NOTE: Answers in last slide

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NOTE Answers in last slide

• 1 Daphne is unable to recall simple words the
  day after her stroke, but within a matter of
  months she is speaking normally again. This is
  due to
• A) progenitor cells.
• B) myelination.
• C) plasticity.
• D) axonal regeneration.
• E) neurogenesis.

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• 2) What any given neuron does at any given
  moment depends on the net effect of all the
  messages being received from other neurons.
  Whether a particular neuron fires or not, does
  not depend on
• A) how strongly the other neurons are firing.
• B) the rate at which the other neurons are
  firing.
• C) what type of other neurons are firing.
• D) where the other neurons are located.
• E) degree of synchrony among the neurons firing.

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• 3) Murray is a bright student but he
  procrastinates. He puts off writing term papers
  and gets incompletes which eventually become F's.
  After exploring his early memories, Murray comes
  to the insight that he procrastinates as a way of
  expressing anger toward his parents. The
  treatment method used to help Murray deal with
  his problem is
• A) psychodynamic therapy.
• B) behaviour therapy.
• C) cognitive therapy.
• D) humanist therapy.
• E) family intervention therapy.

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• 4) Many, if not most, psychologists are
  __________, which means that they use what they
  believe to be the best features of the diverse
  schools of thought in psychology.
• A) behaviourists
• B) humanists
• C) experimental
• D) eclectic
• E) psychoanalysts

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• 5) Dr. J. has found evidence that if one
  identical twin has depression, then the other
  twin is also likely to be depressed, even when
  reared in completely different environments. Dr.
  J. uses this as evidence to support the
  biological explanation of depression. In your
  attempt to consider alternative explanations you
  argue that
• A) there is no guarantee that the twins share
  100 of their DNA
• B) there is no guarantee that the twins were
  reared in completely different environments
• C) similarities in the twins' environments could
  have predicted their depression
• D) b and c
• E) none of the above twin studies cannot be
  criticized

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• 6) Jane loves her boyfriend and is scared to
  lose him. She decides therefore, that it is time
  to have sex with him. Her underlying motive for
  sex is
• A) intrinsic
• B) pure physiological drive
• C) peer approval
• D) self-affirmation
• E) cultural acceptance

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• 7) Which of the following is not an accurate
  statement regarding audition?
• A) Different frequencies of the basilar
  membrane's vibrations lead to different neural
  codes.
• B) High-pitched sounds are discriminated largely
  on the basis of frequency.
• C) The basilar membrane's activity at different
  sites leads to different neural codes.
• D) Localizing sounds that are directly above the
  head is difficult.
• E) The activity of hair cells initiate a signal
  that travels along the auditory nerve to the
  brain.

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• 8) Which of the following is not one of the
  characteristics of sensation?
• A) interpreting sensory impulses
• B) becoming immediately aware of sound and colour
  
• C) detecting physical energy emitted by objects
• D) becoming aware of heat, cold, and pain
• E) becoming immediately aware of colour

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• 9) The most likely individual to experience
  cognitive dissonance would be
• A) Lisa, who gave up smoking because she became
  pregnant.
• B) Vickie, who went through a mild initiation to
  join a sorority she ended up disliking.
• C) Sybil, whose parents choose a car for her that
  turns out to be a lemon.
• D) Heidi, who signed up to join the army only to
  find that she hates basic training.
• E) Joi, a Japanese student who does not like the
  choices her parents have made for her.

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• 10) Ruth studies every night for four hours in
  order to do well at school. But, she is losing so
  much fun time with her friends. As a consequence,
  Ruth decreases the amount she studies. Her
  friends' behaviour acts as a
• A) positive punishment
• B) negative punishment
• C) positive reinforcement
• D) negative reinforcement
• E) fixed schedule

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Answers

• 1c (hint p. 107)
• 2a (hint p. 108)
• 3a (hint p. 613)
• 4d
• 5d (hint see lectures)
• 6c (hint whats the closest to partner
  approval?)
• 7B (hint p. 202)
• 8a (hint see lecture)
• 9d (hint p. 319)
• 10b