Question 1

1-103.The central principle of classical conditioning is that

Accepted Answer

A) after repeated pairings with a stimulus that naturally causes a response,a neutral stimulus will cause a similar response. 
B) we repeat those actions that we see others engage in. 
C) the consequences of behavior influence its likelihood of being repeated. 
D) the interaction of genetics and social factors best explains human behavior. 
A) after repeated pairings with a stimulus that naturally causes a response,a neutral stimulus will cause a similar response. 
B) we repeat those actions that we see others engage in. 
C) the consequences of behavior influence its likelihood of being repeated. 
D) the interaction of genetics and social factors best explains human behavior.

Question 2

1-101.A psychologist who takes a behavioral perspective would focus on

Accepted Answer

A) learning. 
B) early experiences. 
C) unconscious conflicts. 
D) the role of dreams. 
A) learning. 
B) early experiences. 
C) unconscious conflicts. 
D) the role of dreams.

Question 3

1-82.The use of malarial fever to treat paresis

Accepted Answer

A) is an example of the barbaric treatment that mental patients received at the beginning of the twentieth century. 
B) proved to be so ineffectual that many professionals abandoned the biological explanation of mental disorders. 
C) represented the first clear-cut defeat of a mental disorder by medicine. 
D) was the first time scientists used knowledge of brain chemistry to develop specific drugs for treating mental disorders. 
A) is an example of the barbaric treatment that mental patients received at the beginning of the twentieth century. 
B) proved to be so ineffectual that many professionals abandoned the biological explanation of mental disorders. 
C) represented the first clear-cut defeat of a mental disorder by medicine. 
D) was the first time scientists used knowledge of brain chemistry to develop specific drugs for treating mental disorders.

Question 4

1-97.Who established the first experimental psychology laboratory?

Accepted Answer

A) Wundt 
B) Watson 
C) Freud 
D) Kraepelin 
A) Wundt 
B) Watson 
C) Freud 
D) Kraepelin

Question 5

1-90.The physicians of the Nancy School

Accepted Answer

A) opposed the use of hypnotism. 
B) demonstrated the power of suggestion. 
C) found that hypnotism was not effective in the treatment of any mental illnesses. 
D) believed that hysteria was the result of brain degeneration. 
A) opposed the use of hypnotism. 
B) demonstrated the power of suggestion. 
C) found that hypnotism was not effective in the treatment of any mental illnesses. 
D) believed that hysteria was the result of brain degeneration.

Question 6

1-59.Dorothea Dix

Accepted Answer

A) urged that religious conversion was a primary means of treatment for the mentally disturbed. 
B) was a major impediment to the mental hygiene movement in this country. 
C) was a leading force in the emphasis on finding biological cures for mental disorders. 
D) is credited with establishing numerous humane mental hospitals in many countries. 
A) urged that religious conversion was a primary means of treatment for the mentally disturbed. 
B) was a major impediment to the mental hygiene movement in this country. 
C) was a leading force in the emphasis on finding biological cures for mental disorders. 
D) is credited with establishing numerous humane mental hospitals in many countries.

Question 7

1-40.Shackling a patient to a wall with little food or heat would be most typical of

Accepted Answer

A) the hospitals run by Philippe Pinel. 
B) the sanatoriums of Alexandria,Egypt. 
C) the early asylums in Europe. 
D) the treatment advocated by Hippocrates. 
A) the hospitals run by Philippe Pinel. 
B) the sanatoriums of Alexandria,Egypt. 
C) the early asylums in Europe. 
D) the treatment advocated by Hippocrates.

Question 8

1-47.Which of the following is credited with continuing the work of Pinel in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) John Wesley 
B) Benjamin Rush 
C) John Connolly 
D) Samuel Hitch 
A) John Wesley 
B) Benjamin Rush 
C) John Connolly 
D) Samuel Hitch

Question 9

1-99.Behaviorism was

Accepted Answer

A) a reaction to what the behaviorists perceived as a lack of scientific rigor in psychoanalysis. 
B) a reaction to the lack of moral and spiritual factors in most theories at the time. 
C) an attempt to focus on the thinking styles of people with mental illness. 
D) a spin-off theory that elaborated on the psychoanalytic viewpoint. 
A) a reaction to what the behaviorists perceived as a lack of scientific rigor in psychoanalysis. 
B) a reaction to the lack of moral and spiritual factors in most theories at the time. 
C) an attempt to focus on the thinking styles of people with mental illness. 
D) a spin-off theory that elaborated on the psychoanalytic viewpoint.

1-103.The central principle of classical conditioning is that

1-101.A psychologist who takes a behavioral perspective would focus on

1-82.The use of malarial fever to treat paresis

1-97.Who established the first experimental psychology laboratory?

1-90.The physicians of the Nancy School

1-59.Dorothea Dix

1-40.Shackling a patient to a wall with little food or heat would be most typical of

1-47.Which of the following is credited with continuing the work of Pinel in the United States?

1-99.Behaviorism was

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic,anxiety,obsessions,and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants,abuse,and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Therapy

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

Filters

Exam 2: Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

1-103.The central principle of classical conditioning is that

1-101.A psychologist who takes a behavioral perspective would focus on

1-82.The use of malarial fever to treat paresis

1-97.Who established the first experimental psychology laboratory?

1-90.The physicians of the Nancy School

1-59.Dorothea Dix

1-40.Shackling a patient to a wall with little food or heat would be most typical of

1-47.Which of the following is credited with continuing the work of Pinel in the United States?

1-99.Behaviorism was

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic,anxiety,obsessions,and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants,abuse,and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Therapy

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

Filters