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Question #1

To prevent unplanned pregnancy and also to reduce the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection,

A the man should “pull out” before ejaculating

B take a shower after sex

C use a condom

D there is nothing you can do to prevent pregnancy and STI’s

Question #2

What did Masters and Johnson discover about women’s sexuality?

A Women need men to achieve orgasm.

B Women are capable of multiple orgasms.

C Women are sexually inferior to men.

D Women and men go through different stages of the sexual response.

Question #3

What is true about the refractory period according to the discoveries of Masters and Johnson?

A Men have no refractory period.

B Older men have longer refractory periods than younger men.

C Men can have multiple orgasms

D Women have long refractory periods.

Question #4

Denoting or relating to a world view that promotes heterosexuality as the normal or preferred sexual orientation is called

A gender role

B gender stereotype

C homophobia

D heteronormative

Question #5

Dislike of or prejudice against transgender people is called

A sexism

B stigma

C homophobia

D transphobia

Question #6

Discrimination or prejudice against homosexuals on the assumption that heterosexuality is the normal sexual orientation is called

A gender typing

B heterosexism

C speciesism

D sexism

Question #7

Which statement below is NOT a part of transgender etiquette?

A Use the person’s correct name and preferred gender pronoun.

B Ask personal questions about their sex life.

C Don’t out a transgender person.

D Don’t say, “You look like a real man/woman”.

Question #8

The distress a person feels due to a mismatch between their gender identity and their sex assigned at birth is called

A gender questioning

B gender affirmation

C intersex

D gender dysphoria

Question #9

If your gender identity matches your biological or birth sex, then you are

A cisgender

B agendered

C nonbinary

D gender fluid

Question #10

A person who is attracted sexually and romantically to the essence of a person and not their bodily form is

A genderqueer

B demisexual

C pansexual

D asexual

Question #11

A is dichotomous

B is the same for all humans

C occurs on a spectrum

D consists of only 2 types

Question #12

Most children have a clear idea of what it means to be male or female in their culture by the age of

A 3

B 6

C 1

D 10

Question #13

Mary compliments her 4 year-old daughter when she wears a dress, but frowns when she chooses to wear her brother’s football jersey. When Joe’s 6 year-old son cries after being hurt in a soccer game, Joe tells his son that “Boys don’t cry”, and to “walk it off”. These are examples of

A gender identity

B gender fluidity

C gender constancy

D gender typing

Question #14

According to Maslow, “self-actualization” is

A a safety need

B the best possible version of one’s self

C a physiological need

D at the bottom of his Hierarchy of Needs

Question #15

What is true about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?

A The more basic needs of survival are at the bottom of the pyramid.

B People don’t try to improve themselves.

C Psychological needs are satisfied before physiological.

D One must satisfy the needs at the top of the pyramid and then work down the triangle.

Question #16

The Stages of Death and Dying according to Kubler-Ross are

A denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

B denial, contemplation, processing, acceptance

C sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operations, formal operations

D young adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood

Question #17

Erikson’s middle adult challenge is

A integrity versus despair

B identity versus diffusion

C intimacy versus isolation

D generativity versus stagnation

Question #18

Erikson proposed that people resolve the issue of __________________ as young adults.

A industry versus inferiority

B identity versus role confusion

C intimacy versus isolation

D integrity versus despair

Question #19

According to Erikson, the major task for the stage of adolescence is

A a low-risk lifestyle

B autonomy versus shame

C economic independence

D identity versus role confusion

Question #20

A 5-year-old boy thinks the whole world revolves around him and that only his needs matter. According to Piaget, this demonstrates

A the law of conservation

B the sensorimotor stage

C egocentrism

D object permanence

Question #21

You show a child 2 tall and thin glasses filled with equal amounts of water. You pour the water from one glass into a short, wide glass and tell the child to take the glass with the most water in it. You are observing the child’s capacity to

A understand object permanence

B reason deductively

C understand abstract concepts

D understand the law of conservation

Question #22

A 4 month-old infant is playing with keys. You place a magazine on top of the keys. The infant does not search for them. This demonstrates a lack of

A object permanence

B conservation

C egocentrism

D accommodation

Question #23

Piaget identified 4 stages of cognitive development. In order, they are

A preoperational, concrete operational, sensorimotor, formal operational

B infancy, toddlerhood, childhood, adolescence

C sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational

D sensory operational, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational

Question #24

The tendency to remember the beginning of a list and the end of a list is known as the

A computer analogy for memory

B serial position effect

C state dependent memory

D a mnemonic device

Question #25

Megan can recall her friend’s long-distance phone number and 5 digit extension even though the sequence is 15 digits. One reason for her ease of recall is that she combined the digits into smaller groups. This process is called

A chunking

B primacy effect

C storage

D recency effect

Question #26

The correct order of events in memory processing is

A encoding, retrieval, storage

B retrieval, storage, encoding

C storage, encoding, retrieval

D encoding, storage, retrieval

Question #27

Fish are capable of complex cognition in that they can

A use tools and build social systems

B recognize faces

C recognize faces, use tools and build social systems

D build social systems

Question #28

On cognitive tests, how do pigs perform?

A Pigs only perform well if they are given a treat.

B Dogs perform better than pigs on cognitive tests.

C Pigs perform poorly because they are not very smart.

D Pigs perform as well as 3 year-old children.

Question #29

A true story is that recently several parrots had to be separated at a zoo because they were using a lot of profanity. This is an example of

A holographic speech

B facial expression

C intonation

D vocal learning

Question #30

The part of the brain that helps in speech processing and understanding language is

A Broca’s area

B the hippocampus

C Wernicke’s area

D the hypothalamus

Question #31

The area of the brain implicated in producing coherent speech is

A the amygdala

B the corpus callosum

C Wernicke’s area

D Broca’s area

Question #32

By the age of 12, Mozart had already composed several musical pieces. According to Gardner, Mozart demonstrated a high level of _______________ intelligence.

A musical

B visual spatial

C interpersonal

D linguistic

Question #33

Howard Gardner has proposed the existence of 8 kinds of

A learning

B intelligence

C moods

D personalities

Question #34

There is strong evidence that

A there is a correlation between media violence and real-life violence

B media violence causes real-life violence

C there is no connection between media violence and real-life violence

D there is a causal relationship between media violence and real life violence

Question #35

According to Albert Bandura, a person who engages in a response to be imitated is a

A learner

B model

C reinforcer

D shaper

Question #36

William’s dad was a gardener. William often played in the yard where his dad worked. He now has his own home and prides himself for having the best garden on the block. Most likely ________________________ learning occurred during his childhood.

A classical

B programmed

C association

D observational

Question #37

Which of the following best illustrates operant conditioning?

A The mating behavior of salmon.

B A dolphin is given a fish every time he jumps through a hoop.

C A dog salivates at the sound of a dinner bell.

D A cat comes running when it hears the sound of the can opener.

Question #38

Elephants in the wild stopped visiting a watering hole after it dried up due to drought. After a big rain storm, the elephants began visiting the watering hole. This is an example of

A observational learning

B extinction

C spontaneous recovery

D generalization

Question #39

If Pavlov stopped providing food to the dogs at the sound of the bell, then the dogs would stop salivating at the sound of the bell. This is an example of

A generalization

B extinction

C discrimination

D spontaneous recovery

Question #40

Your dog barks and growls to the sound of a stranger’s car engine pulling into your driveway, yet wags his tail and gets excited to the sound of your car’s engine. This is an example of

A discrimination

B extinction

C spontaneous recovery

D generalization

Question #41

Your little brother learned that a cow says “moo moo”. When he sees a horse, he calls it “moo moo”. This is an example of

A discrimination

B generalization

C positive reinforcement

D modeling

Question #42

While on vacation 12 years ago, Benjamin became extremely ill when he ate some shrimp. The fact that he cannot eat shrimp to this day is an example of

A a reflex

B taste conditioning

C taste aversion

D taste associations

Question #43

Your mouth starts to salivate as you pass the Cookie Factory while walking at the mall. This is due to the result of

A operant conditioning

B observational learning

C classical conditioning

D counterconditioning

Question #44

When Pavlov paired the bell with the food that he presented to the dogs, it is said that these two stimuli were

A repondent

B congruent

C contiguous

D instrumental

Question #45

A student’s preference for a grade of “A” rather than an “F” is most likely the result of

A taste aversion

B counterconditioning

C operant conditioning

D classical conditioning

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