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Duplicate of Psych 202-006 Exam 1 Review FA21
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Section 6 (Chapters 8, 3, 1) OpenStax Psycho,logy 2e
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What does a MRI measure?
internal structures of brain
a bold oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal
metabolization of glucose
electrical activity in the brain
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What is forensic psychology?
Psychology that relates to particularly brutal crimes
Psychology that relates to foreigners
Psychology that relates to legal and criminal justice system
Psychology that relates to investigating a crime scene
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Dopamine is associated with what in the brain?
reward system
mood regulation
inhibition of neurons
excitation of neurons
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What does the EEG scan measure?
electrical activity in the brain
internal structures of brain
metabolization of glucose
a bold oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal
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Which of these is NOT an effect of the sympathetic nervous system?
Increased heart rate
Dilated pupils
Dilated bronchi
Increased salivation
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Serotonin is associated with what in the brain?
reward system
inhibition of neurons
excitation of neurons
mood regulation
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Sigmund Freud was responsible for
Being a gestalt psychologist
Revolutionizing psychology with his psychoanalytic theory
Experimenting with introspection
Establishing behaviorism
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What is the biopsychosocial model?
telling the difference between mental disorders
a way of determining someone's genetic risk factors
a way of understanding the factors that make people healthy
a way of treating mental health depending on their factors
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What did the Milgram experiment focus on
strength and speed
kindness and sharing
obedience and authority
intelligence and problem solving
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Humanism
understanding conscious experience through introspection
emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all people
focuses on how mental activities helped organisms adapt to its environment
focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of maladaptive behavior
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Myelin is
The structure that releases neurotransmitters
The structure that receives neurotransmitters
A layer of electrical insulation that surrounds the axon
The organelles that compose the neuron
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What does the somatosensory cortex do?
It processes tactile information
It processes auditory information
It processes visual information
It generates all motor commands for the body
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A storage level of memory where information can be held briefly, from seconds to less than a minute.
short-term memory
sensory memory
declarative memory
long-term memory
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Episodic memory is...
Long-term memory of how to do things
Long-term memory of personal events
Memory of Doctor Who episodes
Long-term memory of knowledge
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What is Retrograde Amnesia?
Inability to create new memories after amnesia occurred.
Inability to recall old memories after amnesia occurs.
Inability to retrieve encoded information.
Inability to direct attention and focus on relevant information
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What is flashbulb memory?
Vivid images of associated with emotional events
A traumatic brain injury
What produces the "fight-or-flight" neurotransmitters
Amygdala
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What happens in deplorization during action potential?
returns the cell to resting potential
the outside of the neuron has no charge
the outside of the neuron is positive
the inside of the cell becomes positive
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Clinical psychology
emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all people
understanding conscious experience through introspection
focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of maladaptive behavior
focuses on how mental activities helped organisms adapt to its environment
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Who was the founder of behaviorism?
Carl Jung
Ivan Pavlov
Carl Rogers
John Watson
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What does the amygdala do?
Controls your emotions.
Controls your memory.
Controls your movements.
Helps you make plan actions.
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Pavlov studied _____ using dogs.
Cats
Emotions
Psychoanalysis
Classical Conditioning
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Encoding is the process by which ...
information goes into memory encoding
information is retrieved
we think about thinking
information goes into memory storage
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What is the best example of hindsight bias?
I-knew-it-all-along, I know all the answers
After the test,Cindy said "B is the answer"
Someone's opinion
After an accident, Al said, "I knew we were going to get in an accident."
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What is cognitive psychology the study of?
the mind and how we think
large groups rather than individuals
behavior and what causes it
individuals rather than large groups
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The misinformation effect refers to the
the eerie sense that “I've been in this situation before.”
tendency to recall experiences that are consistent mood.
incorporation of misleading information into memory.
disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall.
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This part of the brain is associated with long term declarative memory.
Amygdala
Cerebellum
Parietal Lobe
Hippocampus
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Functionalism
focuses on how mental activities helped organisms adapt to its environment
understanding conscious experience through introspection
none of these answers are correct
study of how biology influences behavior
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What is Anterograde Amnesia?
Inability to create new memories after amnesia occurred.
Inability to recall old memories after amnesia occurs.
Inability to direct attention and focus on relevant information
Inability to retrieve encoded information.
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What does the frontal lobe do?
auditory cortex
visual cortext
somatosensory cortex
motor cortex
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The definition of psychology is:
A pseudo-science all about emotion.
The way people behave.
The study of assuming why people do stuff.
The science of behavior and mental processes.
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GABA is associated with what in the brain?
reward system
excitation of neurons
mood regulation
inhibition of neurons
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Why is sleep important for memory?
Sleep helps our brain be more efficient
Sleep allows us to refresh our mind and get ready for new tasks
Sleep is not related to memory
Sleep helps with memory consolidation
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What does chunking mean?
studying in numerous short sessions rather than one large study session
rehearsing the information over and over
grouping information together into smaller groups to increase memory
referring the information to yourself and your life
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What is the explicit memory of facts and general knowledge?
memory consolidation
priming
episodic memory
semantic memory
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Sport and exercise psychology
none of the above
focuses on interactions between mental factors and physical performance
study of how biology influences behavior
understanding conscious experience through introspection
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Developmental psychology is the study of:
the stages of life and the important tasks of each.
changes in behavior & abilities from conception to death.
the role of maturation in the unfolding of human potential
language,personality,& emotions of children and adolescents.
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What is an agonist ?
drugs that release endogenous endorphins
drugs that block neurotransmitters in the brain
neurotransmitters in the brain
drugs that mimic neurottransmitters in the brain
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What is rehearsal?
A temporary storage container that holds information for about 30 seconds
The holding of information in the brain through mental repetition
The process of storing information in the brain for later use
The process of getting information into the brain for processing
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The neurotransmitter Glutamate is responsible for:
mood regulation
reward system
inhibition of neurons
excitation of neurons
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Who was the first female president of the APA?
Mary Beth
Mary Calkins
Sigmund Freud
Marilyn Monroe
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The hippocampus helps me
Create art
Hear
Run from danger
Remember important events
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What is a Hypothesis?
An answer
a tentative explanation for observations or a phenomenon
A question
Involves series of ordered steps
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Retroactive Interference is...
When new memories interfere with recalling older ones
When you cannot form new memories after an accident
When you lose access to old memories after an accident
When older memories interfere with forming new ones
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The 3 stages of the Atkinson-Shiffrin information processing memory model are...
Sensory memory, short term memory, long term memory
Semantic memory, declarative memory, procedural memory
Hippocampus, Thalamus, Amygdale
Input, Process, output
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What form of memory retrieval are you using when answering this multiple-choice question?
recall
recognition
relearning
free-recall
