Question 1

Neurosurgeons have severed the corpus callosum in human patients in order to reduce

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A)  Alzheimer's disease. 
B)  epileptic seizures. 
C)  neural plasticity. 
D)  reward deficiency syndrome.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

To accurately infer cause and effect,experimenters should use

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A)  random assignment. 
B)  naturalistic observation. 
C)  case studies. 
D)  correlation coefficients.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Concerning the major psychological perspectives on behavior,the text author suggests that

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A)  researchers should work within the framework of only one of the perspectives. 
B)  only those perspectives that emphasize objective measurement of behavior are useful. 
C)  the different perspectives often complement one another; together,they provide a fuller understanding of behavior than provided by any single perspective. 
D)  psychologists should avoid all of these traditional perspectives.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

Due to an automobile accident,Jenny suffered damage to her cerebral cortex in Broca's area. Jenny is most likely to experience

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A)  auditory hallucinations. 
B)  memory loss. 
C)  aphasia. 
D)  paralysis of her left limbs.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Sleep deprivation ________ the production of body fat by ________ levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

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A)  stimulates; increasing 
B)  inhibits; increasing 
C)  stimulates; decreasing 
D)  inhibits; decreasingE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 6

After the horror of 9/11,many people said the CIA and FBI should obviously have foreseen the likelihood of this form of terrorism. This perception most clearly illustrates

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A)  replication. 
B)  hindsight bias. 
C)  random sampling. 
D)  the placebo effect.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The most foolproof way of testing whether a newly introduced method of psychological therapy is truly effective is to use

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A)  survey research. 
B)  naturalistic observation. 
C)  correlational research. 
D)  experimental research.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

An infant's temperament refers most directly to its

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A)  ability to learn. 
B)  social connectedness. 
C)  emotional excitability. 
D)  physical health.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Chromosomes are contained within

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A)  brain cells. 
B)  sperm cells. 
C)  blood cells. 
D)  all of these types of cells.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

My sibling and I developed from a single fertilized egg. Who are we?

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A)  opposite-sex identical twins 
B)  same-sex identical twins 
C)  opposite-sex fraternal twins 
D)  same-sex fraternal twinsE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Jordanna has decided to go to bed early. Although her eyes are closed and she's very relaxed,she has not yet fallen asleep. An electroencephalograph is most likely to indicate the presence of

Accepted Answer

A)  delta waves. 
B)  alpha waves. 
C)  sleep spindles. 
D)  rapid eye movements.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

The divided-consciousness theory of hypnosis receives support from evidence that

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A)  hypnosis can block sensory input. 
B)  hypnosis can affect voluntary but not involuntary behaviors. 
C)  hypnotized people are simply playing the role of "good hypnotic subjects." 
D)  hypnotized people can endure pain without experiencing emotional distress.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

If highly hypnotizable people are no better than others at simultaneously reading a book and listening to music,this would most clearly challenge

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A)  dissociation theory. 
B)  the activation-synthesis theory. 
C)  susceptibility. 
D)  social influence theory.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Prior to age 9,children's dreams seem more like a slide show and less like an active story in which the dreamer is an actor. This best illustrates that the content of dreams reflects children's

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A)  latent content. 
B)  change blindness. 
C)  night terrors. 
D)  cognitive development.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

In transmitting sensory information to the brain,an electrical signal travels from the ________ of a single neuron.

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A)  dendrites to the axon to the cell body 
B)  axon to the cell body to the dendrites 
C)  dendrites to the cell body to the axon 
D)  axon to the dendrites to the cell bodyE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

The use of barbiturates ________ anxiety and ________ nervous system activity.

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A)  increases; decreases 
B)  decreases; increases 
C)  decreases; decreases 
D)  increases; increasesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Compared to their counterparts of 80 years ago,teenagers today average ________ sleep each night.

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A)  2 hours less 
B)  4 hours less 
C)  1 hour more 
D)  about the same amount ofE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Evolutionary psychologists would be most likely to predict that

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A)  more people are biologically predisposed to fear guns than to fear snakes. 
B)  children are more likely to be valued by their biological fathers than by their stepfathers. 
C)  people are the most romantically attracted to those who are the most genetically dissimilar to themselves. 
D)  genetic predispositions have little effect on our social relationships.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Morphine and heroin are

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A)  amphetamines. 
B)  opiates. 
C)  hallucinogens. 
D)  barbiturates.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

After he suffered a stroke,Mr. Santore's physical coordination skills and responsiveness to sensory stimulation quickly returned to normal. Unfortunately,however,he could no longer figure out how to find his way around his neighborhood. It is most likely that Mr. Santore suffered damage to his

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebellum. 
B)  thalamus. 
C)  hypothalamus. 
D)  association areas.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Due to an automobile accident,Jenny suffered damage to her cerebral cortex in Broca's area. Jenny is most likely to experience

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Evolutionary psychologists would be most likely to predict that

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Chromosomes are contained within

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Prior to age 9,children's dreams seem more like a slide show and less like an active story in which the dreamer is an actor. This best illustrates that the content of dreams reflects children's

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Morphine and heroin are

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The divided-consciousness theory of hypnosis receives support from evidence that

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If highly hypnotizable people are no better than others at simultaneously reading a book and listening to music,this would most clearly challenge

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Jordanna has decided to go to bed early. Although her eyes are closed and she's very relaxed,she has not yet fallen asleep. An electroencephalograph is most likely to indicate the presence of

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After he suffered a stroke,Mr. Santore's physical coordination skills and responsiveness to sensory stimulation quickly returned to normal. Unfortunately,however,he could no longer figure out how to find his way around his neighborhood. It is most likely that Mr. Santore suffered damage to his

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Concerning the major psychological perspectives on behavior,the text author suggests that

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To accurately infer cause and effect,experimenters should use

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In transmitting sensory information to the brain,an electrical signal travels from the ________ of a single neuron.

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Sleep deprivation ________ the production of body fat by ________ levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

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Compared to their counterparts of 80 years ago,teenagers today average ________ sleep each night.

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After the horror of 9/11,many people said the CIA and FBI should obviously have foreseen the likelihood of this form of terrorism. This perception most clearly illustrates

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My sibling and I developed from a single fertilized egg. Who are we?

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The most foolproof way of testing whether a newly introduced method of psychological therapy is truly effective is to use

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The use of barbiturates ________ anxiety and ________ nervous system activity.

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