Intro to Psych Exam 1 Review

What does the statistic p<.05 mean?

Sometimes when asked about their experience people are poor reporters. This is may be due to all of the following except

The structuralist approach to examining consciousness by systematic observation of one's own conscious experience is:

The ________ are branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information.

An independent variable in an experiment refers to a variable that:

This is known as a:

There are no cultural differences in the perception of visual illusions such as the Muller Lyer illusion

In cases where experimental research is not conducted, when researchers seek to make causal claims it is usually because

Which of the correlation coefficients indicates the weakest relationship between the two variables being measured?

Retinal disparity is an example of a binocular depth cue.

Specialized vision receptors that work better in the daytime and are used for color vision are:

Psychoanalytic Theory focused on the idea of

Part of the brain is responsible for higher order functions like: attention, planning, & coordinated fine motor movement

Isabel is listening to music & recording her impressions as she experiences them. She is using a technique similar to:

The _____ focused on studying the unique qualities of humans, especially freedom and growth.

What part of the brain controls our breathing and heartbeat?

The Gestalt principle of continuity suggests that things that___________ are perceived together.

Which of the following types of research includes manipulation of variables.

Correlational research leads to cause and effect conclusions because it relates 2 variables.

The larger the correlational co-efficient, the more accurate the prediction that can be made.

An electrical signal that travels along the axon of a neuron is an:

The ______ are the actual receptors cells for hearing.

The fact that there are 3 types of color blindness that align with the 3 hypothesized types of receptors is support for:

Emotion in the brain appear to be concentrated most heavily in the ________.

The person responsible for establishing psychology as an independent discipline with its own subject matter is

Define neurotransmitter

Which of the following focuses on the purpose of consciousness rather than its component parts?

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter associated with depression

An excess of this neurotransmitter can cause schizophrenia

The fact that some people fail to see the gorilla in the visual inattention task highlight that:

The part of the eye responsible for accommodation is the:

The Gestalt principle of ________ is when things that are near one another seem to belong together.

One advantage of naturalistic observation is that it​

The resting electrical charge of the neuron is:

B.F. Skinner believed all behavior is

A ____ is the tiny space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron.

Auditory information is processed in the temporal lobe.

A neurotransmitter travels .....

Which of the following is NOT included in the ethical guidelines for human participants in psychological research?

A clinical psychologist evaluates the effect of time spent meditating on level of anxiety. The dependent variable is:

Current trends in psychology include a focus on__________, or studying mental processes using computing technology

All animals see pretty much the same things.

This theoretical orientation focused only on observable behavior and rejected the study of consciousness

This area of psychology focuses on the positive, adaptive, creative, and fulfilling aspects of human existence.

The place on the back of the eye where visual acuity is best is the: