Chapter 2 - Abnormal Psychology (PSY 324) Real Exam Prep Questions And Correct Answers Guaranteed Pass.

Researchers find that a chemical in a recently discovered rainforest plant significantly reduces appetite in laboratory mice. Other researchers then make the chemical into a drug and test it to see whether it helps obese people lose weight. This type of research is called - communication - translational - bench - bedside - correct answer - translational Which of the following represents all of the different levels of research in abnormal psychology? - Correlational, group, cross-cultural, and multiethnic - Cellular, individual, group, and population - Neuroanatomy, neurohormones, neurotransmitters, and genetics - Cross-sectional, longitudinal, cohort, and epidemiological - correct answer - Cellular, individual, group, and population The human nervous system has two main parts: - the upper and lower brain - the cortex and the brain stem - the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system - the left and right cerebral hemispheres - correct answer - the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system A primary function of the hypothalamus is homeostasis and the regulation of - sleep/wake states and consciousness - balance and many motor activities - thoughts and cognitions - blood pressure, temperature, and weight - correct answer - blood pressure, temperature, and weight The autonomic nervous system includes the - neurotransmitter and neurohormone system - somatic and hormonal nervous system - midbrain and brain stem - sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems - correct answer - sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems Communication in the nervous system relies on signals transmitted by - chemicals called neurotransmitters - an electrochemical process - electrical signals - All of these - correct answer - All of these Neuroscientists who want to see brain activity in people with a snake phobia would use which of the following imaging tests? - CAT - PET - MRI - fMRI - correct answer - fMRI The study of whether certain behavioral traits or mental disorders are heritable, or influenced by genes, is called - homogeneous group design - epidemiology - behavioral genetics - behavioral ecology - correct answer - behavioral genetics Which of the following statements best describes what we know about how genes affect behavioral traits? - Complex traits exert only small effects - Family studies show that genes are less important than environment - A few genetic loci control all complex traits - Behavioral traits are rarely caused by single genes - correct answer - Behavioral traits are rarely caused by single genes Twin studies have been of particular importance in the study of abnormal behavior because they have - identified genetic versus environmental contributions to psychological disorders - examined similarities between twins from many different families - shown that MZ twins in different environments develop different disorders - shown that identical twins are never truly identical - correct answer - identified genetic versus environmental contributions to psychological disorders We cannot infer the causes of behavior from case studies, but they do let us - rule out subjective biases of the patient - objectively describe rare phenomena - control for the attention of the therapist - rule out subjective biases of the therapist - correct answer - objectively describe rare phenomena When a treatment cannot be reversed, or if it would be unethical to withdraw a treatment, the single-case design strategy that should be used is called a(n) - case study design - ABAB design - multiple baseline design - AB design - correct answer - multiple baseline design A strong positive correlation between the number of cigarettes smoked and the amount of alcohol consumed per day can be interpreted to mean that - drinking leads to smoking - smoking leads to drinking - a third variable such as stress increases both behaviors - Any of these - correct answer - Any of these The most common type of research in psychology is - controlled group design - epidemiological design - longitudinal design - single-subject design - correct answer - controlled group design A researcher interested in social anxiety placed an ad in the newspaper seeking people with public speaking anxiety. People who volunteer for this type of study are part of a(n) - proband sample - aggregate sample - clinical sample - analogue sample - correct answer - analogue sample Research on an exciting new treatment that takes place with carefully selected patients at a world-renowned laboratory is less likely to have - external validity - external reliability