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behavioral psychology

Questions and Answers of Behavioral Psychology

=+7. Dwayne is interested in helping people make good decisions regarding their physical well-being. Dwayne should consider a career as a(n)a. community psychologist.b. social psychologist.c.
=+6. A psychologist works with children whose parents are divorcing. She helps them develop skills they need to cope with the situation. Which of the following psychologists is most likely to be
=+5. A psychologist investigates the methods teachers use to enhance student learning. In which of the following subfield is the psychologist most likely working?a. Educational psychologyb.
=+4. Which of the following psychologists would be most likely to investigate biological, psychological, cognitive, and social changes over a lifetime?a. Educationalb. Experimentald. Cognitivee.
=+3. Which of the following psychologists most strongly emphasize that human behavior is powerfully influenced by the interaction between people and their physical, social, political, and economic
=+2. Psychiatrists differ from clinical psychologists in that theya. help people cope with challenges and crises.b. conduct research.c. explore how we view and affect one another.d. experiment with
=+1. Who among the following would most likely study the interaction of people, machines, and physical environments?a. Human factors psychologistb. Personality psychologistc.
=+3-2 Describe what psychologists working in various subfields do, and where they work.
=+3-1 Explain the difference between basic and applied psychology.
=+4. Positive psychology, which studies the ideas behind human flourishing, is connected to which psychologist?a. John Lockeb. Martin Seligmanc. Charles Darwind. Sigmund Freude. John Watson
=+3. Which of the following perspectives would be most likely to examine the unconscious motives of a person who is overly aggressive on the basketball court?a. Psychodynamicb. Social-culturalc.
=+ 2. Which of the following perspectives is most likely to address how the encoding, storing, and retrieval of information might alter our thoughts?a. Evolutionaryb. Psychodynamicc. Humanisticd.
=+1. Which of the following is a major issue in modern-day psychology?a. Evolutionary-biologicalb. Social-cultural-biopsychosocialc. Nature-nurtured. Psychodynamic-cognitivee.
=+ What is natural selection? What is contemporary psychology's position on the nature- nurture issue?
=+How did the cognitive revolution affect the field of psychology?
=+How do you think that trait was affected by the influences of nature and nurture?
=+Ask Yourself Think of one of your own unique traits.
=+2-3 Explain how psychological principles can help you learn, remember, and thrive, and do better on the AP exam.
=+2-2 Describe the biopsychosocial approach and psychology's main theoretical perspectives.
=+2-1 Describe how contemporary psychology focuses on cognition, biology and experience, culture and gender, and human flourishing.
3. If we want to increase our chance of success in achieving a new goal, such as stopping smoking, we (should/should not) announce the goal publicly, and we (should/should not) share with others our
2. What are some ways to manage our social networking time successfully?
1. Which of the following is NOT evidence supporting the view that humans are strongly motivated by a need to belong?a. Students who rated themselves as “very happy” also tended to have
LOQ 11-14: What is achievement motivation, and what are some ways to encourage achievement?
LOQ 11-13: How does social networking influence us?
LOQ 11-12: What evidence points to our human affiliation need—our need to belong?
RP-3 What have researchers found to be an even better predictor of school performance than intelligence test scores?
What goal would you like to achieve? How might you use the seven strategies offered in this section to meet that goal?
RP-2 Social networking tends to (strengthen/weaken) your relationships with people you already know, and (increase/decrease) your self-disclosure.
Do your connections on social media increase your sense of belonging? Sometimes, do they make you feel lonely?Which of the strategies discussed will you find most useful to maintain balance and focus?
RP-1 How have students reacted in studies when they were made to feel rejected and unwanted? What helps explain these results?
Have there been times when you felt lonely or ostracized? What are some strategies that might help you to cope the next time you feel this way?
5. An example of an external stimulus that might influence sexual behavior isa. the level of testosterone in the bloodstream.b. the onset of puberty.c. a sexually explicit film.d. an erotic fantasy
4. Using condoms during sex (does/doesn’t) reduce the risk of getting HIV and (does/doesn’t) fully protect against skin-to-skin STIs.
3. What is the difference between sexual dysfunctions and paraphilias?
2. In describing the sexual response cycle, Masters and Johnson noted thata. a plateau phase follows orgasm.b. people experience a refractory period during which they cannot experience orgasm.c. the
1. A striking effect of hormonal changes on human sexual behavior is thea. end of sexual desire in men over 60.b. sharp rise in sexual interest at puberty.c. decrease in women’s sexual desire at
LOQ 11-11: What role do social factors play in our sexuality?
LOQ 11-10: What do we know about sexual orientation?
LOQ 11-9: What factors influence teenagers’ sexual behaviors and use of contraceptives?
LOQ 11-8: How do external and imagined stimuli contribute to sexual arousal?
LOQ 11-7: How can sexually transmitted infections be prevented?
LOQ 11-6: What is the human sexual response cycle, and how do sexual dysfunctions and paraphilias differ?
LOQ 11-5: How do hormones influence human sexual motivation?
RP-5 Which THREE of the following five factors have researchers found to have an effect on sexual orientation?a. A domineering motherb. The size of a certain cell cluster in the hypothalamusc.
How has learning more about what contributes to sexual orientation and gender identity influenced your views? How might your new knowledge influence your interactions with people who identify as
RP-4 Which THREE of the following five factors contribute to unplanned teen pregnancies?a. Alcohol useb. Higher intelligence levelc. Father absenced. Mass media modelse. Participating in
What strategies could your community use to reduce teen pregnancy?
RP-3 What factors influence our sexual motivation and behavior?
RP-2 Someone who is distressed by impaired sexual arousal may be diagnosed with a .Exhibitionism would be considered a .
RP-1 The primary female sex hormones are the _______. The primary male sex hormone is __________.
7. Sanjay eats a diet high in processed foods, fat, and sugar. He knows he may gain weight, but he figures it’s no big deal because he can simply lose it in the future. How would you evaluate
6. Obese people often struggle to lose weight permanently. This is due to several factors, including the fact thata. trying to lose weight triggers neophobia.b. the set point of obese people is lower
5. The rate at which your body expends energy while at rest is referred to as the rate.
4. Blood sugar provides the body with energy. When it is(low/high), we feel hungry.
3. Which of the following is a genetically predisposed response to food?a. An aversion to eating cats and dogsb. An interest in novel foodsc. A preference for sweet and salty foodsd. An aversion to
2. According to the concept of point, our body maintains itself at a particular weight level.
1. Journalist Dorothy Dix once remarked, “Nobody wants to kiss when they are hungry.” Which motivation theory best supports her statement?
LOQ 11-4: How does obesity affect physical and psychological health? What factors are involved in weight management?
LOQ 11-3: What cultural and situational factors influence hunger?
RP-3 Why can two people of the same height, age, and activity level maintain the same weight, even if one of them eats much less than the other does?
Have you or your loved ones ever tried unsuccessfully to lose weight? What happened? What weight-loss strategies might have been more successful?
RP-2 After an 8-hour hike without food, your long-awaited favorite dish is placed in front of you, and your mouth waters in anticipation. Why?
Do you usually eat only when your body sends hunger signals? How much does the sight or smell of delicious food tempt you even when you’re full?
RP-1 Hunger occurs in response to (low/high) blood glucose and (low/high) levels of ghrelin.
6. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, our most basic needs are physiological, including the need for food and water; just above these are needs.a. safetyb. self-esteemc. belongingnessd.
5. With a challenging task, such as taking a difficult exam, performance is likely to peak when arousal isa. very high.b. moderate.c. very low.d. absent.
4. theory attempts to explain behaviors that do NOT reduce physiological needs.
3. Danielle walks into a friend’s kitchen, smells cookies baking, and begins to feel very hungry. The smell of baking cookies is a(n)(incentive/drive).
2. An example of a physiological need is . An example of a psychological drive is .a. hunger; a “push” to find foodb. a “push” to find food; hungerc. curiosity; a “push” to reduce
1. Today’s evolutionary psychology shares an idea that was an underlying assumption of instinct theory. This idea is thata. physiological needs arouse psychological states.b. genes predispose
LOQ 11-1: How do psychologists define motivation? What are four key motivation theories?
RP-2 After hours of driving alone in an unfamiliar city, you finally see a diner. Although it looks deserted and a little creepy, you stop because you are really hungry and thirsty. How would
Consider your own experiences in terms of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Do you remember experiencing hunger or thirst that displaced your concern for other, higher-level needs? Do you usually feel
RP-1 Performance peaks at lower levels of arousal for difficult tasks, and at higher levels for easy or well-learned tasks.(a) How might this affect marathon runners? (b) How might this affect
Does boredom ever motivate you to do things just to figure out something new? When was the last time that happened, and what did you find?
LOQ A-7 How do human factors psychologists work to create userfriendly machines and work settings?
LOQ A-6 What cultural influences need to be considered when choosing an effective leadership style?
LOQ A-5 How can leaders be most effective?
LOQ A-4 What is the role of organizational psychologists?
LOQ A-3 How do personnel psychologists facilitate job seeking, employee selection, work placement, and performance appraisal?
LOQ A-2 What are three key areas of study related to industrialorganizational psychology?
LOQ A-1 What is flow?
LOQ 16-17 What is the rationale for preventive mental health programs, and why is it important to develop resilience?
LOQ 16-16 How are brain stimulation and psychosurgery used in treating specific disorders?
LOQ 16-15 What are the drug therapies? How do double-blind studies help researchers evaluate a drug’s effectiveness?
LOQ 16-14 Why is therapeutic lifestyle change considered an effective biomedical therapy, and how does it work?
LOQ 15-21 What are the three main eating disorders, and how do biological, psychological, and social-cultural influences make people more vulnerable to them?
LOQ 15-20 What are the three clusters of personality disorders?What behaviors and brain activity characterize the antisocial personality?
LOQ 15-19 What are dissociative disorders, and why are they controversial?
LOQ 14-21 How do excessive optimism, blindness to one’s own incompetence, and self-serving bias reveal the costs of self-esteem, and how do defensive and secure self-esteem differ?
LOQ 14-20 Why has psychology generated so much research on the self? How important is self-esteem to our well-being?
LOQ 14-19 What criticisms have social-cognitive theorists faced?
LOQ 14-18 How do social-cognitive theorists view personality development, and how do they explore behavior?
LOQ 13-20 What can we do to promote peace?
LOQ 13-19 How do social traps and mirror-image perceptions fuel social conflict?
LOQ 13-18 How do social exchange theory and social norms explain helping behavior?
LOQ 13-17 What is altruism? When are people most—and least—likely to help?
LOQ 13-16 How does romantic love typically change as time passes?
LOQ 13-15 Why do we befriend or fall in love with some people but not others?

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