Note: This quiz covers material learned in Chapters 13 and 14. Select the best answer for each of the
following questions.
Question 1
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Tiana was walking down the street late one evening when a stranger suddenly stepped out of the
shadows. Her initial reaction was one of total panic, but then she began to think of all her options.
Although her heart was still pounding, she quickly crossed to the other side of the street and began
walking in the opposite direction. According to Selye’s general adaptation syndrome, what was Tiana
experiencing?
Select one:
a. an alarm reaction
b. autonomic rebound
c. a resistance reaction
d. physiological exhaustion
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REF: p. 606
The correct answer is: a resistance reaction
Question 2
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Imagine that a researcher publishes the results from a study, and the results indicate that there is a
statistically significant association between sleep deprivation and coronary disease. What does it mean
to say that the results are statistically significant?
Select one:
a. Sleep deprivation causes coronary disease.
b. The findings are not likely to be due to chance fluctuations.
, c. The effect of sleep deprivation on coronary disease is larger than the effect of any other factor.
d. Coronary disease causes sleep deprivation.
Feedback
REF: p. 634
The correct answer is: The findings are not likely to be due to chance fluctuations.
Question 3
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Whenever she feels neglected and ignored by her girlfriend, Thelma goes to a nightclub and flirts with
dozens of men. What coping mechanism would Freud suggest that Thelma is using in this example?
Select one:
a. overcompensation
b. undoing
c. fantasy
d. intellectualization
Feedback
REF: p. 611
The correct answer is: overcompensation
Question 4
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Which of the following individuals is most likely to apply Taylor’s tend-and-befriend response?
Select one:
a. a calm, contented female
b. a stressed female
c. a stressed male
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