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industrial organizational psychology understanding the workplace
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Industrial Organizational Psychology Understanding The Workplace
2. While dancing with his girlfriend, Malik notices that he has an erection. He is in which stage of the sexual response cycle?a. Excitementb. Plateauc. Orgasmd. Resolution
1. Which is true of animals, but not of humans?a. Testosterone regulates sex drive.b. Menstruation follows ovulation.c. Mating occurs only during estrus.d. Hormones influence sexual behavior.
4. Hannah is 23 years old, 5’ 2’’ tall, and weighs 185 lbs. Hannah routinely eats large amounts of food when stressed. Afterward, she feels awful, but she continues to deal with stress in this
3. Mona’s liver is converting glycogen into glucose.As a result, Mona will likely feel which of the following?a. Not hungryb. Hungryc. Nauseousd. We cannot predict from the information given.
2. In a study examining the effects of CCK on eating, fasting participants are randomly assigned to get either an injection of CCK or a saline injection.Thirty minutes after the injections, all
1. A friend of yours was recently in a car accident and experienced severe damage to their lateral hypothalamus. As a result, you should expect that your friend will________.a. likely stop eating.b.
4. Believing that you failed an exam due to a lack of studying is a(n)____________that is associated with having a ___________mindset.a. extrinsic motive; fixedb. extrinsic motive; growthc.
3. Which of the following is the best example of intrinsic motivation?a. Engaging in your favorite hobbyb. Staying late at work to earn overtimec. Cleaning your house because you have company
2. Which of the following approaches to motivation assumes that motivation can come from outside the person?a. Instinct theoryb. Drive theoryc. Self-determination theoryd. None of the above
1. Which of the following approaches to motivation is most closely aligned with Darwin’s theory of natural selection?a. Drive theoryb. Instinct theoryc. Self-determination theoryd. Maslow’s
5.4 Describe how we express our emotional states through facial expressions.
5.4 Describe the various theoretical perspectives on emotion. (APA 1.1, 1.3)
20. Which of the following drugs is most likely to be prescribed to reduce pain?a. Stimulantb. Depressantc. Hallucinogend. Opiate
9. Rashid cut his finger while cooking. Which neurotransmitter/neuromodulator would be most useful in alleviating his pain?a. Dopamineb. Endorphinc. Norepinephrined. GABA
3. Isabel experienced a brain injury that left her with an inability to store new memories for events and concepts. Which part of Isabel’s brain was most likely damaged?a. Hippocampusb.
2. Billy had a stroke on the left side of his brain.Most of his left frontal lobe was destroyed. What symptoms would you most expect to see in Billy as a result of this damage?a. Paralysis on the
1. Damage to which of the following brain structures would be most likely to cause locked-in syndrome, such as seen in the case of Jean-Dominique Bauby?a. Occipital lobeb. Amygdalac. Ponsd.
3. The sensory neurons in your fingertips are part of the ______ nervous system.a. centralb. peripheralc. autonomicd. sympathetic
2. Moving your legs as you walk is an example of a behavior that is governed by which branch of the nervous system?a. Somatic nervous systemb. Autonomic nervous systemc. Sympathetic nervous systemd.
1. During a bad storm, Juanita saw what looked like a tornado forming in the sky above her home.Immediately after she saw the tornado, which division of the nervous system was most likely in control
3. Acetylcholine is thought to play a role in memory processing in the brain. Sasha has half her research participants drink an herbal tea that boosts the body’s ability to manufacture
2. Jackson is a normal, healthy adult. Jackson’s brain likely contains more __________ than any other neurotransmitter.a. glutamateb. GABAc. dopamined. acetylcholine
1. Lakisha developed a disease that reduces the amount of dopamine in the brain. What symptoms would you expect Lakisha to have?a. Hallucinationsb. Trouble with motor skillsc. Loss of consciousnessd.
3. Sara hypothesizes that taking a drug that increases a neurotransmitter, serotonin, in the brain will decrease anxiety. Sara’s hypothesis would be best tested with a(n) ___________.a.
2. Sabrina has contracted a disease that is destroying her myelin sheath. What effect would you expect this disease to have on the functioning of Sabrina’s nervous system?a. It will speed up the
1. Aki’s dentist gave him a drug that froze the sodium ion channels along Aki’s neural axons. What is the likely effect of this drug?a. Aki’s neurons will fire more action potentials than
1. Physicians and researchers often use EEGs on sleeping participants. What is this technology most likely to tell them about the participant’s brain?a. It will tell them whether or not some of the
2. Which of the following technologies for studying the brain is most invasive and therefore used only when absolutely necessary in humans?a. fMRIb. Brain stimulationc. PET scansd. CAT scans
8. An inhibitory neurotransmitter makes the postsynaptic neuron likely to fire an action potential by making the inside of the postsynaptic neuron more .a. more; positiveb. less; positivec. more;
7. Billy was in a car accident and sustained head injuries. Some of the injury occurred in areas of the brain that use glutamate. The damage caused the glutamate, the chief excitatory
6. Drugs that are used to treat depressive disorders often the action of in the brain.a. increase; serotoninb. decrease; serotoninc. increase; GABAd. decrease; GABA
5. There tends to be a(n) of in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease.a. excess; dopamineb. lack; dopaminec. excess; acetylcholined. lack; acetylcholine
4. Sara slipped and nearly fell while walking down the stairs. The increased heart rate and blood pressure that accompanied Sara’s fear at almost falling were most likely due to activation of
3. Neurotransmitters can be found in the of the neuron.a. axonb. myelinc. axon bulbd. dendrites
2. When the potential of a neuron hits its threshold of excitation at , it will fire an action potential.a. 255 mvb. 155 mvc. 270 mvd. 170 mv
1. Neural impulses travel faster in neurons that have.a. myelinb. vesiclesc. dopamined. axon bulbs
3. Alena was just frightened by a snake. Which of the following endocrine glands most likely played the biggest role in her response to stress?a. Testesb. Adrenal cortexc. Ovariesd. Adrenal medulla
2. A malfunction in which of the following endocrine glands would be most disruptive to the overall functioning of the endocrine system?a. Ovaries/testesb. Thalamusc. Pituitaryd. Adrenal
1. The _____ releases male sex hormones in the body.a. adrenal cortexb. adrenal medullac. hippocampusd. ovary
3. Which of the following techniques for studying the brain does not yield information on the activity that is taking place in the brain?a. MRIb. fMRIc. PET scand. EEG
2.6 Explain how the endocrine system works and describe the function of the endocrine glands.
2.5 Describe brain-imaging techniques and other ways we can study the brain, and explain their advantages and limitations. (APA 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)
18. Dr. Grogan studies how psychological principles can be applied in the workplace. Dr. Grogan is most likely a(n) psychologist.a. industrial/organizationalb. clinicalc. sociald. health
17. Dr. Barrios is a psychologist who studies how people change over time. Dr. Barrios is most likely a psychologist.a. cognitiveb. biologicalc. sociald. developmental
16. Dr. Warren is a psychologist who studies chemicals in the brain. Dr. Warren is approaching psychology from the perspective.a. cognitiveb. eclecticc. biologicald. sociocultural
15. Which of the following is the most likely educational attainment of the majority of psychologists?a. Doctorate degreeb. Master’s degreec. Bachelor’s degreed. Associate’s degree
14. Many modern psychologists follow the approach to psychology, in that they do not adhere strictly to any one psychological perspective.a. pragmaticb. functionalc. commonsensed. eclectic
13. Dr. Babar is a psychologist who studies how people’s eating habits help them adapt to and survive in their environments. Dr. Babar is emphasizing which psychological perspective?a.
12. The perspective in psychology stresses the importance of looking at the influence of unconscious drives and motives on behavior and mental processes.a. functionalismb. cognitivec. psychodynamicd.
11. Dr. Eden tells potential participants of any risks they may experience prior to their participation in a research study. Dr. Eden is following the ethical guideline of .a. deceptionb.
10. The longer the commute for a student to a college campus, the less likely they are to complete a degree. This is an example of a .a. positive correlationb. negative correlationc. zero
9. A confounding variable .a. measures the effect of the independent variableb. is the variable that is manipulated by the experimenterc. has no effect on the dependent variabled. is any factor other
8. Dr. Ling is studying helping behavior in children. Every day, Dr. Ling goes to the local playground at 3 p.m., sits on the sidelines, and records the number of times one child helps another, the
7. Dr. Pi wants to test the hypothesis that smoking marijuana impairs one’s ability to remember information. What type of hypothesis is Dr. Pi interested in testing?a. Predictiveb. Causalc.
19. The first African American to earn a doctorate in psychology was .a. Karen Horneyb. Mary Calkinsc. Gilbert Haven Jonesd. Sidney Beckham
20. Today, who earns most of the doctorates in psychology?a. Menb. Womenc. African Americansd. Asian Americans
2.4 Describe changes in the aging brain and what is known about protecting the brain as we age.(APA 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)
2.4 Be able to locate the hindbrain, midbrain, and forebrain; list their parts; and explain what they do.(APA 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)
2.3 Describe the major parts of the nervous system and the types of information they process. (APA 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)
2.2 List the major neurotransmitters/neuromodulators, and describe the functions they may influence.(APA 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)
2.1 Explain the processes of excitation and inhibition at the synapse. (APA 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)
2.1 Explain what an action potential is and how it moves down the axon and across the synapse.(AP 1.1, 1.2)
2.1 Describe the basic structure of a neuron, including the axon, dendrites, and synapse. (APA 1.1, 1.2)
We detailed in Section 1.3 of this chapter Stanley Milgram’s classic study on obedience. Review the information given on his research and answer the following questions:1. What was Milgram’s
4. Explain depression from each of the modern perspectives and using the eclectic approach. Use You Review:Explaining Anxiety Using the Modern Perspectives as a guide if you need help.
3. Suppose William James, Sigmund Freud, and John Watson had the opportunity to sit down and discuss the causes of behavior. What might this conversation sound like? On what issues might they agree?
2. Design a research study to test the idea that listening to rock music while studying facilitates learning.What type of hypothesis would you make? Could this idea be tested by naturalistic
1. Explain how you can apply the scientific method to decide on a college major or a career choice. Could this method also be used as part of your decisionmaking process when purchasing a large item
6. Dr. Vaz conducted an experiment in which participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions. In the first condition, the participants were shown visual images of common objects and then
11. Which part of the brain functions as a relay for sensory information?a. hippocampusb. amygdalac. thalamusd. hypothalamus
11. The of the brain processes visual information before it travels to the cortex.a. thalamusb. hypothalamusc. olfactory bulbd. hippocampus
2. If you went blind in one eye, which depth cue would you lose?a. Motion parallaxb. Interpositionc. Retinal disparityd. Texture gradient
1. Jamal was a witness to a bank robbery. Although he did not clearly see the robber’s face, Jamal assumed that the robber was a man. What is the most likely reason for Jamal’s assumption?a.
3. Which of your senses would be least likely to be affected when you have a bad head cold?a. Tasteb. Touchc. Smelld. Vestibular sense
2. Spinning around and around on a carnival ride is most likely to affect which of your senses?a. Tasteb. Hearingc. Smelld. Vestibular sense
1. Which of the following is not thought to be a taste for which your tongue has receptors?a. Saltyb. Sourc. Spicyd. Bitter
3. ________ theory proposes that pitch is perceived when the brain locates the region of the basilar membrane that is firing the most action potentials.a. Frequencyb. Basilarc. Placed. Volley
2. By turning up the volume on your TV, you are changing the ________ of the sound waves being emitted by the TV.a. amplitudeb. wavelengthc. pitchd. width
1. In the United States, men have been shown to have greater age-related hearing loss than women have.One explanation for this is that men tend to work around noisy machinery more often than women
3. You have just returned to a darkened theater after a trip to the concession stand. Now you have a problem—you can’t find your seat in the dark.Knowing what you do about vision, which of the
2. Which theory best explains why Sara would see flashes of red light after 8 hours of working on a computer monitor that has a green and black screen?a. The opponent-process theoryb. The
1. Juan was born with no cones in his retina. As a result, he is completely color-blind. Juan’s doctor published a paper in which he discussed how Juan’s complete color blindness seems to be
4. In signal detection theory, if you don’t hear the alarm clock when it goes off, you have just made a_____________.a. false alarmb. missc. correct rejectiond. hit
3. A brain tumor in your occipital lobe might result in distorted visual perception. This result is most consistent with which theory of perception?a. Feature detection theoryb. Gestalt theory of
1. Leahannaba grew up in a culture where most of the structures were dome-shaped huts. Compared to someone from New York City, which optical illusion is Leahannaba less likely to experience?a. Ponzo
10. When we hear a sound, cells on the convert sound waves into neural signals.a. cone; tympanic membraneb. rod; cochlear ductc. hair; basilar membraned. hair; tympanic membrane
9. The of a sound corresponds to the of a sound wave.a. loudness; frequencyb. pitch; frequencyc. loudness; cycled. pitch; amplitude
8. According to the trichromatic theory of color vision, we have for , , and light.a. cones; red; green; blueb. cones; red; green; yellowc. rods; red; green; blued. rods; red; green; yellow
7. in the of the retina allow us to see color.a. Neurotransmitters; conesb. Photopigments; conesc. Neurotransmitters; rodsd. Photopigments; rods
6. The eye’s undergoes to focus an image of what we see on our retina.a. iris; constrictionb. pupil; constrictionc. lens; accommodationd. sclera; accommodation
5. The hue or color of a light we perceive corresponds to the of the light wave.a. purityb. wavelengthc. amplituded. frequency
4. The average human would be able to see which of the following wavelengths?a. 950 nmc. 789 nmb. 850 nmd. 550 nm
3. According to Weber’s law, a teaspoon of sugar added to an already sweet glass of tea will be noticeable than a teaspoon of sugar added to a glass of tea that has no sugar to begin with.a. lessb.
2. Determining the qualities of light energy that are related to color would be most central to which of the following areas of psychology?a. Physiological psychologyb. Perception psychologyc.
1. is the conversion of environmental energies into neural impulses.a. Sensationb. Perceptionc. Absolute thresholdd. The just noticeable difference (jnd)
3. When you look down the railroad tracks, the tracks appear to converge even though they are parallel.This illusion is the result of which perceptual process?a. Monocular depth cuesb. Binocular
2. Last night, Samantha noticed that the moon looked huge as it rose above the horizon. Later, when the moon was overhead, it did not look nearly as large to her. Which of the following is thought to
3. According to Weber’s law, the amount of increase in the intensity of a stimulus needed to produce a just noticeable difference (jnd) is a function of the original intensity of the stimulus. To
2. If your tea already tastes sweet to you, the minimum amount of sugar that you would have to add to your tea to make it taste sweeter corresponds to your _____________.a. just noticeable difference
4. Your best friend’s grandmother has just suffered a stroke. This stroke has left her with an inability to speak, but she can still understand what others say to her. She also has paralysis on the
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