Speeds the transmission of electrical impulses/action potentials

The somatic nervous system controls

Skeletal muscles and sensory output

One type of brain scan is the electroencephalogram (EEG). This involves

Using electrodes placed on the skull to measure electrical activity

is the life-support center of the cell

The pons is located in the ____, it ______

Brainstem, coordinates movement

You survey 1,000 5-year-olds on food preferences. Then you order food for a college grad ceremony. The problem is...

Generalization. You can't generalize food prefs of 5-year-olds to adults

2 scientific methods developed in modern times

Objective measurement, Experimentation

Which of the following are likely to be positively correlated?

Temperature and amount of sweating

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1
This neurotransmitter affects mood, arousal, hunger, and sleep (MASH) Having too little is linked to depression.
Serotonin
Dopamine
Histamine
Norepinephrine
2
The motor cortex is in the frontal lobes, the somatosensory cortex in the parietal lobes
False
True
3
Your study on music preferences polls only teenagers, the results likely _______ older adults and the elderly
will generalize to
won't generalize to
won't be understood by
annoy
4
Naturalistic observation involves describing behavior but can not explain it
True
False
5
The myelin sheath
receives messages from other cells
Speeds the transmission of electrical impulses/action potentials
Passes messages away from the cell body to other neurons/muscles/glands
is the life-support center of the cell
6
The autonomic nervous system controls non-voluntary bodily functions (i.e. heartbeat, digestion)
False
True
7
Evolutionary psychology is the study of the mental abilities and functioning of the earliest human ancestors
True
False
8
William James was the father of American Psychology
True
False
9
Humanism looks at the role of acceptance, love, and understanding in human growth/recovery
False
True
10
"Cats are the best pet" is an objective statement
False
True
11
The adrenal glands are located
In the brainstem
Between the lungs
Above the kidneys
Above the liver
12
The somatic nervous system controls
The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
Involuntary bodily functions (heartbeat, digestion)
The spinal cord
Skeletal muscles and sensory output
13
The signal that travels down the axon is called the ______, it is
Action potential, chemical
Neurotransmitter, electrical
Neurotransmitter, chemical
Action potential, electrical
14
This neurotransmitter influences the perception of pain or pleasure. Use of opiates suppresses production.
Only hormones influence pain/pleasure, not neurotransmitters
Endorphins
Glutamate
Dopamine
15
One type of brain scan is the electroencephalogram (EEG). This involves
Injection of radioactive glucose, monitoring its movement in the brain
Using magnetic fields and radio waves to map the brain
Using electrodes placed on the skull to measure electrical activity
None of the above
16
Temperament changes from childhood until around age 25
True
False
17
What 2 fields were important contributors to early psychology?
Biology and Philosophy
Biology and Theology
Philosophy and Physics
Biology and Mathematics
18
The cell body
Passes messages away from the cell body to other neurons/muscles/glands
receives messages from other cells
Speeds the transmission of electrical impulses/action potentials
is the life-support center of the cell
19
The pons is located in the ____, it ______
Frontal lobe, inhibits impulsivity
Cerebrum, controls arousal and inhibition
Brainstem, coordinates movement
Brainstem, controls breathing, heart rate, blood pressure
20
Epigenetic changes can activate or inactivate certain genes
False
True
21
A case study is an in-depth study of a single person. It offers rich qualitative detailed data.
True
False
22
This neurotransmitter enables muscle action, learning, memory (MLM). In alzheimers, neurons producing this deteriorate
Acetylcholine
Serotonin
Glutamate
Adrenaline
23
The sympathetic nervous system increases arousal, the parasympathetic returns the body to a calmer state
True
False
24
This neurotransmitter is excitatory. It's involved in memory. Oversupply causes migraines, seizures
Glutamate
Norepinephrine
Dopamine
Acetylcholine
25
Which is NOT a behavior?
Sighing
Feeling angry
Pacing
Screaming
26
A hypothesis must be....
In question form
empirically testable
Relevant to human wellbeing
Related to psychology
27
Experiments focus on deeply exploring 1 person's experiences, & provide rich, detailed info
True
False
28
What makes psychology a science? It follows the empirical method
True
False
29
You survey 1,000 5-year-olds on food preferences. Then you order food for a college grad ceremony. The problem is...
Generalization. You can't generalize food prefs of 5-year-olds to adults
There is no major problem with this study.
Accuracy. People often lie in surveys on sensitive topics.
Ethics. It's unethical to study children as they can't meaningfully consent
30
The autonomic nervous system controls skeletal movements
True
False
31
2 scientific methods developed in modern times
Objective measurement
Experimentation
Observation
Guessing
32
The school of psychology which focused on the adaptive function of consciousness and the mind was called...
Gestalt
Structuralism
Functionalism
Evolutionary-Historical
33
What makes psychology a science? It centers on a topic that is meaningful to the lives of a majority of people
False
True
34
a learning process where a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment
Psychoanalysis
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
Cause-and-effect modification
35
Evolutionary psych is the study of the evolution of behavior + mind, using principles of natural selection
True
False
36
Use of quiz improves test scores in psych students. The dependent variable is
Psych students
Test scores
Use of kahoot
There is no dependent variable
37
"I knew it! I knew that was going to happen!" Which of the following is this statement an example of?
Pathological lying
Hindsight bias
Overconfidence
Really bad judgment
38
Mutations with ANY negative effects are always selected against via natural selection
True
False
39
The autonomic nervous system is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic
False
True
40
Outliers have the greatest effect on....
The mode
The median
They have an equal effect on all of them
The mean/average
41
The Asian American Psychological Association was founded by Derald Wing Sue and his brother Stanley
True
False
42
A strength of naturalistic observation is that it avoids lab-induced behavior changes
False
True
43
To find answers to his questions, Aristotle used objective measurement and experimentation
False
True
44
Synaptic vesicles contain neurotransmitters
False
True
45
93% of American drivers think they're above average. This is an example of
Pathological lying
overconfidence
Why car insurance rates are so high
Hindsight bias
46
Which of the following are likely to be positively correlated?
Time listening to music and athletic ability
Alcohol consumed and good judgment
Temperature and amount of sweating
Shoe size and hair length
47
Agonists increase a neurotransmitter's actions, antagonists inhibit or block them
False
True
48
The human ability to see colors survived because it increased ability to spot food therefore increasing survival
False
True
49
The oldest area of the brain is the
cerebrum
brainstem
prefrontal cortex
cerebellum
50
Only experiments allow researchers to manipulate cause-effect relationships
False
True
51
If a mutation has both positive and negative effects, it may be selected for if the positive outweighs the negative
False
True
52
If one identical twin develops schizophrenia, the other has a 100% chance of developing it as well
True
False
53
When you smell food, your mouth waters. This salivation is an example of a...
unconditioned stimulus
conditioned response
conditioned stimulus
unconditioned response
54
"Career field (i.e. teacher, doctor)" is NOT a viable variable for a research study
False
True
55
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 traits of the scientific attitude?
Efficiency
Skepticism
Curiosity
Humility
56
The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and spinal cord (including their neurons)
True
False
57
Ed's mild anxiety becomes severe when his dog dies. After using a healing stone for a year, anxiety -> mild again. Why?
placebo effect
Regression to the mean
None of the above
Natural remedy effectiveness
58
When Pavlov's dogs smelled food, they began to salivate. No one taught them to do so. Here, the smell of food is a....
conditioned response
conditioned stimulus
unconditioned response
unconditioned stimulus
59
The medulla is located in the _____. It controls _____
Cerebrum, heartrate and breathing
Cerebrum, directing sensory messages to the cortex
Brainstem, directing sensory messages to the cortex
Brainstem; heartrate and breathing
60
____ involves examining one-person in-depth
Case study
Experimentation
Naturalistic observation
Meta-analysis
61
Who was the first woman to get a Ph.D. in Psych (& 2nd female president of the APA?)
Margaret Floy Washburn
Mary Whiton Calkins
Inez Beverly Prosser
Ruth Winifred Howard
62
Correlation only implies causation if it is a positive correlation
True
False
63
Mary Whiton Calkins was the first woman to get a Ph.D. in Psychology
False
True
64
PET scans involve
Using electrodes placed on the skull to measure electrical activity
Using magnetic fields and radio waves to map the brain
Injection of radioactive glucose, monitoring its movement in the brain
None of the above
65
The thalamus is located ______, it _______
Base of brainstem, coordinates movement + balance
In the occipital lobe, vision and hearing
In the limbic system, controls the pituitary gland
Top of brainstem, directs sensory messages to cerebellum + multitasking
66
"Polygenetic" means influenced by "many genes of small effect"
False
True
67
Dendrites
Speed the transmission of electrical impulses/action potentials
Are the life-support center of the cell
receive messages from other cells
Pass messages away from the cell body to other neurons/muscles/glands
68
This neurotransmitter is excitatory. It's involved in memory. Too much can cause migraines, seizures
Serotonin
Glutamate
Dopamine
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)
69
A confounding variable impacts _____
Impacts the independent variable
the dependent variable
Impacts the dependent AND independent variables
whether your correlation is positive or negative
70
Which of the following are likely to be negatively correlated?
# theater classes attended and acting skills
#of pirates in the world and # of trees planted per year
Weight and test scores
Alcohol consumption and good judgment
71
Neurotransmitters are ______, but hormones _____
are longer lasting, are slower
are faster, are longer lasting
are longer lasting, are faster
are slower, are longer lasting
72
This neurotransmitter influences perception of pain/pleasure. Using opiates can suppress natural supply.
Serotonin
Endorphins
Dopamine
Glutamate
73
William James was the father of psychology
True
False
74
This neurotransmitter is a major inhibitory NT. Too little is linked to seizures, tremors, insomnia
Serotonin
Dopamine
Acetylcholine
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)
75
In psychoanalysis, thoughts and emotions out of our awareness (i.e. "the unconscious") are unknown to us because...
They are insignificant, so this conserves attention for important things
They are things from early childhood and are harder to retrieve for adults
They are unacceptable to us in some way
They're new, so we need more time to discover them
76
The amygdala, located in the limbic system, is linked to emotion
True
False
77
A limitation of a case study is that you can not generalize the results
False
True
78
Who established the first experimental psychology laboratory?
William James
Francis Sumner
Sigmund Freud & Anna Freud
Wilhelm Wundt
79
The mutation that causes lactose tolerance likely became common in humans because it increased survival
True
False
80
A meta-analysis
is an in-depth re-evaluation of a prior study to examine if it was accurate
takes data from many published studies and combines them
combines data from many case studies (but not other types of study)
Is a math term, not related to psychology
81
Sigmund Freud was the father of psychology
True
False
82
The adrenal glands release epinephrine, AKA
Adrenaline
Acetylcholine
Dopamine
Synaptic vesicles
83
The "Atoms of the mind" are the simplest and quickest mental processes
True
False
84
"Shoe size" is NOT a possible variable
True
False
85
"Cell phone use one hour before sleep reduces sleep quality" what's the dependent variable?
one hour
hours before sleep
cell phone use
sleep quality
86
Francis Sumner was the first Black American to get a Ph.D. in Psychology
True
False
87
You learned to associate a microwave's beep with food. You salivate when you hear that beep. This salivation is a
Unconditioned response
Conditioned stimulus
Unconditioned stimulus
Conditioned response
88
____, the study of bumps on the head to determine personality/ability, was disproven, but the idea of _____ holds true
Craniology, localization of function
Occipitology, division of labor
Skull-reading, external aptitude predictors
Phrenology, localization of function
89
Which of the following is NOT part of the scientific method?
Formulating a hypothesis
Testing the hypothesis
Integrating anecdotes
Analyzing data
90
The three types of neurons are motor, sensory, and interneurons
False
True
91
Which of the following is NOT an example of neuroplasticity?
A man who couldn't walk right after a stroke, slowly regains that ability
London taxi drivers' hippocampi growing as they memorize routes
A woman who takes up playing soccer develops a craving for salty foods
A person with PTSD + shrunken hippocampi, they regenerate after therapy
92
MRIs of the brain involve
Using magnetic fields and radio waves to map the brain
None of the above
Injection of radioactive glucose, monitoring its movement in the brain
Using electrodes placed on the skull to measure electrical activity
93
Mutations (in genetics) are....
Spontaneous, random errors produced while copying genes to form new cells
Usually caused by exposure to teratogens, toxins, or pollutants
Rare, random events when a cell divides incompletely
That's not a scientific term, that's from X-men.
94
"Caffeine consumption reduces drowsiness" What's the independent variable?
There's not enough data to determine this
There is no independent variable
Drowsiness
Caffeine consumption
95
Structuralism focused on examining the mind by looking at its structure, breaking it down into its most basic components
True
False
96
Behavior genetics = study of the power & limits of genetic and environmental influences, on behavior
False
True
97
This neurotransmitter influences learning, attention, movement, emotion (LAME). Too much is linked to schizophrenia
Dopamine
Estrogen
Adrenaline
Serotonin
98
The axon
receives messages from other cells
is the life-support center of the cell
Speeds the transmission of electrical impulses/action potentials
Passes messages away from the cell body to other neurons/muscles/glands
99
The best definition of a hypothesis is....
An explanation of a given phenomenon which has undergone repeated testing
Any question or expectation related to a research study
A prediction about a psychological phenomena we intend to test
A precise, empirically testable statement
100
"A learning process where strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment
Classical conditioning
Social learning theory
Experimental-experiental learning
Operant conditioning

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