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1
Which of the following models of personality is the least deterministic
evolutionary
biological
humanistic
psychodynamic
2
When Jake is late to basketball practice his coach makes him run laps. Jake is not late again
negative reinforcement
positive punishment
positive reinforcement
modeling
3
What research method could study the relationship between owning a hybrid car and being vegan
correlation study
experiment
naturalistic observation
case study
4
negative reinforcers __________ a stimulus in order to ___________ a behavior
remove : increase
remove : punish
add : decrease
remove : decrease
5
What is true about experiments that is not of other research methods
they can gather data from a large number of people quickly
they take place in more realistic, real-life settings
they involve more research participants than other studies
they can determine causal relationships between variables
6
turning up the volume on a radio changes which aspect of sound
pitch of the tone
frequency of the wave
transduction of the wave
amplitude of the wave
7
Sigmund Freud made this perspective popular in Western Europe at the turn of the 20th century
psychoanalytic
evolutionary
behavioral
cognitive
8
Choosing 20 people at random from a large lecture class of 400 is an example of
random sampling
representative assignment
random assignment
assignment to conditions
9
How would a psychometrician interpret an IQ score of 145
slightly above average
the person has high verbal bot low logical intelligence
three standard deviations above the mean of 100
well below the average of 200
10
testing the problem-solving skills of 10, 20, and 30-year-olds in a study uses this method
longitudinal study
cross-sectional study
developmental study
social-cognitive study
11
Which part of the brain is "newest" in an evolutionary sense
cerebral cortex
pons
hypothalamus
cerebellum
12
damage to the occipital region of the brain would most likely affect which sense
sight
balance
hearing
touch
13
Withdrawal symptoms are most directly caused by this process
antagonists
activation-synthesis
tolerance
dissociation
14
A medication prescribed for major depression would most likely act on which neurotransmitter
adrenaline
acetylcholine
dopamine
serotonin
15
An artist making a drawing could use which of the following to add depth to the picture
linear perspective
convergence
retinal disparity
closure
16
physiological reactions like surprise or shock are controlled by which part of the NS
endocrine system
sympathetic nervous system
somatic nervous system
serotonin system
17
Knowledge of different categories of trees is an example of what type of long-term memory
episodic memory
eidetic memory
procedural memory
semantic memory
18
The fact that our ears are located on opposite sides of our head best helps us with
sensory adaptation
detecting absolute threshold
hearing high frequencies
sound localization
19
A therapist who tells a client to write down their depressed thoughts is using this perspective
behavioral
structuralist
cognitive
pharmacological
20
A doctor determining whether an accident caused structural damage to the brain would use
rTMS
PET
EEG
MRI
21
If a distribution of scores includes outliers, which measure of central tendency should be used
range
median
mean
standard deviation
22
Most people can taste 1g of salt in 1qt of water. Which concept is related to this statement
difference threshold
sensory adaptation
frequency theory
absolute threshold
23
Which best describes how neurons communicate with one another
chemical signals at the synaptic cleft
hormones jump from one axon to the next
electrical signals between two myelin sheaths
physical contact between dendrites
24
A person with a painful skin rash finds hard scratching temporarily relieves the pain
gate-control theory
transduction theory
frequency theory
opponent-process theory
25
Which is most directly involved in the electrical aspect of neurotransmission
terminal button
synaptic cleft
neurotransmiters
myelin
26
If Pavlov's dogs began to salivate when they heard a sound similar to a bell they would show
unconditioned response
spontaneous recovery
stimulus generalization
stimulus discrimination
27
In people, rods, unlike cones,
are located in the center of the retina
have a lower absolute threshold for light
respond more quickly to colors
are unable to detect motion
28
Maria slams the car door and yells at her kids. Now when they hear a car door slam they cringe
operant conditioning
classical conditioning
instrumental learning
observational learning
29
which would a researcher need to use to determine whether experiment data is significant
descriptive statistics
inferential statistics
standard deviation
counterbalancing
30
10 YO Genna underwent a right hemispherectomy. What action best shows her neuroplasticity
speaking aloud
understanding what was said to her
solving a logic problem
moving her left hand
31
classical conditioning involves __________; operant conditioning involves __________
schedules; punishers
learned responses; physiological reactions
pairing stimuli; rewards and punishments
fixed intervals; variable ratios
32
a musicians ability to discern between 2 similar pitches depends on which concept
absolute threshold
signal detection theory
bottom up processing
difference threshold
33
Restarting your printer over and over but failing to notice it is out of paper demonstrates
divergent thinking
low experiential intelligence
belief perseverance
a mental set
34
our ability to perceive depth depends on what other perceptual abilities
top-down and bottom-up processing
proximity and similarity
binocular and monocular cues
vestibular and kinesthetic senses
35
According to Freud, what is the dominant factor in determining our personality traits
genetics and nutrition
parenting styles
secondary drives and needs
unconscious conflicts
36
REM sleep deprivation generally causes what kinds of side effects
intense, prolonged periods of Stage 3 & 4 sleep
interference with memory tasks
sleep apnea and night terrors
heightened manifest dream content
37
the somatic nervous system is part of the
central nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
peripheral nervous system
autonomic nervous system
38
which is an example of an implicit memory
describing the taste of a birthday cake
recalling the name of your JH math teacher
remembering how to tie your shoelace
recognizing a celebrity
39
A variable ratio of reinforcement is often preferable to a fixed ratio because
variable ratio schedules produce the quickest results
fixed ratio schedules are more time intensive
variable ratio schedules are more resistant to extinction
fixed ratios allow both classical and operant learning
40
which psychologist would agree w/the following: behavior results from reinforcers & punishers
Albert Bandura
William James
Carl Rogers
B.F. Skinner
41
children who suffer brain damage can regain function more quickly than older patients due to
effective psychological environment
neuroplasticity
hemispheric lateralization
contralateral control
42
which technique controls for both experimenter and subject bias
single blind study
counterbalancing
double blind study
Hawthorne effect
43
Milgram's obedience study was criticized based on what ethical grounds
risk of psychological harm
lack of informed consent
violation of confidentiality
lack of debriefing
44
Someone who can't move the muscles needed for accurate speech might have brain damage where
Broca's area
Wernicke's area
Gage's area
hippocampus
45
which brain structure is involved in hunger motivation
hypothalamus
medulla
cerebellum
amygdala
46
What number will tell Matt whether his research is statistically significant
a correlation coefficient close to .75
a standard deviation of 4 or more
a mean that is the same as the median
a probability of chance less than 5% (.05)
47
light enters the eye through an opening in the
blind spot
retina
fovea
iris
48
Which of the following has been linked to a deficit of dopamine
autism
major depressive disorder
Alzheimer's disease
Parkinson's disease
49
What percent of people score between 70 and 130 on the WISC (M: 100, SD:15)
68
84
50
95
50
Elizabeth Loftus' research on wording and misinformation effects on memory best demonstrate
the serial position effect
the role of the hippocampus in memory
the rate at which people forget information
the reconstructive nature of memory
51
which of the following statistics provides most information about how spread out a data set is
standard deviation
range
mean
median
52
an A+ grade in a class is which kind of reinforcer
secondary
primary
continuous
partial
53
patients who are described as "split brain" have had what structure removed
hippocampus
medulla oblongata
corpus callosum
prefrontal cortex
54
Why are psychoanalysts interested in talking with patients about dreams
counter conditioned behaviors are often revealed in dreams
symbols in dreams represent unconscious conflicts
neurotransmitter anomalies cause dream disturbances
disturbing dreams are obstacles to self actualization
55
people who catch violent movies are more likely to behave violently: this statement reflects
insight learning
observational learning
counterconditioning
latent learning
56
which structure in the eye is most responsible for color vision
optic nerve
cornea
rods
cones
57
Julie is more alert in the morning; John in the evening. This is because of differences in
daily activities
circadian rhythm
sleep cycles
personalities
58
Bandura's Bobo doll experiment evidenced the importance of __________ in social learning
sublimation
latent learning
mirror neurons
modeling
59
In the 3-box model of information processing, memories are first stored in
short-term memory
sensory memory
long-term memory
procedural memory
60
which structure is part of the inner ear
basilar membrane
tympanic membrane
malleus (hammer)
auditory canal
61
An EEG of Cyrus after he has been asleep for about an hour would show primarily
sleep spindles
delta waves
alpha waves
beta waves
62
In a class of 25 students, all but 2 score between 82 and 94. The 2 scores of 47 and 55 are
outliers
variances
normally distributed
modes
63
Lana learns how to be goalie as her coach gradually rolls the ball faster at parts the goal
higher-order conditioning
behavior shaping
token economy
law of effect
64
After repeated firings, neural connections are strengthened. What is this process
state-dependent memory
semantic encoding
proactive interference
long-term potentiation
65
Which best summarizes the results of Tolman's latent learning experiment
reinforcement had little impact on the rats' performance
rats that were continually reinforced ran the maze faster
rats who explored the maze first ran faster when reinforced
rats that received punishment ran the maze faster
66
seeing someone at the grocery store and remembering their name is an example of
tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
retroactive memory
episodic memory
recall
67
what is the first step in any example of classical conditioning
pairing an unconditioned stimulus and a conditioned stimulus
reinforcing for a behavior similar to the desired behavior
rewarding a conditioned response with a conditioned stimulus
following a response with a reinforcement or punishment
68
the limbic system plays an important role in
maintaining balance
processing sensory information
planning for the future
regulating emotion
69
when first born, humans' dominant sense is
sight
touch
hearing
smell
70
Which theory would assert that a key motivation for people is spreading their genetic material
psychodynamic
cognitive
humanistic
evolutionary
71
Which structure is located at the most central and protected part of the brain
sensory cortex
cerebellum
medulla
cerebral cortex
72
A librarian gives a prize for every five books students read. Her schedule of reinforcement is
continuous
fixed variable
variable interval
fixed ratio
73
According to humanist theory, psychological disorders are most likely caused by
unhealthy attributional styles
unfulfilled needs
learned associations
neurochemical imbalances