Midterm Exam - Summer 2021

Prior to conditioning, a white rat presented to Little Albert was a(n)

A child has fewer tantrums because if he does, he will lose the privilege of pushing the cart

Getting extra credit tickets for participating in class is an example of 

Jimmy is laughing. This best illustrates which goal of psychology

Which of the following is a mental process

Not having to take the final exam in Psychology because you studied hard all semester

In an experiment to see if listening to music affects how students do on a test, the IV is ____

Someone participates in class and are reinforced for it - so you decide to participate as well

The tube-like structure that conveys impulses away from the cell body is called a(n) _____.

What brain structure is responsible for alerting you that you're hungry and stop to and eat

Hunting is reinforced according to what kind of partial reinforcement schedule?

Communication within a cell is ______.

The peripheral nervous system consists of ______

When our perceptions don't agree with our sensations, a(n) _______ results.

Which of the following is NOT a monocular cue for depth perception

You get paid every 2 weeks

After conditioning, a white rat presented to Little Albert was a(n)

What principle would best be utilized to teach a monkey to water ski?

You have a Subway sandwich card - after you buy 9 sandwiches, the 10th is free

Psychology is defined as the ____________

What brain area processes auditory information so you can listen to the radio

Sudden reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response 

The first step in the scientific method is

Jimmy is laughing because he is happy. This best illustrates which goal of psychology

Serotonin is the neurotransmitter most associated with __________

What brain area processes visual information so you can change lanes safely

Causation conclusions can be drawn from _____ studies

Communication between cells is ______.

The branching fiber structures that receive neural impulses from other neurons are called ____

In the example from class, the gunshot heard at the beach was a(n)

Fishing is rewarded according to what type of partial reinforcement schedule?

The central nervous system consists of ______

In the example from class, fear of water (hydrophobia) was a(n)

In an experiment to see if listening to music affects how students do on a test, the DV is ____

The theory of color vision that is based on three systems of color opposites is called the _____ theory.

The part of the nervous system activated when you get pulled over by a police officer is ______

Conditioned response is elicited  by stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus (CS)

What brain structure is responsible for coordinating muscles so you can turn the steering wheel

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease that impacts which part of the neuron

A child studies more because he does not have to do chores if he is studying

The founder of behaviorism is ________.

Yuor ablity to raed thsi sntenece desipte its mnay mssipllengis is deu to ____.

A child talks back to his parents less because he is given an early bedtime if he does

A child studies more because he gets an extra snack if he does

In the example from class, fear from hearing the gunshot was a(n)

As a flock of geese flies overhead in its familiar “V” formation, the geese are seen as _____ and the sky as _____

Which one of these is NOT a key factor in observational learning?