The Worst Psych Class
Roughly how fast do nerve impulses travel?
250 MPH
Adolescence is a time of______________?
All of the other options
Behavior neuroscientists use anisomycin and other chemicals to inhibit_____________?
All of the other options
During recall, memories can be____________?
All of the other options
In the story of the schools for special education in Nicaragua, the investigators were able to document the __________?
All of the other options
People are likely to give charity out of _____________?
All of the other options
The human memory system shares characteristics with the memory system of which of the following?
All of the other options
Which of the following features of CGI characters are suggested as possible contributer to the uncanny valley effect?
All of the other options
Which of the following is the name for the study of the relative influence of genes and environment on individual differences in behavior?
Behavior genetics
Which of the following statements are true? (about behavioral neuroscientists)
Behavioral neuroscientists can inhibit recall of specific memories while sparing others
Neuroscientists are using___________ to better understand the uncanny valley for the purposes of people who develop robotics and computer animations?
EEG
Which construct is most closely related to theory of the mind?
Egocentrism
Which of the following types of memories are preserved in amnesiacs?
Emotional memories
Generally, behaviors associated with adolescence are_____?
Evolutionarily adaptive
Psychology and neuroscience primarily rely on ______________ designs for the systematic investigation of human cognition. Randomly assigning participants to conditions is the defining characteristic of this type of design.
Experimental
Which of the following pieces of evidence most strongly supports the idea of "critical periods" in development?
Greater difficulty learning a second language at 15 years old than at 5 years old
According to Sacks, which of the following is NOT true regarding synesthesia?
Head injury is the most common cause of synesthesia
Which of the following stimuli are extremely difficult to render in a manner that avoids the uncanny valley effect?
Head of hair
The concept of optimal arousal is most similar to which of the following?
Homeostasis
Shadowing and articulatory suppression impair ____________?
Inner speech
According to the Words Radiolab episode, rats and young children have trouble connecting concepts because they lack ____________?
Language
In the story of the school for special education in Nicaragua, the older generations of students were unable to demonstrate _____________ in the false belief task.
Metacognition & theory of the mind
Which of the following is an example of a binocular depth cue?
NOT All of the options
Which of the following statements is true?
NOT All of the other options are true, according to out fabulous textbook
Which of the following groups of theorists are most closely associated with the study of human motivation?
NOT Behaviorists
Which neurotransmitter is most closely associated with hallucinogenic drugs and MDMA?
NOT GABA
The idea of "featural processing" is most similar to whichof the following concepts?
NOT Gestalt
Which of the following is the most common characteristic of feral children?
NOT a complete inability to learn a language, NOT all of the other options
Some people retain their virginity because they believe it will make them more attractive to potential marriage partners. This idea is an example of _____________?
NOT a personal preference that is unrelated
Tim kills 5 enemy combatants on a scary Saturday, in a war zone. Tim's behavior is best described as _______________?
NOT abnormal
According to Piaget, what is the term that refers to what happens to new information when it is added to existing conceptual structures (schema)?
NOT accomodation
The uncanny valley is an important consideration for many parts of the movie industry because humans are experts at recognizing____________?
NOT all of the options
The development of the language at the school for special education in Nicaragua suggests that ___________ is/are necessary for abstract thought.
NOT all of the other options
Which of the following are associated with the experience of both cuteness and aggression?
NOT all of the other options
Which of the following are potential symptoms of epilepsy?
NOT all of the other options
___________is necessary for_____________.
NOT all of the other options
Potential explanations for the uncanny valley effect have involved______________. (the question w/ amiguity as an option)
NOT all of the other options, NOT ambiguity
Jim is really scared of terrorists. He's so scared, he doesn't fly anymore. Instead, he frequently drives cross country. This irrational behavior most clearly demonstrates the____________
NOT anchoring bias
Prejudice can affect behavior in an/an _____________ manner.
NOT automatic
Although they all differ from Behaviorism in important ways, which of today's subfields of psychology is most directly based on the work of Behaviorists (e.g., Watson, Skinner)?
NOT behavioral genetics
Neurology is most closely related to__________.
NOT clinical neuroscience
Neurology is most closely related to____________?
NOT clinical neuroscience
Which of the following cognitive functions are not fully developed in the adolescent brain?
NOT cognitive control
I fail to turn on my turn signal before changing lanes, and almost cause an accident. I think to myself, "That was close! I think that there may be too many cars on the road to eat this Whopper while I drive", I'd most clearly be demonstrating ____________?
NOT cognitive dissonance
I'm a neurologist, like Alexander Luria. Thus I write behavior case studies about the symptoms of patients with head injuries, without actually doing any experiments can be accurately described as which of the following?
NOT cognitive neuroscientist, NOT behavioral neuroscientist
Which prefrontal cortical function most directly influences happiness level, as discussed in the Happiness TED talk?
NOT decision making
In certain cases, increased freedom can _____________happiness.
NOT decrease
Drive theory primarily focuses on motivation arising from a/an _____________ in drive, whereas optimal arousal theory suggests that motivation arises from a/an __________in drive.
NOT decrease, increase, NOT increase or decrease, increase
Increasing the number of choices available can result in _________happiness
NOT decreased
The prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib demonstrates_____________
NOT deindividuation, NOT ingroup bias
In Weiner (2003), the delusion involving everyone being able to read her thoughts was a _____________.
NOT delusion of persecution
Financial bonuses for CEO hiring ________motivation.
NOT do not affect
Which neurotransmitter is most closely involved in a predisposition toward a fearful temperament/mood?
NOT dopamine, NOT acetylcholine (think it's serotonin)
Which of the following are synonymous with "instinct"?
NOT drive
Which of the following types of memories are preserved in amnesiacs?
NOT episodic memories
People who suffer from personality disorders_______________.
NOT experience of a great deal of distress resulting from their disorder
An important implication of the BBC article about motivation and money is that to maximize performance, _______________.
NOT fast food employees should be paid more
Processing upright faces is an example of __________ processing.
NOT featural
The idea of "featural processing" is most similar to which of the following concepts?
NOT holistic, NOT global
Potential explanations for the uncanny valley effect have involved___________? (the one w/out ambiguity as an option)
NOT horror, NOT imagination
In the analysis of data from West Point described in the New York Times article, internal motives alone were associated with _____________ as compared to a mix of internal and instrumental motives.
NOT increased frustration (think it's none of them)
Despite Jim's reluctance, Jim's friend, Morton, coerces Jim into going skydiving. Which of the following terms best describes this situation?
NOT intensity, NOT persistence, NOT drive theories
Computers are capable of facilitating the full implementation of principles of ___________ to classrooms. Behaviorists, such as Watson and Skinner, developed
NOT internal representations
The behaviorist approach was both applauded and criticized for its emphasis on ________________.
NOT introspection (think it is behavior in naturalist situations)
The happiness TED talk discussed the concept of "synthetic happiness." What is the importance of this construct?
NOT it suggests that happiness level is a reaction to our experiences
The minimum amount of stimulation needed to detect a stimulus 50% of the time is called a/an_____________________
NOT just noticeable difference
Because attention is limited, driving while talking on a "hands-free" setup is _________talking on a traditional handset, and ________talking to a passenger.
NOT less dangerous than, just as dangerous s
Charlie is extremely extroverted. Charlie likes to go out on the town. Charlie likely exhibits _____________compared to people who prefer to stay home and keep to themselves.
NOT less neural connectivity
Humanistic psychology differed from psychoanalysis in its emphasis on one's______________?
NOT level of introspection
Which of the following types of memory may have an unlimited capacity and duration?
NOT long-term
Human psychology differed from psychoanalysis in its emphasis on one's _______________.
NOT motivation to act
Which of the following topics of conversation are best for getting to know a stranger?
NOT music
According to Sacks, which of the following parts of the musical experience were associated with colors for his patient "David?"
NOT musical instruments, NOT musical moods, NOT musical keys
In the context of perception, the effect of past experiences is referred to as ___________?
NOT none of the answers
In the context of perception, the effect of past experience is referred to as _____________?
NOT none of the other options
Associating an unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior is called ___________
NOT operant conditioning
Hemispherectomy is a procedure used to treat seizures by removing half of the brain. Why is this effective?
NOT prevents he firing neurons from making the seizure move across the whole brain
Personal experiences would be considered part of _________?
NOT procedural memory
Imagine you yell at a coworker after a fight with your significant other. In Schachter & Singer's terms, this would be called a "spillover effect." Which Freudian defense mechanism could also be used to explain this phenomenon?
NOT projection
Which of the following functions of sleep does the author of the textbook find most compelling?
NOT pruning & weakening of synapses, unconscious wish fullfilment
The tendency for prior learning to inhibit recall or later learning is called______________
NOT retroactive interference
Which of the following neurochemical systems can be modulated with the placebo effect , according to the Placebo Radiolab episode?
NOT serotonin, NOT none of them
An evolutionary psychologist might argue that humans like sports, at least in part, because of ______________.
NOT sexual selection
Which of the following best captures the primary difference between perception and memory?
NOT the constructive nature
Mesmer and other mesmerists eventually began to "magnetize" trees, and subsequently these magnetized trees were able to cure people of all the problems that mesmerists were able to help people with. Which of the following would most likely enhance the curative properties of a magnetized tree?
NOT the patient should not be present when the tree is initially magnetized
Which of the following forms of therapy involve a client-centered approach?
NOT the psychodynamic approach
Which of the following is the psychotherapeutic technique that most directly descended from Behaviorist principles?
NOT the psychodynamic approach
The fundamental attribution error occurs when ______________.
NOT we mistakenly attribute our own behavior to disposition instead of situation
Which of the following cannot be modified?
Natural memory
Over the course of the lifespan of a given individual , adolescence is the time when______________is lowest.
None of the other options
_____________ is correlated with happiness.
None of the other options
While survival is important, it is only important if it contributes to reproductive success. These differences in heritable attributes are also known as ________________?
Not adaptation
Which of the following salaries is associated with the lowest level of happiness, on average?
Not all of these salaries are associated with equal levels, NOT $150,000
Which of the following types of information leads to the most durable memories?
Novel information
Which of the following is the best demonstration of an internal locus of control?
Pointing to oneself to give credit to oneself after winning an MMA match
Which of the following criteria do not characterize personality traits?
Predictiveness of future behavior
In which part of neurons do positive and negative signals from presynaptic cells summate, determining whether or not an action potential will occur?
Soma (cell body)
A baby figures out that every time they wave at strangers, strangers wave back. However, eventually they are taken somewhere where people hate babies, and no one waves. The poor baby stops waving. The next day. the baby starts waving again . This is called______________.
Spontaneous recovery
Which of the following is not a goal of psychology?
To illustrate behavior and mental processes
Some music/color synesthetes do not experience consistent associations between specific colors and specific aspects of music.
True
People who studied a word list underwater had better recall ___________because the words were___________memories.
Under-water, context-dependent
Gambling is especially addictive because it takes advantage of schedule that is most resistant to extinction, a_____________ reinforcement schedule.
Variable ratio
Which of the following senses is also important for understanding speech, as demonstrated dramatically by the McGurk effect?
Vision
Which of the following sense is also important for understanding speech , as demonstrated by the McGurk effect?
Vison
________________'s law suggests that for you to notice a difference between two stimuli, they must change
Weber, proportion, amount
In Fitts and Posners' terms, which stage was the author of the article in when he first began training with his mnemonic strategy?
cognitive
Contemporary psychologists continue to debate some of the ideas behind the doctrine of interactive dualism introduced by Rene Decartes, which states that _____________.
mind and body are separate entities but interact to produce sensations, emotions, and conscious experiences
