1. Which is NOT true about measures of personality?
A. conscientiousness appears to diminish risk of Alzheimer’s disease
B. children are more similar to an adoptive sibling than to any randomly selected
child
C. their stability increase with age
D. personality traits, according to twin studies, are about 50% heritable
Answer – B
2. If you are extroverted and have to take a test, research indicates that to perform best
you should
A. consume caffeine if the test is in the morning, but do not consume caffeine if
the test is in the afternoon
B. consume caffeine if the test is in the afternoon, but do not consume caffeine if
the test is in the morning
C. consume caffeine for a test either in the morning or in the afternoon
D. do not consume caffeine for a test either in the morning or in the afternoon
Answer – A
3. Infants show remarkable abilities by two years of age EXCEPT for which ability?
A. imitation of facial movements by an adult
B. noticing different size squares on sequentially presented checkerboards
C. enjoying control over their environment
D. understanding the false beliefs of another person
Answer – D
4. What is NOT true about theory of mind?
A. it matures at different ages across different cultures
B. it matures earlier in children with older siblings
C. it matures late in children with autism
D. it matures during the pre-operational period as described by Piaget
Answer - A
5. Age influences specific brain functions related to emotion and reward. Which of
these is NOT true according to research studies?
A. nucleus accumbens activation in anticipation to reward is greater in
adolescence than either childhood or adulthood
B. reward-related activation in older people is like that of younger people in
anticipation of potential gain, but reduced in anticipation of potential loss
C. amygdala activation in older adults is reduced for emotionally negative scenes
but not reduced for emotionally positive scenes
D. frontal-lobe activation in older adults with successful cognitive aging is more
asymmetric than in younger adults
ANSWER – D
6. Age influences patterns of cognitive and memory performance. Which of these is
, NOT true according to research studies?
A. older adults show a disproportionate decline in memory for negative pictures
B. children exhibit more false memories than adults
C. children are less future oriented than adults
D. young children have less loss aversion than adults in decision making
ANSWER – B
7. Which brain regions have been associated with (1) greater risk for PTSD in war and
(2) physical pain and the social pain of exclusion?
A. (1) hippocampus and cingulate cortex; (2) amygdala
B. (1) cingulate cortex; (2) amygdala and hippocampus
C. (1) amgygdala and cingulate cortex; (2) hippocampus
D. (1) hippocampus and amygdala; (2) cingulate cortex
ANSWER – D
8. Adaptive physiological changes that occur in response to acute stress include all of
the below EXCEPT
A. suppression of cardiovascular tone
B. suppression of digestion
C. suppression of immune system
D. suppression of growth
ANSWER – A
9. A survey of 5,000 young adults, ages 19-25, revealed that
A. about 80% had a psychiatric disorder in the past year, and less than 50% with
a disorder sought treatment
B. about 10% had a psychiatric disorder in the past year, and less than 5% with a
disorder sought treatment
C. about 50% had a psychiatric disorder in the past year, and less than 25% with
a disorder sought treatment
D. about 50% had a psychiatric disorder in the past year, and about 1% with a
disorder sought treatment
ANSWER - C
10.The probability that if one identical (monozygotic) twin is diagnosed with
schizophrenia, so will the other twin is
A. 90%
B. 50%
C. 10%
D. 1%
ANSWER – B
11. Neuroimaging studies have revealed atypical function or structure in particular brain
regions associated with particular psychiatric diseases. Disturbance of the
_________ is associated with schizophrenia; _______ is associated with depression;
_______ is associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder; and _____ is associated
with ADHD.
A. prefrontal cortex; subgenual cingulate; basal ganglia; caudate and putamen
B. subgenual cingulate; caudate and putamen; prefrontal cortex; basal ganglia
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