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Online Lecture Quiz 2 In life and death situations (such as saving someone from a burning house), people are more likely to help when the victim is: Select one: a. a close relative. b. female and elderly. c. elderly. d. female e. a close friend. What is the most common male sexual strategy? Select one: a. Quality over quantity (i.e., commitment to one or few partners) b. Random assortment (i.e., maximising encounters based on current situation) c. Cyclic perusal (i.e., alternating between periods of many sexual partners and commitment to one or a few partners) d. Quantity over quality (i.e., many sexual partners) e. Sundown settle-down (i.e., reducing the number of sexual partners with age) From an evolutionary perspective, what is NOT a problem or detriment of engaging in aggressive acts? Select one: a. Risking death of injury b. Encouraging more aggression (i.e., revenge and retribution cycles) c. Building a reputation of being a dangerous person d. Establishing cultures of honour (e.g., generational feuds/vendettas) e. The short-term consequences outweighing the long-term consequences When women compete for a mate, what specific tactic is commonly utilised? Select one: a. Ostracising their rival (i.e., giving them the “silent treatment”) b. Suggesting their rival’s possessions are cheap imitations c. Loud shouting at their rival d. Enhancing and increasing displays of their own qualities e. Disparaging their rival based on their appearance and sexual behaviour

What is the main tenant of Inclusive Fitness theory? Select one: a. People are more likely to help attractive and healthy genetic relatives in life or death situations b. People are more likely to help healthy genetic relatives in life or death situations c. People are more likely to help attractive genetic relatives in life or death situations d. People are more likely to help physically stronger genetic relatives in life or death situations e. People are more likely to help genetic relatives in life or death situations In Beck's Cognitive Theory of depression, which one of the following is NOT a factor in the model? Select one: a. Life events b. Automatic thoughts c. Cognitive bias d. Schemas e. Cognitive errors DSM stands for Select one: a. depressive scale modalities. b. diagnostic and statistical manual. c. diagnostic standards manual d. diagnostic schedule of medicine. e. doctor of surgical medicine. Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding the determination of abnormal behaviour in psychology? Select one: a. The definition of abnormality may change over time. b. One behaviour is sufficient for the determination of abnormality. c. The degree of subjective distress should be considered. d. Cultural values should be considered.

Approaches to treating mental illness changes over time, Philippe Pinel and William Tuke’s work with mentally ill patients was different because they (select one of the following): Select one: a. Minimised the negative impact patients had on society by isolating them in institutions. b. Introduced group therapy as part of patient treatment. c. Treated patients with respect and kindness. d. Were the first to develop individualised treatment plans for patients. e. Successfully treated patients by encouraging a strong religious devotion. With respect to the cognitive behavioural approach to treating mental health, which one of the following statements is true? Select one: a. Therapists focus solely on a patient’s observable behaviours. b. Therapists focus heavily on a patient’s early childhood experiences. c. Patients with phobias cannot be treated with this approach. d. Therapists explore a patient’s thoughts and behaviour patterns. e. Patients are encouraged to ascribe meaning to their dreams. In most anxiety disorders, the person's distress is Select one: a. based on a physical cause. b. focused on a specific situation. c. focused on general situations. d. related to ordinary life stresses. e. disproportionately large compared to the reality of the situation. Irrational and very specific fears that persist despite no real danger to a person are known as Select one: a. obsessions. b. compulsions. c. dissociations. d. phobias. e. anxieties.

The feeling that textbooks must be organized “just right” is an example of which one of the following? Select one: a. An obsession within the symmetry and order category of obsessive compulsive disorder. b. A compulsive ritual within the mental rituals category of obsessive compulsive disorder. c. A compulsive ritual within the ordering/arranging category of obsessive compulsive disorder. d. A compulsive ritual within the checking category of obsessive compulsive disorder. e. A compulsive ritual within the repeating routine activities category of obsessive compulsive disorder. According to the DSM-V’s definition of a mental disorder, which of the following statements are true? Select one: a. A disorder must significantly disturb a person’s cognitions, emotion regulation AND behaviour. b. A disorder must significantly disturb a person’s cognitions AND emotion regulation only. c. A disorder must significantly disturb a person’s cognitions, emotion regulation OR behaviour. d. A disorder must significantly disturb a person’s cognitions AND regulation AND behaviour only. e. A disorder must significantly disturb a person’s emotion regulation AND behaviour only In Australia, the 12-month prevalence rate for Major Depressive Disorder is… Select one: a. 5.1% b. 7.1% c. 3.1% d. 6.1% e. 4.1% For a given neuron, the resting potential is - 70mv and the threshold is 55 mv. Stimulus A depolarises the membrane to -54 mv. Stimulus B depolarises the membrane to -40 mv. What can we expect to happen? Select one:

a. The action potential of A will be bigger than that of B. b. The action potential of B will be bigger than that of A. c. Only B will produce an action potential. d. Both A and B will produce action potentials of the same size. e. A will produce an action potential that is faster than that of B. Which of the following would most likely result in an inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP)? Select one: a. Chloride ions leaving the cell. b. Proteins leaving the cell. c. Potassium ions entering the cell. d. Sodium ions entering the cell. e. Chloride ions entering the cell To study the function of the brain, which scan would be the most appropriate option? Select one: a. Computed tomography (CT) b. Electrocardiograph (ECG). c. X-ray d. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) e. Positron emission tomography (PET) What feature of a neuron limits the number of action potential it can produce per second? Select one: a. The threshold b. Myelin sheaths c. The refractory period d. Salutatory conduction e. The length of the axon The two main divisions of the peripheral nervous system are the ________ and ________. Select one: a. peripheral; central b. glands; muscles c. sympathetic; parasympathetic d. autonomic; somatic

e. brain; spinal cord Fatima stepped on a piece of glass and quickly pulled their foot away from that sharp object. Which of the following are responsible for sending a message to the muscles in Fatima’s foot, resulting in pulling their foot away from the piece of glass? Select one: a. Reflex nerves b. Sensory nerves c. Interneurons d. Medulla e. Motor nerves A cell in the human nervous system whose primary function is to help form myelin and the blood-brain barrier, respond to injury, remove debris, and enhance learning and memory is called a(n) ________ cell. Select one: a. glial b. polypeptide-Y c. adipose d. epidermal e. meninges Parkinson’s Disease is a neurological disorder associated with ________ impairment and a reduction in the neurotransmitter ________ ? Select one: a. Motor; serotonin b. Speech; dopamine c. Speech; serotonin d. Memory; serotonin e. Motor; dopamine The consumption of alcohol, as well as the ingestion of anti-anxiety drugs, both work to increase the activity of ________, which is an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Select one: a. GABA b. acetylcholine c. adipose d. dopamine e. serotonin

________ is neurological disease associated with the destruction of the ________ of neurons. Select one: a. Parkinson’s disease; axon hillock b. Alzheimer’s disease; myelin sheath c. Multiple sclerosis; Nodes of Ranvier d. Multiple sclerosis; myelin sheath e. Alzheimer’s disease; nodes of Ranvier...