Thesis Final Exam with correct detailed answers.

Thesis Final Exam with correct detailed
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A |psychotherapist |who |believes |that |deviant |behavior |can |be |traced |either |to |genetic |anomalies |or |to
|problems |in |the |physical |structure |of |the |brain |most |likely |subscribes |to |which |of |the |following |views

|of |abnormality? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Biomedical




A |person |with |obsessive-compulsive |disorder |is |best |described |as |an |individual |who |experiences |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER-persistent |anxiety-provoking |thoughts



A |research |design |involves |two |randomly |assigned |groups |of |participants. |One |group |receives |a |one-
time |treatment, |and |the |other |does |not. |Later, |the |two |groups |are |compared |to |see |whether |the |
treatment |had |an |effect. |Psychologists |call |this |kind |of |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-an |experiment



The |area |of |the |brain |stem |that |is |important |in |controlling |breathing |is |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-
medulla



Egocentrism, |animism, |and |artificialism |are |characteristic |of |which |of |Jean |Piaget's |stages |of |cognitive |
development? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Preoperational



Which |of |the |following |would |an |industrial-organizational |psychologist |be |LEAST |likely |to |study? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER-Corporate |profitability



Vic |has |unpredictable |and |repeated |attacks |of |overwhelming |anxiety |that |frequently |leave |him |dizzy, |
nauseous, |short |of |breath, |and |in |tears. |A |psychologist |is |likely |to |view |Vic's |behavior |as |indicative |of
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a |panic |disorder




A |stereotype |is |defined |as |which |of |the |following? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-A |generalization |about |a |
social |group

, Rafael |has |a |sleep |disorder |for |which |he |takes |medically |prescribed |amphetamines. |For |which |of |the |
following |sleep |disorders |is |Rafael |most |likely |being |treated? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Narcolepsy



The |perceived |pitch |of |a |tone |is |largely |determined |by |its |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-frequency



Balance |is |influenced |by |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-semicircular |canals



Humanistic |psychologists |believe |that |the |drive |toward |self-actualization |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-innate



A |stubborn |individual |who |accuses |peers |of |being |uncooperative |is |exhibiting |which |of |the |following |
defense |mechanisms? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Projection



Harry |Harlow's |experiments |with |rhesus |monkeys |suggest |which |of |the |following |as |most |important |
for |infants |when |establishing |an |attachment |to |their |mothers? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-The |tactile |
characteristics |of |the |mother



The |biological |clock |that |operates |in |human |beings |to |adjust |their |functioning |to |night-and-day |
periodicity |is |referred |to |as |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-a |circadian |rhythm



Visual |acuity |is |best |in |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-fovea



Individuals |who |believe |that |an |unpleasant |experience |is |unavoidable |and |therefore |do |nothing |to |
change |the |course |of |events |are |exhibiting |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-learned |helplessness



Which |of |the |following |systems |produces, |circulates, |and |regulates |levels |of |hormones |in |the |body? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER-Endocrine |system



The |brain |scans |of |people |with |amnesia |are |most |likely |to |show |damage |to |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-
hippocampus



In |treating |a |patient |for |depression, |Dr. |Pratt |focuses |on |changing |the |ways |in |which |the |patient |
interprets |events. |Which |type |of |therapy |is |Dr. |Pratt |using? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER-Cognitive