Exam 1 (Form B)
Longitudinal research is complicated by high rates of _______
attrition
The social sciences
are more like the natural sciences in their methods and more like the humanities in their concerns
Which of the following exemplifies the empirical method?
Dr. Sarkeesian observes and records how watching cartoons influences heart rates.
A series of dots arranged int he shape of a face will be perceived as a face, not a series of dots. A psychologist studying the phenomenon is applying the principals of ____
Gestalt psychology
Psychologists work as
both applied and basic scientists
Reuptake is a process that
brings neurotransmitter back into the terminal button for later reuse
"In science, the name of the game is _______"
causality
The two major divisions of the nervous system are the _____ and _____
central; peripheral nervous system
Bev likes to be up late at night and sleep in; Caleb likes to wake up with the sun and go to bed early. A psychologist would say they have different ________.
chronotypes
Which of the following research designs will allow cause-and-effect conclusions
experimental
The origins of biological psychology are found in attempts to apply the scientific method to the _____ in ______
mind-body-problem; philosophy
multiple sclerosis involves a breakdown of the _____
myelin sheath
Tayla smokes marijuana. At first, just a few inhalations were enough to cloud her mind. Over time, she needs to smoke more and more to achieve the same affect. This is an example of ________.
tolerance
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?
naturalistic observation
Researchers must ________ important concepts in their studies so others would have a clear understanding of exactly how those concepts were defined.
operationalize
As individual's consistent pattern of thought and behavior is known as a(n)__________
peronality
When a neuron is neither receiving or send a message, it displays a(n) ________ potential
resting
A ______ is a graphical view of the strength and direction of a correlation
scatter plot
A physio-personal cause of depression appears to be low levels of ________ activity
serotonin
LSD affects ________ neurotransmission.
serotonin
Which of the following best defines hypothesis as it is understood in the scientific method?
tentative explination
Scientific hypotheses are ________ and falsifiable
testable
The major limitation of case studies is _____
the inability to generalize the findings from this approach to the larger population
The scientific attempt to explain phenomena with the fewest number of causes represents:
the principle of parsimony
Psychologists disagree on how to define the word ________ because of differences in values
"person"
______ is most well-known for proposing his hierarchy of needs
Abraham Maslow
An intelligence test yields the same results when administered on three separate occasions. However, the test's results are more strongly correlated with hours spent doing homework than they are with other standardized intelligence tests. This test has ____ reliability and ____ validity
High; low
________ is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans.
Humanism
A researcher interested in what factors make an employee best suited for a given job would most likely identify as a(n) ________ psychologist.
I-O
____ is the differences between hemispheres in the areas underlying language function
Lateralization
A state of ____, as shown by EEG recodrings 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
If someone wanted to become a psychology professor at a 4-year college, then s/he would probably need a ________ degree in psychology.
PhD
Damage to the ________ disrupts one's ability to comprehend language, but it leaves one's ability to produce words intact.
Wernicke's Area
The neurotransmitter at the neuromuscular junction is:
acetylcholine
A ______ scan involves taking a number of x-rays of a particular section of a person's body or brain
computerized tomography (CT) scan
_____ is the tendency to ignore evidence that disproves ideas or beliefs
confirmation bias
This part of a neuron specializes in receiving information
dendrite
In a _____ study, both the researchers and the participants are unaware of the group assignments
double blind
_____ is most effective in individuals that are very open to the power of suggestion
hypnosis
The body's biological clock is located in the _____
hypothalamus
Depression may be more common in ________ cultures
individualistic- competitive
An action potential involves Na+ moving ______ the cell and K+ moving _____ the cell
inside; outside
Attempts to explain the person as a narrative structure reflect an emphasis on _______ variables.
intra-personal
The hidden meaning of a dream is called the ______ content
latent
The _____ secretes hormones that regulate the body's fluid levels
pituitary
Which social science does NOT focus on meta-personal variables
psychoanalysis
Stan and Jenny are in a psychology course that requires them to repeat an experiment that researchers have conducted in the past, in order to determine whether they produce the same results. This is called ________.
replication
________ appears to be especially important for enhanced performance on recently learned tasks.
slow-wave sleep
Behaviorism focuses on making psychology an objective science by ________.
studying overt behavior and deemphasizing the importance of unobservable mental processes
Jeremy has Parkinson's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects motor skills. In addition to motor symptoms, Jeremy has noticed changes in his mood, and he feel like more cigarettes than he used to. It is likely that Jeremy's _____ is producing less ____ than it needs to.
substantia nigra; dopamine