PSY 1301. Ch. 1 and 2 Quiz

A(n) _______ provides a prescient definition of how the variables in a study will be observed and measured

Operational definition

_________ is particularly important if you suffer from test anxiety.

Overlearning

_____ relies on common beliefs, folk wisdom, or even superstitions do not follow the basis of scientific method

Pseudo psychology

The peripheral nervous system is ___________

a combination of all the nerves and neurons outside the brain and spinal cord

When a researcher observes or measures two or more variables to find relationships between them, without directly manipulating them or implying a casual relationship, he or she is conducting ______

a correlation study

An action potential is _________

a neural impulse that carries information along the axon of a neuron

The pons, cerebellum, and the medulla are all _______

a part of the hindbrain

If researchers gave participants varying amounts of a new memory drug and then gave them a story to read and measured their scores on a quiz, the ______ would be the In. Variable (IV) and the __________ would be the DV

amount of drug; quiz scores

The brain stem is primarily involved with your ______

automatic survival functions

If you conducted a study on areas of the brain most affected by drinking alcohol it would be _____ research

basic

The major divisions of the nervous system are the _________

central and peripheral

In a case study, a researcher is most likely to _______

conduct an in-depth study of a single research participant

The central nervous system __________

consists of the brain and spinal cord

When participants are not exposed to any amount or level of the independent variable, they are members of the _____ group

control

Which of the following is NOT one of the recommended study habits?

highlighting

Chemicals manufactured and secreted by endocrine glands and circulated in the bloodstream to change or maintain bodily functions are called _________

hormones

A participant's agreement to take part in a study after being told what to expect is known as ____

informed consent

According to the all-or-nothing principals, the ________

neurons either fire completely or not at all

Chemical messengers that are released by neurons and travel across the synapse are called __________

neurotransmitter

Damage to the medulla can lead to loss of ______

respiration

One of the clearest findings in psychology is that _________ practice is a much more efficient way to study and learn than ______ practice

spaced (distributed); massed

Which of the following terms do not belong together?

Structuralism, unconscious behavior

Label the following structures/areas of the brain

2.10

The ______ views biological processes, psycholical factors, and social forces as interrelated influences, and is one of the most widely accepted themes in psy.

Biopsychsocial model

Research suggests that _________ might be two of the most important keys to improving your grades.

Distributed practice and practice testing

An interconnected group of forebrain structures particularly responsible for emotions is known as the _______

Limbic system

Label the six steps of scientific method

Observation and literature review, 2. Testable hypothesis, 3. Research design, 4. Data collection and analysis, Step 5. Publican, 6. Theory development

List the six steps in the SQ4R method.

Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review, and Write

_____ is generally acknowledged the father of psycology

Wilhelm Wundt

The three major parts of a nearon are the _____

dendrites, cell body, and axon

The goal of _____ is to tell what occurred, whereas the goal of _____ is to tell when

desciption; prediction

She both the researcher and the participants are unaware of who is in the experimental or control group, the research design can be called ______

double blinded

If you are startled by the sound of a loud explosion, the __________ nervous system will become dominant.

sympathetic

The ______ nervous system is responsible for the fight, flight, or freeze response, whereas the _____ nervous system is risible for mainiting or restoring clam.

sympathetic; parasympathetic

Psychology is defined as the...

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes