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Psychology
Q:
Renaissance scientists established the foundation of ___________.
a. mentalism
b. materialism
c. modern science
d. scholasticism
Q:
Which of the following was NOT studied by Niccolo Machiavelli during the Renaissance period?
a. group behaviors based upon the exercise of power
b. leadership studies
c. socialization and suggestibility
d. stimulus-response behavior
Q:
Why is it that Scholasticism could be said to be an attempt to compromise, regarding the ways of knowing?
a. because practitioners and scientists tried to be more supportive of one another's professions
b. because practitioners of Judaism and Islam tried to be more sensitive to one another's beliefs
c. because great thinkers tried to reconcile rationality and faith
d. because great thinkers tried to reconcile monism and dualism
Q:
Which of the following was the first to develop of the four river valley civilizations?
a. Egyptian
b. Mesopotamian
c. Indus
d. Chinese
Q:
The Buddhist teaching regarding Nirvana is equivalent to which modern day psychological principle?
a. id
b. ego
c. self-actualization
d. fixation
Q:
Which of the following Confucian Moral Qualities seems to relate to later Freudian ideas?
a. relationships
b. personal authenticity
c. prudence
d. suffering arises from desire
Q:
Which of the following is a reason for studying the history of psychology?
a. it's interesting
b. it's required for prescription privileges in the field
c. it is mandated by the APA
d. it helps us to acknowledge changing interpretations of past theories and research findings
Q:
What is the reason why the "schools of psychology" dissipated around the early 1940s?
a. because of Freud's death
b. because of Watson's death
c. because of Dewey's death
d. because of the loss of homogeneity among the thinking of psychologists
Q:
How did Munsterberg's study of mind-reading advance the discipline of psychology?
a. it made hypnosis more acceptable
b. it made spiritualism more acceptable
c. it made diversity more acceptable
d. it drew attention to the mind-body discussion
Q:
Where is the future of psychology headed?
a. towards the earliest ideas of spiritualism
b. towards the idea of the modern era
c. towards increased communication between practitioners and researchers
d. towards an increased interest in hypnosis
Q:
Which of the following is NOT required to be a "Fellow" of the APA?
a. nomination by colleagues
b. noteworthy achievements in the field
c. general membership in the APA
d. possession of the Ph.D. or Psy. D. for at least 15 years
Q:
Which of the following is an indication of globalization's impact on the discipline of psychology?
a. the increased emphasis on modernism
b. creation of a division called "Trauma"
c. creation of a division called "International Psychology"
d. the increased emphasis on prescription privileges
Q:
Which of the following IS NOT one of the concerns of psychologists today?
a. diversity
b. modernism
c. credentials
d. prescription priviledges
Q:
Which of the following was the focus of psychology from 1900 to 1945?
a. children's health
b. women's health
c. mental illness
d. wellness
Q:
How does American psychology influence other disciplines?
a. through psychiatry's broad reliance on many psychological doctrines
b. it primarily only influences the field of medicine
c. due to psychology's breadth, the field now contributes to many professions
d. it influences other disciplines via the use of the DSM manual in most human services work
Q:
What is the purpose of the authors' presentation of the concept "indigenous psychologies" in the first chapter?
a. the authors want to emphasize the significance of science as absolute truth
b. the authors want to downplay the USA's influence on the discipline of psychology
c. the authors want to highlight the significance of cultural relevance when attempting to solve social problems in many "third world" areas
d. the authors want the readers to know how well indigenous psychologies have been integrated presently into the mainstream of psychology
Q:
Although there is an interest in applying psychology globally, why has not the field been pervasively successful in the "third world" areas?
a. the lack of "first world" relevance to specific social problems of these regions
b. not enough "first world" journals get exported to "third world" regions
c. "third world" areas reject ideas of relativism found in the "first world"
d. the reason is still largely unknown
Q:
Which of the following would be a benefit of universalism?
a. no real benefits of this exist
b. it eliminates the need for extensive research studies of various cultures
c. it reveals that human beings across cultures can never be compared
d. it promotes the idea that basic human characteristics are common to all members of the species, and that culture influences the display of these characteristics
Q:
Why might more traditional psychologists resist discussions of post-modernism in relation to psychology?
a. post-modern rejects the notion of scientific findings as absolute truths
b. post-modernism supports the idea of truth as socially constructed
c. post-modernism celebrates difference rather than a melting pot mentality
d. all of the above are possible reasons
Q:
Why is psychology dependent upon internationality?
a. it is mandated now in the discipline by theAPA
b. it is mandated now by the European Federation of Professional Psychologists
c. globalization has brought psychology, in varying degrees, to peoples from all over the world
d. it is now mandated by the International Union of Psychological Science
Q:
Which of the following best states the purpose and relevance of global psychological associations?
a. international cooperation and exchange to advance the discipline
b. to diminish the significance of research methods in the discipline
c. to advance the cause of women and other minorities in the discipline
d. to raise money for research in the discipline
Q:
Which of the following best explains the differences in the contributions of the "three worlds" to the discipline of psychology?
a. intellect
b. population
c. economic and sociopolitical capacities
d. all of the above
Q:
Global consciousness among adolescents of the world today may result in
a. cognitive delays.
b. bicultural identity and/or possible loss of ties to the specific place of their upbringing.
c. increased acting out.
d. decrease in adaptive capacity.
Q:
Which of the following relates to the phrase, "emancipatory political role for psychology"?
a. an objective of global psychology
b. an objective of the first world of psychology
c. an objective of psychology as a science
d. an objective of the early psychologists
Q:
Psychology as a science emerged out of the West at the height of the _________.
a. Middle Ages
b. Colonial period
c. Cold War
d. Eighteenth century
Q:
To what extent do the environmental policies of the state of Texas reflect the general attitude of the public and to what extend do they reflect the pressures of special interest groups?
Q:
What issues are most pressing for higher education in Texas?
Q:
Which groups of students are most affected by the policies adopted by the Texas legislature from 2003 to the present?
Q:
Based on your reading of chapter 11, what can we expect from the legislature in policy toward higher education in Texas?
Q:
How does Texas compare with other states in attempting to solve the problems of poverty? Has the conservative political culture of the state influenced the policies adopted by the legislature?
Q:
In what ways have federal mandates affected environmental policies in Texas?
Q:
The primary reason that Texas has failed to cope efficiently with environmental problems is cited by the authors of your text as
A. legislators are bribed by polluters
B. the economic costs of environmentally safe operations are greater than the perceived benefits
C. the lack of federal legislation
D. the lack of technology to deal with environmental problems
Q:
The most common method of disposing of garbage in Texas is
A. recycling
B. composting
C. incineration
D. landfills
Q:
With regard to air quality, which of the following is a true statement?
A. the major metropolitan areas of the state- Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Beaumont, and El Paso have air quality which fails to meet federal clean air standards
B. five metropolitan regions- North east Texas, Austin, San Antonio, Victoria, and Corpus Christi " have air quality which is close to the non-attainment status
C. the legislature in 1995 cancelled the auto emissions program which had previously been established
D. all of the above are true statements
Q:
With regard to water quality, which of the following statements is true?
A. Texas is blessed with a plentiful supply of pure water
B. Texas has limited supplies of water, particularly in the western part of the state, and that is often of relatively poor quality
C. Texans have traditionally been very careful not to pollute the rivers and streams of the state
D. Texas has had effective and careful supervision of its natural resources for the past fifty years
Q:
Under normal conditions, which of the following is true?
A. for every twenty miles west, rainfall decreases by about one inch per year
B. for every twenty miles east, rainfall decreases by about one inch per year
C. for every mile north from the border with Mexico, rainfall increases by about one inch
D. all sections of the state receive equal amounts of rainfall
Q:
Which of the following have contributed to the importance of environmental issues in Texas?
A. the state's history of living off of the environment by using its minerals, land, and water
B. the state's often hostile climate with floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and occasional earthquakes
C. the indifference of the population to environmental concerns
D. all of the above
Q:
Which of the following statements more closely reflects the actions of the Texas legislature in the sessions of 2003 and 2005?
A. the legislature increased funding to accommodate increased enrollment and inflation costs
B. the legislature gave the colleges and universities permission to increase tuition and fees
C. the legislature established a funding formula to provide for future revenue needs of the colleges and universities
D. the legislature established a dedicated tax to pay for future college and university costs
Q:
Which of the following was not a focus of the "Back to Basics" proposals presented by the Chancellors of the six public university systems in Texas?
A. increasing the partnerships between higher education and public schools
B. increased efforts to help at-risk students who were most likely to "stop out"
C. increase the number of teaching assistants and less-experienced faculty to reduce costs
D. establish a more stable source of state funding for the state's colleges and universities
Q:
As a result of the Supreme Court decision in Hopwood v. State, Texas was forced to
A. admit unqualified minority students into its professional schools
B. eliminate affirmative action programs designed to admit minority students into the major universities of the state
C. provide lower tuition for minority students
D. require standard admissions exams for all students
Q:
Among the issues cited by the authors of the textbook as reasons for the problems with the legislature were all but one of the following. Which one was that?
A. higher education had an image problem
B. the legislature was funding higher education at less than the enrollment growth rate
C. higher education was steadily being privatized by encouraging the selling of long- standing university operations to private corporations
D. colleges and universities were failing to produce students who could pass literacy exams
Q:
In 1992, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) filed a court case in which it alleged that Texas discriminated against Mexican American citizens by which action?
A. denied Hispanic students admission to the University of Texas
B. provided reduced amounts of financial aid to Hispanic students as compared to Afro American students
C. systematically provided fewer educational opportunities for Hispanics by under funding colleges and universities in South Texas
D. forced Hispanic students to take admissions exams in English
Q:
To meet the additional costs of increased enrollment, faculty salaries, and inflation, colleges and universities in Texas have had to depend on
A. increased federal assistance
B. increased tuition and fees paid by students
C. increased funding by the state
D. increased private foundation funding
Q:
The cost of funding buildings and other facilities for institutions of higher education outside of the University of Texas and Texas A&M systems was provided by constitutional amendment in 1984 by the creation of the
A. Foundation School Fund
B. Permanent University Fund
C. Higher Education Assistance Fund
D. Highway Fund
Q:
Which of the following is not true concerning recent efforts in public assistance in Texas?
A. a sharp drop in the number of welfare recipients has occurred
B. Texas is not spending all of the federal money to which it is entitled
C. educational programs for persons who have learning disabilities have been increased
D. the state's revenue is frequently on a down-turn when those who need assistance are on the increase
Q:
The program that was established to provide health insurance for the families of the working poor was the _________ program.
A. Aide for Families of Dependent Children
B. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
C. Medicaid
D. Children's Health Insurance Program
Q:
The workfare approach to public assistance limits a person to no more than ____ years of public assistance.
A. one
B. three
C. five
D. ten
Q:
The agency recently created to coordinate the state's programs of assistance is the
A. Texas Department of Welfare
B. Department of Health and Human Services
C. Texas Workforce Commission
D. Texas Department of Public Assistance
Q:
Which of the following programs is designed to provide assistance to the aged, blind, and disabled?
A. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
B. Social Security Supplemental Security Income
C. Medicaid
D. Food stamp program
Q:
Poverty in Texas is largely centered among
A. people who live in South Texas
B. children under the age of 14
C. the elderly
D. all of the above
Q:
What percentage of the Texas population live in poverty?
A. about 15 percent
B. about 25 percent
C. about 40 percent
D. about 60 percent
Q:
Whenever the government attempts to alleviate the problems of the poor by taking money from the wealthy and providing benefits for the poor, it is engaging in ___________ actions.
A. progressive public policy
B. redistributive public policy
C. regressive public policy
D. none of the above
Q:
Which of the following has created public policy problems for the state of Texas?
A. urbanization
B. environmental concerns
C. demographic change
D. all of the above
Q:
In which of the following areas of public policy has the state of Texas been forced to take actions because of federal court orders?
A. prison reform
B. higher education
C. public school finance
D. all of the above
Q:
A _____ is an action by a higher level unit of government which forces a lower level unit of government to take a particular policy action.
A. decree
B. administrative order
C. executive edict
D. mandate
Q:
Issues are placed on the public policy agenda as a result of
A. the attention of elected officials such as legislators and the governor
B. attention by the media
C. mandates by higher level governments
D. all of the above
Q:
According to the authors, Texas has shown stinginess in trying to mitigate poverty, inconsistency in funding higher education, and a cavalier attitude toward the environment.
Q:
The main obstacle to the solution what to do with wastes is primarily technological.
Q:
According to the authors, Texas is leading the nation in environmental policy-making.
Q:
The problem of what to do with radioactive wastes produced by the nuclear power plants in Texas has been finally resolved by establishing a waste disposal site in the Davis Mountains.
Q:
Texas has met the air attainment standards established by the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
Q:
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is the most recent agency created by the legislature to oversee environmental quality.
Q:
Texas ranks near the top of all states in the amount of toxic pollutants that it allows to be released into the air, seep in the ground, and be dumped into the waters of the state.
Q:
The main focus of legislators from West Texas has been water supply.
Q:
The federal government has fully funds all of the mandates related to the environment such as the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Q:
Compared to other urban states, Texas ranks first in the average salaries paid to higher education faculty.
Q:
The report of the commission formed by Lt. Governor Rick Perry on the 21st Century Colleges and Universities has led to a significant increase in the level of funding for Texas colleges and universities.
Q:
Affirmative action (AA) programs are always required to establish quotas for members of minority groups.
Q:
The Hopwood v. State case was directed against the affirmative action admission program of the Texas A&M law school.
Q:
The LULAC case in 1992 forced the state of Texas to spend more money on higher education in South Texas.
Q:
The Texas Higher Education Assistance Fund (HEAF) is designed to fund capital expenditures for institutions of higher education not eligible for PUF.
Q:
The Permanent University Fund (PUF) can only be used by the University of Texas and the Texas A&M System.
Q:
Higher education funding in Texas suffers because it is the largest source of money not protected by dedication of revenues in the budget.
Q:
Because of the tax structure used in Texas, the number of persons needing public assistance is generally likely to increase at the same time that the state's taxation system is producing fewer dollars.
Q:
Texas, like most of the other states, is spending all of the federal funds to which it would be entitled under federal law.
Q:
Under recent federal legislation, states have been allowed to reduce welfare with no loss of federal funds.
Q:
The Texas Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was designed to provide health insurance for the children of the working poor.
Q:
The Texas worker's compensation program is administered by the Texas Department of Insurance.
Q:
Unemployment compensation programs are paid for out of general tax revenues.
Q:
Nationally and in Texas, almost two-thirds of health assistance goes to children.