. Her psychotherapist tells her that the goal of her therapy sessions will be to try to uncover unconscious conflicts she has about her relationships. Jacqueline's therapist most likely takes the ______________ approach to psychology. A) behavioral B) relational C) cognitive D) Gestalt E) psychodynamic
ANS: E) psychodynamic REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 19 STA: MA Test 2008-09
BI089 #36. Genes form templates for the production of: A) genomes. B) neurotransmitters. C) proteins. D) synapses. E) schemas.
ANS: C) proteins. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 96 STA: BI Test 2008-09
BI089 #9. Scientific reasoning involves complex brain activity within: A) primarily the right hemisphere of people who are left-handed. B) primarily the left hemisphere of people who are right-handed. C) both hemispheres of both right-handed and left-handed people. D) primarily the left hemisphere of people who are left-handed. E) primarily the right hemisphere of people who are right-handed.
ANS: C) both hemispheres of both right-handed and left-handed people. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 87 STA: BI Test 2008-09
MA089 #19. A researcher at the university has students in the introductory psychology subject pool fill out a survey about life satisfaction. The introductory psychology subject pool represents a ______________ sample of the human population. A) biased B) representative C) random D) placebo E) descriptive
ANS: A) biased REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 45 STA: MA Test 2008-09
SN089 #16. Conduction hearing loss is most likely to result from damage to the: A) cochlea. B) auditory nerve. C) eardrum. D) retina. E) auditory canal.
ANS: C) eardrum. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 220 STA: SN Test 2008-09
ST089 #20. The altered state of consciousness that is most similar to a drug induced hallucination is: A) circadian depression. B) REM sleep. C) narcolepsy. D) hypnosis. E) the near death experience.
ANS: E) the near death experience. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 309 NAT: Myers8e(2) CH07 #112 STA: ST Test 2008-09
SN089 #8. The Eustachian tubes A) are located in the inner ear. B) help equalize the air pressure between the middle and inner ear. C) are an air passage to the back of the mouth. D) all of the above E) none of the above
ANS: D) all of the above REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: SN Test 2008-09
PC089 #6. The organization of two-dimensional retinal images into three-dimensional perceptions is called: A) depth perception. B) sensory interaction. C) retinal disparity. D) perceptual constancy. E) visual capture.
ANS: A) depth perception. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 245 STA: PC Test 2008-09
MA089 #1. James read a magazine ad about a drug that doctors say may help college students perform better on multiple-choice type tests. Being the inquisitive person that he is, James decided to do an experiment to see if the magazine's claims were true. He administered the drug to one of his classes, and gave the other class a placebo. James then tested the students in both groups on material they had recently discussed in class. In this example, what is the experimental group? A) the material the class discussed B) The age of the students C) The students who received the drug D) The students who received the placebo E) Test performance
ANS: C) The students who received the drug REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 40 STA: MA Test 2008-09
PC089 #38. Gestalt psychologists emphasize that: A) the whole is more than the sum of its parts. B) we learn to perceive the world through experience. C) sensation has no effect on perception. D) all perception is a function of interpretation. E) perception is the same as sensation.
ANS: A) the whole is more than the sum of its parts. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 243 STA: PC Test 2008-09
MA089 #16. Dr. Mills engages in basic research on why individuals conform to the behaviors and opinions of others. Which specialty area does his research best represent? A) biological psychology. B) developmental psychology C) cognitive psychology D) clinical psychology E) social psychology
ANS: E) social psychology REF: Myers8e(1) p. 12 STA: MA Test 2008-09
BI089 #21. The sensory cortex is most critical for our sense of: A) hearing. B) sight. C) touch. D) smell. E) taste.
ANS: C) touch. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 78 STA: BI Test 2008-09
BI089 #5. Neurotransmitter receptor sites are primarily located on the: A) dendrites. B) myelin sheath. C) axon terminals. D) threshold. E) glial cells.
ANS: A) dendrites. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 57 STA: BI Test 2008-09
MA089 #24. Functionalism was a school of psychology that focused attention on the: A) disruptive effects of unconscious motives. B) component elements of sensory experience. C) treatment of psychological disorders. D) observable behavior. E) adaptive value of conscious thought.
ANS: E) adaptive value of conscious thought. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 5 STA: MA Test 2008-09
BI089 #20. Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that: A) triggers muscle contractions. B) lessens physical pain. C) causes sleepiness. D) reduces depressed moods. E) controls alertness.
ANS: A) triggers muscle contractions. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 58 STA: BI Test 2008-09
MA089 #21. Clinical psychologists are most likely to be involved in: A) assessing the linkages between biology and behavior. B) the experimental study of motivation and emotion. C) the systematic study of how people's behavior is influenced by their enduring personality traits. D) providing therapy to troubled people. E) working with children.
ANS: D) providing therapy to troubled people. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 13 STA: MA Test 2008-09
PC089 #26. Africans who live in cities are more vulnerable to the Mller-Lyer illusion than are Africans living in much less carpentered environments. This best serves to support the view of perception advanced by the philosopher: A) Descartes. B) Skinner. C) Kant. D) Plato. E) Locke.
ANS: E) Locke. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 252, 254 STA: PC Test 2008-09
ST089 #41. Insomnia is a disorder involving: A) uncontrollable attacks of overwhelming sleepiness. B) the cessation of breathing during sleep. C) high arousal and the appearance of being terrified. D) recurring difficulty in falling or staying asleep. E) the excessive use of sleeping pills or other drugs that induce sleep.
ANS: D) recurring difficulty in falling or staying asleep. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 283 NAT: Myers8e(2) CH07 #033 STA: ST Test 2008-09
SN089 #32. Place theory suggests that: A) we have a system for sensing the position and movement of the various parts of our body. B) the pitch we hear is related to the place where the cochlea's basilar membrane is stimulated. C) we are unable to locate sounds that come from directly in front of them. D) structures in the inner ear provide us with a sense of the position of our bodies in space. E) we can locate the place from which a sound is emitted because of the distance between our ears.
ANS: B) the pitch we hear is related to the place where the cochlea's basilar membrane is stimulated. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 219 STA: SN Test 2008-09
SN089 #44. The sense of touch includes the four basic sensations of: A) pressure, pleasure, hot and cold. B) pain, pressure, hot, and cold. C) pressure, pain, warmth, and cold. D) wetness, pain, hot, and cold. E) pleasure, pain, warmth, and cold.
ANS: C) pressure, pain, warmth, and cold. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 225 STA: SN Test 2008-09
PC089 #36. The Gestalt principle of good form suggests that people tend to A) perceive forms in the simplest way possible. B) pay more attention to dark objects when they appear against light backgrounds C) close up gaps in incomplete objects D) connect points into straight or gently curving lines E) determine depth through the use of both eyes
ANS: A) perceive forms in the simplest way possible. REF: Class Material - Psyk-Trek Module 3e STA: PC Test 2008-09
ST089 #48. The three categories of psychoactive drugs discussed in the text are depressants, stimulants, and: A) barbiturates. B) opiates. C) amphetamines. D) opiates. E) hallucinogens.
ANS: E) hallucinogens. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 298 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #087 STA: ST Test 2008-09
MA089 #42. When Sam meets with his psychologist, she explains that Sam has the ability to reach his full potential by understanding how his perceptions guide his actions. Which approach is Sam's psychologist taking? A) Humanistic B) Cognitive C) Psychodynamic D) Behavioral E) Evolutionary
ANS: A) Humanistic REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 20-21 STA: MA Test 2008-09
ST089 #15. The hormone that appears to play a key role in adjusting our biological clocks is A) phenylalanine B) serotonin C) dopamine D) cholecystokinin E) melatonin
ANS: E) melatonin REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) NAT: Weiten6eAP CH05 #022 STA: ST Test 2008-09
PC089 #20. Images that occupy more space on your retina are seen as nearer relative to images that occupy less space. This is a cue to depth perception known as A) accommodation B) relative size C) phrenetic search D) foveal disparity E) texture gradient
ANS: B) relative size REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: PC Test 2008-09
BI089 #46. The nucleus of your body cells contains: A) chromosomes. B) DNA molecules. C) genes. D) proteins. E) all of the above.
ANS: E) all of the above. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 97 STA: BI Test 2008-09
MA089 #15. Professor Delano suggests that because people are especially attracted to those who are good-looking, handsome men will be more successful than average-looking men in securing employment. The professor's prediction regarding employment success exemplifies: A) illusory correlation. B) an operational definition. C) the placebo effect. D) the hindsight bias. E) a hypothesis.
ANS: E) a hypothesis. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 25 STA: MA Test 2008-09
ST089 #5. Sensations of falling or floating weightlessly (hypnagogic sensations) are most closely associated with ________ sleep. A) Stage 3 B) Stage 1 C) REM Sleep D) Stage 2 E) Stage 4
ANS: B) Stage 1 REF: Myers8e(1) p. 277 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #015 STA: ST Test 2008-09
BI089 #11. Transferring messages from a motor neuron to a leg muscle requires the neurotransmitter known as: A) epinephrine. B) insulin. C) dopamine. D) acetylcholine. E) adrenaline.
ANS: D) acetylcholine. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 58 STA: BI Test 2008-09
MA089 #5. Mr. and Mrs. Berry have five children aged 2, 3, 7, 9, and 9. The median age of the Berry children is: A) 7. B) 3. C) 9. D) 8. E) 6.
ANS: A) 7. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 41 STA: MA Test 2008-09
PC089 #3. The ability to pay attention to only one voice at a time is called: A) the cocktail party effect. B) convergence. C) the phi phenomenon. D) perceptual set. E) perceptual adaptation.
ANS: A) the cocktail party effect. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 238 STA: PC Test 2008-09
SN089 #35. In additive color mixing, the combination of red, green, and blue creates ________; in subtractive color mixing, the combination of red, yellow, and blue creates ________. A) yellow; green B) white; black C) white; white D) black; black E) black; white
ANS: B) white; black REF: Myers8e(1) p. 212 STA: SN Test 2008-09
SN089 #10. Olfactory receptor cells are essential for our sense of: A) touch. B) kinesthesis. C) hearing. D) equilibrium. E) smell.
ANS: E) smell. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 231 STA: SN Test 2008-09
PC089 #22. After learning that her new college roommate had experienced several episodes of depression during her high school years, Erin incorrectly perceived her roommate's laughter as artificial and phony. This best illustrates the impact of: A) interposition. B) perceptual set. C) the phi phenomenon. D) the cocktail party effect. E) inattentional blindness.
ANS: B) perceptual set. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 257 STA: PC Test 2008-09
SN089 #9. According to the frequency theory: A) frequent or prolonged stimulation of a sensory receptor causes that receptor to become less sensitive. B) most sound waves are a complex mixture of many frequencies. C) any stimulus above the absolute threshold becomes stable with repeated exposure. D) the rate at which impulses travel up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of the tone being heard. E) high-frequency sounds trigger a wave of activity that peaks near the beginning of the basilar membrane.
ANS: D) the rate at which impulses travel up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of the tone being heard. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 219 STA: SN Test 2008-09
ST089 #10. The increased production of melatonin ________ sleepiness, and the increased production of adenosine ________ sleepiness. A) decreases; increases B) decreases; decreases C) increases; has no effect D) increases; increases E) increases; decreases
ANS: D) increases; increases REF: Myers8e(1) p. 275-276 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #011 STA: ST Test 2008-09
BI089 #6. That part of the nervous system that controls digestion and flow of blood is the A) sensory nervous system B) somatic nervous system C) motor nervous system D) autonomic nervous system E) sympathetic nervous system
ANS: D) autonomic nervous system REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09
PC089 #14. The ability to see objects in three dimensions is most essential for making judgments of: A) stroboscopic movement. B) continuity. C) relative luminance. D) distance. E) perceptual constancy.
ANS: C) relative luminance. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 245 STA: PC Test 2008-09
ST089 #26. At 1:00 am, Luis gets out of bed and begins to sleepwalk. An EEG of his brain activity is most likely to indicate the presence of: A) sleep spindles. B) REM sleep. C) Stage 1 sleep. D) alpha waves. E) delta waves.
ANS: E) delta waves. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 277 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #018 STA: ST Test 2008-09
PC089 #2. John Locke is to Immanuel Kant as ________ is to ________. A) perception; sensation B) figure; ground C) perceptual constancy; perceptual adaptation D) experience; learning E) nurture; nature
ANS: E) nurture; nature REF: Myers8e(1) p. 254 STA: PC Test 2008-09
BI089 #22. The typical speed of an action potential is A) dependent on the intensity of the excitatory signals B) between 200 and 2000 miles per hour C) between 2 and 200 miles per hour D) approximately the speed of sound (740 miles/hour) E) approximately the speed of light (186,000 miles/second)
ANS: C) between 2 and 200 miles per hour REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09
ST089 #35. Which of the following drugs is most likely to produce a euphoric high and feelings of social intimacy? A) Ecstasy B) barbiturates C) Seconal D) opium E) marijuana
ANS: A) Ecstasy REF: Myers8e(2) p. 302 NAT: Myers8e(2) CH07 #102 STA: ST Test 2008-09
PC089 #9. The steadily increasing size of the retinal image of an approaching object is especially important for perceiving the object's: A) height. B) relative clarity. C) shape. D) motion. E) weight.
ANS: D) motion. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 249 STA: PC Test 2008-09
MA089 #33. To determine whether students would like more courses scheduled in the late afternoon and evening hours, the Student Services department sends questionnaires to 50 students selected at random from the 5,000 who are registered at the campus. In this instance, the 5,000 students who are registered at the campus would be A) a biased sample B) an unbiased sample C) a population D) a representative sample E) the independent variable
ANS: C) a population REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: MA Test 2008-09
PC089 #45. The fact that most people tend to perceive visual elements that are close to each other as being a single group illustrates the Gestalt principle of A) proximity B) good form C) relative size D) continuity E) similarity
ANS: A) proximity REF: Class Material - Psyk-Trek Module 3e STA: PC Test 2008-09
ST089 #19. The use of barbiturates ________ anxiety and ________ sympathetic nervous system activity. A) increases; increases B) has no effect; increases C) decreases; decreases D) increases; decreases E) decreases; increases
ANS: C) decreases; decreases REF: Myers8e(1) p. 300 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #095 STA: ST Test 2008-09
BI089 #27. ____ nerves receive information, while ____ nerves carry out instructions. A) Motor; sensory B) Somatic; autonomic C) Sensory; somatic D) Aferent; efferent E) Autonomic; skeletal
ANS: D) Aferent; efferent REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09
PC089 #35. Viewing the light reflected by any object relative to the light reflected by surrounding objects is most necessary for experiencing: A) perceptual adaptation and perceptual set. B) retinal disparity and convergence. C) relative luminance and brightness constancy. D) color constancy and lightness constancy. E) selective attention and change blindness.
ANS: D) color constancy and lightness constancy. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 253 STA: PC Test 2008-09
MA089 #50. Dr. Santaniello conducts basic research on how children's moral thinking changes as they grow older. It is most likely that Dr. Santaniello is a(n) ________ psychologist. A) social B) industrial/organizational C) biological D) developmental E) clinical
ANS: D) developmental REF: Myers8e(1) p. 12 STA: MA Test 2008-09
ST089 #16. Bed wetting and sleepwalking occur during which stage of sleep? A) Stage IV B) Stage I C) REM Sleep D) Stage III E) Stage II
ANS: A) Stage IV REF: Class Material (Korek) NAT: Korek Unit 02 #032 STA: ST Test 2008-09
BI089 #1. Jos‚ has just played a long, bruising football game but feels little fatigue or discomfort. His lack of pain is most likely caused by the release of: A) glutamate. B) dopamine. C) acetylcholine. D) GABA. E) endorphins.
ANS: E) endorphins. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 59 STA: BI Test 2008-09
MA089 #46. Sima believes that wearing black clothing causes people to behave more aggressively. In her experiment, she randomly assigns people into two groups. In group one, participants are given a black shirt to wear, while participants in group two are given a white shirt to wear. Each participant is then asked to play a violent video game for 15 minutes and their score is computed. In this experiment, the participants' video game score is the ______ variable. A) dependent B) random C) confounding D) independent E) sociocultual
ANS: A) dependent REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 40 STA: MA Test 2008-09
PC089 #46. The impact of experience on perception is most clearly illustrated by: A) the phi phenomenon. B) retinal disparity. C) visual capture. D) perceptual adaptation. E) extrasensory perception.
ANS: D) perceptual adaptation. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 256 STA: PC Test 2008-09
BI089 #49. A gland is labeled exocrine if it: A) is located in the brain. B) secretes hormones into the blood stream. C) stimulates activity. D) aids in digestion. E) is part of the Central Nervous System.
ANS: D) aids in digestion. REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: BI Test 2008-09
PC089 #16. Rudy claims that his special psychic powers enable him to correctly anticipate whether the outcome of a coin toss will be heads or tails. Rudy is claiming to possess the power of: A) precognition. B) psychokinesis. C) conduction. D) clairvoyance. E) telepathy.
ANS: A) precognition. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 265 STA: PC Test 2008-09
SN089 #27. Brightness is to intensity as hue is to: A) amplitude. B) accommodation. C) timbre. D) wavelength. E) pitch.
ANS: D) wavelength. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 205 STA: SN Test 2008-09
MA089 #32. The behavioral perspective is most likely to emphasize the importance of: A) self-esteem. B) cognition. C) introspection. D) natural selection. E) learning.
ANS: E) learning. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 11 STA: MA Test 2008-09
ST089 #39. Sara had been asleep for just over 2 hours when she suddenly let out a piercing cry and sat straight up in her bed. When her parents asked what had scared her, she really couldn't remember, and she soon fell back to sleep. From this description, it appears that Sara experienced A) an episode of sleep apnea B) REM deprivation C) a sleep seizure D) a nightmare E) a night terror
ANS: E) a night terror REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) NAT: Weiten6eAP CH05 #096 STA: ST Test 2008-09
ST089 #47. Hypnosis comes from the Greek word "hypnos" meaning: A) relaxation B) suggestibility C) domination D) sleep E) openness
ANS: D) sleep REF: Class Material (Korek) NAT: Korek Unit 02 #022 STA: ST Test 2008-09
SN089 #6. Visual purple is A) responsible for after images. B) used in adapting to dark. C) in the cones of the eye. D) the chemical responsible for the seeing of finer images. E) none of the above
ANS: B) used in adapting to dark. REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: SN Test 2008-09
MA089 #3. An experimenter wants to determine if taking a specific amount of the drug Prozac relieves depression. Which of the following will be most in need of an operational definition in this study? A) The dependent variable B) The inferential statistic C) The independent variable D) Experimenter bias E) An experimental confound
ANS: A) The dependent variable REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 40 STA: MA Test 2008-09
ST089 #17. Consciousness includes awareness of A) self only B) external events and self C) external events only D) internal sensations only E) external events, internal sensations, and self
ANS: E) external events, internal sensations, and self REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) NAT: Weiten6eAP CH05 #001 STA: ST Test 2008-09
PC089 #13. The presence and location of two curious rabbits influence our perceptions of the "magician's cabinet" pictured in the textbook. This provides an illustration of: A) the Ponzo illusion. B) stroboscopic movement. C) visual capture. D) context effects. E) perceptual adaptation.
ANS: D) context effects. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 260 STA: PC Test 2008-09
SN089 #5. The structure that controls the size of the pupil is the A) cornea B) vitreous humor C) retina D) lens E) iris
ANS: E) iris REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: SN Test 2008-09
ST089 #28. Which of the following is not characteristic of REM sleep? A) muscles relax. B) Brain waves become more rapid. C) The eyes move rapidly under closed lids. D) Voluntary muscles tense and become more active. E) Heart and breathing rates increase.
ANS: D) Voluntary muscles tense and become more active. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 278 NAT: Myers8e(2) CH07 #021 STA: ST Test 2008-09
BI089 #19. Which brain structure appears to play an active role in integrating sensory information? A) hypothalamus B) cerebrum C) thalamus D) limbic system E) hypothalamus
ANS: C) thalamus REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09
PC089 #17. The reason we know the circle is in front of the rectangle is: A) linear perspective B) convergence C) relative height D) interposition E) relative size
ANS: D) interposition REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: PC Test 2008-09
MA089 #34. The hindsight bias refers to people's tendency to: A) dismiss the value of replication. B) overestimate the extent to which others share their opinions. C) reject any ideas that can't be scientifically tested. D) assume that correlations proves causation. E) exaggerate their ability to have foreseen the outcome of past events.
ANS: E) exaggerate their ability to have foreseen the outcome of past events. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 20 STA: MA Test 2008-09
ST089 #12. According to Freud, the latent content of a dream refers to: A) its accompanying brain-wave pattern. B) the previous day's events that prompted the dream. C) the actual content of the dream without any interpretation. D) its underlying but censored meaning. E) the sensory stimuli in the sleeping environment that are incorporated into the dream.
ANS: D) its underlying but censored meaning. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 287 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #051 STA: ST Test 2008-09
PC089 #1. John is looking at two objects he knows are the same size. However, it appears that one of the objects looks smaller than the other. Therefore, John concludes the smaller object is farther away from him than the one that appears larger. John is using what method to determine depth? A) interposition B) relative size C) linear perspective D) all of the above E) none of the above
ANS: B) relative size REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: PC Test 2008-09
MA089 #41. According to Professor Fayad, we like people who like us because their affection for us boosts our own self-esteem. His idea is an example of: A) replication. B) naturalistic observation. C) illusory correlation. D) a theory. E) hindsight bias.
ANS: D) a theory. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 24 STA: MA Test 2008-09
SN089 #19. The lens in the eye A) converts light energy into neural energy B) bends entering light rays and focuses them onto the retina C) is the part of the eye that gives it its color D) is the clear covering over the eye E) controls the amount of light entering the eye
ANS: B) bends entering light rays and focuses them onto the retina REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: SN Test 2008-09
ST089 #43. Chemical substances that alter perceptions and moods are called ________ drugs. A) depressants. B) psychoactive C) neuroadaptive D) narcoleptic E) hypnagogic
ANS: B) psychoactive REF: Myers8e(1) p. 296 NAT: Myers8e(1) CH07 #080 STA: ST Test 2008-09
SN089 #22. Receptor cells for our sense of ________ reproduce themselves every week or two. A) vision B) pressure C) hearing D) taste E) equilibrium
ANS: D) taste REF: Myers8e(1) p. 230 STA: SN Test 2008-09
PC089 #37. Amanda had an operation on her eyes, but the doctors were unable to save the vision in her left eye. One major change that will affect Amanda's perception is the fact that she will A) not have any noticeable difference in her vision B) lose her ability to perceive colors accurately C) be more likely to misinterpret perceptual illusions D) no longer have any perception of depth E) no longer be able to utilize binocular depth cues
ANS: E) no longer be able to utilize binocular depth cues REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: PC Test 2008-09
ST089 #42. During which stage of sleep does the person report they were "just drifting"? A) Stage I B) Stage III C) Stage II D) REM Sleep E) Stage IV
ANS: A) Stage I REF: Class Material (Korek) NAT: Korek Unit 02 #025 STA: ST Test 2008-09
MA089 #31. Which research method provides the best way of assessing whether cigarette smoking boosts mental alertness? A) the experiment B) naturalistic observation C) the survey D) correlational research E) the case study
ANS: A) the experiment REF: Myers8e(1) p. 36 STA: MA Test 2008-09
PC089 #43. Holding two index fingers in front of the eyes can create the perception of a floating finger sausage. This best illustrates the effect of: A) retinal disparity. B) interposition. C) visual capture. D) convergence. E) relative clarity.
ANS: A) retinal disparity. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 246 STA: PC Test 2008-09
PC089 #48. Figure is to ground as ________ is to ________. A) looking up; looking down B) perception; sensation C) a white cloud; blue sky D) form; substance E) a hot summer; a cold winter
ANS: C) a white cloud; blue sky REF: Myers8e(1) p. 243 STA: PC Test 2008-09
BI089 #31. Neurotransmitters are secreted from the A) terminal buttons B) dendrites C) neuromodulators D) axons E) myelin sheath
ANS: A) terminal buttons REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09
SN089 #40. Karlie is always told that she has beautiful eyes. To which part of her eye are people most likely to be referring when they tell her this? A) Cornea B) Pupil C) Iris D) Retina E) Lens
ANS: C) Iris REF: Class Material (Bern7eAP) pg. 118 STA: SN Test 2008-09
ST089 #31. If selectively deprived of REM sleep, a person will later experience A) hypochondriasis B) NREM C) REM rebound D) emotionality E) Stage 2 sleep
ANS: C) REM rebound REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) NAT: Weiten6eAP CH05 #069 STA: ST Test 2008-09
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