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PSY2012 midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a sample is chosen to represent a larger population and asked a series of questions | survey research |
| examines existing data to conform hypothesis | archival research |
| intensive investigation of an individual or a small group | case study |
| observation of naturally occuring behavior, without making a change in the situation | naturalistic research |
| which of the following sequences best reflects the order of events in a typical experimental session | informed consent -> experiment-> debriefing |
| which of the following is not a drawback of archival research | it is expensive to conduct |
| driving to work one day, owen suspects that drivers talking on their cell phones pay less attention. This hypothesis would most likely bes tested by a ___________ psychologist | cognitive |
| with respecto the the psychology of emotion, william james and john dewey would be most interested in | how emotions aid ones adaption to the environment |
| the question of whether psychs should concentrate on observation behavior or internal mental processes | goes back to psychology's earliest days |
| currently women earn _____ of new psychology doctorate degrees in the united states | 75% |
| which of the following states best expresses the relationship between a sample and a population | a population includes a sample |
| which of the following is not one of your texts three newer branches of psychology's family tree | cognative psychology |
| which of the following statements best expresses the aim of the functionalist perspective | functionalism seeks to determine how the mind operates |
| "ok, what does a correlation tells us" ZOe asks the members of her psychology study group. Who's right Yvone or will | both yvone and will are right |
| recall watsons "give me a dozen healthy infants" quote. where 1= extreme nature and 10= extreme nurture, where would watson place on the nature v nurture | 9 or 10 |
| the field of phrenology is associated with | Gall |
| which of the following individuals is least likely to be a psychologist | everett, who has an MD degree |
| at a dui check, some cars are stopped at random. the cars that are stopped may be considered a _________ of all the cars that pass by the checkpoint | sample |
| how much psychological reserach involves deception | a small proportion |
| wundt began operating the first psychology lab in | 1879 |
| dr petrovic tries to help his clients see how their behavior reflects choices they have made. he is most likely a ____ therapist | humanistic |
| which of the following were mentioned in your text as disadvantages of introspection | both a and b |
| latane and darley examined the influence of the number of bystanders on hte likelihood that an individual would help someone in distress. their investigation exemplifies the subfield of _______ psychology in the contemprary psychology | social |
| between which pair of values is one most likely to find a positive correlation | gpa and amount of studying |
| opposites attract, birds of a feather flock together, these aphorisms are | hypotheses |
| which of the following correclation reflects the strongest relationship | -.75 |
| Fiona helps students with ADHD develop effective study habbits. fiona is probably a _______________ psychologist | counseling |
| a bundle of nerves that leaves the brain and runs down the length of the back, transmits messages between the brain and the body | spinal cord |
| acts to prepare the body in stressful emergency situations, engaging resources to respond to a threat | sympathetic division |
| consists of the brain and spinal cord | central nervous system |
| consists of the brain and the neurons extending throughout the body | nervous system |
| specializes in the control of the voluntary movements and teh communication of information to and from the sense organs | somatic division(voluntary) |
| made up of long axons and dendrites, it contains all the parts of the nervous system other then the brain and spinal cord | peripheral nervous system |
| acts to calm the body after an emergency situation has engaged the sympathetic division | parasympathetic division |
| an organ roughly half the size of a loaf of bread that constantly controls behavior | brain |
| concerned with the parts of the body that function involuntarily without our awareness | autonomic division (involuntary) |
| the thalamus may be likened to a | transmitter |
| perhaps the main reason that neurons can communicate over relatively great distances within the body is the fact that neurons contain | a long axon |
| kate has sufferened right hemisphere damage. which is least likely to be affected | balancing her checkbook |
| zeke is complteely aware of his surroundings but cant move or communicate/ suffering from | locked in syndrome |
| which of the following terms best describes the organization of the nervous system | hierarchical |
| which of the following expressions best approximates the number of nerve cells in the nervous system | either b or c. theyre the same |
| regarding the spinal cords control of behavior, which of the following is true | the spinal cord can control some simple reflexes without the brains help |
| which of the following sequence correctly identifies and orders the lobes of the cortex from anterior to posterior | frontal-> temporal and parietal-> occipital |
| which brain imaging technique below is correctly matched with its description | EEG |
| as an action potential occurs, the neurons electrical charge | changes from negative to postive |
| which of the following sequences accurately reflects the route followed by nerve impulses when one neuron communicates with another | dendrite->cell body-> axon |
| inhibitory is to excitatory as ______ is to ________ | GABA; acetylcholine |
| Yves has been drinking. He has difficulty alking a straight line. Apparently, Yves _____ is functioning poorly | cerebellum |
| which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the amount of motor cortex devoted to the control of a particular movement, and the degree of precision required by the movement | there is a positive correlation |
| which of the following alternatives best expresses quoted phrase in terms of correlation coefficient | >.00 and <1.00 |
| brocas area is to wernickes area as ________ is to _______ | language production, language comprehension |
| electrical wires are generally protected bya tube of plastic. a similar insulating function is performed in the nervous system by | myelin |
| dr. ewing is advising a young women the risks involved in potential pregnancy. dr ewing is an | genetic counselor |
| the branch of psychology that seeks to identify behavior patterns that are a result of our genetic inheritance from our ancestors is | evolutionary psychology |
| by locating radiation within the brain, a computer can provide a tricking picture of brain activity | PET |
| electrodes placed aroudn the skull record the electrical signals transmitted through the brain | EEG |
| the technique provides a three d view of the brain by aiming magnet | fMRI |
| maintains breathing and heartbeat | medulla |
| controls bodily balance | cerebellum |
| coordinates and integrates muscle movements | pons |
| activates other parts of the brain to produce general bodily arousal | reticular formation |
| an in depth intensive investigation of a nindivual or small group of people is a case study. T or F | true |
| theories are broad explanations and predictiosn concerning phenomena of interest. T or F | True |
| humanistic perspective is the approach that focuses on how people think, understand, and know about the world. T or F | false |
| consider the term psychophscis/ pyscho is to _____ as physics is to | both b and c |
| suppose each pixel on your tv screen or computer monitor codes the color of an image at that point in terrms of red blue and green values- this closely resembles | the way color is represented in the retina |
| in most common form of colorblindness | red adn green objects appear yellow |
| we can detect a single drop of perfume diffused in an area the size of a one bedroom apartment. this is a (n) | absolute threshold |
| frequency is to amplitdue as ____ is to _____ | pitch, loudness |
| emotional and cognitive influences on the experience of pain | both b and c |
| in a typical psychophysical experiment, absolute threshold is a ____ variable; in a graph, a measure of absolute threshold appears on the ------ axis | dependent, y |
| which of the following sequences accurately reflects the order in whcih light passes through the structures of the eye during vision | cornea->pupil-> lens-> retina |
| currently, artifical retinas | rely on teh continued functioning of a few healthy photoreceptors |
| the bones of the midder ear include each of the following except | saddle |
| which of the following sequences expresses bottom up processing, if indeed any of them do | you see whats in front of you |
| according to your text, a major function of ganglion cells is to | detect regions of light and dark in teh visual image |
| which of the following strucutres of the eye is correctly matching with its function | pupil- light regulates the amount of light entering the eye |
| the optic nerve is composed of the axons of | ganglion cells |
| youre in the mall, looking at a blue sweater, how do you know its blue | both and a nd b |
| which region of the ear is correctly matched with a general description of its function | outer ear-collection |
| with respect to vision,what exactly is constant in perceptual constancy | our perception of the environment |
| retinitis pigmentoas is | a disorder in which receptor cells in the retina degenerate |
| the supertaster phenomenon | both a and c |
| how does light therapy seem to work | it stimulates the production of healing enzymes |
| yours bodys own painkillers are called | endorphins |
| which of the following is a shortcoming of trichromatic theory | it doesnt offer an adequate explanation of the perception of after images |
| your instructor is making reference to a monocular depth cue known as | linear perspective |
| cross cultural studies have shown that the zulu in africa are _________ susceptible to the mullery lyer illsuion; this ______ the top down explanation | less, supports |
| why might contemporary mainstream psychologists reconsider the possiblity that esp exists | the topic has been adressed by a credible, presitiougs peer-reviewed psyhological journal |
| information relevant to daily survival is reconsidered and reprocessed | dreams for survival theory |
| dreams are the result of random activation of variosu memories which are tied together in al ogical story line | activation synthesis theory |
| dreams represent unconscious wishes the dreamer wants to fulfill | unconcscious wish fulfillment theory |
| which early psychologist rejected the study of consciousness as unsuitable for psychology | watson |
| lsd and ecstacy influence hte operation of the neurotransmitter _________ in the brain | serotonin |
| REM sleep is sometimes called active sleep for all of the following reasons except | the activity of the skeletal muscles increase during REM sleep |
| circadian rhthems are regulated by | both a and b |
| ester dreams that she is flying. which of the following statements is false | flying is the latent content |
| a sapce time anomaly catapulted a group of 19th century psychologists to this years APA conference. Which of the two would be most comfortable with the current study of consciousness in pyschology | both would be very comfortable with it |
| empirical reserach reveals that on average, people spend about _____ percent of their time daydreaming | ten |
| approximately what proportion of hte population can be hypnotized | most people can be hypnotized, but not everyone can be |
| caffeine mimics the effects of a natural brain chemical called | adenosine |
| continued exstacy use may be associted with | memory difficulties |
| consequences of longer term mairjuana use include which of the following | both of these |
| approx what proportion of female college students report having been the target of an unwanted sexual advance by a drunken classmate | one in four |
| which of the following figures approximates the percentage of high school seniors who have tried an illegal drug during the past year | 40% |
| according to your text sudden infant death syndrom may reflect | sleep apnea |
| rem sleep is paradoxical becasue | the brain is active, but the major skeletal muscles are paralyzed |
| the nerual mechanisms activated by nicotine are similar to those underlying the effects of | cocaine |
| why precisely, are you not supposed to mix alcochol and downers | it can relax the diaphragm to the point that breathing stops |
| according to your text, ____ is currenthy the most dangerous street drug | methamphetamine |
| demarcus is experiencing | night terrors |
| of the nrem sleep stages, ____ is the shortest and state ____ is the longest | 1, 2 |
| methadone | removes the phsychological addiction to heroin |
| learning reflects ___________ and maturation reflects | nurture, nature |
| junes cat runs to the kitche at the sound of the electri can opener, but not when a blender is used. junes cat is demosntarting stimulas | discrimination |
| how might internet or video game breaks be used to increase productivity rather than simply to improve modd and satisfaction | both a and b |
| which of the folllowing psychologists is not assocaited with the study of classical conditioning | meither a nor c is associated with classical conditioning |
| psychologists working within the cognitivie learning perspective | go beyond classical and operate conditioning |
| according to your text, teh average child in the united states have viewed ____ murders on network | thousands of |
| andrea has a needle phobia. which pair below correctly identifies a stimulus or a response in the conditioning of her phobia | all of these |
| in pavlovs study, the UCS was _____ the neutral stimulus was _______, and finally the CD was __________ | meat, the bell, the bell |
| in this study, the similarity of the model to the participant is a _______ variable | independent |
| the cognitive learning approach is relevant to | humans, other primates, and lower animalas |
| the behavior of the driver letting you in is maintained by _______ reinforcement | all of these |
| why might tolmans latenet learning results pose a problem for strict, skinnerian views of learning | both a and b |
| ewan is convinved the woman is sending signals. a learning theorist woudl term such signals as | discriminative stimuli |
| people use slot machiens so enthusiastically because | both b and c |
| dr landry thinks that participants are more likely to imitate the behavior of similar the dissimilar models | hypothesis |
| the process by which a stimulus increases the likelihood that a preceeding behavior will be repeated is called | reinforcenment |
| classical conditioning is the most effective when the neutral stimuls begins | just before the ucs begins |
| which of the following responses is probably learned through classical conditioing | feeling anxious before a test |
| which of the following is the correlation coefficient a researched would most likely obtain between scores on a measure of exposure to media violence and scores on a measure of aggressive behavior | .30 |
| an analytic learning style is most likely to be displayed by | caucasian and asian american males |
| this example most clearly illustrates | stimulus generalization |
| which of the following reinforces is incorrecetly categorized | moeny-primary reinforce |
| which pair belove incorrectly identifies a stimulus or response in watson and rayners littler albert study | neutral stimulus- noise |
| observational learning is important from a practical standpoint because | both a and b |
| which cognitive learning theorist is correctly matched with the concept with which he is associated | neither of these |
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