AP Psych Unit 3 Review

Which of the following changes is not caused by activation of the sympathetic nervous system?

Neurons have been found to change the way they function through repeated stimulation by:

Which part of the cerebral cortex directs the muscle movements involved in producing speech?

What part of the brain has been surgically altered in “split-brain” patients?

Which of the following assertions is best supported by empirical evidence?

Calming a stressful reaction would use the:

Damage to a small part of the occipital lobe would most likely result in a:

As a result of a hemorrhage, a patient couldn't breathe & died. An autopsy shows damage to the:

What form of psychological research can determine cause and effect?

What parts make up the central nervous system?

A squirrel isn't afraid when they see a signal of danger if they suffered damage to the:

Sensory motor responses that are rapid and automatic are called

Which of the following is not a neurotransmitter?

If the mean, median, and mode are all identical, what kind of distribution is present?

A doc. believes there's a relationship between # of carbs eaten & hyperactivity. This is a:

Researchers are interested in determining if music helps people study. What would the IV be?

The term “soma” refers to which part of a neuron?

What type of study involves watching participants to see how they behave in their environment?

A drug enhancing effects of a neurotransmitter by mimicking it or preventing its breakdown is:

In research terms, what qualifies a study as “valid?”

Which brain scan measures subtle changes in brain electrical activity?

Humans have approximately 70,000 genes that are arranged on how many pairs of chromosomes?

Electrically stimulating a rat’s amygdala would most likely produce which of the following?

Standard deviation is a measure of how much:

A person who thinks behavior is generated in unconsciousness prescribes to which perspective?

Which of the following neurological disorders is associated with a deficiency of acetylcholine?

A man unable to maintain his balance most likely obtained brain damage to his:

Which of the following hormones is most closely linked with aggressive behavior?

In neurons, the axon is insulated and protected by the:

On scatter plot, points extend from the low-left corner to the top-right corner. This reflects:

Who, in opposition to Freud, was considered the father of behaviorism?

The area labeled X in the drawing above denotes which of the following structures?

To study weight loss & mood, results of several studies on weight loss & emotion are analyzed:

Which of the following best explains a longitudinal study?

An MRI of man experiencing mild tingling on right of his face & an inability to speak may show:

What hormone from the pineal gland increases as darkness begins and promotes drowsiness?

Language functions are generally found in which hemisphere?

Accelerated heartbeat, high blood pressure, sweating--this is caused by what part of NS?

Complete the analogy—left hemisphere is to right hemisphere as:

A test that a person keeps getting similar results on after retaking it is:

What approach would study changes in beak thickness in a bird species in response to drought?

B.F. Skinner would likely attribute someone cheating on a test to:

If someone lost the ability to feel pain in the left arm, there's likely damage to which area?

What brain structure provides major link between the nervous system and the endocrine system?

Difficulty in typing smoothly on a keyboard would most likely result from damage to the: