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1. According to freud, the ego is guided by the _, whereas the id is guided by the _.

Unconscious mental processes influence behavior

Distort thoughts or perceptions of reality

The irrational component of personality that seeks immediate gratification

The reality principle; the pleasure principle

Attempt to explain how and why people are similar and different.

Answer

Correct Answer: The reality principle; the pleasure principle

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2. Older workers tend to resist change more than younger workers because they ________.

Have confidence in themselves

A large ship on a calm sea

Have less to lose

Have more invested in the current system

Answer

Correct Answer: Have more invested in the current system

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3. If you accumulate _____ points in 12 months your license will be suspended for 30 days.

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: 24

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4. Recognizing your ________ is an important step in minimizing debilitative emotions.

Unconscious trauma

Irrational beliefs

Activating events

Heightened intelligence

Answer

Correct Answer: Activating events

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5. Applause is a secondary reinforcer because __________.

The subject must link two behaviors to receive it

The subject’s behavior is naturally reinforced by it

The subject has learned to be reinforced by it

The subject earns it only after exceptional behavior

Answer

Correct Answer: The subject earns it only after exceptional behavior

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6. Adjustments to timber management strategies meant to address long-term shortfalls will _______.

Result in immediate increases in available supplies

Lead to initial shortfalls in timber supplies

Initially decrease the cost of timber

Ultimately result in more expensive timber

Answer

Correct Answer: Lead to initial shortfalls in timber supplies

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7. Food is considered a primary reinforcer, whereas ________ is a secondary reinforcer.

Water

Sex

Money

Juice

Answer

Correct Answer: Money

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8. If traffic signal lights stop working, you must __________________.

Stop if needed to yield to the cross traffic

Stop at the intersection and then proceed when it is safe

Slow down and proceed carefully

Answer

Correct Answer: Stop at the intersection and then proceed when it is safe

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9. Addition of more mitochondria to a muscle fiber will have the greatest effect on ________.

Both slow and fast oxidative fibers

Slow oxidative fibers

Fast oxidative fibers

Fast glycolytic fibers

Answer

Correct Answer: Both slow and fast oxidative fibers

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10. The principle difference between where salt marshes and mangrove forests grow is _______.

The salinity of the water

The amount of sunlight the plants receive

The intensity of the waves along the coast

The extent of human development in the area.

Answer

Correct Answer: The salinity of the water

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11. The dolls associated with the nature spirits called kachinas have been used to ________.

The artist's future unborn grandchild

As a society we no longer have a direct relationship with the dead

He transforms branches and twigs into artworks that extend the lifespan of a once-living

Material into the realm of art

Help ensure prosperity and fertility for the community

Answer

Correct Answer: Help ensure prosperity and fertility for the community

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12. Testing threats involve whereas instrumentation threats involve .

Independent variables; dependent variables

Participants; measurements

Within-groups; between groups

Researchers; participants

Answer

Correct Answer: Participants; measurements

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13. Between 1759 and 1761, the __________ tribe fought against the british in north america.

Choctaw

Seminole

Creek

Cherokee

Answer

Correct Answer: Cherokee

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14. You pet your neighbor's dog and it bites you. this reaction is a _____ .

Penalty

Regulations

Lottery

Inefficient

Answer

Correct Answer: Penalty

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15. The scattering of jews outside of the land of israel is known as the __________.

Diaspora

Dissipation

Destruction

Devastation

Answer

Correct Answer: Destruction

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16. The main factors that determine quantity supplied are price and _____.

Consumers preferences

Costs of productive resources

Population growth

Answer

Correct Answer: Costs of productive resources

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17. The great schism split _____ in two.

Catholic Church

Roman Catholic

Eastern Orthodox

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Catholic Church

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18. The evolutionary perspective is to as the behavioral perspective is to .

Observation; introspection

Nature; nurture

Structuralism; functionalism

Unconscious mind; conscious mind

Answer

Correct Answer: Nature; nurture

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19. The _____ is the number of vehicles and pedestrians that pass by the site.

Traffic wave

Traffic flow

Traffic count

Traffic stimulator

Answer

Correct Answer: Traffic flow

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20. Studies of learned helplessness use the ______ procedure.

Escape training

Behavior chain

Industriousness

Nione of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Escape training

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21. Studies indicate that we ignore, forget, distort, or misunderstand ____ percent of what we hear.

Answer

Correct Answer: 50

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22. Spanking is a form of _; time out is a form of _.

Positive punishment / negative punishment

Positive reinforcement / positive punishment

Positive reinforcement / negative reinforcement

Negative punishment / positive punishment

Answer

Correct Answer: Positive reinforcement / negative reinforcement

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23. Irreversibility refers to the preoperational child's tendency to _____.

Focus on somethings other than appearances

Use deductive reasoning to solve a problem

Believe that what has been done cannot be undone

Engage in centration when another solution is needed

Answer

Correct Answer: Believe that what has been done cannot be undone

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24. In unitary government systems, ultimate authority resides at the ________ level.

National

Central

Both

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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25. In the late 1800s, industrial workers _____.

Reform labor laws

Took control of the factories in which they worked

Faced low wages and long hours in unsafe working conditions

Increased the amount of leisure time they had available

Answer

Correct Answer: Faced low wages and long hours in unsafe working conditions

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26. In some forms of government, the head of state is called the _____.

Great Depression

Chancellor

Final solution

Nazi

Answer

Correct Answer: Chancellor

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27. How resources are used is determined by people's _____ .

Choices

Retail

Costs

Regulations

Answer

Correct Answer: Choices

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28. Presidential succession is the plan _____

For removing the Vice President

For electing a Vice President from the same party

For filling a vacancy in the presidency

For expanding presidential power

Answer

Correct Answer: For filling a vacancy in the presidency

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29. President jackson viewed the national bank as a _____

Means of restoring confidence among the common people

Stabilizing force in the national economy

Tool to help solve corrupt special interests

Reasonable alternative to private and local banks

Answer

Correct Answer: Tool to help solve corrupt special interests

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General MCQ

1. According to freud, the ego is guided by the _____, whereas the id is guided by the _____.

2. Older workers tend to resist change more than younger workers because they ________.

3. If you accumulate _____ points in 12 months your license will be suspended for 30 days.

4. Recognizing your ________ is an important step in minimizing debilitative emotions.

5. Applause is a secondary reinforcer because __________.

6. Adjustments to timber management strategies meant to address long-term shortfalls will _______.

7. Food is considered a primary reinforcer, whereas ________ is a secondary reinforcer.

8. If traffic signal lights stop working, you must __________________.

9. Addition of more mitochondria to a muscle fiber will have the greatest effect on ________.

10. The principle difference between where salt marshes and mangrove forests grow is _______.

11. The dolls associated with the nature spirits called kachinas have been used to ________.

12. Testing threats involve ________ whereas instrumentation threats involve ________.

13. Between 1759 and 1761, the __________ tribe fought against the british in north america.

14. You pet your neighbor's dog and it bites you. this reaction is a _____ .

15. The scattering of jews outside of the land of israel is known as the __________.

16. The main factors that determine quantity supplied are price and _____.

17. The great schism split _____ in two.

18. The evolutionary perspective is to ________ as the behavioral perspective is to ________.

19. The _____ is the number of vehicles and pedestrians that pass by the site.

20. Studies of learned helplessness use the ______ procedure.

21. Studies indicate that we ignore, forget, distort, or misunderstand ____ percent of what we hear.

22. Spanking is a form of _____; time out is a form of _____.

23. Irreversibility refers to the preoperational child's tendency to _____.

24. In unitary government systems, ultimate authority resides at the ________ level.

25. In the late 1800s, industrial workers _____.

26. In some forms of government, the head of state is called the _____.

27. How resources are used is determined by people's _____ .

28. Presidential succession is the plan _____

29. President jackson viewed the national bank as a _____

1. According to freud, the ego is guided by the _, whereas the id is guided by the _.

12. Testing threats involve whereas instrumentation threats involve .

18. The evolutionary perspective is to as the behavioral perspective is to .

22. Spanking is a form of _; time out is a form of _.