Review Psychology

Which of the following terms describes sexual attraction to members of the opposite sex?

• sexuality

• bisexuality

• homosexuality

• heterosexuality

Gender is defined as....

• the psychological aspect of being male or female

• a biological distinction between males and females

• a cultural role defined by social standards and rules

• identification with a person's physical aspects

Which of the following is not a quality associated with culture?

• culture is learned

• culture is shared

• cultures is biologically based

• culture changes over time

The development of a person's sense of being male or female is called

• gender roll

• gender identity

• gender typing

• gender stereotyping

When your mother tells you to dress for success at your interview, she is telling you that people often remember what they see first. This belief is in line with what element of memory?

• the primacy effect

• interference effect

• the recency effect

• echoic effect

According to Stemberg, "book smarts" is another way of talking about which kind of intelligence?

• analytical

• creative

• practical

• emotional

According to Lazarus....

• an emotion is biologically based

• appraisal of a situation precedes both physical arousal and the experience of emotion

• physical arousal precedes appraisal of the situation and the experience of emotion

• an emotion is situationally based

Studies of the heritability of personality traits have found

• little evidence to support the belief that personality can be passed by genetics

• evidence to support the belief that personality can be passed by genetics but only in highly developed countries

• strong evidence to support some personality traits can be passed by genetics

• strong evidence that personality is passed exclusively by genetics

Behavioral theorists link depression to ________

• distortions in thinking

• biological abnormalities

• unconscious forces

• learned helplessness

Which therapy style requires the therapist ot actively confront a client's irrational beliefs?

• person-centered

• frontal lobotomy

• rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT)

• cognitive restructuring