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The corpus callosum
Which is NOT a reason for sleep?
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1
Which is NOT a reason for sleep?
Sleep enhances limbic brain responses.
Sleep consolidates memory
Sleep restores and repairs the body
Sleep protects us from harm.
2
The corpus callosum
is axon fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
controls heartbeat and breathing
relays messages to lower brain centers
coordinates voluntary movements
3
Which rule of perceptual organization shows that we fill in gaps to create whole objects?
closure
continuity
figure-ground
proximity
4
Jean was once John. She has not had reassignment surgery, identifies & dresses female. Jean is
gender typing
androgynous
asexual
transgender
5
The hippocampus plays an essential role in
conscious memory
learning
coordinating movement
emotion
6
Piaget's theory is great but researchers now believe
few children progress to concrete operational
children do not progress as rapidly
there is no way to test much of his work.
stages begin earlier and development is more continuous
7
Which is not true of adolescence
is longer than it has ever been before
involves a great deal of brain development
begins at puberty and ends when one has individuated
is from the age of 13-18
8
Jan is pregnant and contemplating drinking alcohol. Which of the following is FALSE?
Heavy drinking may result in fetal alcohol syndrome
Alcohol has an epigenetic effect
Light drinking cannot harm the fetus
Alcohol is a teratogen
9
Knowing two events are correlated provides
an indication that an underlying third factor is at work.
an explanation of why the events are related.
a basis for prediction
proof that as one increases, the other also increases.
10
Which of the following issues does developmental psychology focus on?
continuity and stages
all of the above
stability and change
nature nurture
11
People who miss the critical period for language development
are completely unable to learn language
have telegraphic speech
speak with an accent and struggle with grammar
easily learn another language later.
12
Which of the following concerning autism is false?
Individuals with ASD have less whole-brain synchrony.
Theory of mind is difficult for those with ASD
There is evidence that vaccinations contribute to ASD
ASD is more common in boys than girls
13
We acquire our identity in childhood by observing and imitating others' gender-linked behavior.
social learning theory
Gender typing
Gender identity
Gender roles
14
The tiny space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another is called the
axon
branching fiber
synaptic gap
threshold
15
The blindsight phenomena provides evidence for:
selective attention
dual processing
inattentional blindness
parallel processing
16
During which stage of cognitive development are children egocentric?
formal operational
Preoperational
concrete operational
sensorimotor
17
Brain development in adolescence is most characterized by
synaptic pruning
synaptic development
neuron development
parietal development
18
Which of the following is an example of hindsight bias?
Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1 ton.
Just follow your gut.
Life is lived forward but understood backwards.
Random sequences don't always appear random.
19
This concept refers to ability to adapt current understanding to incorporate new info.
assimilation
accommodation
schema
cognition
20
In order to clarify cause and effect, a researcher must use
the experimental method
a correlational study
naturalistic observation
a case study
21
The story of Phineas Gage taught psychologists
damage to the frontal lobe increases inhibitions
damage to the frontal lobe impairs language
damage to the parietal lobe changes personality
damage to the frontal lobe decreases inhibitions
22
Ed loves a piece of art. Joe thinks it is junk. What explains the difference in perception?
Transduction
priming
Bottom up processing
Top down processing
23
The acquisition of traditional masculine or feminine roles is called
gender identity
menarche
spermarche
gender typing
24
Niobi had a long and exhausting day. Her usual 10 mile drive seems much longer because of
sensory adaptation
context effects
motivation and emotion
priming
25
An infant enters one-word stage at what age?
1 year old
4 months
2 years old
10 months
26
The most influential endocrine gland, known as the master gland, is the
pancreas
hypothalamus
pituitary
thyroid
27
Erikson's stages say the primary task of adolescence is
working towards competence
developing integrity
forging an identity
developing a sense of intimacy
28
The type of cell within CNS processes info between incoming sensory input and motor output.
glial cells
sensory neurons
interneurons
motor neurons
29
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of alcohol consumption?
memory disruption
increased neural processing
expectancy effects
disinhibition
30
Adoption studies seek to understand genetic influences on personality. They do this by
comparing adopted children with nonadopted children
evaluating personality closer to adoptive or bio parents
studying effect of children's age of adoption
studying effect of prior neglect
31
During which stage of sleep do vivid dreams commonly occur?
Alpha wave sleep
Delta wave sleep
REM
NREM-1
32
Ben is 1. His mom hides a toy under a blanket, he pulls the blanket aside to see if it's there
Ben demonstrates object permanence in sensorimotor stage
Ben demonstrates conservation in concrete operational stage
Ben demonstrates conservation in preoperational stage
Ben demonstrates object permanence in preoperational stage
33
Gender role refers to our
birth sex
personal sense of being male or female
unisex characteristics
culture's expectations about the "right" way to behave
34
The minimum stimulus energy needed to detect a stimulus is called (the):
priming
absolute threshold
subliminal
difference threshold
35
Brain structure enables basic functions of nonverbal learning, skill memory, and coordination?
cerebellum
reticular formation
pons
Thalamus
36
A child develops which first?
productive language
receptive language
aphasia
grammar
37
Stimulating a spot on a patient's left motor cortex triggers movement
on the lower part of the body
on the upper part of the body
on the right side of the body
on the left side of the body
38
Which is true about brain development?
At birth we have the most brain cells we'll ever have.
Brain areas linked to thinking develop late in childhood
Brain architecture is dictated by experience more than genes
Infant brain size increases slowly the days after birth.
39
Suni is an infant who cries uncontrollably when mom leaves. Her attachment style is:
secure
anxiously insecure
ambivalent insecure
avoidantly insecure
40
Sam detects difference of 12" & 13" piece of paper but not 1 mile 1" & 1 mile 2" strip of road.
Weber's law
signal detection theory
Absolute threshold
Difference threshold
41
Which is true of exposure to sexually explicit material?
it may increase rape acceptance
it increases satisfaction with one's own sexual partner
it makes one's own partner seem more attractive
it is likely to increase emotional response
42
According to Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory, which is NOT 1 of 3 colors we detect?
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
43
Plasticity is especially evident in the brains of
right handed people
split brain patients
young children
young adults
44
Which of the following enables voluntary control of our skeletal muscles?
parasympathetic nervous system
autonomic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
somatic nervous system
45
The all-or-nothing electrical charge that travels down the axon is
reuptake
refractory period.
the action potential.
threshold
