Dr. Fiedler found that people with schizophrenia are more likely to have lower socioeconomic status than those who do not have schizophrenia. What can you conclude from this study?
a) Poverty is a cause of schizophrenia.
b) Schizophrenia leads to poverty.
c) Economic reform would reduce the incidence of schizophrenia.
d) Schizophrenia and poverty are related.
Question 2Hypothesis-testing experiments involve
a) intensive case studies.
b) making predictions based on theory.
c) manipulation of the dependent variable.
d) development of practical treatment techniques.
Question 3After the effects of heroin wear off, the user typically
a) feels drowsy.
b) becomes extremely hungry.
c) experiences a letdown, often almost a stupor.
d) a heightened sense of awareness.
Question 4When triggering panic attacks experimentally through the use of drugs, researchers have found that
a) such drugs produce panic in people without a history of panic attacks as often as they produce panic in people with a history of panic attacks.
b) more than a dozen different types of drugs can trigger panic attacks among people with a history of panic attacks.
c) it is nearly impossible to actually replicate the physiological symptoms that occur during a real panic attack.
d) people with a history of panic attacks are more likely to report physiological symptoms than emotional symptoms.
Question 5Which of these individuals is at highest risk for a more serious reaction to
a stressful situation?
a) Ann who has low vulnerability and is confronted with several challenges
b) Barbara who has low resiliency and is confronted with an expected challenge
c) Chad who has high resiliency and confronted with an unexpected challenge
d) David who has high vulnerability and confronted with an unexpected challenge
Question 6How does a negative reinforcer increase the probability of a response?
a) It punishes the respondent.
b) It extinguishes the response.
c) It provides a pleasant reward.
d) It takes away something aversive.
Question 7Which scientific method involves the manipulation of variables?
a) case study
b) experiment
c) follow-up study
d) correlational study
Question 8Mark is experiencing the following symptoms after taking a drug: he feels an initial rush of ecstasy, has great self-confidence and has lost all his worries and fears. At the same time, he is feeling drowsy and relaxed.
Which of the following drugs is Mark most likely to have taken?
a) heroin
b) alcohol
c) marijuana
d) cocaine
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