Intro Psychology Quizes 1-4

The psychological approach that examines how a person learns from the environmental consequences that result from their behavior is the _____perspective / approach.

behavioral

In order for Sam to raise his hand, the ____ part of the nervous system must be activated.

central and somatic

If you have had a few too many beers and are having trouble walking, it's probably because the alcohol has affected your _______.

cerebellum

Jack went to his mother's house for Sunday dinner as he did every week. When he got there, his mother seemed anxious for him to say something. Finally in exasperation, his mother sighed, "well, do you like it"? Jack knew he was supposed to say something, but he had no clue what he should say. His mother shrugged her shoulders, "my hair Jack, it's a different color !". Jack was experiencing _______.

change blindness

The view of consciousness that says that we respond to things in our environment on both a conscious and an unconscious level is called ___.

cognitive processing

Ms. Rader's car looks yellow if seen in the bright sunshine, even though it is really neon green. Ms. Rader can identify her car despite the weather because of _______.

color constancy

A presynaptic neuron ________.

comes before the synapse

The purpose of the _________ is to compare its results with the experimental group.

control group

The ______ literally allows your right hand to know what your left hand is doing.

corpus callosum

The adrenal glands release _____.

cortisol

An advertisement touts the muscle-building benefits of a new herbal supplement. Jana investigates the credentials of the individuals testifying to its benefits and performs some research on the company that manufactures the supplement. In addition, she searches the scientific literature for any controlled research that might attest to the action of the supplement. Jana is engaged in _____ thinking.

critical

High levels of ______ are released by neurons as a result of highly stimulating and pleasant experiences.

dopamine

John has been using heroin for 2 weeks. He is craving it immensely and feels horrible when he doesn't have any heroin. These symptoms are MOST indicative of which of the following?

drug dependence

Split Brain research show us that _____.

each hemisphere can function independently

Morphine is a drug that mimics the body's natural painkiller, a neurotransmitter known as __________.

endorphin

Sleep is not as important to health as was once believed.

false

The sound that you and I agree is b-flat sounds the same to both of us.

false

Jack was driving on 40 east when he noticed that headlights were coming TOWARDS him on his side of the highway. It took him a couple extra seconds to swerve out of the way because the car coming towards him did not ______________.

fit into his perceptual set

Our emotional state, the context of the situation, our culture, our level of motivation, and our past experiences all play a part in ____________.

fomulating our perceptual sets

______ are the building blocks of the nervous system.

neurons

Susie's aunt Pat was able to recover much of her muscle movement after her stroke because her brain repaired itself. This ability of the brain is called _____.

neuroplasticity

The olfactory cortex processes information from your _____

nose and throat

One problem that occurs in Naturalistic Observation is ______.

observer bias

Nociceptors respond to:

pain

Thanks to her ______, Kate was able to feel the sunshine on her skin as she relaxed on the beach.

pariental lobe

Susie was looking at the tree while sitting in her hammock. She then got up and looked at the tree from across the yard. Susie knew that the tree itself had not changed even though it looked different from each vantage point because of _______.

perceptual constancy

Our _______ gives us clues as to how to interpret incoming stimuli based on our past experiences.

perceptual set

When you sit quietly in a coffee shop watching the customers, their transactions, and sometimes, their "drama", you are ______.

performing naturalistic observation

The somatic nervous system is part of the ___.

peripheral nervous system

When you listen to music, you are using the sense of ________.

audition

Reuptake occurs in the __________.

axon

______ gives a very comprehensive analysis of a specific individual, but its findings cannot be generalized to be true of the general public.

A case study

_____ is often used to control for participant bias by seeming identical to the independent variable.

A placebo

The neurotransmitter _____ sends messages to muscles to help them move.

Acetylcholine

When asked to define "popularity," Brianna offers, "It's when everyone likes you." Chrissy suggests, "It's basically the number of friends you have." How do the two girls' definitions differ?

Chrissy's is an operational definition; Brianna's is not.

_______ is important in understanding the "why and how" things work and happen.

Critical thinking

Sam experienced the "runner's high" after his morning jog. This is a result of his brain producing _____.

Endorphins

Kate was so angry at her boss that she just wanted to slap her boss when her boss criticized her work in front of her co-workers. That night, Kate dreamed that she hit the dog on its snout when it barked at her. According to the psychodynamic theory regarding dreams, the latent content of the dream is ____.

Kate wants to punish her boss for embarrassing her, so the dog symbolizes Kate's boss.

If we can hear Ms. Rader speaking, then our _______ is at work.

audition

Emotional pain is _____________.

a biological process just like physical pain

Sam fell asleep on the couch after baseball practice. While he was asleep, Sam's mother did some baking which filled the house with the smell of freshly baked cookies. Sam dreamed that he was a French pastry chef and was a guest on the Food Network. Which theory regarding dreaming might BEST explain the content of Sam's dream?

activation-synthesis theory

During debriefing, which of the following must a researcher disclose?

all of these

Because of the concept of perception, ________.

all of these are true

The reticular formation ______.

allows you to focus your attention

Because Marijuana alters perceptions, it has mainly been agreed that it belongs to the _____ category of drugs.

hallucinogen

Sally knew her parasympathetic nervous system was at work because _____.

her heart rate was slow, her breathing was long and deep, and she felt the need to use the bathroom.

People can make new memories because of the function of the _____

hippocampus

The main difference between hormones and neurotransmitters is that _____.

hormones are sent through the blood stream, neurotransmitters function in the nervous system.

Susie reported to the nurse that her pain level was an 8 out of 10. The level of severity of her pain is due to ______.

how many neurons are firing and how often they fire

The ____ helps regulate body temperature and blood pressure and keeps the body's systems in a state of balance.

hypothalamus

Agonists and Antagonist drugs work by _____.

increasing or decreasing neurotransmitters in the synapse.

The Homunculus ___________.

is the way our brain maps the parts of our bodies

Astrology is considered a pseudoscience because ___.

it cannot be tested using the scientific method

Proprioception is a combination of our _______________ senses.

kinesthetic and vestibular

The part of your brain termed "the reward system" is located in the ____.

limbic system

One way to spot the dependent variable in an experiment is to ____.

look at what is being measured

Part of the Restorative / Repair theory of sleep indicates that during sleep we organize and strengthen new information. This process is known as ______.

memory consolidation

Melatonin is secreted by the _____ and is responsible for regulating our sleep/wake cycle.

pineal gland

When we think of Alfred Adler, we should think of the _____ perspective / approach to psychology.

psychodynamic

After having Valium prescribed to help you cope with job-related anxiety, you find a less stressful job and are anxiety-free, but you keep taking Valium because you like its effects. If you haven't increased the dosage and haven't experienced withdrawal symptoms when you have forgotten to take the Valium, then it is most likely that you are ________________.

psychologically dependent on Valium

Humans can detect 5 flavors which make up all the flavors we experience. They are _____.

salty, sweet, bitter, umami, and sour

Susie was watching her favorite show, "Game of Cones" when Sam entered the living room and began telling her about his day. At the end of his story about his co-worker, Sam said to Susie, "so what do you think"? Susie looked at Sam, embarrassed that she had no idea what he had said. Sam was a victim of Susie's __.

selective attention

A door is still perceived as a rectangle even after we view it from different angles. This is due to

shape constancy / visual system

When we operationalize our definitions, we ______.

state specifically what we mean by each term in a hypothesis or research design

When we to operationalize our definitions, we ______.

state specifically what we mean by each term in a hypothesis or research design

Glial cells provide _______ for neurons.

support and nourishment

________are great for obtaining a large amount of data in a short time, and are extremely inexpensive to conduct.

surveys

The space between neurons is called the __________.

synapse

Epinephrine prepares the body for _____.

the body's stress response

The peripheral nervous system includes ____.

the brain and spinal cord

Replication of an experiment is important because ___.

the more replications with equivalent results, the more the results can be trusted

A phantom limb is _______.

the sensation of still feeling the limb that is no longer part of the body

When two variables or factors are correlated, it means that _________________.

there is some type of relationship between them

If I am looking at the world through the Cognitive perspective, it means that I look to people's ___ in order to understand their behaviors.

thoughts

Which of the following is NOT one of Psychology's Goals ?

to UNDERSTAND the way people feel and experience emotion

The process of translating sensory information into a form that our brain can understand is known as ____

transduction

Contrary to popular belief, hypnotized people are always in control of their behavior.

true

Due to the elimination of receptor sites, individuals once addicted to drugs may never experience pleasurable situations in the same way as they did before becoming addicted.

true

Hypnotized people are always in control of their behavior.

true

Some people perform better on tasks when they are in pain.

true

The Scientific Method is used in all the sciences, including Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

true

Roast beef with a rich brown gravy is often described as a "savory" dish. The basic taste prominent in such a dish is:

umami

Kiara excels at gymnastics, especially at balance-beam routines. Her skill depends on her _____ sense.

vestibular