What do cross sectional studies do?

Compare individuals from different age groups at one time.

What four sensations does the touch sense include?

pain, pressure, warmth, and cold

The corpus callosum is a band of neural fibers that do what?

Transmits information between the cerebral hemispheres.

When does researcher bias occur?

When researchers selectively notice evidence that supports their hypothesis

Which idea was emphasized by behaviorists?

Psychology should focus exclusively on studying observable behaviors.

What is the independent variable in an experiment?

Variable the scientist controls to see its effect on the dependent variable

In a naturalistic observation study, what do the researchers do?

Observe and record behaviors in naturally occurring situations.

The process of how sensory input is selected, organized, and interpreted.

To test if the full moon increases admissions to mental hospital, which is the dependant variable?

How many people are admitted to mental hospitals.

What transmits the vibrations of the eardrum to the oval window?

Three tiny bones located in the middle ear

What is a case study?

A research technique in which one person is studied in depth.

What is a trait of a random sample?

A sample of a population where everyone has an equal chance of being chosen

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1
What do cross sectional studies do?
Compare individuals from different age groups at one time.
Study the same group of people over a long period of time.
Primarily examine gender differences.
Compare individuals from different ethnic groups at one time.
2
What is a brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron?
Neural impulse
Synapse
Refractory period
Threshold
3
What four sensations does the touch sense include?
pressure, pain, touch, and cold
pain, pressure, warmth, and cold
pleasure, pain, warmth, and cold
wetness, pain, warmth, and cold
4
The corpus callosum is a band of neural fibers that do what?
Directs the muscle movements involved in speech.
Transmits information between the cerebral hemispheres.
Controls the glands and muscles of the internal organs.
Enables the left hemisphere to control the right side of the body.
5
When does researcher bias occur?
In every experiment; it's impossible to control for.
When researchers selectively notice evidence that supports their hypothesis
When researchers purposely lie about the data in order to get money or fame
When a researcher has a preconception about how an experiment will turn out
6
Which idea was emphasized by behaviorists?
Psychologists should behave in ways that make scientists respect them.
Psychology should focus exclusively on studying observable behaviors.
Psychology should focus on studying non-observable behavior, like thinking.
Human behavior needs to be linked to our thoughts and feelings.
7
What are the chemical messengers that are released into the spatial junctions between neurons?
Hormones
Neurotransmitters
Synapses
Genes
8
Which perspective explains how political and economic systems of the U.S.A. and China lead to different customs?
neuroscience
social-cultural
cognitive
Psychoanalytic
9
What is the independent variable in an experiment?
The most important variable that the experimenter could not control
Variable the scientist controls to see its effect on the dependent variable
The effect of random chance on the results.
Variable the scientist measures to see if it was affected by the control
10
What is the process by which our sensory systems receive stimuli from the environment?
Subliminal perception
Top-down processing
Sensation
Signal detection
11
Two teams wore different-colored uniforms, Cheri perceived the ten basketball players as two distinct groups. Why?
Closure
Proximity
Similarity
Light constancy
12
In a naturalistic observation study, what do the researchers do?
Bring participants into a lab situation to get the most natural observation
Observe and record behaviors in naturally occurring situations.
Testing a subject in their natural environment with surveys and experiments
Survey participants, asking them to respond naturally.
13
Messages are transmitted from your spinal cord to muscles in your hands by what nervous system?
Autonomic
Peripheral and Somatic
Parasympathetic
Sympathetic
14
What part of the brainstem controls heartbeat and breathing?
Cerebellum
Thalamus
Reticular formation
Medulla
15
What is perception?
The process of how sensory input is selected, organized, and interpreted.
The process of how stimuli are transformed into neural activity.
The process of nerve cells in the spine responding to specific stimuli.
The process of how stimuli are detected
16
What term describes the capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area?
plasticity
Hemispherectomy
Organization
Evolution
17
What does the central nervous system consist of?
sympathetic and parasympathetic branches
somatic and autonomic subsystems
the brain and the spinal cord
sensory and motor neurons
18
As the number of hours you exercise increases your weight decreases. What kind of correlation does this refer to?
Exclusive
Zero
Positive
Negative
19
To test if the full moon increases admissions to mental hospital, which is the dependant variable?
The severity of the patients’ symptoms.
How many people are admitted to mental hospitals.
Whether or not it is a full moon.
The length of time the patient was exposed to the moon.
20
Difference between the experimental group and the control group is defined by the presence of what psychological term?
independent variable
confounding variable
sample group
dependent variable
21
What are the two language regions in the left hemisphere called:
Medulla and the thalamus
Broca's and Wernicke's areas
Gazzaniga's and Sperry's areas
Hippocampus and the amygdala
22
What transmits the vibrations of the eardrum to the oval window?
Semi-circular canals that amplify the sound
Three tiny bones located in the middle ear
Nerve cells in the cochlea
Rods and cones in the inner ear
23
What is a case study?
An outdated research method not used in current psychology.
Research based on observing a participant in their natural environment
A research technique in which one person is studied in depth.
A set of specific responses from one participant out of a large group.
24
Psychology is best defined as the science of what?
Thoughts, feelings, and perceptions
Conscious and unconscious mental activity.
Behavior and mental processes
Observable responses to the environment.
25
What regulates the amount of light entering the eye?
Retina
Pupil
Lens
Optic Nerve
26
What is a trait of a random sample?
A group of participants chosen to represent subgroups within a population
A sample of a population where everyone has an equal chance of being chosen
All the cases in a group from which a sample may be drawn.
A randomly chosen individual chosen to participate in a case study.
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What is the function of the thyroid gland?
Produce adrenaline
Encourage sleep
Regulate energy level
Direct the other glands

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