31.The rates of abuse against women tend to be higher in cultures where all but which of the following are emphasized? a.female purityc.family honor b.male statusd.independence 32.Estimates suggest that approximately 80% of men and 70% of women between the ages of 20 and 24 are a.married.c.unmarried. b.cohabitating.d.engaged to be married. 33.Research conducted by DePaulo (2006) found that people associate the qualities “caring,” “kind,” and “giving” […]

    126.Mr. Andriesse has taught his fifth graders about metaphors and similes.  He gave them several examples of each, and they also formed a definition of each.  He then supplied the term metaphor and linked it to its definition and then introduced the term simile and linked it to its definition.                Mr. Andriesse then had them write a paragraph that included at least […]

  101. During a workshop, the presenter asks everyone to reflect on his or her own identity. Kelly starts by thinking about how she is Indian American, practices Hinduism, and that her parents were part of the Brahmin caste when they lived in India. Kelly is thinking about her  A. emotion culture. B. ethnic identity. C. ego integrity. D. gender identity. 102. The focus of psychosocial development in adolescence, according to […]

1. Bob is interested in helping people behave in ways that will prevent illness, such as eating healthy foods and having safe sex. Bob is most likely a researcher in the _____ subfield of psychology.  A. clinical B. developmental C. educational D. health 2. The University of Illinois is starting a research project that compares the test performance of students who sleep eight hours a night and eat well-balanced meals with […]

    91. Becca received an email from her friend, Leslie. At the bottom was an arrangement of assorted characters that formed an image of a kitten. Becca recognized the characters as a whole image instead of random, unrelated objects because of the grouping principle of  A. simplicity. B. closure. C. common fate. D. similarity. 92. You know that your friends Manuel and William are the same height. You use the […]

    106.You have a friend whose phone number is 246-1478.  You  easily recall the number when you want to call him/her, because you remember that the last four digits of the number form an ‘L’ on the touch tone dialing system.  Of the following, this best illustrates: a.retention of the information in working memory. b.encoding into long-term memory through rehearsal. c.encoding the information into […]

    91. Meghan has suffered a head injury in a car accident. However, because she is such a dedicated teacher, she returns to teach her psychology class just a few days later. When she gets up in front of the class to lecture on hormones, she says, “Hormones . . . substances . . . pituitary . . . secreting . . . growth . […]

    21) Which one of the following assessments would provide the most valid basis for identifying students who are academically gifted? A) A group achievement test B) A group intelligence test C) An individual IQ test D) Teacher observations and grades     22) Current beliefs about teaching the gifted A) clearly favor acceleration over enrichment. B) clearly favor enrichment over acceleration. C) view […]

    Multiple Choice Questions   1. The first attempts to study forgetting scientifically were made by the German psychologist:  A. Hermann Ebbinghaus. B. Wilhelm Wundt. C. Ernst Heinrich Weber. D. Georg Elias Muller.     2. Which of the following statements best describes the forgetting function that Ebbinghaus discovered?  A. Material is forgotten at a relatively constant rate once it has been learned. B. Nothing is ever really forgotten. C. Material is forgotten […]

  31. Brooke is engaged in naturalistic observation. In which of the following projects is she most likely engaged?  A. Asking a sample of college students a set of questions about tendency to become angry in different situations. B. Watching and recording interactions between subordinates and their supervisors in a large corporate office. C. Conducting an in-depth investigation of the history and current behavior of an autistic boy. D. Examining […]