Autonomic nervous system

Not consciously responsible for control body functions

The main functions of axon terminals are:

to store neurotransmitters and release them into the synapse

Iconic memory refers to

photographic/picture-image memory last for few tenths of sec

The main goals of psychology are to

observe, describe, explain, predict, and control behavior

Validity can be best described as:

measurement that reflects what it was intended to measure

Which Correlational study has a positive correlation?

When you study more, you tend get a higher grade on your test

The axon functions to

carry a signal down to the synaptic knobs

The main functions of dendrites

to receive neurotransmitters from another neuron.

What's the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale?

Most widely used intelligence test; contrains verbal and performance.

Psychology is defined as the

scientific study of behavior and mental processes

The evolutionary theory of sleep states that:

Sleep is a means to increase the chance of survival.

what is flasbulb memory?

a vivid memory of an emotional moment

A correlational study has

a relationship between variables

Central executive functions:

Are responsible for goal directed behaviour.

What is a conditioned response

Learned response to previously neutral stimulus

Depressants _______ whereas stimulants ______.

slow down CNS activity / increase CNS activity

What does autonomic nervous system do

coordinate and regulate internal organs

remembering events in your life such as vacations, first day of school

The function of sensory memory is to...

hold sensory impressions long enough for transfer

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1
Sigmund Freud was the founder of this school of psychology:
behavioral
cognitive
structuralism
psychoanalytic
2
True or False: Human body temperature is impacted by circadian rhythm
True
False
3
When we sleep, we go through cycles of sleep states
Yes
No
4
This early psychologist established the "categories" still used in modern psychology textbooks.
Mary Whiton Calkins
Wilhelm Wundt
William James
Margaret Floy Washburn
5
Stimulants are drugs that slow down the central nervous system.
True
False
6
Which is not a perspective in psychology?
Behaviorist
Psychoanalytical
Humanism
Biological
7
Autonomic nervous system
Consciously control a body functions
None of the above
Not consciously responsible for control body functions
All of the above
8
The area of psychology referring to mental processes or thinking is known as...
intelligence
cognition
mentalism
introspection
9
Define echoic memory
Visual memory
Auditory memory
10
What type of behavior is operant conditioning based upon?
extinct
involuntary
learned
voluntary
11
Stage of sleep consisting of deep-sleep states (delta sleep)
NREM
REM
12
The main functions of axon terminals are:
to store neurotransmitters and release them into the synapse
to transmit neurotransmitters to the next cell.
to receive neurotransmitters from another neuron.
to receive electrical impulses.
13
What is operant conditioning?
Learning through association
Based on our predisposition to form attachments
Learning through observing others and imitating behaviour
Learning through reinforcement
14
True or false?: The scientific name for the biological clock is the suprachiasmatic nucleus.
False
True
15
Iconic memory refers to
encoded meaning of words in short term memory
effortless processing of incidental information
photographic/picture-image memory last for few tenths of sec
visual encoded memories in long term memory
16
Who is the father of Psychology?
Wilhelm Wundt
Locke
Freud
Watson
17
The branch of psychology concerned with the assessment and treatment of mental illness and disability.
Industrial Organizational
Forensic Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Educational Psychology
18
The main goals of psychology are to
research and teach positive visualization
Observe and describe feelings
observe and describe phenomena that science cannot explain
observe, describe, explain, predict, and control behavior
19
Validity can be best described as:
measurement that reflects what it was intended to measure
data that is close to the mark
data that is correct
consistency of measurement
20
12th Grade Psychology: What is a Brain's Plasticity?
It's ability to react quickly
It's ability to change
It's ability to interpret senses
It's ability to bounce
21
To establish behaviorism as a paradigm of psychology, John Watson relied on the work of...?
Sigmund Freud
Wilhelm Wundt
Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
22
Carries messages to and from the brain & coordinates body functions.
Liquid
Nerve
Connective
Muscle
23
Which of the following drugs is considered a depressant?
Alcohol
Methamphetamine
Cocaine
Heroin
24
Which Correlational study has a positive correlation?
The more it rains, the less you tend to water the garden
The more money you spend, the less you have
When you study more, you tend get a higher grade on your test
The lower the temperature, the more clothes you tend to wear
25
A negative correlation is when the amount of both variables being study increase. T or F?
True
False
26
The axon functions to
detect signals in the environment
move the neuron around
carry a signal down to the synaptic knobs
make proteins
27
The main functions of dendrites
to transmit neurotransmitters to the next cell.
to receive electrical impulses.
to receive neurotransmitters from another neuron.
to store neurotransmitters.
28
What is an explicit memory?
Episodic
Procedural
Emotional
29
What's the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale?
Most widely used intelligence test; contrains verbal and performance.
Hurricane.
It's the test to see who has the most IQ.
Food.
30
Psychology is defined as the
scientific study of behavior and mental processes
study of supernatural phenomena
humanistic study of emotions and feelings
sociological study of individual and group dynamics
31
What does the suprachiasmatic nucleus do?
Maintains internal functions
Maintains Infradian Rhythms
Maintains Circadian Rhythms
Helps us to sleep
32
The evolutionary theory of sleep states that:
Sleep is to repair damage and energy.
Sleep is a means to increase the chance of survival.
Sleep is part of evolution & one day we won’t need sleep.
Sleep is not necessary for human survival.
33
what is flasbulb memory?
the process by which we remember an event NOT IMPORTANT TO US
a type of short-term memory
a flashback
a vivid memory of an emotional moment
34
A correlational study has
an experimental group
a relationship between variables
random variation
a control group
35
Which neurotransmitter is affected by opiates?
Endorphins
Serotonin
Dopamine
GABA
36
Central executive functions:
Are responsible for goal directed behaviour.
Are responsible for storing information.
Are responsible for everything sensory
Are responsible for the thinking thing.
37
Evolutionary psychology uses __________ to explain psychological processes and phenomena.
cultural norms
observable behavior
physical traits
Darwinian principles
38
Rehearsal is most beneficial for maintaining information in _______ memory.
intermediate-term
short-term
sensory
long-term
39
What is psychology's "biggest question?"
conscious vs subconscious
nature-nurture
natural selection
structuralism vs functionalism
40
Which of the following drugs is considered a stimulant?
Mushrooms
Rohypnol
Ketamine
Cocaine
41
The Binet-Simon scale of intelligence expressed a child's score in terms of...
mental age
a percentile score
IQ
a potential score
42
The practice of psychology is closely related to the natural sciences by
all of the above
its concern with the biological functions of the brain
the way it analyzes data and draws conclusions
the way it conducts experiments
43
Caffeine is a Depressant?
False
True
44
What is a conditioned response
Learned response to previously neutral stimulus
Neutral stimulus that elicits a response
Reflexive reaction to meat powder
Operant reaction to a bell
45
Depressants _______ whereas stimulants ______.
modify perceptual experience / slow down CNS activity
slow down CNS activity / increase CNS activity
increase CNS activity / slow down CNS activity
slow down CNS / modify perceptual experience
46
What does autonomic nervous system do
coordinate and regulate internal organs
ph regulation
smell
sensory
47
Episodic Memory
Recalling information over time
remembering events in your life such as vacations, first day of school
remembering important dates in your life
solving mathematical problems
48
What do stimulants do to the body?
Improve muscle development
decrease muscle growth
Slow down the brain's activity
Increase heart rate
49
What is a school of psychology that looks at the basic elements of unconscious experience?
Psychodynamic
Humanistic
Structuralism
Gestalt
50
Which of the following drugs is an opiate?
Marijuana
Bath Salts
Ecstasy
Heroin
51
The function of sensory memory is to...
put information into long-term memory
hold sensory impressions long enough for transfer
hold information for a lifetime
hold the immediate perception of what was perceived
52
In what structure of the brain is the suprachiasmatic nucleus located?
pituitary gland
hypothalamus
pons
Temporal lobe
53
The study of thinking, language, intelligence, knowledge creation and the brain
Process Theroy
Educational Psychology
Sensory Memory
Cognitive Science
54
Dependent variables are ones you
Modify
Measure
Observe
Change
55
Central nervous system
central and peripheral
brain and spinal cord
somatic and autonomic
sympathetic and parasympathetic
56
Classical conditioning is..
when an organism associates a stimuli
removing adversive stimulus
tendency to recall info at end
relationship between new and old info
57
Which of the following drugs is considered a hallucinogen?
LSD
Marijuana
Anabolic Steroids
Heroin
58
Which theory of sleep states that we sleep to restore memories?
Activation Synthesis
Information Processing
Non-Rem Theory
Wishful Fulfillment Theory
59
Which is NOT a neurotransmitter?
insulin
GABA
serotonin
dopamine
60
Independent Variables
Are exposed to Experimental Group
change in result to Dependent variables
Are exposed to control groups
should be tested two at a time
61
The school of behaviorism defined psychology as
the scientific study of observable behavior
the sociology study of group behavior
the biological study of the brain and its behavior
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
62
classical conditioning involves __________; operant conditioning involves __________
pairing stimuli; rewards and punishments
fixed intervals; variable ratios
schedules; punishers
learned responses; physiological reactions
63
Crystallized intelligence consists of...menta
cognitive skills/specific knowledge learned over a lifetime
inherited predispositions to process information
the ability to use new information to solve problems
the capacity for deductive reasoning
64
functions of neuron: Insulates the axon
nucleus
dendrite
myelin sheath
nodes of ranvier
65
Fluid intelligence ____ with age and Crystallized intelligence ___.
Increases, Decreases
Increases, Increases
Decreases, Increases
Decreases, Decreases
66
Which drug is both a stimulant and a hallucinogen?
alcohol
ecstasy/MDMA
caffeine
heroin
67
The modern biological perspective of psychology studies
the effects of biological factors on our behavior
only the behavior of animals
the effects of the environment on human behavior
the impact people have had on their environment
68
Which is an unconditioned response
working after school
raising your hand to answer a question (does this happen?)
yelling at your friend in homeroom.
jerking your hand off a hot stove
69
Emily asks Aaron 17 questions about psychology. Aaron only remembers the last 4-5...this is
Decay
Primary Effect
Chunking
Recency Effect
70
You are sitting in psychology class and Mrs. Hansen holds up a white feather. We would guess th
negative reinforcer
neutral stimulus
unconditioned response
primary reinforcer
71
Group of highly addictive drugs that come from the poppy plant
Depressant
Stimulant
Hallucinogen
Opiate
72
A correlational study __________________.
establishes a cause-effect relationship between 2 variables
is similar to a case study
cannot establish a cause-effect relationship
is the equivalent of an experiment
73
Who researched into operant conditioning?
Pavlov
Wundt
Skinner
Bandura
74
This drug produces the mixed effects of stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogens.
valium
marijuana
morphine
caffeine
75
The suprachiasmic nucleus, when stimulated by light, tells the pineal gland to
increase melatonin production
decrease melatonin production
76
Reliability refers to the _______ of a measuring device, such as a test.
predictability
accuracy of inference
consistency
representativeness
77
Drugs producing an absence of pain sensation locally, without changing a patient's awareness
general anesthesia
opiods
muscle relaxants
local anesthetic
78
What is emotional Intelligence?
The extent to which a leader defines his role.
The ability to influence a group toward its achievement.
To detect and manage emotional cues and information.
The ability to perceive emotions.
79
Applies the principles of psychology to the workplace and its one America's highest paying jobs
Clinical Psychology
Forensic Psychology
Industrial Organizational Psychology
Educational Psychology
80
Which Theory of sleep states that sleep is critical to memory consolidation
Learning Theory
Adaption/Protection Theory
Growth Theory
Restoration Theory
81
Stanford Binet
characterizes personality of 4 different scales
interest inventory
IQ test
adult IQ test
82
Neurotransmitters diffuse across the synapse, what do they bind on to?
dendrites
synaptic terminals
nothing
receptors
83
The somatic division
Controls your voluntary muscles
Prepares for emergency situations
Returns your body to rest and conserves energy
Controls your involuntary muscles
84
Independent variables
Researcher has control and wishes to manipulate
Are when panel members contribute
85
Which research method typically uses independent and dependent variables?
survey
case study
naturalistic observation
experiment
86
___ is to hallucinogens as ___ is to depressants.
Marijuana, Cocaine
Opiates, Ecstasy
Opiates, Barbiturates
Marijuana, Barbiturates
87
Which therapy uses classical and operant conditioning?
Group/Family
Behavioral
Cognitive
Humanism
88
A Heuristic approach is?
Also referred to as a “base 16” number system
A solution when an exact solution is impractical.
Technology that generates, stores, and processes data
A precise sequence of instructions to complete a task
89
What was one of the dependent variables in the Gummy Bear Diffusion experiment?
the amount of salt used
the amount of water
the temperature of the water
the size of the gummy bear
90
Mental age is determined by?
Childs level of emotional maturity
Not used to characterize patients less than 18
Childs actual age in terms of years and months
Childs level of intellectual capacity and development
91
An early school of psychology that focused how 'the whole is more than the sum of its parts.'
functionalism
behaviorism
gestalt
structuralism
92
"Present bias" means...
we're influenced by the gifts we receive
current outcomes are less important than past concerns
tomorrow is more significant than today
immediate effects are more important than future impacts
93
What does lateralization mean?
different parts of a brain can do the same things
different parts of a brain specialize in different things
a brain cannot develop when we are older
94
Who is responsible for establishing psychology as an independent discipline?
Wilhelm Wundt
Rene Decartes
G. Stanley Hall
William James
95
Sympathetic: ____, Parasympathetic: ____
Rest & digest, fight or flight
Fight or flight, rest & digest
96
Neurotransmitter role: emotional states, sleep
norepinephrine
serotonin
dopamine
acetylcholine
97
The active ingredient in marijuana is……
THC
nicotine
cocaine
caffeine
98
Watson defined psychology as the scientific study of...
the unconscious
behavior
the brain
conscious experience
99
The school of psychology associated with understanding the purpose of behavior is...
behaviorism
psychoanalysis
functionalism
neodynamism
100
Modern psychology was born in the
1900s with the founding of psychoanalysis
Middle Ages with tests to see if a person was possessed
1800s after the birth of modern science
4th century B.C. with the Greek Philosophers

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