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Which of the following early psychologists would have been more likely to agree with the statement, “the study of the mind should focus on how it allows us to adapt to our surroundings?a) Wilhelm Wundtb) William Jamesc) John Watsond) Sigmund Freude) Ivan Pavlov
Which of the following is the best example of a representative sample?a. You ask your fellow students to be participants
in a study of memory.b. You ask your relatives to participate in a
cognitive psychology experimentc. You ask people from your religious group to
partcipate in a study of valuesd. You choose people shopping in an expensive
store to respond to your surveye. You choose people randomly from the
telephone book to respond to your survey
Which of the following correlation coefficients would indicate the strongest relationship between two variables?
a. +0.75b. +0.5c. 0d. -.25e. -.90
In an experiment to test the effects of a new drug designed to enhance memory, the experimenter gives orange juice mixed with the drug to one group of subjects and orange juice mixed with a placebo to the other group. She then measures the memory skills of both groups by means of a memory test. In this study, the independent variable would be:a. the placebob. the presence or absence of the drug in the orange juicec. the experimenterd. the participants scores on a memory teste. the participants
NO MULTIPLE CHOICE ON THIS ONE
Dr. MacInerney is conducting a research study that explores the relationship between the temperature of a room in which an exam is taken and the students’ performance on that exam. 50 students take the exam in a fifty degree room, fifty students take the exam in a seventy degree room, 50 students take the exam in a ninety degree room. When the test is over, he compares the results of each group of students. Which of the following is the dependent variable in the study?
Randomly assigning participants to differential experimental
conditions allows experimenters to:a. Eliminate the effect of observer biasb. Reduce the impact of the experimenter
effectc. Generalize an experimental result across all
populationsd. Control the effects of extraneous variablese. Recruit participants from a variety of
different locations and backgrounds
Which of the following could be an operational definition of
excitement?a. Enthusiasmb. An emotionc. Increased Heart Rated. A feeling of anticipatione. An emotion experienced by someone who is
looking forward to something
Tell me the benefit of using an operational definition
Which of the following neurotransmitters is associated with
sleep, mood, and appetite?a)Acetylcholineb) GABAc) Serotonind) Endorphine) Glutamate
Which part of the neuron receives messages from other
cells?a) Axonb) Dendritec) Somad) Myeline) Nucleus
Which brain structure would most likely result in death if
damaged?a. Medullab. Cerebellumc. Reticular Formationd. Ponse. Hypothalamus
NO MULTIPLE CHOICE FOR A SECONDTell me about the:CerebellumAmygdalaThalamusHypothalamusPons Reticular FormationWernicke’s AreaBroca’s Area
If you have problems storing long-term memories, the
damage is most likely in the ___________ area of the
Brain.a) Hippocampusb) Hypothalamusc) Cerebellumd) Amygdalae) Thalamus
NOT A QUESTION-MAKE A NOTELeft HemisphereControls right handSpoken languageWritten languageMathematical
CalculationsLogical thought
processesAnalysis of detailReading
Right HemisphereControls left handNonverbalVisual-Spatial
PerceptionMusic and artistic
processingEmotional thought and RecognitionProcessing the wholePattern RecognitionFacial Recognition
In which of the following lobes the brain would you find
the primary auditory cortex?a) Left Frontalb) Right Frontalc) Temporald) Occipitale) Parietal
If people are using words that make no sense to you and
your mom holds up you back pack and says that you forgot
your dinosaur you are probably suffering from…a. Wernicke’s Aphasiab. Broca’s Aphasiac. Apraxiad. Spatial Neglecte. Auditory Disinhibition Syndrome
Voluntary muscles are controlled by the ________________ nervous system.
a. Somaticb. Autonomicc. Sympatheticd. Parasympathetice. Central
The smallest difference between two stimuli that can be
detected 50 percent of the time is called: a) Absolute Thresholdb) Difference Thresholdc) Sensory Adaptationd) Subliminal Perceptione) Sensory Perception
Which of the following terms refers to the perceived effect
of the amplitude of light waves?a) Hue b) Colorc) Brightnessd) Saturatione) Afterimage
The tendency to perceive a quarter as being round even when it is viewed at an angle is called:a) contiguityb) shape constancyc) depth perceptiond) linear perspectivee) binocular disparity