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MultiplemChoice
Identifymthemchoicemthatmbestmcompletesmthemstatementmormanswersmthemquestion.
1.m ModulemOnemismintroduced mwithmamdiscussionmofmautismmandmtestmanxiety.mIn mdoingmso,mthemaut
hormof myourmtextbook mismsuggesting:
thatmpsychology mattemptsmto manswermquestionsmaboutmcomplex mproblems
themimportance mof maccurate mdiagnoses
thatmamcarefulmdefinition mof mmaladaptive mbehaviormismimportant
thatmpsychology抯mmain mfocusmismon mabnormalmbehaviors
2.m m Which mof mthemfollowingmpeoplemismmostmlikely mto mbemdiagnosed mwith mautism?
Ryan,mamfive-year-old mwho mismretarded mbutmhasmamspecialmability mto mrelatemwellmwith mothers
Paul,mamtwo-year-
old mwho mavoidsmpeoplemand mspendsmlongmperiodsmof mtimemflippingmhismfingers
Ben,mamsix-year-old mwho mhasmamhistory mof mdepression
Anne,mamten-year-old mwho mjustmrecently mhasmbegun mto mwithdrawmfrommothers
3.m m Accordingmto mModulemOne,msome mparentsmblamem mformtheirmchild抯m autism.
prenatalmviruses c. vaccinationsmduringmchildhood
diet d. brain minjury mduringmchildbirth
4.m Themdisordermcharacterizedmbymimpairedmdevelopmentmin msocialminteractions,mcommunication,mandm
ritualisticmbehaviormis:
childhood mdepression c. autism
attention mdeficitmdisorder d. Down msyndrome
5.m m Who mismmostmlikely mto mbemdiagnosed mwith mautismmand mwhy?
Perry梐mutismmismmoremlikely mto maffectmfirstborn mchildren
Daleesha梐mutismmaffectsm10 mtimesmasmmany mAfrican mAmericansmthan mothermethnicmgroups
Mi梐 utismmaffectsm2 mtimesmasmmany mgirlsmthan mboys
Ryan梐 utismmaffectsm3 mto m4 mtimesmasmmany mboysmthan mgirls
m m 6.m Themlocalmtheatermgroup mismputtingmon mamplay mdepictingmthemstrugglesmof mam16-
yearmold mautisticmmale.mSincemthemdirectormwantsmthemactingmto mbemasmrealisticmasmpossible,mhemshould mte
llmthemactormportrayingmthemautisticmchild mto:
搒 howmnormalmsocialmbehaviormon mstage?
揹misplay mmoody mbehavior?
揹memonstrate mpurposefulmbehavior?
揳 ctmdisinterested min mthemothermactorsmon mstage?
7.m You抳
me mjustmread ma mcasemhistorymofmanmindividual. mThismpersonmhasma mdifficultmtime mrelatingmto mothermpeople, mh
asmvery mseriousmproblemsmin mcommunication,mandmspendsmamlotmofmhismtimemrockingmback mandmforth.mWhi
ch mof mthemfollowingmismthemmostmappropriate mtitlemformthismcasemhistory?
揂m utism:mAmSeriousmDevelopmentalmDisorder?
揗 m entalmRetardation:mLowermThan mAverage mIntelligence?
揂 m CasemHistory mof mMunchausen mSyndrome?
揟mhemEffectsmof mAvoidance mDisorder?
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8.m Whilemdoingmanminternship matmamgroup mhomemformthosemwithmmentalmand mphysicalmdisabilities,my
ou mmeetmamresidentmwhomcan mtellmyoumwhatmdaymanymdatemfellmon mformthempastm100myears.mThismperson
mismprobably:
amshaman c. sufferingmfrommschizophrenia
amsavant d. very mgood matmcriticalmthinking
9.m You maremon mamgamemshowmthatmawardsmonemmillionmdollarsmtomsuccessfulmcontestants.mOnemofmthe
mquestionsmasksmyoumformthemtermmgiven mtomanmautisticmindividualmwhompossessesmamspecialmmemorymorm
artisticmskill.mIf myou mwantmto mwin mthemmoney,myou mshould msay:
amsavant c. amhumanist
amperson mwith mTypemIImschizophrenia d. an mindividualmwith mfragilemXmsyndrome
mm 10.m m Researchersmworkingmon mthemcausesmof mautismmhavemrecently mfound:
amvirusmisminvolved c. severalmgeneticmfactorsmareminvolved
toxinsmin mgroundwatermplay mamrole d. poormhealth mcaremisminvolved
m 11.m Dr.mMyerson,mamnotedmauthoritymonmautism,marguesmthatmsciencemismgettingmclosermto munderstandingmthemc
ausemof mthemdisorder.mWhich mof mthemfollowingmsuspected mcausesmismamongmthemmostmpromising?
unconsciousmconflicts c. geneticmlinks
parentingmstyles d. childhood mvaccinations
m 12.m With monly mamcouplemof mmomentsmleftmin mclass,myourmprofessormsays,m揑
n mthemnextmclassmmeeting,mwemwillmdiscussmamconditionmfoundmin mverymfewmautisticmpeoplemwheremthey mpos
sessmsomemunusualmability. ? m Sincemyoumkeepmupmonmthemtextbook mreading,myou mknowmthatmthemprofessormis
mreferringmto:
metacognition c. ritualmbehavior
savants d. ADHD
mm 13.m m Themprevalence mof mautismmin mthemlastm20 myearsmhas:
stayed maboutmthemsame c. decreased mto mammoderate mdegree
increased mslightly d. increased msignificantly
m 14.m You maremtryingmto mconvincemyourmfriendmwho mismthemmothermofmanmautisticmchild mthatmpsycholog
y mismamworthwhile mfield mof mstudy.mWhich mstatementmwould mbemmostmeffective?
Introduction mto mPsychology mismamrequired mcourse.
Mostmemployersmexpectmamclassmin mpsychology.
Psychology mcan mprovideminsightsminto mthemcausesmof mcomplex mbehavior.
Themunconsciousmmind mismthemfocusmof mstudy min mpsychology.
mm 15.m m Themincrease min mautismmismmostmprobably mduemto:
thembreakdown mof mthemfamily c. childhood mvaccinations
increased mairmand mwatermpollution d. bettermawarenessmby mparentsmand mdoctors
mm 16.m m Themdefinition mof mpsychology mpresented min myourmtextbook mis:
themsystematic,mscientific mstudy mof mbehaviorsmand mmentalmprocesses.
themstudy mof mabnormalmbehaviorsmand mwaysmto mpsychoanalyze mindividuals.
themsystematic mapplication mof mscience mto mhelpingmpeople mwho maremmentally mdisturbed.
themsystematic,mscientific mstudy mof mhuman mbehavior.
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mm 17.m Who mismleastmlikely mto mhavemtaken mampsychology mcourse?
Kevin mbelievesmthatmbehaviormrefersmto mobservable mactions.
Kylemarguesmthatmthinkingmand mdreamingmaremexamplesmof mbehaviors.
Karen msays,m揚
msychologymismthemsystematic, mscientificmstudymofmbehaviors mandmmentalmprocesses.?
Keshambelievesmthatmmentalmprocessesmaremnotmdirectly mobservable.
m m 18.m Inezmwasmattemptingmto mrecitemthemdefinition mof mpsychology mshemread min mhermpsychology mtextbook.mShe
msaid mthatmpsychology mismthe msystematic mstudy mof mbehaviormand mmentalmprocesses. mWhatmimportantmwor
d mdid mshemomit?
rigorous c.m m psychoanalytical
controlled d.m m scientific
mm 19.m m Based mupon mModulemOne,mformamphenomenon mto mbemstudied min mpsychology, mitmmustmbe:
ambehaviormormammentalmprocess
an mabnormalmbehaviormormabnormalmmentalmprocess
an munconsciousmmentalmprocess
approved mby mthemAmerican mPsychologicalmAssociation
mm 20.m m In mthemdefinition mof mpsychology mpresented min myourmtext,mthemtermmbehaviormrefersmto:
mentalmprocesses c. thinking
observable mactionsmormresponses d. actionsmperformed monly mby mhuman mbeings
m 21.m ProfessormYatesmismlecturingmon mthemdefinition mof mpsychology. mWhich mexample mof m揵
mehavior? m should mhe muse mto mmostmeffectively mcommunicate mthe mdefinition?
揃m ehaviormconsistsmof mactivitiesmsuch masmthinking,mforgetting,mand mproblem-solving.?
揂m ctsmsuch masmeating,mwalking,mand mrunningmaremexamplesmof mbehavior.?
揃mehaviormismsynonymousmwith minternalmprocessesmlikemmemory mand mlearning.?
揥 m emmakemno mdistinction mbetween mthemobservable mand mthemunobservable梐
nythingmthatmamperson mdoesmismbehavior.?
mm 22.m Mentalmprocessesmaremdescribed min myourmtextbook mas:
directly mobservable
observable mactions
notmdirectly mobservable
only mbehaviorsmperformed mby mhuman mbeings
m 23.m AsmProfessormGilpinmismlecturingmonmthemdefinition mofmpsychology,mhemasksmamstudent,mRita,mto mthinkmabo
utman mexamplemofmammentalmprocess.mAftermthinkingmaboutmit,mRitamismstillmconfusedmbymthemtermmmentalmp
rocesses.mTo mclarify mthemterm,mProfessormGilpin mshould:
ask mambrightermstudentmto mdefinemmentalmprocesses
pointmoutmto mRitamthatmmentalmprocessesmarememphasized mby mthemlearningmapproach
suggestmthatmRitamusemthemSQ3Rmapproach mdescribed min mhermtext
suggestmthatmRita,min mhermattemptmto mthinkmaboutmmentalmprocesses,mwasmin mfactmgivingmanm
example mof mammentalmprocess
mm 24.m Themdefinition mof mpsychology mhasmevolved movermtime:
withoutmmuch mdissentmormdiscussion
frommspecific mto mmorembroad
frommbroad mto mmoremspecific
frommamfocusmon mhumansmto mamfocusmon manimals
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