Question 1

Researchers have taken the hundreds of words for different feelings in the English language and have used statistical analysis to discover that

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A) no two feelings are alike. 
B) they can reduce the list to six basic emotions. 
C) they can reduce the list to two basic emotions. 
D) anger is the strongest emotion.

Question 2

Your neighbors are playing loud music late at night and it annoys you.You ask them to turn down the music and they do.The next time they play loud music,you call them even sooner.B.F.Skinner would say this happens because

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A) your assertiveness is like a punishment. 
B) the noise was an unconditioned stimulus. 
C) the decreased noise negatively reinforced your assertiveness. 
D) the decreased noise positively reinforced your assertiveness.

Question 3

Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates the strongest association between two variables?

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A) -0.74 
B) -0.15 
C) +0.26 
D) +0.62

Question 4

If you focused your research efforts on problems associated with psychophysiological arousal,you would be interested in activity within the

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A) endocrine system. 
B) brain stem and temporal lobes. 
C) the early signs of Alzheimer's disease and Korsakoff's syndrome. 
D) hormone levels and corpus callosum.

Question 5

Evidence that effective treatments for depression inhibit the reuptake of a neurotransmitter links a depletion of that neurotransmitter to mood disorders.That neurotransmitter is

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A) dopamine. 
B) GABA. 
C) serotonin. 
D) Prozac.

Question 6

_____________ conditioning involves learning through association.

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The answer of _____________ conditioning involves learning through association....

Question 7

In addition to love,joy,surprise,anger,and fear,what other basic emotion has been identified by researchers?

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A) hesitant 
B) melancholy 
C) sadness 
D) conscientiousness

Question 8

The __________ controls basic biological urges,such as eating,drinking,and sexual activity.

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The answer of The __________ controls basic biological urges,such as...

Question 9

When discussing biological functions,it is important to note the distinction between the study of biological structures and biological functions.Explain these distinctions.

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The answer of When discussing biological functions,it is important to...

Question 10

Endocrine glands produce psychophysiological responses by releasing __________ .

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The answer of Endocrine glands produce psychophysiological responses by releasing...

Question 11

Having internal rules for guiding appropriate behavior is an important concept in research on abnormal behavior and is known as ___________________ .

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The answer of Having internal rules for guiding appropriate behavior...

Question 12

Define the correlation coefficient and what it means to have a positive correlation.

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The answer of Define the correlation coefficient and what it...

Question 13

If blood vessels in the brain rupture,cutting off the supply of oxygen to parts of the brain and thereby killing surrounding brain tissue,the person is said to have suffered a

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A) stroke. 
B) broken ventricle. 
C) tangle of neurons. 
D) nervous breakdown.

Question 14

A police officer pulls over a driver suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol.The driver is asked to exit the car and walk a straight line.This test is designed to detect the effects of alcohol on the

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A) cerebellum. 
B) hypothalamus. 
C) temporal lobe. 
D) limbic system.

Question 15

Adoption studies are important in behavior genetics because they help to

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A) investigate the effects of adoption. 
B) provide evidence on genetic versus environmental contributions. 
C) separate the MZ twins from the DZ twins. 
D) determine whether adoption can influence genetic makeup.

Question 16

According to your text,poverty is linked with many stressors,including gruesome trauma and

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A) the feeling of not being in control of one's life. 
B) perception of inferiority. 
C) dangerous living situations. 
D) exposure to chemical toxins.

Question 17

You are watching a video of John Bowlby in which he discusses his views on attachment.Later you are to write a summary of Bowlby's comments and include the major reason why he believes that attachments form.What will you write?

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A) They are reinforcing. 
B) They have survival value. 
C) They fulfill sexual and aggressive drives. 
D) They are a component of self?actualization.

Question 18

A distinguished researcher reviewed the current findings on the etiology of mental disorders.Which of the following is the best summary of the consensus of opinion?

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A) Most mental disorders are the result of genetic abnormalities. 
B) We do not currently know all of the specific causes of most mental disorders. 
C) Unconscious factors have been overlooked as the root cause of mental disorders. 
D) Environmental factors have been overlooked in the wake of recent findings on biological etiologies.

Question 19

In evolutionary psychology,which of the following would be a good description of natural selection?

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A) Successful genetically determined adaptations become more common over successive generations. 
B) Successful genetically determined adaptations become less common over successive generations. 
C) Unsuccessful genetically determined adaptations become more common over successive generations. 
D) Successful genetically determined adaptations become more common in many other species.

Question 20

Many contemporary psychological scientists are guided by the __________ model,an effort to integrate research on various contributions to the causes of mental disorders.

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The answer of Many contemporary psychological scientists are guided by...

Exam 2: Causes of Abnormal Behavior