Psychology

Which kind of psychologist would be consulted in jury selection and witness preparation?

Forensic

Broca's area is located in which lobe of the brain

Frontal

Parsons et al. are doing a study comparing differences in brain activity levels between patients with schizophrenia and controls with no psychological disorders. Their hypothesis requires a high level of detail and good detection of differences over time. Which of the following is the best brain imaging technique to use?

Functional magnetic resonance imaging

A difference in ________ can explain why one person dies from a disease and another person survives.

Genetics

Which field of psychology includes the following concepts: figure-ground relationship, law of continuity, and principle of closure?

Gestalt

Introspection refers to a process by which someone examines ___ objectively as possible

Her own conscious experience

Frequency sound waves are perceived as high pitched sounds

High low

Amplitudes are associated with __ sounds

Higher louder

Elaina has been diagnosed with a small brain tumor. She first went to see her doctor after experiencing symptoms such as feeling very cold, almost fainting, a reduced appetite, and reduced sexual desire. Which of the following structures is her tumor most likely affecting?

Hypothalamus

Personality trait?

Ida being charming

What has researchers shown about processing subliminal messages

In laboratory settings people can process and respond to information outside of awareness

Spurling et al. investigated the effects of two vocabulary learning strategies on word retention two weeks later. In this example, learning strategy is the ________ variable and word retention is the ________ variable.

Independent; dependent

sleep dept

Insufficient sleep in a chronic basic

According to the biopsychosocial model, what determines health?

Interaction of biological, psychology, and social factor

Feeling pain, hunger, thirst, sleepiness, and being aware of our thoughts and emotions are all examples of ________ stimuli.

Internal

A sample that ________ is most likely to yield generalizable results.

Is large and randomly selected

Twin boys have a gene association with aggression tendencies, what is the most likely outcome to be observed in their behavior in their behavior as they grow up

It is not possible to determine the twins behavior by one gene

Which of the psychologist was a behaviorist

John Watson

Which of the following describes the difference in stimuli

Just noticeable

which of the following is a symptom of REM sleep behavior disorder

Kicking and punching while asleep

Our vestibular sense contributes to our ability to ________.

Maintain balance and body positive

A state of ________, as shown by EEG recordings of new practitioners, is not an altered state of consciousness; however, patterns of brain waves exhibited by expert practitioners may represent a unique state of consciousness.

Meditation

Which researcher believed that dreams simply reflect life events that are important to the dreamer?

Rosalind Cartwright

Green et al. used a ________ from their ________ of interest in order to make a ________.

Sample, population, generalization

Which of these statements about Rosalind Cartwright is false

She is a Jungian dream analyst

Congenital deafness refers to deafness ________.

Since birth

Individuals suffering from congenital analgesia have a shorter life span due to

Their injuries and se do art infections of injured sites

The belief that strange behavior is linked to the occurrence of a full moon is an example of a(n) ________.

Theory correlation

Hertz is a measure of

frequency

The empirical method of study is based on

observation

what is a binaural cue

two-eared cue to localize sound

Which of the following represents a weak positive correlation

+0.2

Which of the following represents a strong negative correlation

-0.9

When was psychology accepted as an academic disclipine

1800s

Which of the following exemplifies the unconditional positive regard component of client centered therapy

Abby tells her therapist that she tripped a small child who got in her way

Is the electrical signal that typically moves from the cell body down the axon terminals

Action potential

During fight or flight response, which of the following endocrine gland is most likely to increase activity

Adrenal

Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when

An individual's airway becomes blocked during sleep.

Critical Thinking is?

Applying a set of skills to understand

What was the primary conclusion of Stanley Miligrams obedience research

Average people will harm others if told to do so by authority figure

mallows hierarchy of needs, the ___ includes food water

Basic survival needs

The possible range for a correlation coefficient is

Between -1 and +1

inattentional___ refers to

Blindness

which of the following statements best describes trichromatic theory and opponent process theory

Both theories are equally accurate

An __ is a variable that affects both variables of interest and may falsely give the impression of cause and effect

Confounding variable

Which theorist had the most influence in shaping how clinicals interact with people seeking psychotherapy

Carl Rogers

Physical dependence on a drug is indicated by the user experiencing

Changes in normal bodily function

The ___ rhythm is the biological rhythm that occurs over approximately 24 hours

Circadian

Sandra strongly believes that attending daycare is detrimental to children's development so she decides to write her psychology term paper on this topic. She does a literature search and finds several sources supporting her opinion, but she finds that the majority of research indicates that children attending daycare experience healthy development. She writes a paper using the sources that find negative associations with daycare attendance. This is an example of ________.

Confirmation bias

The ___ group does not get the experimental treatment

Control

The __ variable measures effects of the independent variable

Dependent

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)

Depression

Researchers are conducting where they have concerns that the participants beliefs and/or the experimenters beliefs

Double blind

Which of the following is a scientific way of determining facts?

Empirical studies

Which of the following researcher designs will allow cause-and-effect conclusions

Experimental

What can you do to realign your biological clock with the external world

Expose yourself to bright light while working

William James was the

First American psychologist

Which of the following is an example of a synthetic opioid

Methadone

The ____ is located deep within the brain and it includes structures such as the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area

Midbrain

Polygenic means that most traits are controlled by ________.

More than one gene

Derek wants to win the student of the year award so badly that when the name of the award winner is announced, he is convinced that he hears his name. He stands up and begins to leave the aisle when his friend grabs his hand. Someone else won the award. This illustrates how ________can affect perception.

Motivation

Patwardhan et al. report data from a study where they hired experimental confederates to attend speed dating events, posing as daters, and carefully take notes on the behaviors of the daters. What type of research design did they use?

Naturalists observation

When studying person traits someone who is calm , even tempered and secure will score low on the __ trait

Neuroticism

A(n) __ is a description of how the researchers will measure the variable of interest

Operational definition

which nerve carries visual information from the retina to the brain

Optic

What is the X-shaped structure that sits just below the brain's ventral surface and represents the merging of the optic nerves from the two eyes?

Optic chiasm

sleep walking and night terrors and restless leg syndrome

Parasomerias

Is one of a group of sleep disorders

Parasomnia

The ___ gland is often referred to as the master gland of the endocrine system

Pituitary

What was Abraham Maslow best known for?

Proposing a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior

In order to maximize the chances that experimental groups represent the population of interest researchers should conduct __ and _

Random sampling, random group assignments

refers to the ability to constantly produce given results

Reliability

The ___ extends through the hindbrain, midbrain; and forebrain

Reticular formation

Sensory and motor neurons of the ___ nervous system are associated with activities traditionally thought of as conscious or voluntary

Somatic

central nervous system consists of the brain and the

Spinal cord

According to William James, the purpose of psychology was to ________.

Study the function of behavior

Behaviorism focuses on making psychology an objective science by ________.

Studying overt behavior and deemphazing

somatosensory cortex is responsible for processing

Temperature, touch, pain

Functionalist psychologist focus on the function of behavior and

The operation of the whole mind rather than individual parts

Why can amphetamines be used to treat ADHD in children?

They increase neurotransmitters within certain areas of the brain associated with impulse control

Cognitive psychology focused on studying

Thoughts and their relationships

Which type of processing involves the interpretation of sensations

Top down

Which of the following would be the best example of a valid naturalistic observation study in driving behavior

Watching footage obtained from a camera set up

Which of the following would be difficult to assess using empirical studies

Wether the Id, ego is superego is most responsible

The myelin sheath consists of

glial cell

which of the following is not an endocrine gland

hypothalamus

A theta wave is a type of

low frequency, low amplitude brain wave

What hormone does the pineal gland secrete?

melatonin

Hyperpolarization

membrane potential becomes more negative

Psychology refers to?

scientific study of the mind

Which of the following exemplifies olfaction

smelling cookies in the oven

Sleepwalking is also referred to as

somnambulism

What is vertigo

spinning sensation

The space between two neurons is called the

synapse