1. Those who score above average on tests of mathematicalaptitude are also likely to score above average on tests ofverbal aptitude. According to Spearman, this best illustratesthe importance of:A) predictive validity.B) factor analysis.C) heritability.D) the g factor.E) reliability.

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6. Which of the following play the biggest role in our feeling dizzy andunbalanced after a thrilling roller coaster ride?A) olfactory receptorsB) feature detectorsC) basilar membranesD) semicircular canalsE) tempanic membrane

7. A college administrator is trying to assess whether anadmissions test accurately predicts how well applicants willperform at his school. The administrator is most obviouslyconcerned that the test is:A) standardized.B) valid.C) factor-analyzed.D) normally distributed.E) reliable.

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12. Our short-term memory span is approximately ________ items.A) 2B) 5C) 7D) 10E) 3

13. Natassia believes that boys learn to be more aggressive thangirls primarily because boys are more frequently exposed toexternal pressures to fight. Natassia's belief most directlyexemplifies the _____ perspective.A) behavioralB) evolutionaryC) cognitiveD) psychodynamicE) neuroscience

14. When Carlos was promoted, he moved into a new office with a new phone extension. Every time he is asked for his phone number, Carlos first thinks of his old extension, illustrating:A) proactive interference.B) retroactive interference.C) encoding failure.D) storage failure.E) organic amnesia

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19. As people grow older, they are most likely to need glasses because:A) the iris loses its ability to contract the pupil.B) the blind spot increases in diameter.C) the lens loses its ability to change shape readily.D) the feature detectors progressively decrease in number.E) the cornea loses much of its transparency.

20. A race car driver participates in a highly competitive race.The part of his brain that enables him to plan a strategy to win the race is said to be the:A) sensory cortex.B) limbic system.C) cerebellum.D) frontal lobe.E) reticular system.

21. Jerome believes that his 4-year-old grandson is a hyperactivechild because the boy's constant movement resembles Jerome'sprototype of hyperactivity. Jerome's thinking best illustrates:A) belief perseverance.B) the availability heuristic.C) the representativeness heuristic.D) functional fixedness.E) the framing effect.

22. Experiencing a green afterimage of a red object is most easilyexplained by:A) the opponent-process theory.B) the gate-control theory.C) place theory.D) the Young-Helmholtz theory.E) frequency theory.

23. While Bev was hypnotized, her therapist suggested that duringthe next several days she would have a strong desire to eatwell-balanced meals. The therapist was apparentlymaking use of:A) age regression.B) posthypnotic suggestion.C) a hidden observer.D) posthypnotic amnesia.E) paradoxical sleep.

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factor motivating attachment.B) a cloth mother produced the greatest attachment response.C) whether a cloth or wire mother was present mattered less

than the presence or absence of other infants.D) attachment in monkeys is based on imprinting.E) monkeys will not bond with non-monkey "mothers" of

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33. If research suggested that a pregnant mother's use of anartificial sweetener caused harm to the fetus, the artificialsweetener would be considered a:n):A) FAS.B) form of DNA.C) depressant.D) teratogen.E) neurotransmitter.

34. Parents who are demanding and yet sensitively responsiveto their children are said to be:A) authoritarian.B) conservative.C) egocentric.D) permissive.E) authoritative.

35. As a night of sleep progresses, the percentage of time spentin deep sleep ________ and the percentage of time spentin REM sleep ________.A) increases; increasesB) decreases; decreasesC) increases; decreasesD) decreases; increasesE) doesn't change; doesn't change

36. An aroused or activated state that is often triggered by aphysiological need is called a(n):A) instinct.B) incentive.C) drive.D) set point.E) requirement.

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41. When Mr. Valdez thought his 1-year-old daughter had fallendown the stairs, his heartbeat accelerated, hisblood pressure rose, and he began to perspireheavily. Mr. Valdez's state of arousal wasactivated by his _____ nervous system.A) parasympatheticB) sympatheticC) somaticD) sensorimotorE) central

42. When spoken language is processed in the brain, sound first travelsas nerve impulses to:A) Wernicke's area.B) the angular gyrus.C) Broca's area.D) the cerebellum.E) the occipital lobe

43. As he attempted to spell the word “receive,” Tim reminded himself “i before e except after c.” Tim's self-reminder best illustrates theuse of:A) trial and error.B) insight.C) an algorithm.D) a heuristic.E) prototypes.

44. Walking through the halls of his high school 10 years after graduation,Tom experienced a flood of old memories. Tom's experience showedthe role of:A) state-dependent memory.B) context effects.C) retroactive interference.D) echoic memory.E) mood congruency

45. A dog's salivation at the sight of a food dish, even withoutthe presence of food, is a(n):A) conditioned stimulus.B) unconditioned stimulus.C) unconditioned response.D) conditioned response.E) neutral stimulus.

46. The local fire department sounds the 12 o'clock whistle. The process by which your ears convert the sound waves from thesiren into neural impulses is an example of:A) sensory adaptation.B) accommodation.C) parallel processing.D) transduction.E) sensory interaction.

47. After Olympic Gold Medalist Greg Louganis performs threespectacular dives, the narrator indicates that underlying Greg'selegant body movements are the coordinatedactivities of the basal ganglia, motor cortex, and:A) hypothalamus.B) cerebellum.C) angular gyrus.D) amygdala.E) Pons

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