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