TEST BANK
Introduction to Psychology, 12th
Edition by James W. Kalat
Complete Chapter Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 15)
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** All Chapters included
,Table of Contents are given below
1. What Is Psychology?
2. Scientific Methods in Psychology.
3. Biological Psychology.
4. Sensation and Perception.
5. Development.
6. Learning.
7. Memory.
8. Cognition and Language.
9. Intelligence.
10. Consciousness.
11. Motivated Behaviors.
12. Emotions, Stress, and Health.
13. Social Behavior.
14. Personalities.
15. Abnormal Psychology: Disorders and Treatment.
,The test bank is organized in reverse order, with the last chapter displayed first, to ensure that all chapters
are included in this document. (Complete Chapters included Ch15-1)
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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. What does the effectiveness of second-generation antipsychotic drugs imply about the dopamine hypothesis of
schizophrenia?
a. Excess dopamine is the cause of schizophrenia.
b. Dopamine release is unrelated to schizophrenia.
c. The negative symptoms are caused by something other than extra dopamine.
d. The positive symptoms are caused by something other than extra dopamine.
2. The positive symptoms of schizophrenia include which of the following?
a. alternation between personalities
b. lack of social interactions
c. delusions
d. lack of motivation
3. Which of the following is MOST distinctive of behavior therapy?
a. seeking to understand unconscious motives
b. controlling behavior by punishments
c. setting specific goals
d. expressing unconditional positive regard
4. Bipolar disorder is often treated by salts of which element?
a. sodium
b. lithium
c. calcium
d. potassium
5. How can a monkey become afraid of snakes without being bitten?
a. After any pain, it generalizes its fear to other objects.
b. It develops a fear because of the sexual symbolism of snakes.
c. It is born with a fear of snakes.
d. It can copy another monkey’s fear.
6. What methadone do if taken as an injection instead of a pill?
a. It would increase heart rate and breathing rate.
b. It would fail to produce any effect on behavior.
c. It would have the same effects as heroin or morphine.
d. It would destroy the veins that absorbed it.
7. How are positive symptoms of schizophrenia defined?
a. changes in behavior that increase over time
b. aspects that provide some advantage
c. behaviors noticeable by their presence
d. symptoms that are present in every patient
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8. Which of the following effects do antidepressant drugs produce?
a. increased synchrony between the left and right hemispheres of the cortex
b. increased hormone release and enhanced sexual pleasure
c. expansion of dendrites and improved learning
d. increased velocity of action potentials and shorter reaction times
9. What is the relationship between schizophrenia and marijuana use?
a. Marijuana use increases the probability of developing schizophrenia.
b. Schizophrenia increases the probability of using marijuana.
c. Marijuana decreases the probability of developing schizophrenia.
d. Marijuana use is neither more likely nor less likely among people with schizophrenia.
10. If a patient shows improvement during therapy, why can we not conclude that the therapy is helping?
a. The improvement might not be permanent.
b. The disorder might have been misdiagnosed.
c. The improvement might be spontaneous remission.
d. The therapy might not help some other patient.
11. How does Antabuse help someone quit alcohol?
a. by providing an alternative source of pleasure
b. by increasing self-control
c. by the threat of illness
d. by altering the taste buds
12. In behavior therapy for bed-wetting, what is the unconditioned stimulus (UCS)?
a. a vibration that wakens the child
b. wetting the bed
c. the sensation of a full bladder
d. waking up
13. What should a therapist do if a client threatens to kill someone?
a. Report the incident to the police.
b. Warn the threatened person.
c. Commit the client to a mental hospital.
d. Maintain complete client-therapist confidentiality.
14. The neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia is supported by what evidence?
a. No common genetic variant is strongly associated with schizophrenia.
b. Some people show good recovery after an episode of schizophrenia.
c. Certain illnesses during pregnancy increase the chance of a child with schizophrenia.
d. Many people with schizophrenia abuse alcohol, marijuana, or other substances.
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Introduction to Psychology, 12th
Edition by James W. Kalat
Complete Chapter Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 15)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
,Table of Contents are given below
1. What Is Psychology?
2. Scientific Methods in Psychology.
3. Biological Psychology.
4. Sensation and Perception.
5. Development.
6. Learning.
7. Memory.
8. Cognition and Language.
9. Intelligence.
10. Consciousness.
11. Motivated Behaviors.
12. Emotions, Stress, and Health.
13. Social Behavior.
14. Personalities.
15. Abnormal Psychology: Disorders and Treatment.
,The test bank is organized in reverse order, with the last chapter displayed first, to ensure that all chapters
are included in this document. (Complete Chapters included Ch15-1)
Chap 15 12e Kalat
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. What does the effectiveness of second-generation antipsychotic drugs imply about the dopamine hypothesis of
schizophrenia?
a. Excess dopamine is the cause of schizophrenia.
b. Dopamine release is unrelated to schizophrenia.
c. The negative symptoms are caused by something other than extra dopamine.
d. The positive symptoms are caused by something other than extra dopamine.
2. The positive symptoms of schizophrenia include which of the following?
a. alternation between personalities
b. lack of social interactions
c. delusions
d. lack of motivation
3. Which of the following is MOST distinctive of behavior therapy?
a. seeking to understand unconscious motives
b. controlling behavior by punishments
c. setting specific goals
d. expressing unconditional positive regard
4. Bipolar disorder is often treated by salts of which element?
a. sodium
b. lithium
c. calcium
d. potassium
5. How can a monkey become afraid of snakes without being bitten?
a. After any pain, it generalizes its fear to other objects.
b. It develops a fear because of the sexual symbolism of snakes.
c. It is born with a fear of snakes.
d. It can copy another monkey’s fear.
6. What methadone do if taken as an injection instead of a pill?
a. It would increase heart rate and breathing rate.
b. It would fail to produce any effect on behavior.
c. It would have the same effects as heroin or morphine.
d. It would destroy the veins that absorbed it.
7. How are positive symptoms of schizophrenia defined?
a. changes in behavior that increase over time
b. aspects that provide some advantage
c. behaviors noticeable by their presence
d. symptoms that are present in every patient
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8. Which of the following effects do antidepressant drugs produce?
a. increased synchrony between the left and right hemispheres of the cortex
b. increased hormone release and enhanced sexual pleasure
c. expansion of dendrites and improved learning
d. increased velocity of action potentials and shorter reaction times
9. What is the relationship between schizophrenia and marijuana use?
a. Marijuana use increases the probability of developing schizophrenia.
b. Schizophrenia increases the probability of using marijuana.
c. Marijuana decreases the probability of developing schizophrenia.
d. Marijuana use is neither more likely nor less likely among people with schizophrenia.
10. If a patient shows improvement during therapy, why can we not conclude that the therapy is helping?
a. The improvement might not be permanent.
b. The disorder might have been misdiagnosed.
c. The improvement might be spontaneous remission.
d. The therapy might not help some other patient.
11. How does Antabuse help someone quit alcohol?
a. by providing an alternative source of pleasure
b. by increasing self-control
c. by the threat of illness
d. by altering the taste buds
12. In behavior therapy for bed-wetting, what is the unconditioned stimulus (UCS)?
a. a vibration that wakens the child
b. wetting the bed
c. the sensation of a full bladder
d. waking up
13. What should a therapist do if a client threatens to kill someone?
a. Report the incident to the police.
b. Warn the threatened person.
c. Commit the client to a mental hospital.
d. Maintain complete client-therapist confidentiality.
14. The neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia is supported by what evidence?
a. No common genetic variant is strongly associated with schizophrenia.
b. Some people show good recovery after an episode of schizophrenia.
c. Certain illnesses during pregnancy increase the chance of a child with schizophrenia.
d. Many people with schizophrenia abuse alcohol, marijuana, or other substances.
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