Question 1

An African butterfly that is green in the summer turns brown in the fall thanks to a temperature-controlled genetic switch. This best illustrates that genes are

Accepted Answer

A) mutations. 
B) self-regulating. 
C) interactive. 
D) protein molecules. 
A) mutations. 
B) self-regulating. 
C) interactive. 
D) protein molecules. B

Question 2

Today,psychology is defined as the

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A) science of mental phenomena. 
B) science of conscious and unconscious activity. 
C) science of behavior. 
D) science of behavior and mental processes. 
A) science of mental phenomena. 
B) science of conscious and unconscious activity. 
C) science of behavior. 
D) science of behavior and mental processes. D

Question 3

Compared with adults,children are

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A) more likely to experience night terrors and less likely to experience sleepwalking. 
B) less likely to experience night terrors and more likely to experience sleepwalking. 
C) less likely to experience night terrors and less likely to experience sleepwalking. 
D) more likely to experience night terrors and more likely to experience sleepwalking. 
A) more likely to experience night terrors and less likely to experience sleepwalking. 
B) less likely to experience night terrors and more likely to experience sleepwalking. 
C) less likely to experience night terrors and less likely to experience sleepwalking. 
D) more likely to experience night terrors and more likely to experience sleepwalking. A

Question 4

Adopted children are especially likely to have similar ________ if raised in the same home.

Accepted Answer

A) temperaments 
B) gene complexes 
C) personality traits 
D) religious beliefs 
A) temperaments 
B) gene complexes 
C) personality traits 
D) religious beliefs

Question 5

The successful functioning of children who have experienced the surgical removal of an entire cerebral hemisphere best illustrates the value of

Accepted Answer

A) aphasia. 
B) tomography. 
C) plasticity. 
D) ACh antagonists. 
A) aphasia. 
B) tomography. 
C) plasticity. 
D) ACh antagonists.

Question 6

Your roommate is conducting a survey to learn how many hours the typical student studies each day. She plans to pass out her questionnaire to the members of her sorority. You point out that her findings will be flawed because

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A) she has not specified an independent variable. 
B) she has not specified a dependent variable. 
C) the sample will probably not be representative of the population of interest. 
D) of all of these reasons. 
A) she has not specified an independent variable. 
B) she has not specified a dependent variable. 
C) the sample will probably not be representative of the population of interest. 
D) of all of these reasons.

Question 7

Physiological tests reveal that anxious,inhibited infants

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A) become less physiologically aroused when facing new situations. 
B) have slow,steady heart rates. 
C) have high and variable heart rates. 
D) have underreactive nervous systems. 
A) become less physiologically aroused when facing new situations. 
B) have slow,steady heart rates. 
C) have high and variable heart rates. 
D) have underreactive nervous systems.

Question 8

Wernicke's area is typically located in the left ________ lobe.

Accepted Answer

A) parietal 
B) occipital 
C) temporal 
D) frontal 
A) parietal 
B) occipital 
C) temporal 
D) frontal

Question 9

Researchers control factors that might influence a dependent variable by means of

Accepted Answer

A) random assignment. 
B) replication. 
C) naturalistic observation. 
D) operational definitions. 
A) random assignment. 
B) replication. 
C) naturalistic observation. 
D) operational definitions.

Question 10

The cluster of brain cells that control the circadian rhythm is the

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala. 
B) suprachiasmatic nucleus. 
C) NPY. 
D) pineal. 
A) amygdala. 
B) suprachiasmatic nucleus. 
C) NPY. 
D) pineal.

Question 11

Hindsight bias and overconfidence often lead us to overestimate

Accepted Answer

A) the placebo effect. 
B) wording effects. 
C) random sampling. 
D) our intuition. 
A) the placebo effect. 
B) wording effects. 
C) random sampling. 
D) our intuition.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) REM rebound. 
B) change blindness. 
C) selective attention. 
D) manifest content. 
A) REM rebound. 
B) change blindness. 
C) selective attention. 
D) manifest content.

Question 13

Karen mistakenly believes that her test grades are negatively correlated with the amount of time she studies for her tests. Research on illusory correlation suggests that she is especially likely to notice instances in which

Accepted Answer

A) poor grades follow either brief study or lengthy study. 
B) either poor grades or good grades follow lengthy study. 
C) good grades follow lengthy study and poor grades follow brief study. 
D) poor grades follow lengthy study and good grades follow brief study. 
A) poor grades follow either brief study or lengthy study. 
B) either poor grades or good grades follow lengthy study. 
C) good grades follow lengthy study and poor grades follow brief study. 
D) poor grades follow lengthy study and good grades follow brief study.

Question 14

University men were shown an erotic movie clip. Compared with those who thought they had recently consumed a nonalcoholic beverage,men who believed they had recently consumed an alcoholic beverage were

Accepted Answer

A) more likely to report having strong sexual fantasies and more likely to report having feelings of guilt. 
B) less likely to report having strong sexual fantasies and less likely to report having feelings of guilt. 
C) less likely to report having strong sexual fantasies and more likely to report having feelings of guilt. 
D) more likely to report having strong sexual fantasies and less likely to report having feelings of guilt. 
A) more likely to report having strong sexual fantasies and more likely to report having feelings of guilt. 
B) less likely to report having strong sexual fantasies and less likely to report having feelings of guilt. 
C) less likely to report having strong sexual fantasies and more likely to report having feelings of guilt. 
D) more likely to report having strong sexual fantasies and less likely to report having feelings of guilt.

Question 15

Damage to the left cerebral hemisphere is most likely to reduce people's ability to

Accepted Answer

A) solve arithmetic problems. 
B) copy drawings. 
C) recognize faces. 
D) recognize familiar melodies. 
A) solve arithmetic problems. 
B) copy drawings. 
C) recognize faces. 
D) recognize familiar melodies.

Question 16

Chromosomes are composed of

Accepted Answer

A) neurons. 
B) synapses. 
C) neurotransmitters. 
D) deoxyribonucleic acid. 
A) neurons. 
B) synapses. 
C) neurotransmitters. 
D) deoxyribonucleic acid.

Question 17

People's failure to recognize themselves in a mirror is most likely to be associated with damage to the

Accepted Answer

A) sympathetic nervous system. 
B) left cerebral hemisphere. 
C) parasympathetic nervous system. 
D) right cerebral hemisphere. 
A) sympathetic nervous system. 
B) left cerebral hemisphere. 
C) parasympathetic nervous system. 
D) right cerebral hemisphere.

Question 18

Regular users of ________ may achieve a high with smaller amounts of the drug than occasional users.

Accepted Answer

A) alcohol 
B) morphine 
C) marijuana 
D) heroin 
A) alcohol 
B) morphine 
C) marijuana 
D) heroin

Question 19

If chromosomes are the "chapters" of heredity,the "words" are the

Accepted Answer

A) genes. 
B) molecules. 
C) genomes. 
D) DNA. 
A) genes. 
B) molecules. 
C) genomes. 
D) DNA.

Question 20

If a fraternal twin develops schizophrenia,the likelihood of the other twin developing serious mental illness is much lower than with identical twins. This suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) schizophrenia is caused by genes. 
B) schizophrenia is influenced by genes. 
C) environment is unimportant in the development of schizophrenia. 
D) identical twins are especially vulnerable to mental disorders. 
A) schizophrenia is caused by genes. 
B) schizophrenia is influenced by genes. 
C) environment is unimportant in the development of schizophrenia. 
D) identical twins are especially vulnerable to mental disorders.

Exam 1: Doing Social Psychology

An African butterfly that is green in the summer turns brown in the fall thanks to a temperature-controlled genetic switch. This best illustrates that genes are

Today,psychology is defined as the

Compared with adults,children are

Adopted children are especially likely to have similar ________ if raised in the same home.

The successful functioning of children who have experienced the surgical removal of an entire cerebral hemisphere best illustrates the value of

Your roommate is conducting a survey to learn how many hours the typical student studies each day. She plans to pass out her questionnaire to the members of her sorority. You point out that her findings will be flawed because

Physiological tests reveal that anxious,inhibited infants

Wernicke's area is typically located in the left ________ lobe.

Researchers control factors that might influence a dependent variable by means of

The cluster of brain cells that control the circadian rhythm is the

Hindsight bias and overconfidence often lead us to overestimate

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

Karen mistakenly believes that her test grades are negatively correlated with the amount of time she studies for her tests. Research on illusory correlation suggests that she is especially likely to notice instances in which

University men were shown an erotic movie clip. Compared with those who thought they had recently consumed a nonalcoholic beverage,men who believed they had recently consumed an alcoholic beverage were

Damage to the left cerebral hemisphere is most likely to reduce people's ability to

Chromosomes are composed of

People's failure to recognize themselves in a mirror is most likely to be associated with damage to the

Regular users of ________ may achieve a high with smaller amounts of the drug than occasional users.

If chromosomes are the "chapters" of heredity,the "words" are the

If a fraternal twin develops schizophrenia,the likelihood of the other twin developing serious mental illness is much lower than with identical twins. This suggests that

Did You Know It All Along

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Self-Serving Bias

Narcissism and the Limits of Self-Esteem

The Fundamental Attribution Error

The Powers and Perils of Intuition

Reasons for Unreason

Behavior and Belief

Clinical Intuition

Clinical Therapy: the Powers of Social Cognition

Human Nature and Cultural Diversity

Gender,genes,and Culture

How Nice People Get Corrupted

Two Routes to Persuasion

Indoctrination and Inoculation

The Mere Presence of Others

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility

Doing Together What We Would Not Do Alone

How Do Groups Intensify Decisions

Power to the Person

The Reach of Prejudice

The Roots of Prejudice

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Do the Media Influence Social Behavior

Who Likes Whom

The Ups and Downs of Love

Causes of Conflict

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

When Do People Help

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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