Psych 256 PSU Quiz 1

The "Little Albert" experiment involving the rat and the loud noise is an example of which of the following types of experiments?

Classical conditioning

Paul Broca's and Carl Wernicke's research provided early evidence for

Localization of function

Which of the following stimuli were used in Ebbinghaus's "memory" experiment discussed in your text?

Three-letter nonsense words

The founder of the first laboratory of scientific psychology was

Wilhelm Wundt.

Using behavior to infer how mental processes work is the basic principle of

cognitive psychology.

Donders' main reason for doing his choice reaction time experiment was to study

decision making.

The neuron doctrine is

in disagreement with nerve net theory.

John Watson believed that psychology should focus on the study of

observable behavior.

A synapse is

the gap that separates two different neurons.

The occipital lobe is

the part of the cerebral cortex where the visual cortex is located.