A neurotransmitter is:

released into the synapse by terminal buttons

According to Burnham&Phelan, what happens when people experience negative events?

negative events cause pain, but that pain fades away quickly

the four parts of a neuron are:

cell body, dendrites, axon, terminal buttons

What does the hypothalamus regulate?

feeding, fighting, fleeing, and $@*%ing (mating)

What is a scientific theory?

an explanation for phenomenon that can be falsified

What is the cognitive approach to studying psychology?

determining how info is encoded, stored, and retrieved

What does it mean for a scientific theory to be falsifiable?

the theory can be deemed false through other experiments

study of treating psychological disorders

How did functionalists try to understand the mind?

by speculating on the functions an evolved brain should have

What does social psych study?

how people influence & relate to one another

the study between behavior and reinforcement

the science of behavior and mental processes

What is psychoanalysis?

studying mental illness, assuming it is caused subconciously

What two characteristics must an experiment possess?

have an independent variable and random assignment

The temporal lobe is responsible for:

speech comprehension and visual recognition

What is the evolutionary approach to studying psych?

what brain structures would've been useful as humans evolved

Why did behaviorism decline in popularity?

behaviorists were unable to explain psychological phenomena

Wernicke's area is responsible for:

speech comprehension in the left hemisphere

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1
Speech production and comprehension are what hemisphere's functions?
left hemisphere
right hemisphere
2
when every person in the experiment has an equal chance of being assigned to the IV, this is:
variable assignment
controlled assignment
random assignment
3
A neurotransmitter is:
part of a nerve cell
released by dendrites into the cell body
released into the synapse by terminal buttons
4
Broca's area is located in the
right hemisphere
left hemisphere
5
According to Burnham&Phelan, what happens when people experience negative events?
negative events cause pain, but that pain fades away quickly
negative events eventually take over our entire subconcious
negative events become debilitating to a point of no return
all of the above
6
Who opened the first psych lab and what country was it opened?
Plato, Greece
Descartes, France
Wundt, Germany
Aristotle, Greece
7
What does it mean if a correlation coefficient for two variables is near 0?
the relationship is strong
their is no relationship
the relationship is weak
8
a prediction about observable events is called a:
method
case study
theory
hypothesis
9
Experiments allow researchers to infer a causal relationship between variables
True
False
10
Wernicke's area is located in the:
left hemishpere
right hemisphere
11
the four parts of a neuron are:
dendrites, brain tubes, axons, terminal buttons
dendrites, neurotransmitters, axons, terminals
cell body, dendrites, axon, terminal buttons
neurotransmitters, auto transmitters, axons, neurons
12
What does the hypothalamus regulate?
feeding, fighting, fleeing, and $@*%ing (mating)
sleep behaviors
emotional responses
sensory organs
13
What is a scientific theory?
an explanation about a scientific fact
the theory of evolution on science
an explanation for phenomenon that can be falsified
14
What was the main research technique of structuralism?
the experimental method
the scientific method
interspection
introspection
15
The frontal lobe is responsible for:
planning
speech production
emotions
all of the above
16
What is the cognitive approach to studying psychology?
using machine to track peoples' brain waves
the approach to different brains and behaviors
determining how info is encoded, stored, and retrieved
determining what brain organ influences information encoding
17
The frontal lobe is in the cortex, but which of the following is NOT a lobe of the cortex?
parietal
none of the above
occipital
temporal
18
What does it mean for a scientific theory to be falsifiable?
the theory can be deemed false through other experiments
scientific theories can never be deemed incorrect
theories are false until proven true
19
Phineas Gage had a bar go through his head, damaging his:
parietal lobe
frontal lobe
temporal lobe
occipital lobe
20
What part of the brain was severed in split brain patients?
the cortex
the left hemisphere
the corpus callosum
the right hemisphere
21
Which school of psych used case studies as a major research technique?
evolutionary psychology
psychoanalysis
psychiatry
cognitive psychology
22
What is psychiatry?
the study of drug effects on the brain
study of treating psychological disorders
the study of crazy people
the study of mental health in humans
23
How did functionalists try to understand the mind?
by testing how different brain functions worked
by speculating on the functions an evolved brain should have
by examining past experiments of functionalists
by holding multiple experiments in psych laboratories
24
What does social psych study?
humans' reasons for their social behavior
how people influence & relate to one another
what people do in social situations
25
Determining the relationship between variables without manipulating them is known as:
conducting an experiment
confirmation bias
the correlational approach
the psychological approach
26
All of the following are right hemisphere functions, EXCEPT:
spatial abilities
none of the above
music
face identification
27
the space between the terminal buttons of one neuron and the dendrites of another is the:
soma
axon terminal
cell body
synapse
28
Damage to the occipital lobe can cause complete color blindness, known as
color disparity
achromatopsia
Parkinson's disease
29
The research technique used by Jane Goodall as she observed chimpanzees was known as:
naturalistic observation
evolutionary observation
case studies
30
What is behaviorism?
the study between behavior and the reasons behind it
the brain functions that spark our behaviors
the study between behavior and reinforcement
the study of behavioral processes in animals
31
What is the metaphor upon which the cognitive approach relies?
on the computer metaphor
on the evolution metaphor
on the psychological metaphor
on the social cognition metaphor
32
two variables with a perfect positive relationship have a correlation coefficient of:
+2
-1
0
+1
33
What is psychology?
the science of behavior and mental processes
the science of human behavior
the science of the brain
the science of people
34
What is psychoanalysis?
the approach to understanding mental illness
studying the effects of mental illness over time
the approach to studying peoples' dreams
studying mental illness, assuming it is caused subconciously
35
What two characteristics must an experiment possess?
have an independent variable and random assignment
have a scientific method layout and a hypothesis
have a hypothesis and a theory
have an independent and dependent variable
36
a description of the behavior/abilities of a single individual is known as a:
experiment
therapy evaluation
case study
direct observation
37
a causal relationship between a change in one variable resulting in the change in another is:
causation
reasoning
correlation
an experiment
38
What did Rene Descartes think about the soul?
Both B and C
the soul is not subject to physical laws
the soul could be understood through intensive therapy
the soul was separate from the body
39
What did Sigmund Freud think caused mental illnesses?
peoples' relationships with their parents
subconcious events
peoples' dreams
drug use
40
The temporal lobe is responsible for:
all of the above
speech comprehension and visual recognition
dream interpretations
interpreting situations as safe or dangerous
41
Visual agnosia causes the inability to identify shapes as a result of:
parietal lobe damage
occipital lobe damage
temporal lobe damage
frontal lobe damage
42
What are reasons why introspection was a bad method for studying mental events?
introspection does not replicate across individuals
psych processes are not open because they are not conscious
A only
A and B
43
What is the parietal lobe responsible for?
touch
pain
all of the above
temperature
44
What is the evolutionary approach to studying psych?
how humans evolved throughout the centuries
the interplay between evolution and psychology
what brain structures would've been useful as humans evolved
the evolutionary effects on humans
45
The occipital lobe is responsible for:
vision
interpreting peoples' feelings about other people
listening
understanding the world
46
the variable the researcher measures is:
dependent
independent
47
Who was the founder of behaviorism who conditioned Little Albert?
Plato
John Watson
B.F. Skinner
Aristotle
48
What scientific theory influenced the functionalists?
origins-of- functionalism theory
psychological theory
theory of evolution
the scientific theory
49
What does the pons do?
controls our self image
controls breathing rhythms
controls sleep and arousal
controls our emotions
50
Why did behaviorism decline in popularity?
scientists believed it was not real
behaviorists were unable to explain psychological phenomena
scientists could not hold ethical experiments
Little Albert's conditioning caused ethical concern
51
Wernicke's area is responsible for:
math and other logical abilities in the right hemisphere
speech comprehension in the left hemisphere
52
According to Burnham&Phelan, what happens when people have a gain in material success?
people spend all their money in order to be happy
you feel rewarded for your gains, but that happiness fades
none of the above
once you reach happiness, you no longer feel motivated
53
What does the hippocampus do?
encodes long term memory
reacts to social situations
influences social behavior
regulates sex drive
54
What do sensation and perception psychologists study?
different sensations of the body and how we perceive them
how the nervous system receives& interprets info from senses
the interplay between sensation and perception
55
What disease involves the death of neurons in the substantia negra?
Lou Gehrig's disease
Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Cancer
56
a spike of electricity that travels down its axon is:
kinetic energy
action potential
potential energy
stored energy
57
What is the last name of the man who did split brain studies?
Stockhelm
Schrute
Springer
Sperry
58
What does physiological psychology study?
the study of the brain mechanisms underlying behavior
the study of the psychological effects of illegal substances
the study of the body's different functions and processes
the study of different mental health origins
59
an individual nerve cell is a:
axon
dendrite
neuron
neurotransmitter
60
Who was the founder of functionalism and wrote The Principles of Psychology?
Sigmund Freud
John Watson
William James
Aristotle
61
The two hemispheres of the brain communicate through the:
corpus collosum
cortex
cerebellum
62
the variable a researcher manipulates in an experiment is:
independent
dependent
63
What is the name of the behaviorist that studied operant conditioning?
Plato
Sigmund Freud
Rene Descartes
B.F. Skinner
64
Prosopagnosia is caused from right hemisphere damage, and is known as the:
inability to hear external sounds
inability to form new experiences remembered by the brain
inability to recognize memory triggers
inability to identify faces
65
Broca's area is responsible for:
face identification in the right hemisphere
speech production in the left hemisphere
none of the above
66
Sensory and motor systems in each hemisphere send and receive inputs from:
the same side of the body
the opposite side of the body
neither side of the body
67
What does the amygdala do?
other emotional responses
aggression
all of the above
fear
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Who was the founder of structuralism and opened the first psych lab in America?
Edward Titchner
Rene Descartes
Aristotle
Plato
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Why is the surface of the cortex wrinkly?
to increase its surface area
to ensure no fluids come in contact with it
to protect it

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