Psychology Final

Front 1

The external female genital organs are called the ___________ .

Back 1

- vulva

Front 2

The ____________ produce ova and the hormones estrogen and progesterone .

Back 2

- ovaries

Front 3

The testes in the male produce sperm and the male sex hormone ____________ .

Back 3

- testosterone

Front 4

Sex hormones promote the ___________ of male and female sex organs in the embryo

Back 4

- differentiation

Front 5

The hormone ___________ spurs development of female reproductive capacity and secondary sex characteristics.

Back 5

- estrogen

Front 6

The hormone ___________ stimulates growth of the female reproductive organs and maintains pregnancy.

Back 6

- progesterone

Front 7

If an ovum is not fertilized, levels of estrogen and progesterone (increase or decrease?) suddenly, triggering menstruation.

Back 7

- decrease

Front 8

Sex hormones have ___________ and activating effects

Back 8

- organizing

Front 9

Men who are given drugs that (increase or decrease?) __________ the amount of tetosterone in the bloodstream usually show gradual loss of sexual desire and of the capacities for erection and orgasm.

Back 9

- decrease

Front 10

The practice of oral sex has become the _________ among adult couples.

Back 10

- norm

Front 11

Birth control pills have (excellent or fair?) reliability

Back 11

- excellent

Front 12

Sterilization (is or is not?) considered to be a reversible birth control method

Back 12

- is not

Front 13

Masters and Johnson divide the sexual response cycle into four phases:

Back 13

- Excitement
- plateau
- orgasm
- resolution

Front 14

The excitement phase of the sexual response cycle is generally characterized by _________ and ___________ .

Back 14

- vascongestion/myotonia

Front 15

Sexual excitement reaches a peak during the __________ _______ of the sexual response cycle

Back 15

- orgasmic phase

Front 16

Only men experience a ___________ _________ during the resolution phase.

Back 16

- refractory period

Front 17

Most rapes are committed by (strangers or acquaintances?)

Back 17

- acquaintances

Front 18

Many social scientists argue that rape mainly has to do with (sex or power?)

Back 18

- power

Front 19

Men who support traditional, rigidly defined gender roles are (more or less?) likely to blame the victimsof rape

Back 19

- more

Front 20

Survey evidence indicates that nearly _________ of American women and about a _________ of American men experience sexual dysfunctions at some point in their lives

Back 20

- half
- third

Front 21

Women with female sexual _________ disorder have difficulty lubricating.

Back 21

- arousal

Front 22

Men with persistent difficulty attaining or maintaining an erection have ______ ___________ disorder

Back 22

- male erectile

Front 23

Males who ejaculate too quickly may be diagnosed with ________ __________.

Back 23

- premature ejaculation

Front 24

__________ ______________ generally focuses on reducing performance anxiety, changing self-defeating attitudes, teaching sexual skills, enhancing sexual knowledge, and improving communication

Back 24

- Sex therapy

Front 25

Puberty begins with the appearance of _____________ ______ ____________, such as the growth of bodily hair, deepening of the voice in males, and rounding of the breasts and hips in females .

Back 25

- secondary sex characteristics

Front 26

According to Piaget, the ___________ __________ stage is characterized by hypothetical thinking and deductive logic

Back 26

- formal operation

Front 27

Adolescent egocentrism gives rise to the imaginary ____________ and the personal ___________.

Back 27

- audience/fable

Front 28

Psychologist G. Stanley Hall described adolescence as a time of sturm und drang, or __________ .

Back 28

- stress

Front 29

The leading cause of death among adolescents is _________ ____________ accidents

Back 29

- motor vehicle

Front 30

Adolescents tend to see experimentation with cars, drugs, and sex as (more or less?) risky than their parents do

Back 30

- less

Front 31

Parents and adolescents tend to (agree or disagree?) on social, political, religious, and economic issues

Back 31

- agree

Front 32

Erik Erikson considers the life crisis of adolescence to be ________ identity versus _________ diffusion

Back 32

- ego / role

Front 33

The period that bridges adolescence and full adulthood is called _____________ adulthood

Back 33

- emerging

Front 34

This period of development exists in (wealthy or poor?) societies

Back 34

- wealthy

Front 35

Cessation of menstruation, termed _____________, usually occurs during the late forties or early fifties

Back 35

- menopause

Front 36

A dropoff in the hormone _____________ can be accompanied by hot flashes and feelings of anxiety and depression

Back 36

- estrogen

Front 37

People tend to retain (verbal skills or performance on tasks that require speed and visual-spatial skills?) into advanced old age.

Back 37

- verbal skills

Front 38

_____________ intelligence refers to one's lifetime of intellectual achievement, as shown by vocabulary and general knowledge

Back 38

- Crystallized

Front 39

____________ intelligence entails mental flexibility, as shown by the ability to solve new kinds of problems

Back 39

- Fluid

Front 40

The term _________ ________ refers to the period of young adulthood in which people begin to establish themselves in their careers and assume more independent roles in society

Back 40

- trying twenties

Front 41

Erikson characterized the major identity challenge of young adulthood in terms of ____________ vs. isolation

Back 41

- intimacy

Front 42

(High or low?) socioeconomic status is a common stressor that leads to child abuse

Back 42

- Low

Front 43

Children who are abused are (more or less?) likely to be aggressive than other children

Back 43

- more

Front 44

Most perpetrators of child sexual abuse (have had or have not had) a prior relationship with the child or the child's family

Back 44

- have had

Front 45

According to Levinson, the midlife transition may trigger a _______ _______ that is characterized by a sense of entrapment and loss of purpose

Back 45

- midlife crisis

Front 46

Sheehy characterized the period of midlife in terms of opportunities for new direction and fulfillment the "age of _____________."

Back 46

- mastery

Front 47

The time required to respond to stimuli-called ____________ ________ -- increases as people age

Back 47

- reaction time

Front 48

Alzheimer's disease (is or not?) a normal feature of the aging process

Back 48

- is not

Front 49

In the United States, (men or women?) tend to live longer

Back 49

- women

Front 50

Erikson labeled late adulthood the stage of ______ ____________ _____________

Back 50

- ego integrity versus despair

Front 51

Many retired people undergo a ____________ phase during which they do things they had fantasized doing once they had the time

Back 51

- honeymoon

Front 52

A (majority or minority?) of people in their seventies report being generally satisfied with their lives

Back 52

- majority

Front 53

Kubler-Ross identified five stages of dying: denial, anger, ___________, depression, and final acceptance

Back 53

- bargaining

Front 54

Shneidman views the feelings described by Kubler-Ross as (linked or not linked?) in sequence.

Back 54

- not linked

Front 55

A ____________ creates a homelike environment in which terminally ill people can face death with physical and emotional supports that provide them with dignity

Back 55

- hospice

Front 56

The term ______________ refers to feelings of sadness and loneliness as well as a process of mourning as survivors adjust to the loss of a loved one

Back 56

- bereavement

Front 57

Earning a paycheck is an (extrinsic or intrinsic?) motive for working

Back 57

- extrinsic

Front 58

The work ____________ holds that we are morally obligated to engage in productive labor

Back 58

- ethic

Front 59

Recognition for a job well done contributes to self- ___________

Back 59

- esteem

Front 60

Some of us follow the career paths of role ________ such as parents or respected members of the community

Back 60

- model's

Front 61

The ___________ stage of career development involves the child's unrealistic conception of self-potential and of the world of work

Back 61

- fantasy

Front 62

During the stage of _____________ choice, children narrow their choices and begin to show some realistic self-assessment and knowledge of occupations

Back 62

- tentative

Front 63

The stage of career ___________ reflects the fact that today it is the norm, rather than the exception, for people to switch careers more than once

Back 63

- change

Front 64

In applying for a job, your ___________ is your summary of your background

Back 64

- resume

Front 65

In preparing for the job interview, remember that first _______________ are very important

Back 65

- impressions

Front 66

It (is or is not?) good to ask the interviewer questions

Back 66

- is

Front 67

Your first task on the job is to learn how to carry out the ___________ tasks

Back 67

- job

Front 68

The (majority or minority?) of American workers are at least somewhat satisfied with their jobs

Back 68

- majority

Front 69

Increased job satisfaction is linked to (higher or lower?) employed turnover and absenteism

Back 69

- lower

Front 70

Job satisfaction correlates (positively or negatively?) with the accuracy of appraisal of worker performance

Back 70

- positively

Front 71

The first method described in the text for increasing job satisfaction is improved ___________ and placement

Back 71

- recruitment

Front 72

The most effective form of criticism is ___________ criticism

Back 72

- constructive

Front 73

A japanese management practice involves the use of _________ circles in which workers meet regularly to discuss problems and suggest solutions relating to their jobs

Back 73

- quality

Front 74

Flextime (raises or lowers?) absenteeism

Back 74

- lowers

Front 75

_____________ stressors on the job inculde lack of opportunity to participate in decision making

Back 75

- Organizational

Front 76

The state of mental and physical exhaustion brought on by excessive demands is called __________

Back 76

- burnout

Front 77

Researchers suggests that many male raters of job performance tend to be biased toward giving (male or female?) workers more favorable evaluations

Back 77

- male

Front 78

The typical American working woman whose children are in the home experiences ____________ overload

Back 78

- role

Front 79

The reasons that women work are mainly (the same as or different from?) the reasons that men work

Back 79

- the same as

Front 80

Women account for the (majority or minority?) of secretaries and school teachers

Back 80

- majority

Front 81

The gender-related earnings gap is (increasing or decreasing?)

Back 81

- decreasing

Front 82

The average woman todays spends (more than or less than?) 25 years in the workforce but expects to spend (more or less?) time there

Back 82

- more than
- less than

Front 83

__________ ______________ consists of deliberate or repeated unsolicited verbal comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual nature that are not wanted by the recipient

Back 83

- Sexual harrassment

Front 84

One reason that sexual harassment is so stressful is that the __________ tends to fall on the victim

Back 84

- blame