Review - Semester 1 Unit Tests

BI089 #38. Which brain structure receives information from all the senses except smell? A) angular gyrus B) limbic system C) thalamus D) amygdala E) hippocampus

ANS: C) thalamus REF: Myers8e(1) p. 72 STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #21. The sensory cortex is most critical for our sense of: A) hearing. B) sight. C) touch. D) smell. E) taste.

ANS: C) touch. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 78 STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #30. The arithmetic average of a distribution of scores is the: A) standard deviation. B) mode. C) median. D) range. E) mean.

ANS: E) mean. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 41 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #5. Mr. and Mrs. Berry have five children aged 2, 3, 7, 9, and 9. The median age of the Berry children is: A) 7. B) 3. C) 9. D) 8. E) 6.

ANS: A) 7. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 41 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #42. When Sam meets with his psychologist, she explains that Sam has the ability to reach his full potential by understanding how his perceptions guide his actions. Which approach is Sam's psychologist taking? A) Humanistic B) Cognitive C) Psychodynamic D) Behavioral E) Evolutionary

ANS: A) Humanistic REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 20-21 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #3. An experimenter wants to determine if taking a specific amount of the drug Prozac relieves depression. Which of the following will be most in need of an operational definition in this study? A) The dependent variable B) The inferential statistic C) The independent variable D) Experimenter bias E) An experimental confound

ANS: A) The dependent variable REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 40 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #30. Jack has been found to have low blood pressure and has been complaining of being tired and weak in the muscles. Lastly, he has also been having some digestive problems. These problems most likely are the result of A) a low secretion of the adrenal gland. B) to much caffeine in his system. C) a problem with the hypothalamus. D) an oversecretion of the pituitary gland. E) a disruption in the hippocampus.

ANS: A) a low secretion of the adrenal gland. REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #39. To discover whether residents of a city are in favor of building a new sports stadium, the team's owner randomly selected and interviewed 500 of the city's 500,000 residents. In this instance, the 500 people that the owner interviewed would be A) a representative sample B) a population C) the independent variable D) the dependent variable E) a biased sample

ANS: A) a representative sample REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #47. Jon believes that exercise is a cause of higher levels of life satisfaction. If Jon plans to study this hypothesis experimentally, his independent variable would be the A) amount of exercise his subjects receive. B) operational definition of life satisfaction. C) physical health of his subjects. D) level of life satisfaction before the exercise. E) level of life satisfaction after the exercise.

ANS: A) amount of exercise his subjects receive. REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 40 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #36. Jorie thinks that the attention her little brother gets when he has tantrums actually encourages him to have more tantrums. Jorie's explanation is based on a ______________ approach. A) behavioral B) psychodynamic C) cognitive D) humanistic E) Gestalt

ANS: A) behavioral REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 19 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #19. A researcher at the university has students in the introductory psychology subject pool fill out a survey about life satisfaction. The introductory psychology subject pool represents a ______________ sample of the human population. A) biased B) representative C) random D) placebo E) descriptive

ANS: A) biased REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 45 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #5. Neurotransmitter receptor sites are primarily located on the: A) dendrites. B) myelin sheath. C) axon terminals. D) threshold. E) glial cells.

ANS: A) dendrites. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 57 STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #46. Sima believes that wearing black clothing causes people to behave more aggressively. In her experiment, she randomly assigns people into two groups. In group one, participants are given a black shirt to wear, while participants in group two are given a white shirt to wear. Each participant is then asked to play a violent video game for 15 minutes and their score is computed. In this experiment, the participants' video game score is the ______ variable. A) dependent B) random C) confounding D) independent E) sociocultual

ANS: A) dependent REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 40 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #25. A laboratory cat could be made to twitch its whiskers by direct stimulation of the ________ lobes of its cerebral cortex. A) frontal B) motor C) occipital D) parietal E) temporal

ANS: A) frontal REF: Myers8e(1) p. 77 STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #3. A segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a specific protein is called a: A) gene. B) gender schema. C) hormone. D) chromosome. E) neurotransmitter.

ANS: A) gene. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 96 STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #12. As the size of a sample ________, the size of the standard deviation is most likely to ________. A) increases; decrease B) increases; remain the same C) increases or decreases; remain the same D) increases; increase E) decreases; remain the same

ANS: A) increases; decrease REF: Myers8e(2) p. 43 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #23. A slap on the back is more painful than a pat on the back because a slap triggers: A) more frequent neural impulses. B) the release of endorphins. C) a increase in neurotransmitter reuptake. D) more intense neural impulses. E) the release of GABA.

ANS: A) more frequent neural impulses. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 56 STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #29. In the above diagram of a neuron, the part labeled #4 is the: A) myelin sheath B) dendrite C) cell body D) axon E) axon terminal

ANS: A) myelin sheath STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #10. A noted psychologist and environmentalist, Dr. Pigeon, has received a grant to study older persons' bird-feeding behavior in public parks. Dr. Pigeon has research assistants sit in public parks to unobtrusively collect the data. Dr. Pigeon has chosen a ______________ research method. A) naturalistic observation B) survey C) controlled experiment D) case study E) collectivistic

ANS: A) naturalistic observation REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 34-35 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #33. The depolarization of an axon is most likely to occur when: A) positively charged ions rush into the axon. B) positively charged ions rush out of the axon. C) negatively charged ions rush out of the axon. D) positively charged ions rush out of the dendrite. E) negatively charged ions rush into the axon.

ANS: A) positively charged ions rush into the axon. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 56 STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #40. The resting potential of an axon results from the fact that an axon membrane is: A) selectively permeable. B) sensitive to neurotransmitter molecules. C) part of a larger neural network. D) encased by a myelin sheath. E) open to neurotransmitters.

ANS: A) selectively permeable. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 56 STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #31. Neurotransmitters are secreted from the A) terminal buttons B) dendrites C) neuromodulators D) axons E) myelin sheath

ANS: A) terminal buttons REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #31. Which research method provides the best way of assessing whether cigarette smoking boosts mental alertness? A) the experiment B) naturalistic observation C) the survey D) correlational research E) the case study

ANS: A) the experiment REF: Myers8e(1) p. 36 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #14. Jeff mistakenly assumes that everybody around him enjoys listening to country music just as much as he does. Jeff's belief best illustrates: A) the false consensus effect. B) the hindsight bias. C) the placebo effect. D) illusory correlation. E) an illusion of control.

ANS: A) the false consensus effect. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 28 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #20. Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that: A) triggers muscle contractions. B) lessens physical pain. C) causes sleepiness. D) reduces depressed moods. E) controls alertness.

ANS: A) triggers muscle contractions. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 58 STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #8. Standard deviation is to mean as ________ is to ________. A) variation; central tendency B) correlation; scatterplot C) scatterplot; bar graph D) control group; experimental group E) median; mode

ANS: A) variation; central tendency REF: Myers8e(2) p. 41, 42 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #43. The perception that seemingly infertile couples who adopt a child are subsequently more likely to conceive a child themselves best illustrates: A) random assignment. B) an illusory correlation. C) the process of replication. D) an independent variable. E) the placebo effect.

ANS: B) an illusory correlation. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 33, 34 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #16. The primary function of the cerebellum is to A) control blood pressure B) coordinate body movement C) control speech D) process visual information E) store semantic memory

ANS: B) coordinate body movement REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #7. Dr. Jacobsen is investigating the link between social support networks and grades in school. Students in his classes are required to complete survey forms related to this research. If a survey form is not completed by the end of the semester a student's grade is reduced by 10 points. In this case, some researchers might argue that Dr. Jacobsen's research violates the ethical principle of A) right to privacy B) informed consent C) protection for harm D) adequate debriefing E) full disclosure

ANS: B) informed consent REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #26. The difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution is the: A) standard deviation. B) range. C) mean. D) median. E) correlation coefficient.

ANS: B) range. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 42 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #47. The sympathetic nervous system operates (or is in primary control) during periods of A) sleep B) stress C) relaxation D) calm E) circadian activity

ANS: B) stress REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #19. Which brain structure appears to play an active role in integrating sensory information? A) hypothalamus B) cerebrum C) thalamus D) limbic system E) hypothalamus

ANS: C) thalamus REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #11. Illusory correlation refers to: A) a cluster of points on a scatterplot that suggests a correlation between two variables. B) the perception of a relationship between two variables that does not exist. C) a correlation of 0.00. D) a correlation that is not statistically significant. E) a correlation that exceeds the value of +1.00.

ANS: B) the perception of a relationship between two variables that does not exist. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 33 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #1. James read a magazine ad about a drug that doctors say may help college students perform better on multiple-choice type tests. Being the inquisitive person that he is, James decided to do an experiment to see if the magazine's claims were true. He administered the drug to one of his classes, and gave the other class a placebo. James then tested the students in both groups on material they had recently discussed in class. In this example, what is the experimental group? A) the material the class discussed B) The age of the students C) The students who received the drug D) The students who received the placebo E) Test performance

ANS: C) The students who received the drug REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 40 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #27. Which of the following is the most effective way to eliminate experimenter bias? A) Use random variables. B) Use inferential statistics. C) Use a double-blind design. D) Use placebos. E) Hire ethical research assistants.

ANS: C) Use a double-blind design. REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 43 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #33. To determine whether students would like more courses scheduled in the late afternoon and evening hours, the Student Services department sends questionnaires to 50 students selected at random from the 5,000 who are registered at the campus. In this instance, the 5,000 students who are registered at the campus would be A) a biased sample B) an unbiased sample C) a population D) a representative sample E) the independent variable

ANS: C) a population REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #34. The depolarization of a neural membrane can create a(n): A) lesion. B) myelin sheath. C) action potential. D) neural network. E) interneuron.

ANS: C) action potential. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 55-56 STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #28. When a neuron fires, it does so at full strength or it will not fire at all. This is called the A) law of action potential. B) absolute refractory law. C) all or none law. D) law of the complete signal. E) none of the above

ANS: C) all or none law. REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #22. The typical speed of an action potential is A) dependent on the intensity of the excitatory signals B) between 200 and 2000 miles per hour C) between 2 and 200 miles per hour D) approximately the speed of sound (740 miles/hour) E) approximately the speed of light (186,000 miles/second)

ANS: C) between 2 and 200 miles per hour REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #9. Scientific reasoning involves complex brain activity within: A) primarily the right hemisphere of people who are left-handed. B) primarily the left hemisphere of people who are right-handed. C) both hemispheres of both right-handed and left-handed people. D) primarily the left hemisphere of people who are left-handed. E) primarily the right hemisphere of people who are right-handed.

ANS: C) both hemispheres of both right-handed and left-handed people. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 87 STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #25. Sharya believes that people patterns of thoughts and judgments motivate them to behave in certain ways. Sharya's views are most consistent with the _________ approach to psychology. A) psychodynamic B) behavioral C) cognitive D) evolutionary E) humanistic

ANS: C) cognitive REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 20 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #13. Which of the following statistical measures is most helpful for indicating the extent to which high school grades predict college grades? A) range B) median C) correlation coefficient D) standard deviation E) mean

ANS: C) correlation coefficient REF: Myers8e(2) p. 30 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #49. The view that knowledge comes from experience and that science should rely on observation and experimentation is called: A) humanism. B) structuralism. C) empiricism. D) rationalism. E) functionalism.

ANS: C) empiricism. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 3 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #15. In the above diagram, #1 is pointing to the: A) occipital lobe B) parietal lobe C) frontal lobe D) temporal lobe E) Wernicke's area

ANS: C) frontal lobe STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #37. A random error in gene replication is known as a: A) natural selection. B) heritability. C) mutation. D) genome. E) gender schema.

ANS: C) mutation. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 108 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #44. In order to learn about the TV viewing habits of all the children attending Oakbridge School, Professor DeVries randomly selected and interviewed 50 of the school's students. In this instance, all the children attending the school are considered to be a(n): A) independent variable. B) representative sample. C) population. D) dependent variable. E) control condition.

ANS: C) population. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 28 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #36. Genes form templates for the production of: A) genomes. B) neurotransmitters. C) proteins. D) synapses. E) schemas.

ANS: C) proteins. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 96 STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #2. Web site polls and call-in phone surveys often yield unrepresentative results because they fail to use: A) scatterplots. B) operational definitions. C) random sampling. D) double-blind procedures. E) naturalistic observation.

ANS: C) random sampling. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 29 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #12. The parasympathetic nervous system: A) inhibits digestion and accelerates heartbeat. B) does not influence digestion or heartbeat. C) stimulates digestion and slows heartbeat. D) stimulates digestion and accelerates heartbeat. E) inhibits digestion and slows heartbeat.

ANS: C) stimulates digestion and slows heartbeat. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 62 STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #18. Random sampling is to ________ as random assignment is to ________. A) description; prediction B) illusory correlation; false consensus C) surveys; experiments D) replication; correlation E) correlational studies; case studies

ANS: C) surveys; experiments REF: Myers8e(2) p. 28, 37 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #45. Imagine that a picture of a blue circle is briefly flashed in the left visual field of an individual with a severed corpus callosum. At the same time, a picture of a red square is briefly flashed in the right visual field. Based on Roger Sperry's work with split-brain patients, you could predict that this individual will say A) "I saw a blue circle." B) "I didn't see anything." C) "I saw a blue circle around a red square." D) "I saw a red square." E) "I saw a red circle."

ANS: D) "I saw a red square." REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #27. ____ nerves receive information, while ____ nerves carry out instructions. A) Motor; sensory B) Somatic; autonomic C) Sensory; somatic D) Aferent; efferent E) Autonomic; skeletal

ANS: D) Aferent; efferent REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #9. The first psychological laboratory was established by: A) William James. B) Sigmund Freud. C) John Watson. D) Wilhelm Wundt. E) Jean Piaget.

ANS: D) Wilhelm Wundt. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 3 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #41. A hormone is A) a location in the brain where a specific memory is stored B) a chemical produced by the brain to regulate the heart C) a brain structure below the hypothalamus D) a chemical secreted into the blood by a gland E) a neurotransmitter that crosses into the bloodstream

ANS: D) a chemical secreted into the blood by a gland REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #41. According to Professor Fayad, we like people who like us because their affection for us boosts our own self-esteem. His idea is an example of: A) replication. B) naturalistic observation. C) illusory correlation. D) a theory. E) hindsight bias.

ANS: D) a theory. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 24 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #11. Transferring messages from a motor neuron to a leg muscle requires the neurotransmitter known as: A) epinephrine. B) insulin. C) dopamine. D) acetylcholine. E) adrenaline.

ANS: D) acetylcholine. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 58 STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #49. A gland is labeled exocrine if it: A) is located in the brain. B) secretes hormones into the blood stream. C) stimulates activity. D) aids in digestion. E) is part of the Central Nervous System.

ANS: D) aids in digestion. REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #20. Random assignment of subjects occurs when A) a different method is used to assign each subject to a group or condition B) all topics have an equal chance of being assigned to a particular experimenter C) a researcher is unaware of subject placement D) all subjects have an equal chance of being assigned to any of the groups or conditions E) subjects are allowed to choose which group or condition they would like to be in

ANS: D) all subjects have an equal chance of being assigned to any of the groups or conditions REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #6. That part of the nervous system that controls digestion and flow of blood is the A) sensory nervous system B) somatic nervous system C) motor nervous system D) autonomic nervous system E) sympathetic nervous system

ANS: D) autonomic nervous system REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #8. The sequence of brain regions from the evolutionarily oldest to newest is: A) brainstem; cerebral cortex; limbic system. B) cerebral cortex; brainstem; limbic system. C) limbic system; brainstem; cerebral cortex. D) brainstem; limbic system; cerebral cortex. E) limbic system; cerebral cortex; brainstem.

ANS: D) brainstem; limbic system; cerebral cortex. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 71-74 STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #45. The experimental group A) consists of the subjects who do not receive the special treatment B) is always unknown to the researchers C) consists of the subjects who receive some special treatment with regard to the dependent variable D) consists of the subjects who receive some special treatment with regard to the independent variable E) must be chosen so as to be as different from the control group as possible

ANS: D) consists of the subjects who receive some special treatment with regard to the independent variable REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #6. In an experiment designed to study the effectiveness of a new drug, research participants who receive a placebo are participating in the ________ condition. A) experimental B) dependent variable C) replication D) control E) correlational

ANS: D) control REF: Myers8e(2) p. 37 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #50. Dr. Santaniello conducts basic research on how children's moral thinking changes as they grow older. It is most likely that Dr. Santaniello is a(n) ________ psychologist. A) social B) industrial/organizational C) biological D) developmental E) clinical

ANS: D) developmental REF: Myers8e(1) p. 12 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #17. If a genetic predisposition to fear darkness contributes to reproductive success, that trait will likely be passed on to subsequent generations. This best illustrates: A) psychopathology. B) behavior genetics. C) gender-typing. D) natural selection. E) collectivism.

ANS: D) natural selection. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 108 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #48. Innate ability is to learned skill as ________ is to ________. A) observation; introspection B) introspection; the unconscious C) functionalism; structuralism D) nature; nurture E) psychohistory; psycholinguistics

ANS: D) nature; nurture REF: Myers8e(1) p. 9 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #17. A biological psychologist would be most interested in conducting research on the relationship between: A) self-esteem and popularity. B) skull shape and character traits. C) genetics and eye color. D) neurotransmitters and depression. E) age and personality traits.

ANS: D) neurotransmitters and depression. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 54 STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #29. The process of replication is most likely to be facilitated by: A) the placebo effect. B) the false consensus effect. C) illusory correlation. D) operational definitions. E) the hindsight bias.

ANS: D) operational definitions. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 25 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #37. Which lobes of the brain receive the input that enables you to feel someone scratching your back? A) occipital B) temporal C) motor D) parietal E) frontal

ANS: D) parietal REF: Myers8e(1) p. 76 STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #32. The behavioral perspective is most likely to emphasize the importance of: A) self-esteem. B) cognition. C) introspection. D) natural selection. E) learning.

ANS: E) learning. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 11 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #38. Evolutionary psychologists are most likely to be criticized for: A) underestimating gender differences in mate selection. B) overestimating cultural differences in human sexual behaviors. C) overemphasizing humans' capacity to learn and adapt to a variety of environments. D) providing hindsight explanations for human behaviors. E) failing to consider unconscious motivations.

ANS: D) providing hindsight explanations for human behaviors. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 112 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #21. Clinical psychologists are most likely to be involved in: A) assessing the linkages between biology and behavior. B) the experimental study of motivation and emotion. C) the systematic study of how people's behavior is influenced by their enduring personality traits. D) providing therapy to troubled people. E) working with children.

ANS: D) providing therapy to troubled people. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 13 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #23. The specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a(n): A) clinical psychologist. B) developmental psychologist. C) industrial/organizational psychologist. D) psychiatrist. E) biological psychologist.

ANS: D) psychiatrist. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 13 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #44. In order for you to experience the pain of a sprained ankle, ________ must first relay messages from your ankle to your central nervous system. A) interneurons B) the reticular formation C) motor neurons D) sensory neurons E) the limbic system

ANS: D) sensory neurons REF: Myers8e(1) p. 62 STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #39. Damage to the left cerebral hemisphere is most likely to reduce people's ability to: A) recognize familiar melodies. B) copy drawings. C) see. D) solve arithmetic problems. E) recognize faces.

ANS: D) solve arithmetic problems. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 83 STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #14. Which of the following is the correct sequence of steps through which neurotransmitters progress during synaptic transmission? A) release, synthesis, binding, reuptake, inactivation B) synthesis, binding, release, inactivation, reuptake C) binding, synthesis, release, inactivation, reuptake D) synthesis, release, binding, inactivation, reuptake E) synthesis, binding, release, reuptake, inactivation

ANS: D) synthesis, release, binding, inactivation, reuptake REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #22. A group of researchers wanted to determine whether children would behave more aggressively after watching violent television programming. Half the children in the study watched a violent television show; the other children watched a non-violent television program. In this study, the control group is the children who A) watch the violent show B) behave the most aggressively at the end of the study C) showed no aggression at the end of the study D) watch the non-violent program E) behave the least aggressively at the end of the study

ANS: D) watch the non-violent program REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #50. ____ receive information from other neurons; ____ transmit information to other neurons. A) Synapses; dendrites B) Synapses, cell bodies C) Axon buttons; dendrites D) Axon; cell bodies E) Dendrites; axon buttons

ANS: E) Dendrites; axon buttons REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #42. In the above diagram, #4 is pointing to the: A) Brocha's area B) occipital lobe C) frontal lobe D) parietal lobe E) Wernicke's area

ANS: E) Wernicke's area STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #15. Professor Delano suggests that because people are especially attracted to those who are good-looking, handsome men will be more successful than average-looking men in securing employment. The professor's prediction regarding employment success exemplifies: A) illusory correlation. B) an operational definition. C) the placebo effect. D) the hindsight bias. E) a hypothesis.

ANS: E) a hypothesis. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 25 STA: MA Test 2008-09

MA089 #24. Functionalism was a school of psychology that focused attention on the: A) disruptive effects of unconscious motives. B) component elements of sensory experience. C) treatment of psychological disorders. D) observable behavior. E) adaptive value of conscious thought.

ANS: E) adaptive value of conscious thought. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 5 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #4. The hypothalamus regulates A) outgoing messages from the brain. B) emotions. C) some of the person's sexual behavior. D) outgoing messages. E) all of the above

ANS: E) all of the above REF: Class Material (Korek) STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #13. Chromosomes are contained within: A) sperm cells. B) blood cells. C) brain cells. D) nerve cells. E) all of the above.

ANS: E) all of the above. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 96 STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #46. The nucleus of your body cells contains: A) chromosomes. B) DNA molecules. C) genes. D) proteins. E) all of the above.

ANS: E) all of the above. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 97 STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #24. To demonstrate that brain stimulation can make a rat violently aggressive, a neuroscientist should electrically stimulate the rat's: A) spinal cord. B) medulla. C) reticular formation. D) cerebellum. E) amygdala.

ANS: E) amygdala. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 73 STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #4. Dr. Allera studies how brain activity is related to depressed and anxious behavior in college students. Dr. Allera probably takes the ______________ approach to psychology. A) cognitive B) psychodynamic C) behavioral D) humanistic E) biological

ANS: E) biological REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 18 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #1. Jos has just played a long, bruising football game but feels little fatigue or discomfort. His lack of pain is most likely caused by the release of: A) glutamate. B) dopamine. C) acetylcholine. D) GABA. E) endorphins.

ANS: E) endorphins. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 59 STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #34. The hindsight bias refers to people's tendency to: A) dismiss the value of replication. B) overestimate the extent to which others share their opinions. C) reject any ideas that can't be scientifically tested. D) assume that correlations proves causation. E) exaggerate their ability to have foreseen the outcome of past events.

ANS: E) exaggerate their ability to have foreseen the outcome of past events. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 20 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #26. Which of the following is the component of the limbic system that plays an essential role in the formation of new memories? A) thalamus B) cerebellum C) medulla D) hypothalamus E) hippocampus

ANS: E) hippocampus REF: Myers8e(1) p. 72 STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #43. The technique in which radioactively tagged chemicals are introduced into the brain and then equipment monitors where the chemicals appear in the brain is A) electrographic tomography B) magnetic resonance imaging C) computerized tomography D) electroencephalograph recording E) positron emission tomography

ANS: E) positron emission tomography REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #28. Jacqueline is having difficulties with relationships. Her psychotherapist tells her that the goal of her therapy sessions will be to try to uncover unconscious conflicts she has about her relationships. Jacqueline's therapist most likely takes the ______________ approach to psychology. A) behavioral B) relational C) cognitive D) Gestalt E) psychodynamic

ANS: E) psychodynamic REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 19 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #10. A simple, automatic, inborn response to a sensory stimulus is called a: A) neural network. B) neurotransmitter. C) resting potential. D) antagonist. E) reflex.

ANS: E) reflex. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 63 STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #32. In the above diagram, the white arrows pointing up are symbolizing which step in the symaptic transmission process? A) release B) synthesis C) binding D) inactivation E) reuptake

ANS: E) reuptake STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #2. Prozac is an antidepressant drug that increases the level of the neurotransmitter: A) GABA. B) dopamine. C) ACh. D) glutamate. E) serotonin.

ANS: E) serotonin. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 58 STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #16. Dr. Mills engages in basic research on why individuals conform to the behaviors and opinions of others. Which specialty area does his research best represent? A) biological psychology. B) developmental psychology C) cognitive psychology D) clinical psychology E) social psychology

ANS: E) social psychology REF: Myers8e(1) p. 12 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #48. The inability to recognize familiar faces even though one can clearly see and describe features of the faces is associated with damage to the right ________ lobe. A) occipital B) parietal C) motor D) frontal E) temporal

ANS: E) temporal REF: Myers8e(1) p. 80 STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #40. Your friend claims that altruism, cooperation, aggression, and other social behaviors increase the chances of human survival and are genetically encoded and passed on from generation to generation. Your friend is supporting A) sociopsychology. B) psychobiology. C) the diathesis stress model. D) psychoneuroimmunology. E) the evolutionary approach.

ANS: E) the evolutionary approach. REF: Class Material (Bern8eAP) p. 18 STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #35. Identical twins originate from: A) the fertilization of two egg cells and a single sperm cell. B) the fertilization of two egg cells and two sperm cells. C) a single egg splitting into two and then fertilized by two sperm cells. D) the fertilization of a single egg cell and two sperm cells. E) the fertilization of a single egg cell and a single sperm cell.

ANS: E) the fertilization of a single egg cell and a single sperm cell. REF: Myers8e(1) p. 97 STA: BI Test 2008-09

MA089 #35. An independent variable in an experiment refers to A) the variable that provides an alternative explanation for the results of the experiment B) the variable that the experimenter believes will change in value because of systematic correlations that exist in the experiment C) the variable that is held constant across experimental conditions D) the variable that has no bearing on the experiment E) the variable deliberately manipulated by the experimenter

ANS: E) the variable deliberately manipulated by the experimenter REF: Class Material (Weiten6eAP) STA: MA Test 2008-09

BI089 #7. L-dopa has been given to patients to control the: A) hallucinations accompanying schizophrenia. B) memory loss accompanying Alzheimer's disease. C) language difficulties with aphasia. D) mood swings accompanying depression. E) tremors accompanying Parkinson's disease.

ANS: E) tremors accompanying Parkinson's disease. REF: Myers8e(2) p. 60 STA: BI Test 2008-09

BI089 #18. People typically recognize ________ more rapidly and accurately when they are flashed to the left hemisphere; they typically recognize ________ more rapidly and accurately when they are flashed to the right hemisphere. A) words; numbers B) letters; numbers C) letter; words D) numbers; letters E) words; pictures

ANS: E) words; pictures REF: Myers8e(1) p. 86 STA: BI Test 2008-09