1. All of the following are ways to decrease prejudice except A. make values and norms against prejudice more visible. B. provide inaccurate information. C. increase contact between the target of stereotyping and the holder of the stereotype. D. teach people awareness regarding the characteristic of targets of stereotyping. 2. All of the following are common changes that occur in adulthood except A. divorce. B. menopause. C. life reviews. D. midlife transitions. 3. Insomnia affects approximately _______ percent of people and nearly _______ million people suffer from sleep apnea. A. 20; 30 B. 30; 20 C. 30; 10 D. 10; 20 4. The somatic division links the brain to A. the spinal cord. B. the kidneys. C. the heart. D. the liver. 5. Smoking even though you know there is a great chance of getting cancer is a good example of A. cognitive dissonance. B. schema. C. social cognition. D. attribution theory. 6. Prozac, Celexa, Zoloft, Paxil, and Lexapro are common drugs used to treat . psychosis. B. anxiety. C. obsessive compulsive disorder. D. depression. 7. The following are all correct types of memory except A. memosodic. B. episodic. C. procedural. D. semantic. 8. All of the following are examples of types of influences we encounter except A. conformity. B. compliance. C. schema. D. obedience. 9. According to the textbook, the worst parents are those who are A. authoritarian. B. uninvolved. C. permissive. D. authoritative. 10. The scientific method involves A. theories and operational definitions. B. neither theories and operational definitions nor hypotheses and research. C. theories and operational definitions as well as hypotheses and research. D. hypotheses and research. 11. The startle reflex occurs when A. a baby cries when he/she hears a stranger's voice. B. a baby's toes fan out when his/her foot is stroked. C. a baby's cheek is rubbed and he/she seeks to nurse. D. a baby flings out his/her arms and legs at a sudden noise. 12. Pavlov's classical conditioning experiment involved conditioned response, unconditioned response, _______, and _______. A. neutral stimulus; extinction B. neutral response; extinction C. neutral stimulus; distinction D. neutral response; distinction 13. There are different types of perspectives on psychological disorders. Which perspective is defined orrectly? A. Behavioral, which assumes that there is a physiological cause to psychological disorders B. Psychoanalytical, which assumes that behaviors are shaped by family, society, and culture C. Sociological, which assumes abnormal behaviors are learned D. Cognitive, which assumes people's thoughts and beliefs are central to psychological disorders 14. There are _______ stages of sleep. A. two B. five C. four D. three 15. Alissa and Allen are discussing Freudian defense mechanisms. Alissa says both repression and regression are Freudian defense mechanisms, while Allen insists sublimation is one as well. Who is correct? A. Only Allen is correct. B. Neither Alissa nor Allen .

1. 1. All of the following are ways to decrease prejudice except A.
make values and norms against prejudice more visible. B.
provide inaccurate information. C. increase contact between the
target of stereotyping and the holder of the stereotype. D. teach
people awareness regarding the characteristic of targets of
stereotyping. 2. All of the following are common changes that
occur in adulthood except A. divorce. B. menopause. C. life
reviews. D. midlife transitions. 3. Insomnia affects
approximately _______ percent of people and nearly _______
million people suffer from sleep apnea. A. 20; 30 B. 30; 20 C.
30; 10 D. 10; 20 4. The somatic division links the brain to A.
the spinal cord. B. the kidneys. C. the heart. D. the liver. 5.
Smoking even though you know there is a great chance of
getting cancer is a good example of A. cognitive dissonance. B.
schema. C. social cognition. D. attribution theory. 6. Prozac,
Celexa, Zoloft, Paxil, and Lexapro are common drugs used to
treat . psychosis. B. anxiety. C. obsessive compulsive disorder.
D. depression. 7. The following are all correct types of memory
except A. memosodic. B. episodic. C. procedural. D. semantic.
8. All of the following are examples of types of influences we
encounter except A. conformity. B. compliance. C. schema. D.
obedience. 9. According to the textbook, the worst parents are
those who are A. authoritarian. B. uninvolved. C. permissive. D.
authoritative. 10. The scientific method involves A. theories and
operational definitions. B. neither theories and operational
definitions nor hypotheses and research. C. theories and
operational definitions as well as hypotheses and research. D.
hypotheses and research. 11. The startle reflex occurs when A. a
baby cries when he/she hears a stranger's voice. B. a baby's toes
fan out when his/her foot is stroked. C. a baby's cheek is rubbed
and he/she seeks to nurse. D. a baby flings out his/her arms and
legs at a sudden noise. 12. Pavlov's classical conditioning
experiment involved conditioned response, unconditioned
response, _______, and _______. A. neutral stimulus; extinction
B. neutral response; extinction C. neutral stimulus; distinction

2. D. neutral response; distinction 13. There are different types of
perspectives on psychological disorders. Which perspective is
defined orrectly? A. Behavioral, which assumes that there is a
physiological cause to psychological disorders B.
Psychoanalytical, which assumes that behaviors are shaped by
family, society, and culture C. Sociological, which assumes
abnormal behaviors are learned D. Cognitive, which assumes
people's thoughts and beliefs are central to psychological
disorders 14. There are _______ stages of sleep. A. two B. five
C. four D. three 15. Alissa and Allen are discussing Freudian
defense mechanisms. Alissa says both repression and regression
are Freudian defense mechanisms, while Allen insists
sublimation is one as well. Who is correct? A. Only Allen is
correct. B. Neither Alissa nor Allen is correct. C. Both Alissa
and Allen are correct. D. Only Alissa is correct. 16. The James–
Lange theory says that emotional experience is a reaction to A.
a combination of bodily events occurring as a result of external
situation and physiological arousal and emotional experience.
B. a combination of nonspecific kinds of physiological arousal
and its interpretations. C. both physiological arousal and
emotional experience as well as nerve stimuli. D. bodily events
occurring as a result of an external situation. 17. The endocrine
system is a chemical communication system that sends messages
throughout the body via the A. bloodstream. B. hormones. C.
nerves. D. glands. 18. Bandura's Bobo Doll experiment
demonstrated A. ethnocentricity. B. observational learning. C.
social identity. D. obedience. 19. What would be the best type
of schedule to enforce a slow, steady response? A. Fixed-
interval B. Variable-interval C. Fixed-ratio D. Variable-ratio nd
of exam 20. According to the DSM-IV-TR and your text, several
different mental disorders are currently recognized. Which
symptoms and subcategories are correctly aligned? A. Mood
disorders: disorganized, paranoid, catatonic, and
undifferentiated B. Schizophrenia: hypochondriasis and
conversion disorder C. Dissociative disorders: multiple
personality disorder, dissociative amnesia, and dissociative

3. fugue D. Somatoform disorders: generalized anxiety, panic,
obsessive compulsive disorder, and PTSD