Question 1

Best friends Hurley and Sayid are lost on a remote island in the south Pacific. While they are walking, they unexpectedly see a stranger coming toward them. Hurley believes the stranger is about to attack them. Sayid believes the stranger is about to greet them and welcome them to the island. As the stranger approaches, Hurley experiences fear, but Sayid experiences happiness. The friends' different emotional reactions can be explained by the ________ theory of emotion.

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A)  physiological
B)  neurological
C)  affective
D)  cognitiveE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

The most accurate way to think of genes is that they

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A)  provide some 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) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

When comparing the brains of rats raised in a rich environment requiring lots of learning and motor behavior with the brains of rats raised as "couch potatoes" (Greenough, et al., 1990) , the cerebellums of the more active rats

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A)  contained more neuronal connections and dendrites.
B)  contained fewer neuronal connections but more dendrites.
C)  were less likely to possess pathological neurotransmitter circuits.
D)  were exactly the same as the inactive rats.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Balancing the "emergency" or "alarm" response to stress and returning the body to a state of "normal arousal" is a function of the

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A)  sympathetic nervous system.
B)  parasympathetic nervous system.
C)  endocrine system.
D)  cortex.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Knowing how the nervous system and brain work is central to any understanding of our behavior, emotions and cognitive processes. This statement best represents the focus of ______.

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A)  sociology
B)  psychology
C)  neuroscience
D)  neuroimagingE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

The limbic system includes all of the following except the

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A)  hippocampus.
B)  thalamus.
C)  septum.
D)  amygdala.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

The part of the brain most associated with higher cognitive functions such as thinking and reasoning, planning for the future, and long-term memory is the

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A)  occipital lobe.
B)  brain stem.
C)  left parietal lobe.
D)  frontal lobe.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

In the diathesis-stress model, "stress" refers to

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A)  life events, in combination with an inherited tendency, that trigger the onset of a disorder.
B)  Internal conflicts that trigger the onset of a disorder.
C)  The expression of defective genes.
D)  exposure to unusual and extreme situations that often lead to psychological disorders.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The ability to plan, think, reason, and create is located in the part of the brain called the

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A)  thalamus.
B)  midbrain.
C)  cerebral cortex.
D)  brain stem.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Psychoactive medications (drugs that impact our thoughts, emotions, and behavior) usually work as either agonists or antagonists for various neurotransmitters. Explain both how an agonist and an antagonist operate on neurotransmitters. Explain, also, the process of reuptake inhibition and the effect it has on a neurotransmitter.

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Question 11

An enduring period of emotionality is known to be a _______.

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A)  fight response
B)  affect
C)  mood
D)  emotionE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Studies suggest the extent of genetic influence impact all of the following except

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A)  personalities.
B)  temperaments.
C)  psychological disorders.
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Most automatic functions such as breathing, sleeping, and motor coordination are controlled by the part of the brain called the

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A)  brain stem.
B)  forebrain.
C)  cortex.
D)  midbrain.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

The basis of the multidimensional integrative approach to understanding psychopathology is that each dimension (psychological, biological, emotional, etc.)

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A)  operates independently.
B)  is sufficient to cause pathology.
C)  builds on the dimension that precedes it.
D)  is influenced by the other dimensions.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

The conscious subjective aspect of an emotion that accompanies an action at a given time is known as _____.

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A)  mood
B)  affect
C)  flight
D)  emotionE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

Extremely low levels of dopamine activity are associated with

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A)  muscle rigidity, tremors, and impaired judgment.
B)  schizophrenia.
C)  pleasure seeking.
D)  exploratory behaviors.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

The victims of the disorder bulimia nervosa are predominantly young females. One likely explanation for this is that young females are

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A)  more likely to feel an intense cultural pressure to be thin.
B)  have weaker eating control than older females and males.
C)  objectified by fashion designers and gay men.
D)  naturally more likely to suffer from "nervous stomach" disorders than other groups.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Describe the concept of prepared learning and give an example of how it can influence human behavior.

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