PSYC2000: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
(Modules 5-7) LSUE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
____ abnormal behavior deviates from culturally accepted
standards, perhaps even seeming bizarre. Correct Answer
Qualitatively
____ abnormal behavior deviates from the statistical average.
Correct Answer Quantitatively
____ are social schema from which we hypothesize about a
person's characteristics and assess our interest in future
interaction with that person. Correct Answer First impressions
____ bullying often consists of hitting, name-calling, or social
isolation among school-aged children, and has been found to
contribute to victims experiencing increased rates of depressed
mood and poor academic grades Correct Answer Direct
_____ psychologists are particularly interested in finding ways
to reduce tensions that promote ethnic conflicts and terrorism
Correct Answer Peace
______ psychologists study the factors that influence
interpersonal attraction, the problem of "groupthink" in making
important decisions, and the reasons why people are often all too
willing to follow orders to harm others. Correct Answer
Social
,A beneficial aspect of the humanistic approach is that it ____.
Correct Answer encouraged the study of the more positive
aspects of human behavior, such as love and creativity
A cognitive view of major depressive disorder, put forth by
Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, implicates continual _____ as
contributing to the disorder. Correct Answer rumination about
one's plight
A comparative psychologist would be most likely to ____.
Correct Answer study the ability of apes to learn language
A consequence of exposure to uncontrollable stress is ____.
Correct Answer burnout
A core concept of the ______ model is that psychological
disorders are the result of an interaction of biological,
psychological, and social factors Correct Answer
biopsychosocial
A forensic psychologist would be most interested in which one
of the following topics? Correct Answer training law
enforcement officials to effectively handle spouse abuse
A high school principal wants to persuade her students to take
more computer science courses. She has the opportunity to
invite either Arnold Schwarzenegger or Bill Gates to speak to
her students. A social psychologist would recommend she invite
____ because he has greater ____. Correct Answer Gates;
credibility
,A humanistic psychologist is likely to believe anxiety results
from ____. Correct Answer a discrepancy between the actual
self and the ought self
A key reason why Type A people may have increased levels of
stress from their environments is that ____. Correct Answer
Type A people tend to have a greater need for control of their
environments
A person whose immune system is impaired is likely to have
low levels of ____. Correct Answer T-lymphocytes and B-
lymphocytes
A problem in using abnormality alone to determine the presence
of a psychological disorder is that ____. Correct Answer any
unusual quality or frequency of a behavior would be considered
disturbed
A problem with attempting to change the behavior of Type A
individuals is that ____. Correct Answer most are not troubled
by their behavior, and our society rewards it
A psychologist who helps companies hire the most appropriate
employees is most likely a(n) ____. Correct Answer
industrial/organizational psychologist
A review of brain-imaging studies found a relationship between
aggressiveness and ____. Correct Answer frontal lobe
abnormalities
, A study done in New York found that the insanity defense was
invoked in ____ of felony cases. Correct Answer less than 1
percent
A substance that triggers a response from the immune system is
____. Correct Answer an antigen
A survey revealed that adult disorders are often associated with
adverse experiences during childhood. This finding is most
consistent with which if the following viewpoints? Correct
Answer psychoanalytical
A weakness of the research in support of the concept of
groupthink is that ____. Correct Answer most of the evidence
comes from "after-the-fact," bad group decisions
Abnormally low levels of serotonin and norepinephrine in the
brain have been linked to ____. Correct Answer major
depressive disorder
According to Carl Jung, a psychologically healthy person
maintains a balance between ____. Correct Answer one's
masculinity and femininity
According to Freud's colleague, Josef Breuer, encouraging
patients to talk freely about anything they wished resulted in
____. Correct Answer catharsis and an awareness of the
causes of their symptoms
(Modules 5-7) LSUE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
____ abnormal behavior deviates from culturally accepted
standards, perhaps even seeming bizarre. Correct Answer
Qualitatively
____ abnormal behavior deviates from the statistical average.
Correct Answer Quantitatively
____ are social schema from which we hypothesize about a
person's characteristics and assess our interest in future
interaction with that person. Correct Answer First impressions
____ bullying often consists of hitting, name-calling, or social
isolation among school-aged children, and has been found to
contribute to victims experiencing increased rates of depressed
mood and poor academic grades Correct Answer Direct
_____ psychologists are particularly interested in finding ways
to reduce tensions that promote ethnic conflicts and terrorism
Correct Answer Peace
______ psychologists study the factors that influence
interpersonal attraction, the problem of "groupthink" in making
important decisions, and the reasons why people are often all too
willing to follow orders to harm others. Correct Answer
Social
,A beneficial aspect of the humanistic approach is that it ____.
Correct Answer encouraged the study of the more positive
aspects of human behavior, such as love and creativity
A cognitive view of major depressive disorder, put forth by
Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, implicates continual _____ as
contributing to the disorder. Correct Answer rumination about
one's plight
A comparative psychologist would be most likely to ____.
Correct Answer study the ability of apes to learn language
A consequence of exposure to uncontrollable stress is ____.
Correct Answer burnout
A core concept of the ______ model is that psychological
disorders are the result of an interaction of biological,
psychological, and social factors Correct Answer
biopsychosocial
A forensic psychologist would be most interested in which one
of the following topics? Correct Answer training law
enforcement officials to effectively handle spouse abuse
A high school principal wants to persuade her students to take
more computer science courses. She has the opportunity to
invite either Arnold Schwarzenegger or Bill Gates to speak to
her students. A social psychologist would recommend she invite
____ because he has greater ____. Correct Answer Gates;
credibility
,A humanistic psychologist is likely to believe anxiety results
from ____. Correct Answer a discrepancy between the actual
self and the ought self
A key reason why Type A people may have increased levels of
stress from their environments is that ____. Correct Answer
Type A people tend to have a greater need for control of their
environments
A person whose immune system is impaired is likely to have
low levels of ____. Correct Answer T-lymphocytes and B-
lymphocytes
A problem in using abnormality alone to determine the presence
of a psychological disorder is that ____. Correct Answer any
unusual quality or frequency of a behavior would be considered
disturbed
A problem with attempting to change the behavior of Type A
individuals is that ____. Correct Answer most are not troubled
by their behavior, and our society rewards it
A psychologist who helps companies hire the most appropriate
employees is most likely a(n) ____. Correct Answer
industrial/organizational psychologist
A review of brain-imaging studies found a relationship between
aggressiveness and ____. Correct Answer frontal lobe
abnormalities
, A study done in New York found that the insanity defense was
invoked in ____ of felony cases. Correct Answer less than 1
percent
A substance that triggers a response from the immune system is
____. Correct Answer an antigen
A survey revealed that adult disorders are often associated with
adverse experiences during childhood. This finding is most
consistent with which if the following viewpoints? Correct
Answer psychoanalytical
A weakness of the research in support of the concept of
groupthink is that ____. Correct Answer most of the evidence
comes from "after-the-fact," bad group decisions
Abnormally low levels of serotonin and norepinephrine in the
brain have been linked to ____. Correct Answer major
depressive disorder
According to Carl Jung, a psychologically healthy person
maintains a balance between ____. Correct Answer one's
masculinity and femininity
According to Freud's colleague, Josef Breuer, encouraging
patients to talk freely about anything they wished resulted in
____. Correct Answer catharsis and an awareness of the
causes of their symptoms
