1.

Random assignment helps eliminate _______.

Select one:

a. dependent variables

b. controls

c. confounds

d. independent variables

2.

Bonnie is protective of her friend Jamie, especially after
Jamie’s surgery to remove part of her brain to prevent seizures.
Bonnie has noticed that Jamie seems too willing to trust strangers,
and she also seems undisturbed by sudden noises that signal danger.
Which part of Jamie’s brain was probably removed?

Select one:

a. thalamus

b. amygdala

c. prefrontal cortex

d. visual cortex

3.

Carmen believes that she has the amazing power to control the
thoughts of her classmates and make them do what she wants. Mandy
believes that all her classmates are trying to manipulate her
thoughts. Carmen is experiencing __________ delusions, while Mandy
is experiencing __________ delusions.

Select one:

a. grandiose; control

b. control; persecution

c. referential; grandiose

d. persecution; referential

4.

Jonathan was in a motorcycle accident and sustained an injury to
his hippocampus. He now has anterograde amnesia, which means that
he has difficulty

Select one:

a. remembering familiar people’s names.

b. recovering semantic memories.

c. remembering events from his childhood.

d. forming new memories.

5.

According to the dissociation theory of hypnosis, people who are
hypnotized are

Select one:

a. in a state of consciousness where their inhibitions are
impaired.

b. acting out what they think is expected of them.

c. in an altered state where awareness is separated from parts
of consciousness.

d. following the hypnotist’s directions to get attention.