PSY2012 Major Test 4 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADE A+.
A commercial using central route persuasion to advertise a certain brand of cereal
would MOST likely draw your attention to the: - ANSWER: great nutritional value
of the cereal.
In your psychology class, your professor discussed a discovery by a team of
archaeologists of several skulls with holes cut in them at a prehistoric burial site in
southern Russia. Your professor explained that the holes in these skulls were MOST
likely made in an effort to: - ANSWER: allow the evil spirits thought to cause mental
illnesses to escape the brain.
James's parents notice that he has problems focusing. He is also easily distracted and
forgetful. James often loses what he needs to finish school tasks. James's parents see no
issues with his level of activity and he is not impulsive. What disorder would James
MOST accurately be diagnosed with? - ANSWER: ADHD
Dr. Thompson is a therapist focusing on substance abuse issues. Dr. Thompson typically
conducts therapy with several people at once who suffer from these issues. Dr.
Thompson gives feedback to his clients and they also give feedback to one another. Dr.
Thompson is MOST likely conducting _____ therapy. - ANSWER: group
Two years ago, Kiara was diagnosed with a psychological disorder. One of Kiara's
symptoms is that she believes that she was replaced with an exact copy of herself by
aliens. Another of Kiara's symptoms is her speech. It is difficult to follow what Kiara is
trying to say. For instance, Kiara recently told her doctor, "You are a spackle moggie. I
know because the president of the world was elected to terminate the space aliens.
They're pepper pots and they built the Empire State Building and turned people into
pigs when they were done." The disorder Kiara was MOST likely diagnosed with is: -
ANSWER: schizophrenia
For the past several days, Paul has had boundless energy. His thoughts feel like they are
racing and he can't get his ideas and words out fast enough. Paul has gotten very little
sleep during this time. Yesterday, Paul decided on a whim to buy a new car, even
though he did not need one and could not really afford it. Paul's behavior over the past
few days is MOST consistent with a _____ episode. - ANSWER: manic
Based on research on the relationship between attributions and prosocial behavior,
which group would be most likely to help tsunami victims? A group that was told the
victims: - ANSWER: had no idea that the tsunami was going to happen - it was a very
sudden natural disaster.
, Katie lives in an apartment building. When she initially moved in, she wasn't
particularly attracted to any of her neighbors and didn't engage socially with any of
them. After a year of living there, however, she began feeling increasingly attracted to
the fellow who lives in the apartment next to hers. What BEST explains Katie's
increased attraction to her next-door neighbor? - ANSWER: mere exposure effect
Carrie and Bill decided to see a movie. When they got to the theater, the movie was sold
out. Carrie became very upset, telling Bill that it was her fault they wasted their time
and that she should have known the movie would be sold out. Even though Bill assured
Carrie she did nothing wrong, Carrie continued to blame herself. The cognitive
distortion Carrie is demonstrating is MOST likely: - ANSWER: personalization.
Dr. Vo teaches a class about types of psychotherapies. Dr. Vo presented a case study of
a child who developed a phobia of thunderstorms. The therapist in the case study
gradually exposed the child to simulated thunderstorms while in a relaxed state.
Eventually, thunderstorms no longer caused the child fear. The therapist in the case
study was MOST likely using: - ANSWER: systematic desensitization.
Mr. Robinson is a third-grade teacher. Each day, students in Mr. Robinson's class can
earn gold stars for following all of the classroom rules. If a student earns enough gold
stars, they earn 30 extra minutes of recess. Mr. Robinson is using _____ to encourage
rule-following in his classroom. - ANSWER: a token economy
Keri has significant test anxiety for which she sees a counselor on campus. In order to
understand the sequence that has led Keri to think illogically about tests, Keri and her
therapist first determined that the activating event for her anxiety was an upcoming
test. Working together, they both also identified the types of thoughts Keri had about
upcoming tests. In the ABCDE model of therapy, these thoughts are called: -
ANSWER: beliefs.
You were assigned to do a paper on a psychological disorder of your choice. You chose
to write your paper on the disorder in which a person has more than one distinct
personality. These personalities are distinct from one another and often have different
abilities and memories. What disorder did you choose to write about? - ANSWER:
dissociative identity disorder
Jordan is seeing a behavior therapist to help her stop smoking. One of the first things
Jordan's therapist did was to determine how many cigarettes she smokes a day. By
doing so, Jordan's therapist is determining _____ of Jordan's behavior in order to
decrease the frequency of her smoking. - ANSWER: a baseline
Angel sees a therapist for an anxiety disorder. Angel's therapist has worked with Angel
to help him understand that how he thinks about life events causes his anxiety, rather
VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADE A+.
A commercial using central route persuasion to advertise a certain brand of cereal
would MOST likely draw your attention to the: - ANSWER: great nutritional value
of the cereal.
In your psychology class, your professor discussed a discovery by a team of
archaeologists of several skulls with holes cut in them at a prehistoric burial site in
southern Russia. Your professor explained that the holes in these skulls were MOST
likely made in an effort to: - ANSWER: allow the evil spirits thought to cause mental
illnesses to escape the brain.
James's parents notice that he has problems focusing. He is also easily distracted and
forgetful. James often loses what he needs to finish school tasks. James's parents see no
issues with his level of activity and he is not impulsive. What disorder would James
MOST accurately be diagnosed with? - ANSWER: ADHD
Dr. Thompson is a therapist focusing on substance abuse issues. Dr. Thompson typically
conducts therapy with several people at once who suffer from these issues. Dr.
Thompson gives feedback to his clients and they also give feedback to one another. Dr.
Thompson is MOST likely conducting _____ therapy. - ANSWER: group
Two years ago, Kiara was diagnosed with a psychological disorder. One of Kiara's
symptoms is that she believes that she was replaced with an exact copy of herself by
aliens. Another of Kiara's symptoms is her speech. It is difficult to follow what Kiara is
trying to say. For instance, Kiara recently told her doctor, "You are a spackle moggie. I
know because the president of the world was elected to terminate the space aliens.
They're pepper pots and they built the Empire State Building and turned people into
pigs when they were done." The disorder Kiara was MOST likely diagnosed with is: -
ANSWER: schizophrenia
For the past several days, Paul has had boundless energy. His thoughts feel like they are
racing and he can't get his ideas and words out fast enough. Paul has gotten very little
sleep during this time. Yesterday, Paul decided on a whim to buy a new car, even
though he did not need one and could not really afford it. Paul's behavior over the past
few days is MOST consistent with a _____ episode. - ANSWER: manic
Based on research on the relationship between attributions and prosocial behavior,
which group would be most likely to help tsunami victims? A group that was told the
victims: - ANSWER: had no idea that the tsunami was going to happen - it was a very
sudden natural disaster.
, Katie lives in an apartment building. When she initially moved in, she wasn't
particularly attracted to any of her neighbors and didn't engage socially with any of
them. After a year of living there, however, she began feeling increasingly attracted to
the fellow who lives in the apartment next to hers. What BEST explains Katie's
increased attraction to her next-door neighbor? - ANSWER: mere exposure effect
Carrie and Bill decided to see a movie. When they got to the theater, the movie was sold
out. Carrie became very upset, telling Bill that it was her fault they wasted their time
and that she should have known the movie would be sold out. Even though Bill assured
Carrie she did nothing wrong, Carrie continued to blame herself. The cognitive
distortion Carrie is demonstrating is MOST likely: - ANSWER: personalization.
Dr. Vo teaches a class about types of psychotherapies. Dr. Vo presented a case study of
a child who developed a phobia of thunderstorms. The therapist in the case study
gradually exposed the child to simulated thunderstorms while in a relaxed state.
Eventually, thunderstorms no longer caused the child fear. The therapist in the case
study was MOST likely using: - ANSWER: systematic desensitization.
Mr. Robinson is a third-grade teacher. Each day, students in Mr. Robinson's class can
earn gold stars for following all of the classroom rules. If a student earns enough gold
stars, they earn 30 extra minutes of recess. Mr. Robinson is using _____ to encourage
rule-following in his classroom. - ANSWER: a token economy
Keri has significant test anxiety for which she sees a counselor on campus. In order to
understand the sequence that has led Keri to think illogically about tests, Keri and her
therapist first determined that the activating event for her anxiety was an upcoming
test. Working together, they both also identified the types of thoughts Keri had about
upcoming tests. In the ABCDE model of therapy, these thoughts are called: -
ANSWER: beliefs.
You were assigned to do a paper on a psychological disorder of your choice. You chose
to write your paper on the disorder in which a person has more than one distinct
personality. These personalities are distinct from one another and often have different
abilities and memories. What disorder did you choose to write about? - ANSWER:
dissociative identity disorder
Jordan is seeing a behavior therapist to help her stop smoking. One of the first things
Jordan's therapist did was to determine how many cigarettes she smokes a day. By
doing so, Jordan's therapist is determining _____ of Jordan's behavior in order to
decrease the frequency of her smoking. - ANSWER: a baseline
Angel sees a therapist for an anxiety disorder. Angel's therapist has worked with Angel
to help him understand that how he thinks about life events causes his anxiety, rather
