Psychology 2450: FINAL EXAM - Chapters 13-15, 17

c) separation anxiety

A college student becomes homesick during her first semester on campus. This response is more related to a) stranger anxiety b) resistant attachment c) separation anxiety d) avoidant attachment

c) bargaining

A hope for less pain, more time, or provisions for children are most common during the ___ stage of dying a) isolation b) denial c) bargaining d) acceptance

a) secure base

According to Ainsworth, an attachment figure is BEST defined as serving a(n) ____ for an attached child a) secure base b) id replacement c) chum d) conscience

c) being afraid for the hero in a movie who is in danger

An example of empathy would be a) escaping pain b) sensing that you are about to get a phone call c) being afraid for the hero in a movie who is in danger d) looking forward to watching a villain in a movie die

b) an abnormally low body temperature

Comas are likely to be reversible when the coma is due to a) massive external bleeding to the brain b) an abnormally low body temperature c) heart failure d) HIV/AIDS

a) vicariously experiencing another's feelings

Empathy refers to a) vicariously experiencing another's feelings b) reading minds c) being able to resist temptation d) knowing that someone holds a false belief

c) love withdrawal

Every time his son Justin swears (something he does not like), Ken walks away from him (pays no attention). This strategy provides a good example of the ____ parental approach a) power assertion b) induction c) love withdrawal d) empathy

b) helping our kin may allow our genes to be passed along

Evolutionary theorists have argued that it is in our genetic self-interest to be altruistic because a) it perfectly matches the premise of survival of the fittest b) helping our kin may allow our genes to be passed along c) the more we help, the better spouse we will attain d) chromosome 13 has been found to have a special "helping gene"

d) humans may have a genetic make-up that predisposes them to behave both antisocially and prosocially

Evolutionary-based research on altruism has demonstrated that a) only humans show any example of helping behavior b) altruism does not begin to emerge until puberty c) we abandon immature forms of moral thinking as we develop d) humans may have a genetic make-up that predisposes them to behave both antisocially and prosocially

a) the emotional response to loss

Grief is BEST defined as a) the emotional response to loss b) culturally accepted ways of displaying one's reactions to loss c) a decision concerning how to deal with the corpse d) a status of being without

a) they become distressed when other infants cry

How do newborns demonstrate empathy a) they become distressed when other infants cry b) they look at objects that their parents are looking at c) they prefer to be held by other children d) they pass the false belief task

b) anger

In Kubler-Ross's model, the reaction of denial and isolation is followed by the reaction of a) acceptance b) anger c) bargaining d) depression

c) as the result of a car accident

In the United States, an eight-year old child would be most likely to die a) from a terminal illness b) from some congenital abnormalities c) as the result of a car accident d) from child abuse

a) secure

In which type of attachment does a child use a caregiver as a base, becomes somewhat upset when separated from the caregiver, and is fairly outgoing with a stranger if the caregiver is present a) secure b) disorganized-disoriented c) resistant d) avoidant

c) is a process consisting of multiple events and the line between life and death is blurry

It is most accurate to say that biological death a) is a single even with a clear-cut end point b) occurs when a person stops breathing c) is a process consisting of multiple events and the line between life and death is blurry d) officially occurs when the heart stops beating

a) heart disease

Jen's 70-year-old Uncle Ben who lives in the United States just died. As a knowledgeable individual, Jen would realize statistically, the most likely cause of his death was a) heart disease b) suicide c) cancer d) cerebrovascular accident

a) denial

Kubler-Ross suggested that upon initially being told that they are going to die, most people's response is one of a) denial b) anger c) bargaining d) depression

b) hopelessness

Kubler-Ross's depression state of dying is characterized by a sense of a) anger b) hopelessness c) calm d) exultation

b) a positive social act reflecting a concern for others

Prosocial behavior is defined as a) any act that makes a person feel better b) a positive social act reflecting a concern for others c) an act intended to do good, but that actually results in harm to the person at whom the act is aimed d) the vicarious experiencing of another person's emotions

b) is an important sign of attachment

Separation anxiety a) only occurs as a result of unresponsive parenting b) is an important sign of attachment c) occurs mainly in children who attend preschool d) is a sign of unhealthy attachment

c) love withdrawal

The purpose of ____ is to create anxiety by threatening a loss of reinforcement a) power assertion b) induction c) love withdrawal d) empathy

c) there is a failure to breath for 36 hours

Total brain death includes all of the following EXCEPT a) the person is totally unresponsive to stimuli (including lack of pain) b) there is a lack of reflexes c) there is a failure to breath for 36 hours d) there is no electrical activity in the cortex of the brain

a) stranger

Two-year old Amy is going to the dentist for the first time. She is sitting on her dad's lap when she first sees the dentist dressed in a long white coat. Amy reacts by turning and hugging her dad while she begins sobbing. Amy's reaction is BEST explained as involving _____ anxiety a) stranger b) separation c) goal d) relationship

b) taking away a child's television privileges

Which is the BEST example of a power assertion form of discipline a) telling a child you hate him b) taking away a child's television privileges c) telling a child that a child who gets hit feels bad d) taking away parental love from a child

d) stopping to help a stranger change a flat tire

Which of the following BEST exemplifies prosocial behavior a) doing chores to earn an allowance b) driving no faster than the speed limit c) getting homework done on time d) stopping to help a stranger change a flat tire

b) disorganized-disoriented

Which type of infant attachment is BEST associated with having a mother who is abusing drugs a) secure b) disorganized-disoriented c) resistant d) avoidant

c) homicide

You see an obituary in the local newspaper for a 15-year-old. If you live in the United States, what would be the more likely cause of the individual's death a) heart disease b) cardiovascular c) homicide d) cancer

b) separation; stranger

____ anxiety peaks first and is followed by ____ anxiety a) stranger; separation b) separation; anxiety c) goal; separation d) relationship; social

b) breavement

____ is defined as a state of loss a) grief b) bereavement c) mourning d) internment

d) mourning

_____ is defined as a "culturally prescribed way of reacting to death." a) bereavement b) grieving c) anticipatory grief d) mourning