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Jean Piaget was a _______ psychologist who studied ___________.
Psychodynamic, id development
Humanist, children's potential
Cognitive, learning in primates
Cognitive, cognitive development of children
2
The study of the methods and techniques used to gain psychological knowledge is called
This study has no formal name
AP Pyschology
Psychometrics
Psychological studies
3
An operational definition is...
The process by which one defines operations
An in-depth explanation of a hypothesis
The name of an operation
The definition of a research variable
4
The most frequently occurring score in a distribution is the...
Average
Mean
Maximum
Mode
5
Should I have a question for every vocab word, or have I been sacrificing quality for quantity?
Stop you're being so annoying you're not funny
It'll end up 1000 questions but you have to suffer for art
Aww thanks for giving us a free right answer
Idc do what you wnat
6
The mean is...
A supervillain
The average
Not the answer
A bully
7
Dual processing has to do with...
Chromosomes
Conscious and unconscious brain activity
Genes and heritability
DNA
8
What is a normal curve?
(1/√(2πσ2))e((x-μ)^2)/(2σ^2)
A shape that shows the distribution of many types of data
A standard deviation
Abnormal, but somewhat curvaceous
9
A standard deviation is...
Nerd stuff
Mean
Wrong because deviation from the norm is bad
A computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean
10
Samples should be...
No more than 3 people
Chosen to reflect what the experimenter wants
Random
Not included in experiments
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What is positive punishment?
Positively reinforcing close behaviors to a desired behavior
Removing something so behavior won't reoccur
Adding something decreasing likelihood of behavior occurring
When you're immediately rewarded for a behavior
12
On January 27th, a man died after the strong magnetic force of ______ trapped him.
Glial cells
A computed tomography scanner
A magnetic resonance imaging machine
Love
13
Processing that starts with basic sensory information is...
Based on hue
An example of signal detection theory
Bottom-up
Top-down
14
What is memory?
Encoding
Dreams
Storage and retrieval of information
Memes
15
What are delta waves?
Waves that keep you awake during insomnia
Waves that keep you awake during narcolepsy
Deep sleep waves in stages 3 and 4
Waves that cause REM Rebound
16
Is it ethical to not debrief someone?
Yes, debriefing is actually illegal in most countries
Yeah, if they weren't in the experiment
Debriefing is rude and can be hurtful and humiliating
No, you must always debrief every person
17
What is the law of effect?
If a behavior has a good consequence, it'll be repeated
Negative reinforcement has bad effects
Primary reinforcers are different from secondary reinforcers
Positive reinforcement has good effects
18
Industrial-organizational psychologists...
Organization of factories
Large organizations
Study how to increase productivity in workplaces
Social impacts of industrialization
19
What is spontaneous recovery?
A result of operant conditioning
Sudden reversal of extinction
Sudden learned helplessness
A neutral stimulus
20
A testable prediction
Independent variable
Hypothesis
Theory
Replication
21
The actual events in a dream are called...
Manifest content
Latent content
Inception
Dreams don't actually exist
22
The "I knew it all along" phenomenon is...
Critical thinking
Common mental state in early stages of cognitive development
Hindsight bias
This is not a real phenomenon
23
What is latent learning?
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
Learning that occurs but is not apparent
Making a cognitive map
Learning that is solely based on mirror neurons
24
Functionalism was most closely associated with...
Vassily Kuragin
Formal functions
Pseudo-psychology
William James
25
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes is...
Behavioral psychology
Psycho-socialism
The cognitive-behavioral perspective
Psychology
26
Wavelength is...
The length between waves in a body of water
Intensely perceived
Distance from the peak of one light/sound wave to another
The difference between high and low tide
27
Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner studied...
Conditioning
Little Albert
Behaviorism
Learning
28
What are efferent neurons also called?
Somatic nervous system
Motor neurons
Afferent neurons
Autonomic nervous system
29
Freud was most involved in...
Psychometrics
Structuralism
Psychodynamic psychology
Social structure in ant colonies
30
Scatterplots are for...
Showing dots that represent the values of 2 variables
Scattering evidence to make a data scavenger hunt
Scattering seeds in plots of land
Showing dependent variables on their own
31
The branch of medicine that involves medical treatments for psychological problems is called...
Psychodynamics
Psychiatry
The physical perspective
Psychometrics
32
The variable that changes as the result of the IV is...
The dependent variable
Not yet
Hopefully nothing
The confounding variable
33
Which of the following is used to see if findings of a study extend to other circumstances?
Random samples
Case studies
Surveys
Replication
34
What do behaviorists believe?
Psychology should study how mental processes cause behaviors
Psychology is the study of behavior, not mental processes
Behaviors are caused by the id
Behavior is not related to conventional psychology
35
What is humanism?
A viewpoint emphasizing lack of free will
The belief that humans exist
A viewpoint emphasizing human potential and free will
The belief that humans do not exist
36
Which of these psychologists has to do with naturalistic observation?
Albert Bandura
Naturalistic observation doesn't actually exist
Maybe the naturalistic observation was inside you all along
Jane Goodall
37
What is a discriminative stimulus?
Behind the times
Bigoted
Elicits a response after association with reinforcement
Stimulating
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Pseudo-psychology is...
Erroneous assertions set forth as scientific psychology
The one true religion
The psychological perspective of Nemo Pseudo
Psychiatry
39
Which nervous system makes you nervous?
Parasympathetic
Endocrine
Sympathetic
The scary one
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Confounding variables are...
Variables you found
Factors other than the IV that could impact results
The variables you were looking for all along
Variables you find
41
Priming is an example of...
Transduction
An Edward Hering color vision theory
Subliminal perception
Sensory adaptation
42
Parallel processing is...
A sensation that is linear and never intersects
The opposite of pitch
Sensation of several aspect of a problem simultaneously
Processing of several aspects of a problem simultaneously
43
What is classical conditioning?
Conditioned stimuli and responses
Learning that takes place when 2 or more stimuli are paired
An unconditioned stimulus
An unconditioned response
44
Not blindly accepting arguments and conclusions is called...
Bias
Critical thinking
Theorizing
Hypothesizing
45
Which gland is in the endocrine system?
Both
Pituitary
Neither
Adrenal
46
When do alpha waves occur?
Stage 2
Stage 1
While awake and relaxed
Stage 3
47
Assigning participants to experimental and control groups by chance is...
Irresponsible
Random assignment
A double-blind procedure
A random sample
48
Which phenomenon is involved with perceiving objects as constant shapes, size, and lightness?
Phi phenomenon
Perceptual adaptation
Perceptual consistancy
Color constancy
49
What is the range? (choose the best possible answer)
Where a cowboy lives
The difference between the highest and lowest values
A line of mountains
Not this one
50
Plasticity is...
The brain's ability to change by reorganizing after damage
The growth of the Broca's or Wernicke's areas
Only applicable to the corpus callosum
A form of aphasia
51
The placebo effect...
Is when one takes sugar pills to increase energy levels
Is when experimental results are caused by expectations
We don't talk about the placebo effect.
Takes place in Bo
52
What is a control group?
The group that receives the DV
The group that does not receive the IV
A committee that designs experiments
The people in charge of an experiment
53
What is introspection?
Looking inside a patient with a small camera
Introversion
Looking in a high-power mirror
A method of self-observation
54
What is the absolute threshold?
What you walk over to enter a door
Someone's ability to sense muscle movement and posture
Just noticeable difference
Minimal amount of energy required to produce any sensation
55
What are endorphins?
Sensory/afferent neurons
Central nervous system
Neurotransmitters that control pain and pleasure
Peripheral nervous system
56
Which experimental factor is manipulated?
Confounding variable
Dependent variable
Brenda
Independent variable
57
The correlation coefficient...
Is an index of two things' relationship (-1 to +1)
Always goes before a or d in the correlation equation
Has nothing to do with correlation
Is a government conspiracy
58
This research method involves an IV manipulated by an investigator
Random assignment
Survey
Experiment
Case study
59
A functional MRI can reveal...
Only somatosensory cortext activity
The limbic system
Only motor cortex activity
Blood flow
60
How long is a circadian rhythm?
Cicadas are not rhythmic
1.5 hours
1 hour
24 hours
61
What is the controversy over genes' and experiences' impacts on development
Nature vs untrue
There is no such controversy
Mature vs nurture
Nature vs nurture
62
What is sleep apnea?
A depressant that inhibits neural arousal centers
When a person repeatedly stops breathing while sleeping
A type of night terror
When people are susceptible to posthypnotic suggestions
63
Human factors psychologists...
Study human-related trivia
Apply information about human behavior to design
Factor humans in to experiments done on rodents
Believe in the Schachter Two-Factor Theory
64
Natural selection is a part of...
Behavioral psychology
Humanistic psychology
Evolutionary psychology
The Purge
65
What is an electroencephalogram?
Recording of electrical activity on the brain's surface
Basically the same thing as a computed tomography scan
A positron emission tomography with electricity
A lesion
66
What is conduction hearing loss caused by?
Electrical currents
Damage to the mechanical system that conducts sound waves
Nothing, it doesn't exist
Abnormal brain waves
67
Experimental psychologists regularly...
Use experimental knowledge to solve practical problems
Take part in wiccan rituals
Participate in science fairs
Apply experimental methods to the study of behavior
68
What is a case study?
A survey given to over 200 people
A study on rats that takes place inside a small box
A study to improve luggage efficiency
When one person is studied to reveal universal principles
69
Clinical psychology emphasizes...
Mental health and mental illness
Mental health and classical conditioning
Behavior in doctors' offices
Latent dream content
70
Select a hearing theory.
Frequency theory
Place theory
Weber's law
Gate-control theory
71
Amphetamines are...
Stimulants
Ancient Scottish rites involving potato sacrifice
Hallucinogens
Depressants
72
The perception of a relationship where none exists is...
Hindsight bias
Illusory correlation
Embarrassing, I thought you wanted to be more than friends
Correlation
73
What do surveys ascertain?
Scientific facts determined in a lab experiment
Surgical procedures
Self-reported attitudes or behaviors
Service information
74
Which of the following is the level of stimulation needed to trigger a neural impulse?
Neurotransmitters
Threshold
Action potential
Neuron
75
Psychologists who apply knowledge from experiments to practical problems
Sigmund Freud
Applied research psychologists
Experimental psychologists
Problem-application psychologists
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What is informed consent?
Knowing the mean
People are told enough to decide if they want to participate
A good education
Debriefing
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Structuralism was pioneered by...
William James
Wilhelm Wundt
Martin Seligman
Aristotle
78
What is the median?
What isn't the median?
A strip of land between lanes
The minimum
The middle score in a distribution
79
A statistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance is...
Debriefing
Statistical significance
The mean
A bit rude
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This approach involved careful observations and scientifically based research
Functionalism
Introspection
Empirical approach
Purely scientific discovery
81
What is a perceptual set?
Extrasensory perception
A set of things to perceive
Accomodation
A mental predisposition to perceive one thing, not another
82
Counseling psychologists...
Advise experimenters
Help people make/adjust to life changes
Counsel those suffering from severe mental illnesses
Work on councils
83
This occurs when increasingly larger doses are needed for the same effect to occur.
Psychoactive drug use
Tolerance
Opiate use
You keep taking more until the world supply is exhausted
84
What is size constancy?
It's explained by the Young-Helmholtz theory
A vision problem caused by sensorineural hearing loss
Perception of an object as same size regardless of distance
The number of complete wavelengths in a given time
85
Correlation...
Definitely equals causation
Is a Greek vegetarian dish made from small pebbles and moss
Has 3 R's in it
Is a measure of the extent to which 2 factors vary together
86
A double-blind procedure...
Includes a placebo
Features excessively covered windows
Is inclusive to those with disabilities
Doesn't let participants or researchers know who has the IV
87
An explanation using an integrated set of principles
Operational definition
Correlation
Hypothesis
Theory
88
What is a population?
All the cases in a group being studied
In the US it's approximately 326 million
The group that receives the independent variable
Idk, but definitely don't draw samples from it
89
Seeking the causes of behavior in genes, the brain, and the nervous and endocrine systems is...
Biological psychology
Clinical psychology
The hormonal approach
Biomedical sociology
90
Which schedule of reinforcement gets the best results?
Variable-ratio
Variable-interval
Fixed-interval
Fixed-ratio
