Psyc 1001 combined Quiz (exam 4)

type of sleep where brain activity and physiological functions slow down

Jen found correlation of 0.76 btwn self-esteem and GPA. What can be said about relationship between self-esteem & GPA?

Who developed the first formal psychology lab and is known as the “father of psychology?”

type of sleep when we dream

Which type of memory can store the most information?

Which theory does this apply to-How does the world around the child help or hinder development?

REM sleep accounts for ~80% of our sleep

What manual do clinicians in the U.S. use to diagnose mental disorders?

What does the "marshmallow task" measure?

Which neurotransmitter involved in motivation and regulation of pleasure and reward?

Receiving a ticket for speeding when driving

Asch's study with lines examined

Running is a _________ motor skill and beading is a _________ motor skill.

Which of the following is not a "D" of abnormal behavior?

You are more likely to remember information at the end of a lecture compared to the middle of a lecture due to _____

Milgram's shock experiment examined

When Mai stays out past her curfew, her parents revoke her driving privileges for two weeks. This is an example of:

Which type of conditioning focuses on reinforcement and punishment as consequences of behavior?

Jordan has been diagnosed with depression. She likely has low levels of which neurotransmitter?

When you hear something that you want to remember but can't write down, what strategy can keep it active in STM?

5-year-old Drew learned when his grandpa is around, he can't misbehave. When grandma is around, he can do what he wants.

Neural impulses travel faster in neurons that have _______

Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment examined

Harlow's attachment studies with monkeys found _______ is central to infants' sense of security

What information do we get from a correlation?

Which part of the neuron receives incoming signals from other neurons?

Spreading out studying into frequent, shorter sessions instead of 1-2 long sessions

attributing our successes to dispositional factors and our failures to situational factors

Who is one of the psychologists known for the “doll studies”?

Using Tylenol when you have a headache

Range of tasks a child can complete with the assistance of adults

What does nurture refer to in the phrase "nature vs. nurture"?

Researchers gave a survey to 4,000 college students about their drinking behaviors. Is this an experiment?

Punishment aims to decrease a desirable behavior

Finals week would be classified as which type of stressor?

hormone produced as it gets dark and induces drowsiness

Who reviews proposed human research studies to determine if they are ethical and protect participants?

Retrieving information without the help of retrieval cues (e.g., open-ended questions)

Which of the following means one is not adapting appropriately?

Motivation to engage in a behavior or an activity because of the external rewards it can provide

Which type of conditioning focuses on learned emotional and physicological responses?

Which of the following is an example of person-first language?

Events in life that one finds particularly trying or traumatic

what are two parts of central nervous system?

Which research method can be used to suggest causal claims in research?

Motivation to engage in a behavior or an activity because of the external rewards it can provide

Retreiving information with the help of retrieval cues (e.g., multiple-choice questions)

You want to study high schoolers. You recruit 50 sophomores for your study. These recruited participants are the _____.

Giving a child dessert after eating vegetables

The variable that the researcher measures

A change in overt behavior caused by real or imagined pressure from others

Individuals with depression can make which type of attributions?

Reading a section of the textbook and then writing down all the material you can remember

Internally generated behavioral and physiological changes occuring every 24-25 hours and regulates the sleep-wake cycle

The Bobo Doll studies are an example of which of the following?

Visual processing, vision, and color identification are the primary fucntions of which lobe?

Someone not getting offered a job because of their group membership is an example of...

the realization that an object continues to exist even if you can’t see it or touch it

The belief that everyone in Los Angeles is self-centered is an example of...

Internally generated behavioral and physiological changes occuring every 24-25 hours and regulates the sleep-wake cycle

Letting students play on iPads when they pass a spelling test is an example of:

The presence of recurrent, persistent, intrusive thoughts or images

Which nervous system governs involuntary organ functioning and actions in the body?

To get an ADHD diagnosis, children need to meet criteria for BOTH inattention and hyperactivity

During which stage does Piaget say children can only understand tangible objects or events?

Which is not considred a major life event?

The variable that the researcher measures

Which of the following is not an effective way to manage stress?

A child’s family has a minivan that he calls van. He now calls every vehicle a “van.”

A student’s awareness of their level of understanding of a topic

Which ethical practice involves providing participants w/knowledge of potential risks of a study before participating?

Which type of coping involves changing the situation and eliminating perceived stressors?

Correlations indicate that one variable causes a change in another variable.

Reinforcement aims to increase a desirable behavior

how we feel about a particular group

Impairments in social communication and restricted patterns of behavior/interests

True or false: antisocial and introversion are the same

Hypothesis: therapy dogs cause higher levels of happiness. Happiness level is the ____

Characterized by chronic, constant worry in almost all situations

the process of changing existing schemas in order to absorb new information

Attention determines what information moves towards long-term memory

Which part of the neuron receives information?

the process of absorbing new information into existing schemas

Who developed the first formal psychology lab and is known as the “father of psychology?”

Celia is stressed working full-time and taking care of 2 kids. She finds a flexible job so she can spend time w/kids.

Which of the following is NOT a possible operational definition for exercise frequency?

According to Maslow, which of the following would a person seek to do first?

Hypothesis: therapy dogs cause higher levels of happiness. Presence of therapy dogs is the ____

Philosophy formed the foundation for the development of the psychology field.