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AP Psych Cum. Exam 1

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The axons of ganglion cells converge to form the optic nerve.
The Ames illusion involving two girls who are perceived as very different in size can best be explained in terms of the misperception of distance.
Brightness is to intensity as hue is to Wavelength.
The receptor cells that convert light energy into neural signals are called rods and cones.
Which of the following is a binocular cue for the perception of distance? retinal disparity.
Ms. Shield's, a recent stroke victim, cannot consciously perceive the large book on the coffee table in front of her. Yet, when urged to identify the book, she correctly reads aloud the printed title on the book cover. Her response best illustrates Blindsight.
The semicircular canals are most directly relevant to the vestibular sense.
Information travels from the spinal chord to the brain via interneurons.
The ability to recognize faces with the right hemisphere but not with the left hemisphere best illustrates Lateralization.
Two plants are grown under the same conditions, but one grows to be 2ft tall and one grows to be 1ft tall. The heritability, in this case, would be closest to 95%
What describes evidence for the brain's dual-processing ability? The brainstem keeps our heart beating while the cerebral cortex maintains awareness of the outside world.
The sequence of brain regions from the evolutionary oldest to newest is Brainstem; limbric system; cerebral cortex.
Stimulated digestion is to inhibited digestion as the _______ nervous system is to the ______ nervous system. Parasympathetic; sympathetic.
Sir Charles Sherrington observed that impulses took more time to travel a neural pathway than he might have anticipated. His observation provided evidence for the existence of Synaptic gaps.
Someone trying to add a long series of 3 digit numbers is probably experiencing increased brain waves and bloodflow to which brain structure? Left hemisphere.
Mandy came home late. As she reached to turn on a light, her hand brushed against something unexpected. She freaked out and her blood pressure and heart rate increased. The excited feelings lingered. This example illustrates. That endocrine messages tend to outlast the effects of neural messages.
As you are reading this question, the cells in your eyes are firing in response to the light coming from this paper. Which type of neuron is carrying this message to the brain? Sensory.
In 1953, H.M. underwent surgery to control his seizures. Doctors removed tissue from the hippocampus. As a result, his memory was impaired. Psychologists studied his memory function until death. What research method did they use? Case study.
In explaining human behavior, psychoanalysts are likely to focus on ______, whereas humanistic psychologists concentrate on _______ Childhood experiences and unconscious thought processes; current environmental influences on potential.
To assess reactions to a proposed tuition hike at her college, Ariana sent a questionnaire to every 15th person in the college registrar's alphabetical listing of all currently enrolled students. Ariana employed the technique of Random sampling.
Why are researchers so careful about drawing conclusions regarding statistical significance? They want to make sure an observed difference isn't due to chance.
In a test of the effects of sleep deprivation on problem-solving skills, research participants are allowed to sleep either 4 or 8 hours on each of three consecutive nights. This research is an example of An experiment.
If a result is statistically significant, this means that the Psychologist accepts a 5% likelihood that the results occurred by chance.
In the hypothesis, "Students who study a list of terms in the morning, just after waking up, will recall more terms than students who study the list just before falling asleep," what is the dependent variable? Number of terms remembered/list of terms.
Which makes finding statistical significance more likely? Large sample size.
Random sampling is to ______ as random assignment is to ________. Surveys; experiments.
Knowing the difference between an experimental condition and a control condition is most relevant to understanding the nature of Independent variables.
When the observed difference between the means of an experimental group and control group are not likely due to chance, researchers conclude that this difference is Statistically significant.
The complete set of cases from which samples may be drawn is called a(an) Population.
Basing decisions or conclusions on observable evidence describes which of the following? Empirical approach.
A researcher interested in providing a casual relationship between 2 variables should choose which research method? Experiment.
Which perspective is most directly concerned with how the physical properties of the brain influence behaviors and mental states? Biological.
Introspection was the basic research tool used by ____________ in order to study people's inner sensations and mental images. Edward Titchner
Who would have been most likely to ignore mental processes and to define psychology as "the scientific study of observable behavior?" John B. Watson
Contemporary psychology is best defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Arguments as to whether psychological differences between men and women result from biological or social influences most clearly involve nature versus nurture.
Lissette wonders whether personality differences between her African-American and Asian-American friends result from biological or cultural influences. In this instance, Lissette is primarily concerned with the relative contributions of nature and nurture.
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