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Scientist Greg believes that later cells organize color information and color is percieved in paired opposites.
Retinex Theory
Opponent-Process Theory
Trichromatic Theory
Color Theory
2
If ultraviolet light can damage the eyes, then maybe this light can cause blindness. Is this a hypothesis or a theory?
Hypothesis
Theory
3
Read the following scenario and select the best answer.
retinal disparity
optical illusion
stroboscopic movement
induced movement
4
Which correlation coefficient might represent this data?
r = + 0.01
r = + 0.99
r = - 0.90
r = - 0.05
5
When icecream sales increases, temperature also increases. What kind of correlation is this?
Positive correlation
Negative correlation
No correlation
Non-linear Correlation
6
Do action potentials move AWAY from the cell body or TOWARDS the cell body?
Towards
Away
7
I want to know if breast milk affect intelligence in later life. In this research question, breast milk is the...
No correlation
Dependent variable
Control
Independent variable
8
Susie Star has a hard time remembering faces. To her, all faces look the same. Ms. Star is experiencing what?
synesthesia
prosopagnosia
blindsight
feature detectors
9
Stop motion animations are an example of what
stroboscopic movement
negative after image
similarity
movement
10
What gestalt law is applied here?
goodness of figure
closure
proximity
continuation
11
The basic goals of psychology is to
see why Einstein was so smart
figure out why certain birds migrate during the winter
describe, predict, explain, and control or influence
heal the world
12
Trent closes his left eye. He moves a pen slowly to the right till he cannot see it anymore. This is due to ...
the lens focusing light onto the fovea
the optic nerve
gap in between the left visual field and the right visual field
the eyes being spread apart
13
While at the store, Cat notices happy shoppers. Without knowing, Cat starts smiling herself. This is an example of ?
subliminal perception
association stimulus
subliminal stimulus
conscious stimulus
14
Which brain part is activated when you are listening to music?
Frontal lobe
Temporal lobe
Occipital lobe
Parietal lobe
15
This image represents...
Neither reliable or valid
Both reliable and valid
Valid, not reliable
Reliable, not valid
16
When the inside of a cell has a
less
negative charge than the outside, the cell is most likely in the ________ stage?
nonpolarization
hyperpolarization
resting
depolarization
17
This reversible figure illustrates the Gestalt organizing principle of
closure
proximity
simplicity
figure-ground
18
I decide to do a study and chose the first 10 people sitting in the front row of class to be my particpants. This is a
Random sample
Representative sample
Cross-cultural sample
Convenience sample
19
Can an action potential be 'big'?
It depends
Yes
No
Sometimes
20
After Albert Einstein died, researchers examined his brain. This is a
naturalistic observation
case study
positive correlation
survey
21
I think that noodles will cook faster when salt is added to the water. If I tested this, the water with no salt is the
Dependent varibale
Control group
Experimental group
The Median
22
Which pathway is in the correct order?
Receptors -> Ganglion cells -> Bipolar cells -> Optic Nerve
Bipolar cells -> Ganglion cells -> Optic Nerve -> Receptors
Optic Nerve -> Receptors -> Bipolar cells -> Ganglion cells
Receptors -> Bipolar cells -> Ganglion Cells -> Optic Nerve
23
When an action potential reaches the terminal button and causes the release of NTs, the signal goes from electrical to
stays electrical
hormonal
chemical
mechanical
24
How could an experiment be designed to prevent experimenter bias and/or subject bias
Having multiple experimenters
Single and Double blind studies
Doing a survey
Using a control
25
Jane Goodall observes chimpanzees in the wild and records different aspects of their behavior. This is a
Cross-cultural sample
negative correlation
survey
naturalistic observation
26
A neuron is being excited by other neurons and is currently at -48 mV. Will this produce an action potential?
Yes
No
27
Lab experiments often have
rats as the test subjects
non-random sampling
high external validity and low internal validity
high internal validity and low external validity
28
Which of the following is an example of bottom-up processing?
Searching for your friend's face in a crowd
Figuring out what you glimpsed through your bedroom window
Checking a store for a shirt you saw on sale in an ad
Looking for coyote tracks in your backyard
29
Before we conduct any research on people at CSULB (or any college), who do we need to obtain approval from?
American Psychological Association (APA)
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Informed Consent Committee
The Tuskegee Board
30
What is #3 pointing at?
Axon
Synapse
Dendrites
Cell body
31
Sensory Adaptation is _____.
Decreased sensitivity to unchanging stimuli
Principle that one sense may influence another
Sharpness of vision
Process of the lens changing to focus images on the retina
32
The dentist chair in the Kimble Study (1967) are an example of a
dependent variable
constant variable
independent variable
confounding variable
33
Noel can indicate where an object is, but reports not being able to see anything. Which lobe is probably damaged?
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe
34
You want to find out the favorite food of CSULB students. The best method to do this is by using a...
Survey
Naturlistic observation
Experiment
Case study
35
This image represents...
Both reliable and valid
Neither reliable or valid
Valid, not reliable
Reliable, not valid
36
Your bathroom scale is broken and always says that you are 10 pounds lighter than you actually are. Your scale is...
Reliable but not valid
Reliable and valid
Valid but not reliable
Neither reliable or valid
37
Which of the following does not belong:
voltage-gated ion channel
neurotransmitters
terminal button
schwann cells
38
What is the name of the lobe that is associated with decision making?
Temporal lobe
Occipital lobe
Frontal lobe
Parietal Lobe
39
What are the 3 main parts of a neuron?
Corpus callosum, blood, and water
Cell body, dendrites, and axon
Synapse, neurotransmitters, and action potentials
Cell body, myelin, and blood
40
What is the name of the main structure that connects the two hemispheres of the brain?
Primary somatosensory cortex
Blood vessels
Corpus callosum
Thalumus
41
What is the term to describe the relationship between two things?
Survey
Correlation
Mean
Causation
42
What aspect of Gestalt Psychology does this picture represent?
proximity
connectedness
continuity
closure
43
The absolute threshold is ...?
The minimum level of stimulation needed to detect a stimulus
The highest amount of stimulus one can hold in a specific moment
The highest level of stimulation needed to detect a stimulus
The lowest amount of stimuli someone can hold in a specific moment
44
The Trichromatic Theory of Color Vision holds that ...
human color vision starts with 3 diff kinds of cones (red, blue, yellow)
why is everything chrome
human color vision starts with 3 diff kinds of cones (red, blue, green)
human color vision starts with 3 diff kinds of cones (red, purple, green)
45
A study shows that as hours of TV increases, GPA decreases. This is a...
Positive correlation
No correlation
Negative correlation
Naturlistic observation
46
Negative expectations about the pain of childbirth can increase pain during the birthing process.
top-down processing
bottom-down processing
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Bobby thinks that the mind is separate from the brain but somehow controls the brain/rest of the body
monism
duality
mind-brain problem
dualism