Question 1

Which of the following effects has NOT been demonstrated by psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  People undergoing hypnosis can lower their perception of pain. 
B)  People who comply with a small request are much more likely to later comply with a large request. 
C)  One portion of the hypothalamus, important for sexual motivation, is more similar in some homosexual men to heterosexual women than it is to that of heterosexual men. 
D)  Subliminal messages, such as backward speech in music recordings, can strongly influence people's behavior. 
A)  People undergoing hypnosis can lower their perception of pain. 
B)  People who comply with a small request are much more likely to later comply with a large request. 
C)  One portion of the hypothalamus, important for sexual motivation, is more similar in some homosexual men to heterosexual women than it is to that of heterosexual men. 
D)  Subliminal messages, such as backward speech in music recordings, can strongly influence people's behavior.

Question 2

When you increase your attention to something in your visual field, the part of your visual cortex sensitive to that area becomes __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  more active, even before the object is consciously perceived. 
B)  less active when the object is consciously perceived. 
C)  more active after the object disappears from view. 
D)  the only section of the brain that is active. 
A)  more active, even before the object is consciously perceived. 
B)  less active when the object is consciously perceived. 
C)  more active after the object disappears from view. 
D)  the only section of the brain that is active.

Question 3

Freud's concept of repression applies to

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  Alzheimer's disease. 
C)  Korsakoff's syndrome. 
D)  retrograde amnesia. 
A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  Alzheimer's disease. 
C)  Korsakoff's syndrome. 
D)  retrograde amnesia.

Question 4

To some extent, we perceive simple visual patterns by means of feature detectors. A feature detector is a kind of

Accepted Answer

A)  word. 
B)  developmental stage. 
C)  conditioned response. 
D)  neuron. 
A)  word. 
B)  developmental stage. 
C)  conditioned response. 
D)  neuron.

Question 5

Which of the following would be an example of intrinsic motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  a rat pressing a bar for a food reward 
B)  a child playing nicely to avoid punishment 
C)  an artist painting because she enjoys painting 
D)  a subject in Milgram's experiment delivering shocks to please the experimenter 
A)  a rat pressing a bar for a food reward 
B)  a child playing nicely to avoid punishment 
C)  an artist painting because she enjoys painting 
D)  a subject in Milgram's experiment delivering shocks to please the experimenter

Question 6

A California ruling in the Tarasoff case made it mandatory for therapists to

Accepted Answer

A)  come to agreement on the legal definition of insanity. 
B)  break the pledge of confidentiality if a client is known to be dangerous to someone else. 
C)  be able to distinguish between short and long-term goals for their clients. 
D)  report clients who make sexual or romantic advances toward the therapist. 
A)  come to agreement on the legal definition of insanity. 
B)  break the pledge of confidentiality if a client is known to be dangerous to someone else. 
C)  be able to distinguish between short and long-term goals for their clients. 
D)  report clients who make sexual or romantic advances toward the therapist.

Question 7

Each of the following is a cue used in depth perception except

Accepted Answer

A)  color constancy. 
B)  motion parallax. 
C)  retinal disparity. 
D)  linear perspective. 
A)  color constancy. 
B)  motion parallax. 
C)  retinal disparity. 
D)  linear perspective.

Question 8

In an experiment on classical conditioning, something that is referred to as a conditioned response could also be referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  an independent variable. 
B)  an extraneous variable. 
C)  a random variable. 
D)  a dependent variable. 
A)  an independent variable. 
B)  an extraneous variable. 
C)  a random variable. 
D)  a dependent variable.

Question 9

Eyewitness identification from lineups most closely resembles a test of

Accepted Answer

A)  recognition. 
B)  aptitude. 
C)  relearning. 
D)  achievement. 
A)  recognition. 
B)  aptitude. 
C)  relearning. 
D)  achievement.

Question 10

Systematic desensitization of a phobia is a method that resembles

Accepted Answer

A)  increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system. 
B)  extinction of a learned avoidance response. 
C)  Adler's concept of social interest. 
D)  Maslow's hierarchy of needs. 
A)  increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system. 
B)  extinction of a learned avoidance response. 
C)  Adler's concept of social interest. 
D)  Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Exam Extenssion: S 1-16--Final Examination

Which of the following effects has NOT been demonstrated by psychologists?

When you increase your attention to something in your visual field, the part of your visual cortex sensitive to that area becomes __________.

Freud's concept of repression applies to

To some extent, we perceive simple visual patterns by means of feature detectors. A feature detector is a kind of

Which of the following would be an example of intrinsic motivation?

A California ruling in the Tarasoff case made it mandatory for therapists to

Each of the following is a cue used in depth perception except

In an experiment on classical conditioning, something that is referred to as a conditioned response could also be referred to as

Eyewitness identification from lineups most closely resembles a test of

Systematic desensitization of a phobia is a method that resembles

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