Question 1

For most people,perception and the creation of images are usually handled by the

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A)  left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex.
B)  entire cerebral cortex.
C)  midbrain.
D)  right hemisphere of the cerebral cortex.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Most psychological disorders appear to be influenced by many individual genes rather than caused by one single gene,a type of influence referred to as

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A)  systemic.
B)  polygenic.
C)  unigenic.
D)  morphogenic.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Extremely low activity levels of serotonin are associated with

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A)  aggression, suicide, and impulsive behavior.
B)  schizophrenia.
C)  anxiety disorders and general feelings of nervousness.
D)  mania.E) All of the above
F) A) and B) A

Question 4

The "evil eye," Latin American susto,and the Haitian phenomenon of voodoo death are currently viewed as examples of the

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A)  unsubstantiated myths that people can become ill without physical cause.
B)  power of the cultural environment on our physical and psychological health.
C)  power of the supernatural model of psychopathology.
D)  isolated cultural phenomena with little practical significance.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

The most accurate way to think of genes is that they

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A)  set boundaries for our development.
B)  determine both our physical and psychological characteristics.
C)  determine physical but not psychological characteristics.
D)  actually have very little to do with any of the characteristics that we display.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

An example of the relationship between emotion and health is demonstrated by the finding that

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A)  panic is related to poor concentration.
B)  people with chronic diseases are often angry about their care.
C)  those in poor physical health almost always develop psychological disorders.
D)  anger increases the risk of heart disease.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The term equifinality refers to the fact that

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A)  once a process has begun, it will always lead to a final outcome.
B)  many causes of psychopathology are equal in influence.
C)  a number of paths can lead to the same outcome.
D)  all forms of psychopathology have similar causes.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

John has inherited a personality trait that makes him more likely to keep to himself than to socialize.As a result,he does not have many friends and spends a lot of time alone.If John were to develop depression,the model that would probably best explain the cause of his depression is the ________ model

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A)  diathesis-stress
B)  biological
C)  gene-environment correlation model
D)  interpersonalE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

In the Stroop color-naming paradigm,a patient with a snake phobia would be expected to name the color of the printed word "fangs"

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A)  more quickly than a neutral word.
B)  in about the same time it takes to name the color of a neutral word.
C)  more slowly than a neutral word.
D)  with a great deal of difficulty or not at all.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The chemicals that allow the transmission of signals between neurons are called

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A)  reuptake inhibitors.
B)  hormones.
C)  neurotransmitters.
D)  genes.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

It is important to understand the process of how learned helplessness is created in laboratory animals because learned helplessness in animals resembles the human disorder of

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A)  panic disorder.
B)  depression.
C)  mania.
D)  schizophrenia.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above B

Question 12

The multidimensional integrative approach to psychopathology is based on understanding of

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A)  Biological causes.
B)  Psychological causes.
C)  Emotional, social and developmental influences.
D)  All of the above.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

The major difference between the modern cognitive science idea of the unconscious and Freud's view of the unconscious is that Freud saw the unconscious as ________,whereas modern cognitive science views the unconscious as ________.

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A)  the function of the id; the result of multiple neuronal pathways interacting with the stimuli presented to the individual
B)  a seething caldron of emotional conflicts; neuronal pathways interacting with the stimuli presented to the individual
C)  the function of the superego; the ability to process, store, and act upon information without awareness
D)  a seething caldron of emotional conflicts; the ability to process, store, and act upon information without awarenessE) A) and B)
F) A) and D) D

Question 14

Amanda is 12 years old,and her sister Samantha is five.While riding in a car with their parents,the girls witness a major automobile accident where a number of people are injured.The girls react very differently to the accident.This is probably due to

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A)  biological differences.
B)  developmental differences.
C)  psychological differences.
D)  sociocultural differences.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Many factors determine whether genes are "turned on," including

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A)  Social influences.
B)  biological influences.
C)  cultural influences.
D)  All of the above.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

The principle that a behavior or disorder may have several causes (e.g.,delusions can be a result of amphetamine abuse or of schizophrenia) is called

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A)  equifinality.
B)  multifinality.
C)  pathogenesis.
D)  orthogonal causation.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

The most recent estimates of the contribution of genetics to the development of personality characteristics such as shyness or activity level are approximately __________ percent.

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A)  10 - 20
B)  30 - 50
C)  75 - 85
D)  zero.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

A lifespan psychologist would point out that the only way to understand a patient's disorder is to understand how the individual

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A)  developed and changed throughout his or her life.
B)  developed during the psychosexual stages of his or her life.
C)  resolved conflicts in early life.
D)  sees himself or herself as part of a family, a community, and a culture.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 19

Your uncle spent most of his teen years in a hospital undergoing treatment for a severe physical illness.As an adult,he is rather shy and withdrawn,particularly around women.He has been diagnosed with social phobia,and you believe that it is entirely due to lack of socialization during his teen years.Your theory or model of what caused his phobia is

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A)  multidimensional.
B)  integrative.
C)  one-dimensional.
D)  biological.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The fact that women are more likely to suffer from insect phobias than men is most likely due to

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A)  biological differences.
B)  differences in neurochemical pathways.
C)  cultural expectations.
D)  genetic influences.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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