Psychology 2013 E15

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the case study of Phineas Gage accident which led to brain injury?

Injury to the brain causes changes in behavior, and specific brain areas are linked to particular behaviors

Which of the following senses is not first route it through the thalamus

Smell

Ashya wants to focus on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior. What area of psychology should she work in?

clinical psychology

Which of the following research designs will allow cause-and-effect conclusions

experimental

Which of the following is not part of feminist psychology

favoring women over men

The two major divisions of the nervous system are the central and the ________ nervous systems.

peripheral

Psychology refers to the

the scientific study of mind and behavior

Which correlation coefficient best represents a moderate relationship showing fewer anxiety symptoms in people who report higher life satisfaction?

-0.53

Human eggs and sperm each contain 23 ________, which are composed of long strands of ________.

Chromosomes and DNA

The theory of ________ states that organisms That are better suited for their environment will survive and reproduce, wow those that are poorly suited for their environment will die off.

Evolution by natural selection

The _______ effects occur when a persons expectations or beliefs influence or determine their experience in a given situation.

Placebo

Which of the following is a criticism of structuralism

The process was highly subjective.

Sandra strongly believes that attending daycare is detrimental to children's development so she decides to write her psychology term paper on this topic. She does a literature search and finds several sources supporting her opinion, but she finds that the majority of research indicates that children attending daycare experience healthy development. She writes a paper using the sources that find negative associations with daycare attendance. This is an example of ________.

confirmation bias

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are drugs commonly prescribed for

depression

Elaina has been diagnosed with a small brain tumor. She first went to see her doctor after experiencing symptoms such as feeling very cold, almost fainting, a reduced appetite, and reduced sexual desire. Which of the following structures is her tumor most likely affecting?

hypothalamus

Susan wants to study prejudice, attraction, how we explain our own behavior versus how we explain the behavior of others, and how we resolve interpersonal conflicts. Susan should conduct research in the area of ________.

social psychology

Select the correctly ordered list of psychological perspectives, with the earliest perspective listed first.

structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, humanism

Behaviorism focuses on making psychology an objective science by ________.

studying overt behavior and deemphasizing the importance of unobservable mental processes

________ is/are often conducted with large numbers of participants and can even be conducted by phone,email, or mail

surveys

The space between two neurons is called the ________.

synapse

The cognitive revolution created an impetus for psychologists to focus their attention on better understanding ________.

the mind and mental processes that underlie behavior