• Choose a category
• All
• Classic-Fiction

(D) introversion

(E) deindividuation

40. Species-specific behaviors that cannot be explained as a result of social learning or conditioning, such as Monarch butterflies flying to Mexico to mate, are called

(A) motives

(B) fixed-action patterns

(C) schemas

(D) imprinting

(E) reflexes

41. Tests that have been pre-tested with a sample of the population for whom the test is intended and have a uniform set of instructions and administration procedures are

(A) valid

(B) standardized

(C) reliable

(D) fair

(E) predictive

42. A famous character in a Shakespearean play keeps washing her hands to get them clean of blood that is no longer on them. The repeated washing of her hands is

(A) a delusion

(B) a compulsion

(C) a hallucination

(D) an obsession

(E) an attribution

43. After collecting and analyzing the responses of 2,000 randomly selected study participants, Adeel finds that college juniors who work at paying jobs 15 hours a week get higher grades than juniors who don’t have paying jobs or who work full time. Which of the following research methods did Adeel use?

(A) experimental

(B) naturalistic observation

(C) case study

(D) survey

(E) quasi-experimental

44. Which of the following best exemplifies sensory adaptation?

(A) enjoying a song the more you hear it

(B) responding immediately every time the fire alarm is sounded

(C) not realizing how cold the pool is after you are under the water for a few minutes

(D) relying heavily on your hearing when you are walking down a dark corridor

(E) not knowing what other people at a cocktail party are saying while you are attending to one conversation

45. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) published by the American Psychiatric Association provides information about all of the following EXCEPT

(A) names of mental disorders

(B) categorization of all mental disorders

(C) primary symptoms of all mental disorders

(D) secondary symptoms of all mental disorders

(E) causes of all mental disorders

46. Dieters often have difficulty losing additional weight after reaching a specific plateau because their bodies function at a lowered metabolic rate according to

(A) VMH theory

(B) opponent process theory

(C) set point theory

(D) the law of effect

(E) drive reduction theory

47. Which of the following scans can image brain function?

I. CAT

II. MRI

III. PET

(A) I only

(B) II only

(C) III only

(D) II and III only

(E) I, II, and III

48. If arrested for committing a crime, whom of the following would be most likely to be declared legally insane?

(A) Aaron, who suffers symptoms of disorganized schizophrenia

(B) Brett, who has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder

(C) Clara, who suffers symptoms of zoophobia

(D) Don, who has symptoms of hypochondriasis

(E) Ed, who has been diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder

49. During cooperative learning, all of the students in Group A initially were opposed to the death penalty, whereas two of the students in Group B were opposed to the death penalty and two were in favor of the death penalty. According to research, after an intense discussion within each group about capital punishment, we would expect

(A) both groups would moderate their positions

(B) Group A would moderate their positions, but Group B would retain their original positions

(C) Group A would become more firmly entrenched, while Group B members would moderate their positions

(D) Group A would retain their original positions, but Group B would moderate their positions

(E) both groups would have every member more firmly entrenched in their positions

50. Wilder Penfield’s studies suggest that some long-lost memories can be elicited through electrical stimulation of the brain. This suggests that forgetting may be a matter of

(A) displacement

(B) gradual decay

(C) retrieval failure

(D) failure to encode the memories

(E) unconscious wishes to forget

51. During World