Question 1

Watson's behaviourism was based on

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud's ideas concerning the development of the ego. 
B)  the ideas of Freud's followers such as Carl Jung and Alfred Adler. 
C)  classical conditioning. 
D)  operant conditioning. 
E)  social learning theory. 
A)  Freud's ideas concerning the development of the ego. 
B)  the ideas of Freud's followers such as Carl Jung and Alfred Adler. 
C)  classical conditioning. 
D)  operant conditioning. 
E)  social learning theory.

Question 2

In the diathesis-stress perspective the diathesis refers to a predisposition to develop a disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The two-factor theory explains the persistence of phobias in a way that simple classical conditioning cannot, by adding a _______ component to the process.

Accepted Answer

A)  negative reinforcement 
B)  positive reinforcement 
C)  vicarious reinforcement 
D)  negative punishment 
E)  positive punishment 
A)  negative reinforcement 
B)  positive reinforcement 
C)  vicarious reinforcement 
D)  negative punishment 
E)  positive punishment

Question 4

Theories persist until they can no longer be proven true with the available evidence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements concerning the ego is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It develops out of a concern for right and wrong. 
B)  It develops in response to the Oedipal complex. 
C)  It operates according to the pleasure principle. 
D)  It operates according to the reality principle. 
E)  It operates by "primary process thinking". 
A)  It develops out of a concern for right and wrong. 
B)  It develops in response to the Oedipal complex. 
C)  It operates according to the pleasure principle. 
D)  It operates according to the reality principle. 
E)  It operates by "primary process thinking".

Question 6

Little Hans had such a fear of being bitten by a horse that he would not leave the house. Freud took the case and

Accepted Answer

A)  explained that the boy was associating horses to his earlier frightening experience that involved a horse. 
B)  dismissed the experience with the horse as causal, and considered the fear to have hidden causes. 
C)  explained that the boy's decision to avoid horses and stay indoors was his young ego's attempt at suppressing threatening id material that he didn't like. 
D)  explained that avoiding horses was a conscious attempt at repressing the horse incident to the unconscious. 
E)  attempted to help the boy identify his own beliefs and expectations about encountering another horse. 
A)  explained that the boy was associating horses to his earlier frightening experience that involved a horse. 
B)  dismissed the experience with the horse as causal, and considered the fear to have hidden causes. 
C)  explained that the boy's decision to avoid horses and stay indoors was his young ego's attempt at suppressing threatening id material that he didn't like. 
D)  explained that avoiding horses was a conscious attempt at repressing the horse incident to the unconscious. 
E)  attempted to help the boy identify his own beliefs and expectations about encountering another horse.

Question 7

In addition to shared genes, there are additional ways that maternal post-partum depression might play a causal role in the depression of offspring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) has two parts: the sympathetic nervous system and the somatic nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An experiment by Canadian neurophysiologist Bryan Kolb and his colleagues demonstrated that the offspring of rats raised in a complex environment exhibited

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased synaptic space on the neurons in the their cerebral cortex. 
B)  increased synaptic space on the neurons in their cerebral cortex. 
C)  an increase in the speed of neuronal transmission. 
D)  increased numbers of the neurotransmitter dopamine. 
E)  a decrease in the speed of neuronal transmission. 
A)  decreased synaptic space on the neurons in the their cerebral cortex. 
B)  increased synaptic space on the neurons in their cerebral cortex. 
C)  an increase in the speed of neuronal transmission. 
D)  increased numbers of the neurotransmitter dopamine. 
E)  a decrease in the speed of neuronal transmission.

Question 10

Neurotransmitters are the chemical substances that carry the messages from one neuron to the next.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Interactionist explanations of human behaviour view is as the product of a variety of dynamically-interacting factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which statement is NOT true about Bertha Pappenheim, also known as Anna O.?

Accepted Answer

A)  She revealed traumatic past experiences associated with deep emotional responses during hypnosis. 
B)  She became Germany's first social worker. 
C)  She continued to suffer from intermittent recurrence of her problems for years after being told she was 'cured' by Freud's mentor, Josef Breuer. 
D)  She became a leading feminist. 
E)  Though she became quite hostile towards psychoanalysis, she grudgingly allowed the girls in the home she ran to be psychoanalyzed because of their considerable problems. 
A)  She revealed traumatic past experiences associated with deep emotional responses during hypnosis. 
B)  She became Germany's first social worker. 
C)  She continued to suffer from intermittent recurrence of her problems for years after being told she was 'cured' by Freud's mentor, Josef Breuer. 
D)  She became a leading feminist. 
E)  Though she became quite hostile towards psychoanalysis, she grudgingly allowed the girls in the home she ran to be psychoanalyzed because of their considerable problems.

Question 13

Humanistic approaches place the responsibility for positive change upon the caregivers surrounding the individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In a twin study concerning the genetic bases of schizophrenia, a pair of twins who both have this disorder are said to display concordance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The text claims that humanistic and existential theories can be considered to be variants on the __________ approach to understanding human behaviour, first clearly formulated by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  phenomenological; Locke 
B)  deterministic; Locke 
C)  deterministic; Freud 
D)  phenomenological; Husserl 
E)  deterministic; Husserl 
A)  phenomenological; Locke 
B)  deterministic; Locke 
C)  deterministic; Freud 
D)  phenomenological; Husserl 
E)  deterministic; Husserl

Question 16

According to Beck's theory, individuals who are depressed have negative automatic thoughts that focus on themes:

Accepted Answer

A)  that other people are dangerous and cannot be trusted. 
B)  of personal loss and failure. 
C)  that the world is a dangerous and unpredictable place. 
D)  of bad things that may happen in the future. 
E)  that one will never be attractive enough. 
A)  that other people are dangerous and cannot be trusted. 
B)  of personal loss and failure. 
C)  that the world is a dangerous and unpredictable place. 
D)  of bad things that may happen in the future. 
E)  that one will never be attractive enough.

Question 17

Which of the following has been shown to be involved in fear and anxiety reactions, and thus perhaps in phobias or other anxiety disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  the parasympathetic nervous system 
B)  the sympathetic nervous system 
C)  the gonads 
D)  the somatic nervous system 
E)  the thalamus 
A)  the parasympathetic nervous system 
B)  the sympathetic nervous system 
C)  the gonads 
D)  the somatic nervous system 
E)  the thalamus

Question 18

Briefly illustrate how Watson and Rayner demonstrated that phobias could result from classical conditioning experiences.

Accepted Answer

Watson and Rayner showed a white rat to

Question 19

The effects of untreated phenylketonuria (PKU) are

Accepted Answer

A)  markedly increased blood levels of phenylalanine, resulting in obsessive-compulsive disorder in adulthood. 
B)  markedly increased blood levels of phenylalanine, resulting in severe mental retardation. 
C)  markedly increased blood levels of phenylalanine, resulting in severe dyslexia. 
D)  markedly increased blood levels of glycogen, resulting in severe dyslexia. 
E)  markedly increased blood levels of glycogen, resulting in severe mental retardation. 
A)  markedly increased blood levels of phenylalanine, resulting in obsessive-compulsive disorder in adulthood. 
B)  markedly increased blood levels of phenylalanine, resulting in severe mental retardation. 
C)  markedly increased blood levels of phenylalanine, resulting in severe dyslexia. 
D)  markedly increased blood levels of glycogen, resulting in severe dyslexia. 
E)  markedly increased blood levels of glycogen, resulting in severe mental retardation.

Question 20

The autonomic nervous system consists of

Accepted Answer

A)  the somatic nervous system and the sympathetic nervous system. 
B)  the somatic nervous system and the parasomatic nervous system. 
C)  the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. 
D)  the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. 
E)  the somatic nervous system and the endocrine system. 
A)  the somatic nervous system and the sympathetic nervous system. 
B)  the somatic nervous system and the parasomatic nervous system. 
C)  the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. 
D)  the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. 
E)  the somatic nervous system and the endocrine system.

Watson's behaviourism was based on

In the diathesis-stress perspective the diathesis refers to a predisposition to develop a disorder.

The two-factor theory explains the persistence of phobias in a way that simple classical conditioning cannot, by adding a _______ component to the process.

Theories persist until they can no longer be proven true with the available evidence.

Which of the following statements concerning the ego is true?

Little Hans had such a fear of being bitten by a horse that he would not leave the house. Freud took the case and

In addition to shared genes, there are additional ways that maternal post-partum depression might play a causal role in the depression of offspring.

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) has two parts: the sympathetic nervous system and the somatic nervous system.

An experiment by Canadian neurophysiologist Bryan Kolb and his colleagues demonstrated that the offspring of rats raised in a complex environment exhibited

Neurotransmitters are the chemical substances that carry the messages from one neuron to the next.

Interactionist explanations of human behaviour view is as the product of a variety of dynamically-interacting factors.

Which statement is NOT true about Bertha Pappenheim, also known as Anna O.?

Humanistic approaches place the responsibility for positive change upon the caregivers surrounding the individual.

In a twin study concerning the genetic bases of schizophrenia, a pair of twins who both have this disorder are said to display concordance.

The text claims that humanistic and existential theories can be considered to be variants on the approach to understanding human behaviour, first clearly formulated by .

According to Beck's theory, individuals who are depressed have negative automatic thoughts that focus on themes:

Which of the following has been shown to be involved in fear and anxiety reactions, and thus perhaps in phobias or other anxiety disorders?

Briefly illustrate how Watson and Rayner demonstrated that phobias could result from classical conditioning experiences.

The effects of untreated phenylketonuria (PKU) are

The autonomic nervous system consists of

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma -Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorder and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

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Exam 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Watson's behaviourism was based on

In the diathesis-stress perspective the diathesis refers to a predisposition to develop a disorder.

The two-factor theory explains the persistence of phobias in a way that simple classical conditioning cannot, by adding a _______ component to the process.

Theories persist until they can no longer be proven true with the available evidence.

Which of the following statements concerning the ego is true?

Little Hans had such a fear of being bitten by a horse that he would not leave the house. Freud took the case and

In addition to shared genes, there are additional ways that maternal post-partum depression might play a causal role in the depression of offspring.

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) has two parts: the sympathetic nervous system and the somatic nervous system.

An experiment by Canadian neurophysiologist Bryan Kolb and his colleagues demonstrated that the offspring of rats raised in a complex environment exhibited

Neurotransmitters are the chemical substances that carry the messages from one neuron to the next.

Interactionist explanations of human behaviour view is as the product of a variety of dynamically-interacting factors.

Which statement is NOT true about Bertha Pappenheim, also known as Anna O.?

Humanistic approaches place the responsibility for positive change upon the caregivers surrounding the individual.

In a twin study concerning the genetic bases of schizophrenia, a pair of twins who both have this disorder are said to display concordance.

The text claims that humanistic and existential theories can be considered to be variants on the __________ approach to understanding human behaviour, first clearly formulated by __________.

According to Beck's theory, individuals who are depressed have negative automatic thoughts that focus on themes:

Which of the following has been shown to be involved in fear and anxiety reactions, and thus perhaps in phobias or other anxiety disorders?

Briefly illustrate how Watson and Rayner demonstrated that phobias could result from classical conditioning experiences.

The effects of untreated phenylketonuria (PKU) are

The autonomic nervous system consists of

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma -Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorder and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

Filters

The text claims that humanistic and existential theories can be considered to be variants on the approach to understanding human behaviour, first clearly formulated by .