PSYCH-1100 General Psychology Unit 2 Exam
Standing at an arrival gate, you scan the faces of the passengers as they walk off the plane, looking for your friend. This visual information is being processed in your:
A. parietal lobe.
B. frontal lobe.
C. occipital lobe.
D. temporal lobe
When Andrew had his hearing tested, some sounds were too soft for him to detect. These sounds were below his _____ for hearing.
A. transduction threshold
B. Weber’s threshold
C. difference threshold
D. absolute threshold
During the middle of a test, your instructor announces that there’s a typographical error on one of the questions. As you listen, the auditory information is being processed in your:
A. frontal lobe.
B. temporal lobe.
C. parietal lobe.
D. occipital lobe.
Tim suffers from overwhelming bouts of excessive daytime sleepiness and brief uncontrollable episodes of sleep, called microsleeps or sleep attacks. Tim has:
A. narcolepsy.
B. obstructive sleep apnea.
C. sexsomnia.
When their basement flooded during a torrential rainstorm, Megan and Logan started making jokes about starting a fish farm in the basement to raise money to replace their ruined possessions. Their use of humor to help cope with the situation is an example of:
A. constructive thinking.
B. problem-focused coping.
C. emotion-focused coping.
D. confrontive coping.
When sales were down for the third month in a row, the sales manager called a meeting of all sales staff in order to analyze the situation and attempt to come up with some solutions. This example illustrates:
A. emotion-focused coping.
B. problem-focused coping.
C. distancing.
D. a tend-and-befriend coping strategy.
When Bernadette first left home to attend college, she felt lonely, isolated, and apprehensive about succeeding in her new academic environment. Bernadette frequently called her best friend Cindy, who was attending college in their home town. Cindy was very supportive, empathetic, and reassuring. Cindy is providing Bernadette with a type of social support called:
X. informational support.
X. XXXXXXXXX support.
X. XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX.
D. emotional support.
XXXXX is a very competitive and XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX who XXXXX XXXX annoyed over insignificant XXXXXXX. XX XXX a XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXX XXXXX XX be suspicious, mistrustful, and to XXXXX XXXXXX XXX his losses. Tyler XX likely XX be classified as XXXXXX a:
A. XXXX X behavior pattern.
X. low XXXX XX coronary XXXXXXX but XXXX risk of getting XXXXXX.
C. Type X XXXXXXXX pattern.
X. low risk XX coronary disease and XXX XXXXXX.
Dr. García XXX her XXXXXXXXXX XXXX done extensive XXXXXXXX XXXX the effects of life XXXXXX XX health XXX XXXX-XXXXX. XXX is XXXX likely to conclude that:
X. XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXX in XXXXX contribution XX XXXXXX XX stress XXXXXXXXXXX.
X. people’s XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX events XX XXXXXXXXX to their XXXXX of stress.
C. XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX sources of XXXXXX, but change in itself is XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX.
D. XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX such XX XXXXXXX engaged, XXXXXXX a job, or XXXXXX a vacation have a XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX on stress XXXXXX than do negative XXXX XXXXXX XXXX XX divorce, death of a spouse, or XXXXXX a job.
XXXX XXXX XXX XX XXX XXXXXXX lot, he was distressed XX XXXX that his new car had been badly XXXXXXX by a XXX-XXX-run driver. At this XXXXX, Carl is probably in XXX _____ stage of the general adaptation XXXXXXXX.
A. XXXXXX
B. exhaustion
C. alarm
X. XXXXXXXXXX
The branch XX XXXXXXXXXX that XXXXXXX how biological, XXXXXXXXXX, XXX social XXXXXXX influence health, illness, medical XXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXX-related behaviors XX XXXXXX:
A. psychoneuroimmunology.
B. health psychology.
X. biological psychology.
X. social psychology.
XX psychology, the term sensation XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX:
A. a XXXXX XXXXXXX of excitement or XXXXXXXX.
X. XXX transformation XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX into chemical XXXXXX.
C. the process of detecting a physical stimulus.
X. XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX organization of sensory stimuli.
X. X
X. C
C. X
D. X
XXXXXX stage 4 XXXX:
A. XXX sleeper XXX easily awaken XXX XXXXXX alert.
X. the sleeper is essentially paralyzed and XXXXXXXXX XX movement.
X. sleep XXXXXXXX XXXXX.
X. the XXXXXXX’s XXXXX XXXX, XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXX rate XXXX XX their lowest levels.
In humans, electrical stimulation XX the XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX:
A. XXXXXXXX of fear.
B. XXXXXXX, clumsy XXXXXXXX.
C. XXXXXXXX or XXXXXX behavior.
D. an XXXXXX instantaneous onset of sleep.
XX you XXX taking this test XXXXX now, you are aware XX your thoughts, XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX, and different XXXXXXX of XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXX, this awareness is XXXXXXXX to XX:
A. XXXXX XXXXX wave activity.
B. dissociation.
C. XXXXXXXXXXXXX.
A. B
B. X
X. A
D. C
XXX XXXXXXX psychologists:
A. followed XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX in their emphasis on unconscious experience.
B. XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX rather XXXX isolated XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX.
C. demonstrated that paranormal phenomena XXXXX be scientifically XXXXXXX.
Almost all XX the XXXXXXX and motor information XXXXX to XXX XXXX the XXXXXXXX cortex XX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX:
A. pituitary XXXXX.
X. hippocampus.
C. thalamus.
D. hypothalamus.
After hiking to a remote area XXX setting XX XXXX, XXXXXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX that XXXXXXX of XXXX XXX packed XXX XXXXXX. Over the next XXX XXXX, both XXXX XXX Brendan XXX XXXXXXXX low-XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and felt groggy, sleepy, XXX listless. XXXX and Brendan were experiencing:
A. XXXXXXXXXX symptoms.
B. XXXXXXXX psychosis.
C. drug relapse.
If you XXX like XXXX XXXXXX, you experience daily XXXXXXXXXXXX in many bodily processes, such XX XXXXX pressure, XXX XXXXXXXXX XX hormones, XXX so on. These XXXXX variations in XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX processes XXX called:
X. delta brain wave XXXXXXXX.
X. free XXXXXXX conditions.
X. circadian rhythms.
X. XXX rebound effects.
A XXXXX group of students XXXX XXXXXX for their XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX among different tones. XXXXXXXX XXXX A and tone X were XXXXXXXX different, more than half XX the XXXXX thought that XXXX XXXXXXX exactly XXX same. XXX difference between tone X and XXXX B XXX be XXXX to XX XXXX XXXX XXX:
A. XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX.
B. XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, or just noticeable XXXXXXXXXX.
C. XXXXX’s threshold.
X. absolute XXXXXXXXX, or XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX threshold.
The most XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX among adults XX:
A. insomnia.
B. XXXXX XXXXXXX.
C. sleepwalking.
The XXXXX XXXX that XXXXXX XX a XXXXXXXXX in XXXXX a XXXXXX feels psychologically and XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXX a XXXXXXXX XXXX XX:
A. XXXXXXXXX.
X. tolerance.
X. XXXX XXXXXXXXX.
D. dependence.
Information XX XXXXXXXXXXX along XXX axon:
A. XX hairlike XXXXXXXXXXX.
X. at XXX XXXXX XX XXXXX or XXX,XXX miles XXX XXXXXX.
C. in the XXXX of a XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX impulse.
X. XX glial cells.
Maria XXXXX a strange XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX her XXXXXXX XXXXXX in XXX XXXXXX of the night. XXX froze in XXXX, and her XXXXX XXXXX to pound. Maria’s XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX involved XXX activation of which XXXXXXXXXXX of XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX?
X. parasympathetic
B. XXXXXXXXXXX
C. XXXXXXXXX
XX you XXXX in line at XXX XXXXXXX, the XXX behind you is XXXXXXXX so close that his briefcase is XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX leg. XXX XXXXXXXXX of the XXXXXXXXX touching XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX you is XXXXX XXXXXXXXX in XXXX:
A. occipital lobe.
X. XXXXXXX XXXX.
X. parietal XXXX.
D. temporal lobe.
XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX has XXXXXXXXXX XXXX hypnosis XX effective for:
A. greatly enhancing XXX XXXXXXX XX accurately recall experiences from XXXXX childhood.
B. XXXXXXXXXX unconscious “hidden” personalities.
X. XXXXXXXXXX a person’s physical XXXXXXXX XXX agility XX XXXXXXXXXX levels.
D. pain XXXXXX.
A XXXXXX may have XXXXXXXXX of XXXXX, XXX XXX XXXX XXXX XXX XXXXX.
A. dendrites; XXXX
X. axons; dendrite
C. cell bodies; XXXXXXXX
D. nodes XX XXXXXXX; XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX
XXXX pencil XXXXXX to roll XXX XXX desk XXX in a smooth, coordinated XXXXXXX you grab it just before it rolls off XXX edge. Your ability to perform XXXX action involved which XX XXX following brain areas?
A. Broca’s area
B. XXX amygdala
X. XXX XXXXXXXXXX
Barbara XX an accountant XXX works a lot XX overtime XXXXXX XXX end XX XXX tax year to finish her XXXXXXX’ tax XXXXXXX by the XXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX, despite the long XXXXX of being XXXXX pressure XX get XXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXX XX XXXX, Barbara continues XX be XXXXXXX XXX XXXX. XXXXXXX XX:
X. XXXXX denial and escape-XXXXXXXXX to XXXX XXXX stress.
B. in XXX XXXXX XXXXX of XXX general adaptation XXXXXXXX.
C. XXXXXXX a Type X behavior pattern.
XXXX XXXX XXX XXX XXXX the XXXXXXXX XXXX and XXXXXXX because XXX water is so cold. XX XXXXX his teeth and dives in anyway. XXXXX about ten minutes, the temperature XX XXX water seems quite XXXXXXXXXXX XX him. This XXXXXXX illustrates XXX principle XX:
A. relative XXXXXXXXX.
X. XXXXXXX difference.
X. just noticeable XXXXXXXXXX, or jnd.
X. sensory adaptation.
You’XX been studying biology in the XXXXXXX for the XXXX XXXXXX of hours when you XXXXXXX XXXX you’re getting really XXXXXX and XXXXXXX. Which brain structure played a key XXXX in XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX hunger and XXXXXX?
A. the hypothalamus
B. XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX
C. the XXXXXX XXXXXXXX
X. the XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXX a XXXXX snarling XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX during his XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX, he XXXXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX the XXXXX-or-flight response. XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX XXXXXX, Daniel’s XXXXXXXX involves XXXX _____ and _____.
A. serotonin; XXXXXXXX
B. the XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX system; XXX endocrine system
C. cognitive appraisal; XXXXXXX helplessness
X. the XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX nervous system; the endocrine system
XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX regimen imposed by XXX doctor, XXXX XXX to XXXXXX XXXXXXX two XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX: XX minutes on XXX exercise XXXX or XX minutes on XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX machine. This XXXXXXX of XXXXXXXX best illustrates an:
A. XXXXXXXX-approach conflict.
X. approach-avoidance XXXXXXXX.
C. XXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX.
XXXXXX their third year at XXXXXXX, XXXXX XXX Timothy XXXX XXXX their XXXX-XXXX jobs in XXX library XXX XX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. XXXXX was XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX her shoulders, XXX said XXX’d XXXX get another job. XXXXXXX XXX distraught XXX XXXXXXXX he might have to XXXX XXXXXXX. XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX event XXXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXX of:
A. gender XXXXXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXX to stressors.
X. XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX life events in terms XX life change units.
C. XXXXXXXX differences in response to XXXXXXXXX.
Neurons are:
A. XXXXX only in the XXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXX.
B. highly XXXXXXXXXXX cells that produce myelin.
C. found in primates XXX humans, but not in other XXXXXXX.
X. XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX cells that receive and transmit XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXX XX the body to another
In XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX, the action XXXXXXXXX stimulates the XXXXXXX of:
A. XXXXXX XX XXX glial cells.
B. XXXXXXXXX XXXX by XXX glial cells.
C. neurotransmitters XX XXX synaptic XXXXXXXX.
XXXX he is XXXXXX, XXXX’s XXXXXX becomes XXXXXXXX or blocked, XXXXXXX very shallow breathing and repeated XXXXXX in XXXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXXXXX XXXX 5 to XX or more times XXX XXXX and XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX. Doug suffers from:
A. XXXXXXXXXXXX.
X. cataplexy.
C. XXXXXXXXXX.
D. XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX apnea.
ANSWER
1. XXXXXXXXX lobe.
X. XXXXXXXX threshold
3. XXXXXXXX XXXX.
X. XXXXXXXXXX.
5. emotion-XXXXXXX coping.
X. XXXXXXX-XXXXXXX coping.
X. emotional support.
X. XXXX A behavior pattern.
9. undesirable events are XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX of XXXXXX, XXX XXXXXX in itself is not necessarily XXXXXXXXX.
XX. alarm
XX. health XXXXXXXXXX.
12. the process of XXXXXXXXX a XXXXXXXX stimulus.
XX. B
XX. the XXXXXXX’s XXXXX rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate drop to XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX.
15. XXXXXXXX of fear.
16. XXXXXXXXXXXXX.
17. B
XX. XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXX whole figures rather than isolated XXXX of XXXXXXXXXXX.
19. XXXXXXXX.
20. withdrawal XXXXXXXX.
XX. circadian rhythms.
22. XXXXXXXXXX threshold, or just XXXXXXXXXX difference.
XX. XXXXXXXX.
XX. addiction.
XX. in the form XX a brief electrical XXXXXXX.
XX. sympathetic
27. XXXXXXXX lobe.
28. XXXX relief.
XX. dendrites; axon
XX. XXX cerebellum
31. XXXXXXX a Type X behavior XXXXXXX.
XX. sensory XXXXXXXXXX.
XX. the XXXXXXXXXXXX
34. the sympathetic XXXXXXX XXXXXX; XXX XXXXXXXXX system
XX. XXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXX conflict.
36. their XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX of XXX event.
37. XXXXXX specialized cells that receive XXX transmit information from XXX XXXX XX XXX body to XXXXXXX
XX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX by the synaptic vesicles.
39. obstructive sleep apnea.
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