Devry PSYC110 Psychology week 2 quiz

Question1. Which of the following situations is the BEST example of eustress?

Student Answer: Akiko is struggling to complete the last mile of her first triathlon.
Mose is performing his standard, moderate workout at the gym.
Alban just sprained his ankle playing a grueling tennis match.

Both Akiko and Mose best exemplify eustress.

Question 2. Which of the following persons is MOST likely to experience chronic stress?

Student Answer: Zachary's father died of a heart attack three weeks ago.
INCORRECT Junko has been in labor for 10 hours so far. (TCO )
Wen-Ho is stuck on a Los Angeles freeway at rush hour.
Paulette is shy and attending a new high school.

Question 3. The release of cortisol during the fight or flight response occurs at the end of the _____ pathway.
Student Answer: pituitary, hypothalamus, adrenal cortex
INCORRECT pituitary, adrenal cortex, hypothalamus
hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenal cortex
adrenal cortex, hypothalamus, pituitary

Question 4. Which of the following is among the characteristics associated with Type-A personality?
Student Answer: time urgency
patience
calm
relaxed

Question 5. Primary appraisal refers to idea of ______________.
Student Answer: deciding if a stressor is harmful, threatening, or challenging
deciding what types of coping strategies are available
deciding to use defense mechanisms to deal with a stressor
deciding to directly deal with the stressor

Question 6. Through a process called _____________, sensory stimuli are interpreted as distinct sensations because their neural impulses travel to different parts of the brain.
Student Answer: INCORRECT transduction
organization
coding
sensory reduction

Question 7. Hyperopia (or farsightedness) results from images focused _____.
Student Answer: on the fovea
in front of the retina
behind the retina
on the rods

Question 8. The sense of gustation is important from an evolutionary standpoint because __________.
Student Answer: it allows us to enjoy the food that we eat
it helps us stay away from foods that are harmful or toxic
it helps to enhance our sense of smell
a and b

Question 9. Bodily posture, orientation, and movement information is provided to the brain by the _____ sense(s).
Student Answer: kinesthetic
vestibular
balance
a and b

Question 10. An example of ___________ would be if after a month of having stuck a post-it note by your door to remind you of an appointment, you forgot the appointment,
Student Answer: sensory adaptation
selective perception
habituation
selective attention

Question 11. This question has three parts:
(A) Contrast emotion-focused and problem-focused coping strategies.
(B) What would be an effective emotion-focused coping strategy for someone trying to cope with the stress of taking this test? What would be an ineffective emotion-focused coping strategy?
(C) What would be an effective problem-focused coping strategy for someone trying to cope with the stress of taking this test? What would be an ineffective problem-focused coping strategy?