Endterm Quiz

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ENDTERM QUIZ


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1. You crash your one-person airplane on a lonelymountainside. You manage to control the crashand escape unhurt, but the communicationssystem is busted. It becomes clear to you that

you might have to wait quite a while for someoneto find you, perhaps days or even weeks. Yourfirst priority would be to find food and water,which places you _______________ of Maslow'spyramid of needs.

at the top

near the top

at the bottom

near the middle


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2. Rats that were injured in the _____________would overeat, so extremely that they oftenincreased their weight by as much as 400%.

lateral pituitary

lateral hypothalamus

ventromedial pituitary

ventromedial hypothalamus


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3. Laura is 14. Lately, she has become obsessedwith food and with her weight. She is constantlydieting, and has all but stopped eating. Herweight is becoming dangerously low. Laura most

likely suffers from

bulimia nervosa

anorexia nervosa

excessive dieting binging and purging


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5. Motivation is the process of initiating,__________, and directing activities of theorganism

supplying

sustaining

surveying

suspending


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6. According to Maslow's theory, the basic needsinclude

security and esteem

safety, love, and belonging. physiological needs and belonging.

physiological needs, safety, and security


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7. At the top of Maslow's hierarchy of motives are

self-actualization.

safety and security.

love and belonging. esteem and self-esteem.


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8. Juanita daydreams and fantasizes throughoutthe day, practices meditation in the afternoon andsleeps all night. These are examples of:

alternate states of consciousness

controlled processes.

automatic processes.

none of the above


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9. Lynn is learning how to play the piano. She mustconcentrate intensely in order to play each notecorrectly. This is an example of a(n)_______________.

latent content

manifest content

automatic process

controlled process


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10. Kate notices that her energy level tends to behighest mid-morning, tends to drop in mid-afternoon, and tends to be lowest in the evening.Such biological changes that take place on a 24-

hour cycle are called ___________.

circadian rhythms

stream of consciousness

alternate states of consciousness none of the above


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11. Rosa is seventy years old. According toresearch, her sleep patterns have probablychanged in what way(s) over her lifespan?

The proportion of REM sleep has decreased

The overall amount of sleep has decreased

The overall amount of sleep has increased

a and b are both true.


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12. Mia is five years old and often awakes duringstage three or four sleep. She sits upright in herbed screaming and sweating. She talksincoherently as her parents desperately try to

wake her, yet she seems to be almost impossibleto awaken during these episodes. Which sleepdisorder is she most likely experiencing?

nightmares

narcolepsy

sleep apnea

night terrors


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13. Rafiq has used alcohol daily for several years.He enjoys the buzz from drinking and has

noticed that it requires more alcohol to achievethe same effects. This describes:

Tolerance

withdrawal

physical dependence

psychological dependence


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14. Alcohol is an example of a__________________.

Hallucinogen

Depressant

Stimulant

Narcotic


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16. During what stage is sleepwalking most likely tooccur?

REM

Stage 1

Stage 4

Hypnagogic stage


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17. In developing the light bulb, Thomas Edisontried literally hundreds of materials to find onethat would heat to the point of glowing white heatwithout burning up. This is an example of which

aspect of creative thinking? fluency

flexibility

originality none of the above


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18. Monica is studying for her spelling test. Sheknows that for each word there is only one correctspelling. This is an example of:

divergent thinking

prototype thinking

convergent thinking

functional fixedness


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19. Maria is a newborn infant. Her mother haslearned through trial and error that Maria hasseveral distinct patterns of crying that reflectwhether she is hungry, angry, or in pain. What

term MOST accurately describes Maria's stage oflanguage development?

Cooing

Overextension

Prelinguistic stage

Telegraphic speech


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20. Kristi is a two-month-old baby who makesvowel-like sounds, such as ooooh and aaaah.Which term most accurately describes thisbehavior?

cooing

babbling

overgeneralization

telegraphic speech


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21. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

If you were asked to solve problems that you hadnever seen before, you would be relying on yourfluid intelligence.

Fluid intelligence reflects an inheritedpredisposition.

Fluid intelligence increases with advancing age.

All of these statements are true.


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22.Kayla is an artist who is known for her originalwork. She enjoys learning about other culturesand also enjoys foreign films and travel.According to this description, she would tend to

score high on which dimension of the five-factormodel?

openness

extraversion

conscientiousness

external locus of control


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23. Marcus is often asked to accept leadershippositions in community organizations because heis highly responsible, self-disciplined, andorganized. He is a successful businessman partly

because he possesses these qualities. Thesequalities describe someone who would score highon which of the five basic personality traits of thefive-factor model?

openness

extraversion

conscientiousness



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24. Allison tends to be withdrawn, quiet, passive,and reserved. She would tend to score low onwhich dimension of the five-factor model?

openness

extraversion

conscientiousness



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25. Linda tends to be prone to moodiness andworry. She suffers from anxiety and muchinsecurity. She is likely to score high on whichdimension of the five-factor model?

Neuroticism

psychoticism

conscientiousness

internal locus of control


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27.Claiming to have had a sudden familyemergency, Jack lied to his professor in order tobe allowed to make up a test that he had skippedbecause he was not prepared to take it. Jack

feels a surge of guilt and shame in thinking aboutthe lie. The guilt comes from the energy of the

Id

Ego

Superego

Oedipus complex


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28. Ivy had forgotten some of the most painfulaspects of her troubled childhood. This is anexample of which type of defense mechanism?

Denial

Repression

Sublimation

Rationalization


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29. Lynn is very angry about a situation at work thatshe perceives as unfair. Her impulse is to screamat a coworker. However, after work, she redirectsthis emotional energy into bicycling around the

lake. This is an example of which type of defensemechanism?

Denial

Repression

Sublimation

Rationalization


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30. Delores is presented with conclusive evidencethat her husband is having an affair, but she stillrefuses to believe it. This is an example of whichtype of defense mechanism?

Denial

Repression

Sublimation

Rationalization

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