Psychology Practice Exam

Practice Exam 2 Psychology 1215 Langara College Dr. V. Lloyd, Instructor.

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Multiple choice questions (1 point each)

|1. |Research on the environmental conditions that influence sexual orientation indicates that |
|A) |homosexuals are more likely than heterosexuals to have been sexually abused during childhood. |
|B) |homosexuals are more likely than heterosexuals to have been overprotected by their mothers. |
|C) |homosexuals
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|B) |stage of the sexual response cycle during which sexual excitation reaches its climax. |
|C) |span of the monthly female reproductive cycle during which ovulation occurs. |
|D) |time span after orgasm during which a male cannot be aroused to another orgasm. |

|7. |Work is most likely to satisfy the higher-level needs in Maslow's hierarchy for those who |
|A) |work only part-time. |
|B) |view their work as a calling. |
|C) |are strongly motivated by high wages. |
|D) |are supervised by managers with a directive style.
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|D) |originate at about the time of birth. |

|10. |Condoms ________ the risk of contracting skin-skin STIs. Condoms ________ the risk of contracting HIV, which causes AIDS. |
|A) |reduce; reduce |
|B) |fail to reduce; fail to reduce |
|C) |reduce; fail to reduce |
|D) |fail to reduce; reduce |

|11. |Attempting to alleviate stress directly by changing the stressor is known as |
|A) |psychoneuroimmunology.