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Introduction to Psychology Mid-Term
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1Aristotle suggested that a meal makes us sleepy by causing heat to collect around the
- AHeart
- BThroat
- CBrain
- DStomach
2Wilhelm Wundt's laboratory work involved experimental studies of______.
- AMental Processes
- BSocial Influence
- CPersonality Development
- DAnimal Intelligence
3Introspection was the basic research tool used by _______________in order to study people's inner sensations and mental images.
- AJohn B.Watson
- BCharles Darwin
- CEdward Titchener
- DB.F Skinner
4Looking inward and reporting your immediate sensations, images, and feelings is called ___________.
- AIntrospection
- BCognitive Neuroscience
- CBehaviorism
- DHumanistic Psychology
5The biopsychosocial approach emphasizes the importance of having a single academic perspective to guide research.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6A major principle underlying the SQ3R study method is that people learn and remember material best when they actively process it.
- ATrue
- BFalse
7A psychologist who studies how worker productivity might be increased by changing office layout is engaged in applied research.
- ATrue
- BFalse
8Behavioral perspective emphasizes the learning of observable responses.
- ATrue
- BFalse
9The way we encode, process, store and retrieve information is the privacy concern of
- ACognitive
- BIntuitive
10________is a psychologist and a physician.
- APsychiatrist
- BListener
11A Greek philosopher who believed in intelligence was inherited by
- APlato
- BAristotle
- CSocrates
12The principle of informed consent is most directly relevant to people's right to
- AChose whether they wish to participate in a research study
- BKnow whether they are assigned to an experimental or control group
- CReplicate the results of a research study
- DBe fully debriefed following their participation in research
13The personal values of psychologists are likely to influence their choice of__________.
- ATopics of investigation
- BResearch methods
- CExplanatory Theories
- DAll of these
14Psychologists study animals because___________.
- AThey want to understand how different species think and behave
- BAnimal Physiology is often simpler and easier to understand
- CIt give them insight into human behavior
15Psychologists report that genders in their risk of_________,
- AAlcohol experience
- BRelationships
- CStudy habits
- DNegative Behavior
16Psychologists report that genders differ in their risk of eating disorders.
- ATrue
- BFalse
17The transmission of political practices and religious customs to other generations best illustrates the placebo effect.
- ATrue
- BFalse
18The purpose of experiments is to recreate behaviors exactly as they occur in every day life.
- ATrue
- BFalse
19Men and women exhibit similar overall intelligence and well-being.
- ATrue
- BFalse
20As a science, psychology is objective and value-free/
- ATrue
- BFalse
21A normal curve would be LEAST likely to characterize a large random sample of
- AFamily incomes
- BMortgage
- CTaxes
- DRent
22The standard deviation is a measure of
- AVariation
- BDiscrimination
23In any distribution of scores, and equal number of scores are both greater than and less than
- AThe medium
- BThe biggest
- CThe smallest
- DNeither
24The cells that serve as the basic building blocks of our body's information system are called____________.
- ANeurons
- BNeurotransmitters
- CVentricles
- DGenes
25The movement of positively charged ions across the membrane of a neuron can produce an(a)_________.
- AGlial Cell
- BAction Potential
- CMyelin sheath
- DInterneuron
26In terms of evolutionary development, the older region of the brain are those that regulate______.
- AMemory
- BEmotion
- CBreathing
- DForesight
27The left cerebral hemisphere is typically superior to the right in _________.
- ASpatial Reasoning
- BSpeech Production
- CVisual Perception
- DMusical Abilities
28Aristotle believed that the mind was most intimately connected with the head.
- ATrue
- BFalse
29The nineteenth-century theory that bumps on the skull reveals that a person's abilities and traits are called Phrenology.
- ATrue
- BFalse
30Charles Sherrington was the first to suggest that different regions of the brain control different aspects of behavior.
- ATrue
- BFalse
31Psychologists who work from the biological perspective are most likely to focus on the links between physiological activity and psychological events.
- ATrue
- BFalse
32The part of the neuron that transmits neural messages to other neurons or to muscles or to glands is called_______.
- AAxon
- BNucleus
33Which endocrine gland regulates body growth_________.
- APituiary
- BCognitive
34Left-handers are more numerous than usual among those with__________.
- AReading Disabilities
- BListening Disabilities
35The ability to recognize faces with the right hemisphere but not with the left hemisphere best illustrates________.
- ALaterization
- BAlignment
36Prior to the twentieth century, psychology was considered to be the study of
- AThe circadian rhythm
- BNeuroadaptation
- CConsciousness
- DNarcolepsy
37The interdisciplinary study of brain activity linked with our mental processes is known as
- ABehaviorism
- BBehavior Genetics
- CCognitive Neuroscience
- DEvolutionary Psychology
38A large amount of our mental activity occurs outside our awareness thanks to our capacity for________________.
- ANeuronadaptation
- BHypnagogic Sensations
- CREM Rebound
- DDual Processing
39You typically fail to consciously perceive that your own nose is in your line of vision. This best describes__________________.
- ANeuronadaptation
- BChange Blindness
- CDissociation
- DSelective Attention
40Animals with the most need to graze and the most ability to hide from danger tend to sleep less.
- ATrue
- BFalse
41Neural connections supporting "muscle memories" learned while practicing tennis are strengthen by neuroadaptation
- ATrue
- BFalse
42Chronic sleep debit is most likely to promote obesity.
- ATrue
- BFalse
43Night terrors are more likely to be experienced by children than by adults.
- ATrue
- BFalse
44The pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24-hour cycle is called________________.
- ACircadian
- BCircadium
45During NREM-1 sleep, people may experience fantastic images that resemble
- AHallucinations
- BDaydreams
46Paradoxical sleep is to slow-wave sleep as REM sleep is to _______________.
- ANREM-3 Sleep
- BNREM-1 Sleep
47In the US and Canada, people today sleep ______than people did a century ago.
- ALess
- BMore
48As members of the human family, we all share a common______________.
- ATemperament
- BGender Schema
- CBiological Heritage
- DY Chromosome
49People's reactions to our genetic dispositions constitute part of your____.
- AHeritablity
- BTemperament
- CIndividualism
- DEnvironment
50The threadlike structures that contain genes are called_____.
- ASynapses
- BSchemas
- CChromosomes
- DGenomes
51Twin studies suggest that a strong influence on emotional instability comes from______.
- AGenetic Predisposition
- BY Chromosome
- CGender Schema
- DTestosterone
52A stimulating environment is most likely to facilitate the development of a child's neural connections
- ATrue
- BFalse
53Evolutionary psychology would be most helpful for understanding the social causes of human aggression.
- ATrue
- BFalse
54Mutations result from random errors in gene replication
- ATrue
- BFalse
55Identical twins separated at birth and raised in completely different cultures would be most likely to have similar____________.
- ATemperaments
- BSchemas
56Temperament is an individual's characteristic level of________________.
- AEmotional Reactivity
- Bcouldn't think of another answer for this question so its a freebie yay!!
57Molecular geneticists would be most interested in studying__________.
- AChromosomes Segments
- BGenetics
58Today's adults are taller and heavier than those a century ago. The differences between those generational groups illustrate the impact of_______.
- ANutrition
- BDieting
59One of the three major issues in developmental psychology involves a focus on___________.
- APrimary and secondary sex characteristics
- BMenarache and menopause
- CIdentity and role confusion
- DStability and change
60Boys first begin producing sperm during__________.
- APuberty
- BEmbryonic development
- CFetal development
- DThe first year after birth
61From 2 weeks to 8 weeks after conception, the human organism is known as a(n)____.
- AEmbryo
- BFetus
- CZygote
- DOvum
62An unlearned,automatic response to a sensory stimulus is called a _________.
- ANeural network
- BSynapse
- CSchema
- DReflex
63The awareness that things continue to exist even when they are perceived is known as assimulation.
- ATrue
- BFalse
64Less than normal activity in brain areas involved in mirroring other's actions has been found to be associated with autism.
- ATrue
- BFalse
65Second graders who listened to music while doing math problems grasped third-grade math better the following year.
- ATrue
- BFalse
66The process by which certain birds form attachments during a critical period very early in life is called imprinting.
- ATrue
- BFalse
67Excess neural connections in the brain's association areas are reduced through a process of___________.
- APruning
- BDancing
68The recommended position for putting babies to sleep is______.
- AOn their back
- BFetal position
69Poor memory for early life experiences results from a baby's relative lack of______________.
- AMaturation
- BMemory
70Piaget is best known for his interest in the process of____________development
- AFetal
- BCognitive
71Detection is to interpretation as sensation is to______.
- AAccomodation
- BTransduction
- CPerception
- DPsychokinesis
72Which of the following represents the second of three steps basic to all sensory systems?
- ATransduction
- BParallel processing
- CPerceptual adaptation
- DFeature detection
73The conscious or unconscious activation of certain associates is called______.
- ATransduction
- BPriming
- CFeature detection
- DTinnitus
74According to Weber's law, to be perceived as different, two stimuli most differ by a constant minimum________.
- AShape
- BDistance
- CIntensity
- DProportion
75Diminished sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as ____________.
- ASensory adoption
- BStimulus adaptation
76John Locke would have suggested that a perceptual set results in__________.
- APrior experience
- BKnowing from birth
77Intensity is to brightness as wavelength is to_____,
- Asmell
- BHue
78The iris is a doughnut-shaped ring of muscle that adjusts the size of the________.
- APupil
- BWhite part
79Bipolar cells are located in the optic nerve
- ATrue
- BFalse
80The nerve cells that responds to specific aspects of a visual stimulus, such as its shape or its movement are feature detectors.
- ATrue
- BFalse
81The importance of parallel processing is best illustrated by Weber's law.
- ATrue
- BFalse
82Relative motion provides a cue for perceiving the distance of objects.
- ATrue
- BFalse
83The process of acquiring new and relatively enduring information or behaviors is called
- AReinforcement
- BLearning
84Who introduced the term behaviorism?
- AEdward L.Thorndike
- BJohn B.Watson
85A dog's salivation at the sight of a food dish is a(n)______________.
- AConditioned response
- BConditioned stimulus
86The stage of classical conditioning when a neutral stimulus first beings triggering a conditioned response called_________.
- AAssociation
- BAcquisition
87Teachers who effectively shape their students' study habits are most likely to reinforce even minor improvements in students' study skills.
- ATrue
- BFalse
88A positive reinforcer is anything that when removed before a response, strengthens the response.
- ATrue
- BFalse
89Escape from a punishing event is a negative reinforcer
- ATrue
- BFalse
90An event that decreases the behavior that precedes it is a punishment.
- ATrue
- BFalse
91An allergy triggered by the sight of plastic flowers response best illustrates the process of_______________.
- AGeneralization
- BPlacebo Effect
92Alexis is addicted to drugs. The room in which she usually takes them is likely to become a(n)______________ for drug cravings.
- AConditioned stimulus
- BUnconditioned stimulus
93The psychologist most closely associated with the study of operant conditioning was_____________.
- AB.F Skinner
- BJohn B.Watson
94The process of reinforcing successively closer approximations to a desired behavior is called____.
- ABonding
- BShpaing
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