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Psych 202 Section 006 Exam 2
Psych 202 Section 006 Exam 2
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What is basilar membrane?
A structure that vibrates when sound waves hit it
Detection of dissolved compounds by taste buds in papillae
A series of small bones in the middle ear
Hair cells in cochela turn vibrations into neural impulses
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What are mirror neurons?
Neurons that are different but look like other neurons
Neurons that relay information from one neuron to another
Neurons that fire when people perform and watch someone perform a behavior
Neurons that help provide sense and meaning to information in the cortex
3
All are forms of positive punishment EXCEPT -
Time out
Getting extra chores
Writing a letter of apology
Spanking
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Sensory adaptation refers to
process where stimulus energies are changed into impulses
process of organizing & interpreting sensory information
diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus
changes in the shape of the lens as it focuses on objects
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Opponent process theory _______________
states that black and white cannot be seen simultaneously.
states that sensory receptors come in pairs.
cannot explain afterimages.
there are three types of cones.
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An example of confirmation bias is...
someone who deliberately answers a questionnaire falsely
your FB feed where the news article support your views
refusing to be persuaded by views do not match your own
a person who is miserable but still tries to smile
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What does the retina do?
transduction
protects the eye
allows light into the eye
focuses light
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Inductive or Deductive?
Inductive
Deductive
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Which Gestalt Principle is this?
Closure
Proximity
Similarity
Good continuation
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Vicarious punishment occurs when
Observing someone receivepositive consequences for behavior and copying
Observing someone receivenegative consequences for behavior and not copying
Imitating what the model does
Learning by observing another person's behaviors
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What type of operant conditioning (consequence) is a sticker chart?
Positive reinforcement
Negative punishment
Positive punishment
Negative reinforcement
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Which Gestalt Principle is this?
Similarity
Closure
Camouflage
Proximity
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Social learning theory is learning social behavior..
by the things that happen after a behavior
by observing and imitating
when two events co-occur
with the help of peers and experts
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What is a Hypothesis?
a tentative explanation for observations or a phenomenon
Involves series of ordered steps
A question
An answer
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Which is a variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement?
Reinforcement is given after a number of correct responses
A fixed amount of time elapses between reinforcements
A varying amount of time elapses between reinforcements
Reinforcement after a varying number of correct responses
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What is Amplitude?
The maximum extent of a wave
The height of the crests of a wave
The number of cycles per second of a wave
The distance between any two consecutive crests
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Which is not a characteristic of a hypothesis?
You think you are right
Consistent with well established facts
Capable of being tested
Falsifiable
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Operational definition: College success measured by the number of friends you made during college
Bad
Good
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Operant conditioning is learning through ______
consequences
watching others
experience
pairing stimuli
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A researcher examines drug dosage (0 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg) for treating depression. What is the dependent variable?
depression
0 mg
drug dose
100 mg
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What is Binocular disparity?
closer objects partially obscure more distant objects
different intensities of light seen by the left and right eye
difference in the images seen by the left and right eye
two lines converging in the distance
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In Pavlov's experiment, what is the dog drooling to the bell called
Unconditioned stimulus
Conditioned stimulus
Conditioned response
Unconditioned response
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Finish this phrase: Correlation ...
does not equal causation
never lies about the facts
shows differences in data
helps us understand the world
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What is the trichromatic theory?
Different hairs vibrate in cochlea
The sensory receptors come in pairs
That there are three types of cones, red, blue, and green
Images are left behind after previous perceptions
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Illusory correlation refers to:
a correlation of 0.00.
the perception of a relationship that does not exist.
a correlation that exceeds the value of +1.00.
a correlation that is not statistically significant.
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Positive or Negative Correlation: As shoe size decreases, math ability decreases
Positive
Negative
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What is sensation?
interpreting sensory information
organizing information
detecting and encoding energy from your environment
detecting and encoding energy from your body
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Random assignment is
Assigning participants to different conditions without bias
The group that receives the treatment
The group that does not receive treatment
Grouping a sample into two groups
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What is a longitudinal Study?
A one off observation
A daily timetable observation
A narrative observation of the activity
An ongoing study spanning 10 years or longer
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Inductive or Deductive
inductive
deductive
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The fovea is made up of__________.
mostly cones with some rods
mostly rods with some cones
all rods and no cones
all cones and no rods
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Reliability examines how...
inconsistent the measurements are.
fair the measurements are.
unfair the measurements are.
consistent the measurements are.
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What type of operant conditioning (consequence) is an alarm clock?
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Negative punishment
Positive punishment
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Learning to respond to a particular stimulus but not similar stimuli is called_____
acquisition
generalization
extinction
discrimination
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What is transduction?
Sensory stimulation without perception
The stimulation of the senses
Transforming signals into neural impulses
Making sense of the outside world
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Learning ...
requires the ability to think abstractly
is a change in behavior from past experience
always produces an improvement in behavior
gets easier as people get older
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Albert Bandura's Bobo doll experiment showed that kids used
confirmation bias
latent learning
observational learning
hindsight bias
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What is basilar membrane?
A structure that vibrates when sound waves hit it
Hair cells in cochela turn vibrations into neural impulses
A series of small bones in the middle ear
Detection of dissolved compounds by taste buds in papillae
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Which of these is NOT TRUE of case study methodology?
Case studies usually involve studying individuals who are rare/unusual
Case studies allow new theories to be formulated
Case studies can be easily generalized to the wider population
Case studies allow for a rich data set because single individual is studied
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In taste aversion, what is the conditioned response...
a bell
food
hunger
nausea
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What is the function of the optic chiasm?
facial recognition
motor memory
crossing of visual information
maintains homestasis
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What is the function of the pinna?
To send information to the brain
To funnel sound waves into the middle ear
To change sound waves into mechanical waves
To change mechanical waves into neural impulses
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What is a fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement?
Reinforcing an action after a certain amount of time
The ability to see a new use for things
Reinforcing an action after it has been done certain times
The inability to see a new use for things
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The primary function of the olfactory bulb is to:
Decode the smell information from the glomeruli
Send information to the primary olfactory cortex
Stimulate your appetite when you're hungry
Detect the presence of an odor in the air
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Gustation is the sense of:
Smell
Hearing
Taste
Balance
