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1. Alissa likes to be around people and is very accurate at judging their needs and concerns. Alissa
would be rated high on which psychological attribute?
A. the g-factor
B. emotional intelligence
C. crystallized intelligence
D. linguistic intelligence
2. If your intelligence score is 100, this implies that
A. your intelligence is average for your age group.
B. your intelligence is average in your country.
C. you answered every test item correctly.
D. you answered more items correctly than anyone else in the comparison group.
3. Which of the following is the least plausible explanation for the Flynn effect?
A. better nutrition
B. improved education
C. technology
D. changes in genetics
4. What could you conclude if you knew that someone has a deviation IQ score of 125?
A. She has average intelligence.
B. She has below average intelligence.
C. She has above average intelligence.
D. Her personality is probably abnormal in some way.
5. Dr. Myer recommended the test to his students. "You will find that the results are consistent. If
you administer the test to a test-taker in May and then again during the following month, the
results should not vary significantly unless the test-taker has sustained a brain injury or other
neurological impairment." Dr. Myer is recommending the test based on its __________________.
A. Aptitude
B. Validity
C. Reliability
D. Norms
6. You have observed that Sean, age 5, has a strong, affectionate attachment to his mother. Freudian
theory explains this behavior as an illustration of the
A. anal complex.
B. Oedipus complex.
C. genital complex.
D. Electra complex.
7. Shelby is a very outgoing person who likes being around other people and socializing with them.
According to the Big Five trait theory of personality, Shelby would be considered
A. high on the stable and enduring personality disposition known as neuroticism
B. high on the stable and enduring personality disposition known as extraversion.
C. conditioned through past reinforcements to be uncomfortable in social settings.
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D. high on the stable and enduring personality disposition known as conscientiousness.

8. Dr. Crane is looking for a test that he can use to understand more about his clients' unconscious
motivations. He would be very likely to use a(n)
A. self-report measure.
B. objective measure.
C. projective measure.
D. behavioral assessment.
9. A client is asked to look at a picture and to tell a story that describes what she thinks is happening
in the picture. Her therapist will use the content of the story to make inferences about the client's
personality. The client is likely taking the
A. Rorschach Test.
B. Q-Sort.
C. Thematic Apperception Test.
D. MMPI.
10. A divorced man is asked about his wedding day with his ex-wife who later deserted him. He
replies, "I don't remember much about it; I think it rained." His inability to recall details of that day
suggests that he applies the Freudian defense mechanism of
A. projection.
B. displacement.
C. repression.
D. sublimation.
11. During the birthday party at the pizza parlor Leonard, the birthday boy, was given a large piece
of pizza. Mother cut his younger brother's pizza into smaller slices so his smaller hands could handle
it better. Leonard examined the pieces and began to complain, "You are giving him more than me!"
Leonard is most likely _______________.
A. one-years-old
B. five-years-old
C. ten-years-old
D. fifteen-years-old
12. According to Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development, individuals who are willing to fight for
changes in existing societal rules and laws operate on the _______________.
A. conventional level of moral development
B. preconventional level of moral development
C. postconventional level of moral development
D. concrete stage of moral development
13.Molly is afraid that if she is caught stealing money from her mother's purse then she will be
punished. Kohlberg would describe Molly's orientation as
A. preconventional morality.
B. conventional morality.
C. postconventional morality.
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D. moral autonomy.
14. The neonate's rooting reflex is especially useful because it promotes
A. attachment to an adult caregiver.
B. behaviors that are related to feeding.
C. the authoritative style of parental discipline.
D. a reduction of stranger anxiety.
15.Parents who are overprotective and too restraining of their toddler risk that the child will not
achieve the psychosocial goal of
A. trust in the environment.
B. autonomy and independence.
C. nurturance from an adult.
D. competence in play activities.
16.A man with schizophrenia has a vision of St. Stephen hovering in midair at the foot of his bed.
This vision is a(n)
A. metaphor.
B. apparition.
C. hallucination.
D. delusion.
17.A behavioral therapist arranges a program for a dozen smokers, all of whom want to stop
smoking. Each smoker contributes $10 to a group fund and then signs an agreement that the one
who smokes the fewest cigarettes during the next month will keep the cash in the fund. This is an
example of
A. systematic desensitization.
B. contingency contracting.
C. a token system.
D. aversive conditioning.
18.A teenager's friends regard him as abnormal because he prefers Polish food when all his friends
prefer Italian food. In this instance, his food preference is judged as abnormal based on
A. a sense of personal distress.
B. deviation from the ideal.
C. deviation from the average.
D. inability to function.
19.Highly creative individuals with bipolar disorder produce more works
A. while in the depressed state.
B. after their mood is stabilized.
C. during the manic state.
D. in the transition between states.
20.How would a psychologist who practices cognitive therapy try to help a patient who suffers from
a major depressive disorder?
A. by using systematic desensitization to replace depression with relaxation
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B. through trying to get the patient to stop having irrational thoughts and dysfunctional attitudes
C. by analyzing unconscious conflicts from the patient's past
D. through involving the patient in satisfying social activities
21.Which event would be considered an example of a cataclysmic stressor?
A. Failure of an alarm clock to go off in the morning.
B. The death of a close family member.
C. A recent earthquake in Pakistan.
D. The loss of an election by one's preferred candidate.
22.A city government has installed three new traffic signals along the route traveled each day by a
commuter, which adds five minutes to her travels. This is an example of a(n)
A. personal stressor.
B. inoculation for stress.
C. background stressor.
D. cataclysmic event.
23.After the breakup of several relationships, Bruce chose to cope by seeking help from a counselor
to learn better dating skills. What type of coping strategy did Bruce use?
A. problem-focused
B. wishful thinking
C. emotion-focused
D. avoidant coping
24.Mr. Buss is a business executive. He has been dedicated to the company for ten years and
worked his way up the corporate ladder to the position of third vice president. He is the first to
arrive and the last to leave each day. He has no patience with those who might waste his time with
trivialities. Mr. Buss is typical of _______________.
A. Type B behavior pattern
B. Type A behavior pattern
C. an avoidant personality
D. an antisocial personality
25.People sometimes stop even trying to cope with stress if they feel that they have no control over
the bad things that happen to them; that is, people might experience:
A. emotional insulation.
B. learned helplessness.
C. avoidant reactance.
D. denial.