Midterm Review

Question 1

When energy from the environment becomes a neural message in the brain, this has happened.

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transduction

Question 2

A schema is most like

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a concept web

Question 3

Which receptors detect different wavelengths of light?

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cones

Question 4

Which of the following attempted to provide support for structuralism?

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introspection

Question 5

A study in which neither the researcher nor the participant is aware of the hypothesis is

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double-blind

Question 6

Your memory of yesterday morning has been replaced by what you did this morning. Why?

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retroactive interference

Question 7

"Roy G. Biv" is an example of

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a menmonic device

Question 8

If heritabiliity is high, that means that

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variation in a population is due primarily to genes

Question 9

Buying a gift for your brother similar to last year's gift because you remember he liked it is

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using the availability heuristic

Question 10

For the majoity of people, language function resides primarily in

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the left hemisphere

Question 11

I eat pumpkin pie, but you find it gross. Which is NOT a good explanation for this?

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subliminal perception

Question 12

Which neurotransmitter is most strongly associated with addiction?

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dopamine

Question 13

Who was the creator of operant conditioning?

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B.F. Skinner

Question 14

"Men date younger women to ensure healthier offspring." Which approach does this indicate?

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evolutionary

Question 15

How many morphemes? "Quizs are fun for kids."

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7

Question 16

The process of neural communication in the synapse is

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chemical

Question 17

According to Erikson, which stage defines adolescence?

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Identity vs. Role Confusion

Question 18

What is the consequence of a neuron exceeding its threshold?

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an action potential

Question 19

The endocrine system involves

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hormones

Question 20

A conceptual prototype is

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an ideal mental model containing critical attributes

Question 21

The statement, "All students cheat, so why not me?" represents moral reasoning at which level?

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conventional

Question 22

Which parenting style has the most positive outcomes for children?

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authoritative

Question 23

Anger at a spouse for alleged infidelity, despite contradictory evidence, is most likely due to

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belief perseverance

Question 24

Nativists like Noam Chomsky believed that language

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is dependent on a cognitive "language acquisition device"

Question 25

During which stage of sleep are vivid dreams most likely?

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REM

Question 26

Exlanations for the existence of pheromones are generally

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evolutionary

Question 27

Which structure in the brainstem keeps vital functions working?

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medulla

Question 28

Albert Bandura is best known for his

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social learning theory

Question 29

Which brain structure is responsible for many of our most basic drives (hunger, thirst, etc.)?

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hypothalamus

Question 30

Which of these would give you an idea of brain function?

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fMRI

Question 31

Where are the receptor cells for vision located?

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in the retina

Question 32

During which stage of sleep is somnambulance most likely?

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Stage 4

Question 33

Which is the most biological explanation of dreams?

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activation-synthesis

Question 34

The brain structure responsible for creation of explicit memories is the

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hippocampus

Question 35

A memory of your sixth birthday is most likely stored

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in your explicit memory

Question 36

Which system activates the "fight-or-flight" response?

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sympathetic

Question 37

Twin studies are helpful when determining

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heritability

Question 38

Who was the founder of the first psychology laboratory in the world?

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Wilhelm Wundt

Question 39

Tinnitis indicates damage to the

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hair cells

Question 40

According to James Marcia, adolescents who are frantically searching for identity are likely in

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moratorium

Question 41

Which of these is most affected by outliers in a sample?

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mean

Question 42

The highest concentration of cones in the retina occurs at the

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fovea

Question 43

Engaging in a task repeatedly causes neurons to fire more easily in a sequence. This is

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long-term potentiation

Question 44

How is a psychiatrist different from a psychologist?

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Only psychiatrists have medical degrees

Question 45

Which of these is a chemical sense?

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smell

Question 46

Separation anxiety in the Ainsworth "Strange Situation" indicates which type of attachment?

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secure

Question 47

Circadian rhythms rely on

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light

Question 48

An extinguished response that returns more quickly with a second round of conditioning is

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spontaneously recovered

Question 49

Which of these is the most likely correlation between number of donuts eaten and weight gained?

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.8

Question 50

Which type of drug is cocaine?

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stimulant

Question 51

How would a psychologist taking a neurobiological approach explain addiction?

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tolerance

Question 52

According to Jean Piaget, children in the preoperational stage are most likely to

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be egocentric

Question 53

A popular theory of hypnosis promoted by Hilgard suggests that it works

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due to dissociation

Question 54

According to Levels of Processing theory, people encode information best when the encoding is

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semantic

Question 55

When surveying, it is most important to psychologists that a sample be

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representative

Question 56

When a person is tickled, the sensation is processed first by

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the thalamus

Question 57

A statistically significant difference is one that is

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not likely due to chance

Question 58

A longitudinal study is one where

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one group of people is measured at many points in time

Question 59

Encouraging a behavior by removing an unpleasant stimulus as its consequence is

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negative reinforcement

Question 60

Habituation occurs when

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you no longer bother to smack your brother when he pokes you

Question 61

Which part of a neuron contains receptors?

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dendrite

Question 62

Which of these is least influenced by nature?

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teratogens

Question 63

Creative products are defined as

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original and useful

Question 64

Who said cognitive development is the result of scaffolding moving a child through the ZPD?

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Vygotsky

Midterm Review

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Midterm Review

Questions 70