41. According to research, the most influential individual in a child’s life in terms of influencing gender-typing is A. the father. B. the mother. C. a sister. D. a brother.       42. Gary’s dad frowns when Gary picks up his sister’s doll and starts to play with it. His dad’s reaction is likely to influence Gary’s A. gender-typing. B. gender constancy. […]

21.When Sarah and her mother Rika are observed using the Strange Situation protocol, the observers conclude that there is an avoidant attachment between the two. Which of the following behavior sets would lead to such a conclusion? a.Sarah seems confused both when Rika leaves the room and when she returns. She doesn’t seem to understand at all what is happening. b.Sarah is mildly upset when […]

71.During the 1970s and 1980s, which industries were the hardest hit sectors in the American workplace? a.heavy manufacturing and farmingc.textiles and military careers b.education and childcared.law and medicine   72.Mantler and colleagues (2005) found that ________ mediated the relationship between one’s employment status and their perceived levels of stress. a.age of childrenc.employment uncertainty b.retirement savingsd.educational achievements   73.Charlie learns that her company is downsizing, and […]

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria used by psychologists to determine whether a behavior is abnormal? A)morality B)social deviance C)dangerousness D)unusualness E)emotionally distress 2.Which of the following statements regarding criteria for determining abnormal behavior is FALSE? A)Psychologists use multiple criteria in determining whether behavior is abnormal. B)The one determining feature of abnormal behavior is unusualness. C)Most people feel anxious […]

  81.Regarding Eysenck’s model of personality, which of the following statements is FALSE? A)According to Eysenck, there are four basic personality types. B)Eysenck’s trait model is more complicated than Cattell’s. C)Eysenck found that mountain climbers tended to by extraverted and emotionally stable. D)Eysenck believed that introverts inherit a nervous system that operates at a higher level of arousal than that of extraverts. E)Eysenck believed that […]

  91. Adaris has always been drawn to the saying “Absence makes the heart grow fonder,” and she decides to incorporate this saying into her research project. Adaris is trying to define absence in a way that can be empirically tested. She is attempting to find an appropriate __________. a) hypothesis b) operational definition c) double-blind study d) theory 92. Systematically collecting data in real-world […]

  41. In order to protect herself from experiencing anxiety, Nancy is attributing her own unacceptable aggressive impulses to another individual. Nancy is using a(n):  A. self-actualization principle. B. fixation process. C. defense mechanism. D. preconscious process. 42. Probably the most primary of the defense mechanisms is that of:  A. denial. B. repression. C. projection. D. sublimation. 43. _____ is the primary defense mechanism in which unacceptable or unpleasant id impulses are pushed back into the […]

  81.  How does light therapy work? A.  It passes an electric current through the part of the body that is affected by pain. B.  It stimulates nerve cells in the brain to provide direct pain relief. C.  It stimulates the production of healing enzymes. D.  It encourages the development of different thought patterns and beliefs. 82.  _____ is a condition in which exposure to […]

  21. What is the critical difference between a simultaneous lineup and a sequential lineup? a.Sequential lineups typically involve biased instructions. b.Sequential lineups require absolute judgments. c.Simultaneous lineups require absolute judgments. d.Simultaneous lineups typically include more foils. e.Sequential lineups require relative judgments. 22. An eyewitness is shown a picture of an individual who the police think is responsible for a recent bank robbery. No other […]

  101. Which theory of forgetting is correctly matched with its description?  A. Decay—Information is lost over time as a result of nonuse. B. Interference—Forgetting occurs when there are too few “triggers” to recall the information. C. Cue-dependent—Forgetting occurs because other information in memory disrupts the retrieval of the information we are trying to remember. D. Retroactive interference—Information learned earlier disrupts the recall of newer material. 102. Which of the following […]