Question 1

If you had to choose one brain area to protect so that you could stay alive,which would it be?

Accepted Answer

A)   the frontal lobes
B)   the brain stem
C)   the forebrain
D)   the midbrainE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Socialization is considered one of the most important parts of human experience.Describe gender differences in animal phobias,depression,and panic disorder.Give examples of how differential gender socialization may contribute to these differences.

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Question 3

Research by Grant and colleagues (1988) found that older adults who have fewer social contacts were more likely to suffer from depression than those who have more frequent social contacts.If the individuals with fewer social contacts became physically ill,what tended to happen?

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A)   They were less likely to ask their families for support.
B)   They were even less likely to receive support from their families.
C)   They were more likely to receive substantial social support from their families than those who are not ill.
D)   They were more likely to recover from the depression.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Greenough,Withers,and Wallace (1990) compared the brains of rats raised in a rich environment requiring lots of learning and motor behaviour with the brains of rats raised as "couch potatoes." What did the researchers find regarding the cerebellums of the more active rats?

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A)   They contained more neuronal connections and dendrites.
B)   They contained more serotonin receptors.
C)   They contained a greater number of axons and norepinephrine circuits.
D)   They were less likely to possess pathological neurotransmitter circuits.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Dr.Jenkins argues that it is possible to inherit certain genes that could develop into a disorder,even though the disorder may never be activated unless conditions of trauma,challenge,or anxiety are experienced. Which model supports Dr.Jenkins's hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)   the diathesis-stress model
B)   the psycho-social model
C)   the genetic model
D)   the reciprocal gene-environment modelE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

You read in the newspaper that a mother lifted a car to free her trapped child.Which of the mother's systems was highly activated to perform this feat?

Accepted Answer

A)   the central nervous system
B)   the sympathetic nervous system
C)   the limbic system
D)   the parasympathetic nervous systemE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Dr.Amin wants to decrease the amount of dopamine circulating in Rashid's brain.Which specific type of drug will Dr.Amin prescribe?

Accepted Answer

A)   a blocker
B)   an agonist
C)   an antagonist
D)   a reuptake inhibitorE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Dana has experienced an injury and can no longer perceive some sensory information.Which of Dana's nervous systems is damaged?

Accepted Answer

A)   her peripheral nervous system
B)   her central nervous system
C)   her sympathetic nervous system
D)   her parasympathetic nervous systemE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

What has brain imaging research revealed about cognitive-behavioural therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Psychosocial factors such as therapy can affect neurotransmitter activity.
B)   Drugs are the most essential means to alter faulty neurotransmitter circuits.
C)   Neurotransmitters affect how people feel and act.
D)   Neurotransmitters are a result of how people feel and act, not a cause.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Donald Meichenbaum developed self-instructional training for the treatment of depression.What is the goal of this treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)   to help the client develop more meaningful interpersonal relationships on his or her own
B)   to help the client identify unconscious conflicts from childhood
C)   to help the client identify faulty attributions regarding negative life events
D)   to help the client modify what the client says to him- or herself about the consequences of his or her behaviourE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

According to your textbook,the elevated rates of some psychological disorders in First Nations people are probably due to the contributions of poverty and another factor.What is this second factor?

Accepted Answer

A)   differences in diagnostic criteria used in assessments of First Nations people
B)   genetic differences between First Nations people and non-First Nations people
C)   a history of oppression by a majority culture
D)   cultural differences in the expression of mental illnessesE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

According to a lifespan psychologist,to understand a patient's disorder,what must one also understand?

Accepted Answer

A)   how the individual has resolved interpersonal conflict throughout life
B)   how experiences during different periods of development may influence the individual's vulnerability to some psychological disorders
C)   how the individual mastered key developmental tasks throughout various life stages
D)   how the individual developed during psychosexual stagesE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Professor Knots is talking to her class about the tendency for people to fear spiders but not flowers. Which of the following could be an excerpt from her lecture?

Accepted Answer

A)   "Over the course of evolution, this knowledge has contributed to the survival of the species."
B)   "We have watched many others exhibit these fears and so have vicariously learned them."
C)   "We are exposed to them more frequently."
D)   "We are reinforced in our environment for some fears more than others."E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

John's parents both suffer from depression and,as a result,he is being exposed to a great deal of negative emotion during his developmental years.What can we conclude about John?

Accepted Answer

A)   He may or may not develop depression, but we could determine this if we knew more about factors such as his social support.
B)   He will develop depression due to the genetic predisposition and the home environment.
C)   He is no more likely to develop depression than any other child as long as he has friends and does not have difficulties as a child.
D)   He is at higher risk for depression but may never develop the disorder.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 15

In the 1992 studies conducted by Baxter and colleagues,patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were provided with cognitive-behavioural therapy but no drugs.What important result did the brain imaging show?

Accepted Answer

A)   Neither OCD symptoms nor neurotransmitter function had improved.
B)   Neurotransmitter circuits are the direct and only cause of OCD.
C)   The patients' OCD symptoms improved without changes in neurotransmitter function.
D)   The neurotransmitter circuits of the brain had been normalized.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Wayne knows he takes a medication that causes an increase in the amount of neurotransmitter activity in the brain.What process is being affected by the medication?

Accepted Answer

A)   neural stimulation
B)   reuptake
C)   systematic manipulation
D)   neural inhibitionE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following parts of the brain is most associated with memory,thought,and reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)   the left parietal lobe
B)   the brain stem
C)   the occipital lobe
D)   the frontal lobeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

From their review of studies examining Stroop effects in eating-disordered samples,what did Dobson and Dozois (2004) find in the colour-naming for body/weight words in those with anorexia?

Accepted Answer

A)   Those with anorexia were more accurate.
B)   Those with anorexia were less accurate.
C)   Those with anorexia were slower.
D)   Those with anorexia were faster.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

When people with and without support groups are studied,what have researchers found?

Accepted Answer

A)   Support groups are the most important factor predicting social and physical health.
B)   Having a supportive group of people around us is important to our psychological well- being but not our physical health.
C)   Social support is important but mostly for those individuals who are at high risk for various physical or psychological disorders.
D)   Having a supportive group of people around us is important to our physical health but not our psychological well-being.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Name three important neurotransmitters and describe what impact each one is thought to have on human experience.

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Donald Meichenbaum developed self-instructional training for the treatment of depression.What is the goal of this treatment?

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Socialization is considered one of the most important parts of human experience.Describe gender differences in animal phobias,depression,and panic disorder.Give examples of how differential gender socialization may contribute to these differences.

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Dr.Amin wants to decrease the amount of dopamine circulating in Rashid's brain.Which specific type of drug will Dr.Amin prescribe?

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Wayne knows he takes a medication that causes an increase in the amount of neurotransmitter activity in the brain.What process is being affected by the medication?

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From their review of studies examining Stroop effects in eating-disordered samples,what did Dobson and Dozois (2004) find in the colour-naming for body/weight words in those with anorexia?

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John's parents both suffer from depression and,as a result,he is being exposed to a great deal of negative emotion during his developmental years.What can we conclude about John?

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Professor Knots is talking to her class about the tendency for people to fear spiders but not flowers. Which of the following could be an excerpt from her lecture?

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Research by Grant and colleagues (1988) found that older adults who have fewer social contacts were more likely to suffer from depression than those who have more frequent social contacts.If the individuals with fewer social contacts became physically ill,what tended to happen?

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Name three important neurotransmitters and describe what impact each one is thought to have on human experience.

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What has brain imaging research revealed about cognitive-behavioural therapy?

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In the 1992 studies conducted by Baxter and colleagues,patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were provided with cognitive-behavioural therapy but no drugs.What important result did the brain imaging show?

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According to your textbook,the elevated rates of some psychological disorders in First Nations people are probably due to the contributions of poverty and another factor.What is this second factor?

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Dr.Jenkins argues that it is possible to inherit certain genes that could develop into a disorder,even though the disorder may never be activated unless conditions of trauma,challenge,or anxiety are experienced. Which model supports Dr.Jenkins's hypothesis?

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Dana has experienced an injury and can no longer perceive some sensory information.Which of Dana's nervous systems is damaged?

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You read in the newspaper that a mother lifted a car to free her trapped child.Which of the mother's systems was highly activated to perform this feat?

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