Which of the following is NOT a concern regarding animal research?
Approval from a review board
Protection from unnecessary harm
Demonstration of substantial benefit to humans
Following ethical practices
Informed consent
An emphasis on early childhood experiences and our unconscious are major characteristics of which school of psychology?
Gestalt
phychodynamic
behaviorism
empiricism
structuralism
Which of the following relationships would most likely have the weakest correlation?
A school child's age and vocabulary
Air temperature and number of air conditioners in use
A building's height and weight
Amount of snowfall and number of skiers
number of fingers on a person's hand and intelligence
A psychologist keeps a very detailed record of a series of interviews with an individual who is suffering from a rare brain disorder. This is an example of which research method?
Case study
correlational
random
survey
experiment
In a drug study, one group of participants receives an inactive pill and another group receives a pill that is believed to be effective in treating depression. The first group is referred to as the
Experimental group
Control group
Dependent group
Random group
Independent group
Which "wave" of psychology might study how humans process information?
behaviorist
humanist
physiological
Neo-freudian
cognitive
In drug studies, the inactive pill that some participants receive is referred to as a
placebo
pretender
prevention
panacea
control
All of the following are steps in the scientific method EXCEPT
Gathering evidence
Ignoring contradictory evidence
Drawing conclusions
Developing a hypothesis
Generating a research question
An experiment investigates the effects of the medication on symptoms of schizophrenia. In this case, the symptoms of schizophrenia represent the
Manipulated variable
Control variable
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Random variable
Which of the following is the most complete definition of psychology?
The science of observable behavior
The science of behavior and mental processes
Writing about relationships and mental processes
The science of mental processes
The science of behavior
You see a journal article entitled "Injection of Happystuff causes a reduction in symptoms of depression in adult males." This tells you that the independent variable is
Adult males
Symptoms of depression
happystuff
Depression
unknown
A correlational coefficient of +.95 means
The variables are independent
There is no relationship between the variables
As one variable increases, the other variable increases
As one variable decreases, the other variable decreases
As one variable increases, the other variable decreases
Which of the following is critical for survey research?
Haphazard sample
Non- random sample
A random sample
non-generalized sample
A sample that consists of at least 10% of the population
You have been assigned to write a report on Wilhelm Wendt's contributions to psychology. A useful term to use to search the internet would be
introspection
Psychodynamic
association
humanism
WHen neither the researcher nor the participants knows who is receiving the active drug and who is receiving the placebo. It is referred to as
A single-blind study
A double-blind study
Control factor
Placebo effect
Random sampling
Women account for what proportion of undergraduate degrees and doctorates in psychology?
one-half
Two-thirds
Three-quarters
one-third
one-quarter
A statistical measure of association between two variables is a(n)
Random assignment
Correlation coefficient
Cognitive psychologists would be interested in all of the following EXCEPT
Language processes
Concept formation
instincts
Decision making
problem solving
Who was the first woman to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States?
Mamie Phipps-Clark
Mary Whitson Calkins
Margaret Floy Washburn
Gilbert Haven Jones
Francis Sumner
Humanistic psychologists stress all of the following EXCEPT
Creative potentials of individuals
Self-awareness
individual uniqueness
Being true to oneself
Unconscious forces
In doing research on John Watson what term would you expect to come across?
psychodynamic
Functionalism
Who is credited with founding the functionalism school of psychology?
James
Hall
Titchener
Wertheimer
Wundt
Empirical research
Is no longer used by psychologists
Was replaced by scientific method
Uses introspection
Set the standards that psychologists must follow
Is based on intuition
Which of the following is not a benefit of correlational research?
It can help increase understandings of relationships
It can offer causes to underlying causes
It can establish definite cause-and-effect relationships
It can identify high-risk individuals
It can allow prediction
This type of imaging technology uses magnetic fields to manipulate the protons inside of the water in our bodies, which allows us to see images without surgery
PET
MRI
CT
EEG
Axons are responsible for
Producing neurotransmitters
Carrying signals to other neurons
Receiving signals from other neurons
Controlling metabolic functions
Phineas Gage showed severe personality changes following an accident that damaged the
Prefrontal cortex
Temporal cortex
hippocampus
Hypothalamus
For most people, Wernicke's area is located in the
Left temporal lobe
Right frontal lobe
Left frontal lobe
Right temporal lobe
This type of imaging technology involves attaching electrodes to a patients head in order to measure their brain waves
This type of imaging technology combines xray technology with computer technology. It is used to investigate the brain from multiple angles and at any depth
Which component of a neuron contains genetic material
Synapse
Soma
neurotransmitter
dendrite
This imaging technology involves injecting the patient with a radioactive substance, which will release gamma rays and allow researchers to see how active certain areas of the brain are
Which component of a neuron receives signals from other neurons?
axon
soma
All of the following are considered main research methods in the biological approach of analysis EXCEPT
Correlational studies
Case studies
surveys
Laboratory experiments
For most people Boca's area is located in the
left temporal lobe
right temporal lobe
The tiny gap between neurons is called the
synapse
All of the following are principles of the biological levels of analysis EXCEPT
Introspection is key to understanding behavior
patters of behavior can be inherited
Animal research may inform our understanding of behavior
Emotions and behavior are products of the anatomy and physiology of the nervous and endocrine systems
The inherited (innate) instructions of an organism are called its
Phenotype
Genotype
DNA
Glial cell
monozygotic
An organism's observable traits are called its
genomes
Disposition
Chromosomes
The brain is divided into ________ parts
Two
three
five
six
nine
Which of the following is part of the hind brain?
cerebrum
thalamus
Corpus callosum
amygdala
Medulla
States of wakefulness and sleep are modulated by
Pons
Cerebellum
Hippocampus
Cerebrum
The fact that alcohol often causes problems with balance and coordination suggests that it may have an effect on
Thalamus
Reticular formation
The forebrain contains all of the following EXCEPT
Basal ganglia
Cerebral cortex
All of the following senses are routed through the thalamus EXCEPT
Touch
smell
taste
Vision
Hearing
Vision is processed by which lobe?
Occipital
Temporal
Frontal
Parietal
somatosensory
Damage to which portion of the cerebral cortex would most likely interfere with hearing?
Somatosensory
Following brain damage, Takumi cannot feel sensations in her arms. She probably suffered damage to which portion of her brain?
Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe
Temporal lobe
Occipital lobe
Which part of the nervous system controls internal bodily processes as heartbeat, respiration, digestion, and dilation of the pupils?
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Spinal cord
Peripheral nervous system
Central nervous system
interneuron
Glial cells do all of the following EXCEPT
Nourish neurons
Help neurons communicate
Produce neurotransmitters
Produce myelin
Remove waste products
Which of the following is not controlled by the medulla
Heart rate
Breathing
swallowing
coughing