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PSYC 101 Final Exam Detailed Questions And Verified Answers With Complete Solution . A useful theory is one that does all of the following EXCEPT: >> ANSWERensures statistical significance in an experiment A woman dressed as a nun stole thousands of dollars in jewelry from several peo...

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A useful theory is one that does all of the following EXCEPT: >> ANSWERensures
statistical significance in an experiment


A woman dressed as a nun stole thousands of dollars in jewelry from several people in
their homes. She gained access to their homes by simply knocking at the door and
asking to use their phone. That the victims readily allowed this trustworthy-looking
woman to enter their homes shows the potential disadvantages of relying on: >>
ANSWERThe process of social categorization


According to Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy, people who suffer from major depressive
disorder: >> ANSWERhave developed a negative cognitive bias that distorts their
perceptions of events and situations.


is a type of amphetamine that can be easily manufactured, provides an intense
high, and causes a reduction in the brain's dopamine receptors. >>
ANSWERMethamphetamine


is primarily aimed at relieving or regulating the emotional impact of a stressful
situation. >> ANSWEREmotion-focused coping


is responsible for the results of the Müller-Lyer illusion. >> ANSWERDeath
perception


is to acute stress as is to prolonged stress. >> ANSWERThe fight-or-flight
response; the general adaptation syndrome


is/are needed in order to stay precisely synchronized, or entrained, to a 24-hour
day. >> ANSWERexposure to environmental time signals

,A characteristic of human language is that we can communicate meaningfully about
ideas, objects, and activities that are not physically present. This characteristic is called
>> ANSWERdisplacement


A correlation allows a researcher to: >> ANSWERdescribe the relationship between two
variables


A new friend asks you to describe the house you grew up in. You pause and think for a
moment. You will need to use to answer her question. >> ANSWERmental image


A person who sleeps for eight hours dreams MOST frequently: >> ANSWERin their
second half of sleep


A person with an anxiety disorder is MOST likely to: >> ANSWERexhibit maladaptive
behaviors in an intent to reduce anxiety.


A person with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have problems with
their: >> ANSWERReticular formation


A study in which neither the researchers nor the participants are aware of the treatment
or condition to which the participants have been assigned is called a study. >>
ANSWERDouble blind


A study investigating the effects of a naturally occurring event on the research
participants is known as: >> ANSWERA natural experiment

,According to Alfred Adler, feelings of inferiority: >> ANSWERmotivate people to
compensate for real or imagined weakness


According to Carl Rogers, as therapy progresses and clients become more self-aware,
more self-accepting, and less defensive, they will naturally move: >> ANSWERtoward
self-actualization


According to Carl Rogers, psychological problems develop when: >> ANSWERa person
consistently experiences conditional acceptance from other significant people in his or
her life.


According to Ebbinghaus's research: >> ANSWERthe most rapid forgetting of new
material occurs relatively soon after the material is originally learned.


According to Freud, during the genital stage of psychosexual development: >>
ANSWERincestuous sexual urges toward the opposite-sex parent resurface.


According to Martin Seligman, people who exhibit a(n) explanatory style are
more likely to . >> ANSWERoptimistic; be healthier and persist despite setbacks


According to research by Claude Steele and other psychologists, how does stereotype
threat tend to impair performance? >> ANSWERPsychological stress, anxiety, and self-
doubt interfere with thinking and problem-solving abilities.


According to research presented in the Focus on Neuroscience box "Positive and
Negative Reinforcement in the Brain," psychological disorders such as phobias and
anxiety may reflect: >> ANSWERAn overactive response of the avoidance network


According to social cognitive theory, the self-system is: >> ANSWERflexible

, According to social cognitive theory, which of the following factors is likely to contribute
to the self-regulation of behavior? >> ANSWERobserving other people's behavior and
the consequences of their actions


According to the psychoanalytic approach, patients develop more adaptive emotions
and patterns of behavior when they: >> ANSWERachieve insight and resolve the
unconscious conflicts that were maintaining maladaptive emotions and behavior.


After an automobile accident, Randy experienced a series of severe seizures. After the
seizures stopped, Randy's ability to form new memories was greatly impaired. Which
brain structure was most likely damaged by the severe seizures? >> ANSWERThe
hippocampus


After carrying a step stool to the kitchen, seven-year-old Liam is able to reach the
cookies on the kitchen counter. What is the operant in this example? >>
ANSWERcarrying the step stool to the kitchen


After repeatedly pairing the sound of a ticking metronome with food being placed in a
dog's mouth, the sound of the ticking metronome alone will make the dog salivate. The
dog's salivation to the sound of the ticking metronome is called the: >>
ANSWERconditioned response


Alanna likes to drive fast. She believes that most speeders who get tickets are young
men driving high-performance cars, so she was surprised when an officer pulled her
over and gave her a $200 speeding ticket despite the fact that she had three kids in her
SUV, with soccer balls and uniforms in the back. Alanna was misled by the in her
belief that she was very different from young men who drive high-performance cars. >>
ANSWERrepresentativeness heuristic


An individual's behavior is influenced by situational factors and other people. The term
used to describe this is: >> ANSWERsocial influence


An operant could be defined as: >> ANSWERa voluntary action

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