Psychology Test

which of the following explanations of why a 17-year-old drives his car at or below the speed limit best illustrates Kohlberg's conventional level of morality

"It's the law"

the heritability for traits of a clones population is

0%

The scores of Brian's team on the quiz were: 8, 6, 9, 7, 10, 9, 5, 4, 9. The median of the team's scores is

8

The bystander effect is less likely to occur when which of the following is true

A person is not in a hurry/ A person is in a small town or rural area/ A person experiences guilt/ A person is in a good mood (All are true)

If arrested for committing a crime, whom of the following would be most likely to be declared legally insane?

Aaron, who suffers symptoms of disorganized schizophrenia

As a result of an accident, Abdul lost sight in his right eye. To judge the distance of vehicles when he is driving, Abdul is able to rely on cues of

Accommodation and relative size (I and II only)

Which of the following statements is NOT true about achievement motivation?

Achievement is almost exclusively determined by extrinsic forces

One of the most feared brain ailments of old age involves the deterioration of neurons that produce acetylcholine, a condition called

Alzheimer's

Implications of Harlow's study (a baby monkeys reared by artificial mothers) for humans include which of the following?

An infant can form an attachment with a nurturing father or other caretaker (II only)

Some people are motivated to accomplish tasks such as mountain climbing, parachuting, or running a marathon. Which theory of motivation best explains this behavior

Arousal Theory

who was the creator of the concept of social-cognitive theory

Bandura

Warren has been diagnosed with aphasia. An MRI scan of his brain would likely show damage to what region of his brain?

Broca's area

which of the following theories of emotion states that an emotionally arousing experience causes simultaneous triggering of a psychological reaction and the subjective experience of emotion

Cannon-Bard Theory

Which of the following is NOT true about normal sleep cycle?

Delta waves are only observed in stage 1 sleep

Wilma disappears without a trace for several months after experiencing extreme stress. One year later, she is found living in another state with a new identity. When questioned by the police, Wilma had no memory beyond one previous year. No physical or drug explanation exists for this memory loss. What condition does Wilma seem to have?

Dissociative fugue

The overabundance of what substance in the brain is often linked to schizophrenia?

Dopamine

What process best explains the participation of seemingly good-natured soldiers or police officers in the torture of prisoners?

Entrapment

Which of the following is best associated with the concept of basic trust formation in children?

Erikson

Frank dislikes his job, but he always works hard because he enjoys the prestige and salary associated with his position. What best explains his behavior

Frank has experienced extrinsic motivation

a therapist tells Paula that her id is dominating her behavior. Which of these figures is most associated with the concept of the id

Freud

A psychology professor assumes that one of his students is not intelligent because his test scores are very low. Later, he finds out that the student's parents had recently divorced and a grandparent had just died. What might explain the professor's mistaken assumption about the student?

Fundamental attribution error

What field of psychology emphasizes our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes

Gestalt

during cooperative learning, all of the students in Group A initially were opposed to the death penalty, whereas two of the students in Group B were opposed to the death penalty and two were in favor of the death penalty. According to research, after an intense discussion within each group about capital punishment, we would expect

Group A would become more firmly entrenched, while Group B members would moderate their positions

Which of the following is NOT true about the physical properties of electromagnetic energy?

Hue is determined by light frequency

Which of the following statements about hypnosis is true?

Hypnotized people cannot be forced to do things against their will

Damage to what brain structure can result in either extreme, insatiable hunger or a total lack of interest in food?

Hypothalamus

What structure provides internal communication for sensory and motor inputs in the central nervous system?

Interferon

When a 17-year-old student is failing at school, which society would most likely hold the parents accountable?

Japanese

Who was the author of a controversial study from the 1950's concerning American sexual behavior?

Kinsey

The most widely used self-report inventory for personality assessment is the

MMPI-2

what classic projective testing method requires subjects to interpret various inkblots, thereby revealing their inner feelings

MMPI/ TAT/ Stanford-Binet/ Myers-Briggs (NONE OF THE ABOVE)

Basic needs often motivate human behavior. In order to meet higher-order needs, one must first meet those basic needs, an idea referred to as a hierarchy of needs. Who conceptualized this theory?

Maslow

Twins that are genetically identical are known as

Maternal twins & Mono zygotic twins (C & D)

Which of the following is a basic component of language structure?

Morphemes, Phonemes, Grammar, Syntax (all of the above)

Dr. Ramchandran found that his patients who brushed their teeth after lunch had 1/20 the number of cavities in their teeth as those who didn't. After interviewing the dentist, a local newswriter reports that brushing teeth after lunch prevents cavities. Based on the dentist's research, which of the following statements is true?

No matter how many participants, the writer's statement is not justifed

Which of the following scans can image brain function

PET (III only)

A special diet can prevent the expression of the trait for

PKU (phenylketonuria)

What sub type of schizophrenia often involves a preoccupation with delusions of hallucinations?

Paranoid

The concept of cognitive development consisting of four distinct stages is credited to

Piaget

what figure is most associated with operant conditioning as well as the creator of a device known as an operant box

Skinner

Lilly is concerned for the health of her unborn child because she was exposed to possibly dangerous chemicals at work. What specifically is she concerned about?

Teratogens

a projective test with ambiguous pictures that are frequently used to assess achievement motivation is the

Thematic Apperception Test

who is associated with the famous "Little Albert" research of the 1920s

Watson

Karen has agreed to participate in a research study. She is interviewed in great detail, her friends and family are interviewed, and the researcher observes her over the course of several months. This is an example of

a case study

A famous character in a Shakespearean play keeps washing her hands to get them clean of blood that is no longer on them. The repeated washing of her hands is

a compulsion

Which of the following best illustrates hostile aggression

a man slaps his wife because he is angry that she made hamburgers for dinner again

in an experiment, the hypothesis is

a statement of the expected results

Emily scored at the 65th percentile on a standardized achievement test. This indicates which of the following? Her score was

above average

What type of test is the Advanced Placement Examination in Psychology?

achievement

the perceived volume of a tone is mainly determined by its

amplitude

Cognitivists claim that classical conditioning results from

an expectation of what is coming following the conditioned stimulus

research reveals that the most critical factor in Type A behavior associated with heart disease is

anger

Joey, a 25-year-old convict, has a history of conduct disorder in elementary school and bullying in junior high. By high school, he was mugging peers and taking whatever he wanted from elderly shoppers without caring if he hurt anyone. Joey would most likely be diagnosed with

antisocial personality disorder

In psychology, "behavior," is best defined as

any action we can observe and record

Dan read a list of 30 vocabulary words only once. If he is typical and shows the serial position effect, we would expect that the words he remembers two days later are

at the beginning of the list

at which stage of psychosocial development does a person need to exercise will and do things independently

autonomy vs shame and doubt

after hearing a news story about a recent airline crash, Bobbie is afraid to fly. Her husband attempts to talk her into flying by pointing out that statistically, people are much safer on an airplane than in a car. She still refuses to fly. Bobbie has calculated her risk using what

availability heuristic

Sonny is seeking treatment for alcoholism. He goes to a therapist who suggests putting a colorless, odorless substance in the alcohol he drinks that will induce nausea and vomiting. Which of the following techniques is the therapist using

aversive conditioning

In daylight, objects that reflect all wavelengths of light appear

black

Which of the following is NOT true about the motor and sensory cortices

both are located in the lower portions of the cerebellum

what subtype of schizophrenia often involves immobility or excessive, purposeless movements

catatonic

the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) published by the American Psychiatric Association provides information about all of the following except

causes of all mental disorders

More than half of the volume of the human brain is composed of the

cerebral cortex

Carl Rogers developed an approach to psychotherapy that involves active listening on the part of the therapist and an empathetic environment. This approach is describes as

client centered

in order to better treat her clients, Molly decides to combine therapies that involve changing self-defeating thinking and changing inappropriate behaviors. This combination would be a form of

cognitive-behavior therapy

The focus of structuralists most closely matches the current perspective of

cognitivists

Jim has been labeled a poor student by his teachers, who hesitated to call his parents for fear of being proved wrong. Jim's parents said they might believe the teachers if Jim continued to perform poorly on exams. Although Jim does well one exams about half the time, his teachers report that he is still performing badly. Their tendency to remember his poor scores instead of his good scores is called

confirmation bias

Javier wants to study the effects on achievement of taking a course in chemistry in the afternoon, rather than in the morning. A teacher has chemistry classes with the same number of students at 8:30 A.M. and 1:00 P.M., and volunteers to participate with her classes. A major problem in this study would be

confounding variables

Marcy first pours liquid into a tall, skinny cup. She then pours the same volume of liquid into a wide, short cup. When Marcy asks a young child which cup has more liquid, the child is unable to see that the volume of the liquid has remained the same even though the shape of a cup changed. This child is in the preoperational stage and has not yet mastered the concept of

conservation of matter

Paul is upset after taking an exam because his professor had told him to study chapter five, but the test actually covered chapter six. His complaint concerns what aspect of this exam?

content validity

Michelle watches David Letterman on television, but doesn't recognize him when she walks past him in Manhattan. Which effect on perception does this best illustrate?

context

Which of the following reinforcement schedules results in the maintenance of behavior that is LEAST resistant to extinction?

continuous

in the rock opera tommy, tommy becomes deaf and blind after witnessing a terrible murder, although there is nothing organically wrong with his ears or eyes, tommy is suffering from

conversion disorder

Some patients who suffer from severe epilepsy have not responded to other treatments, but they have found relief through a radical surgery in which the doctor surgically cuts the

corpus callosum

an investigator interested in the relationship between time of year and the rate of suicides in a particular area would probably use the technique of

correlation

which of the following are included in the peripheral nervous system

cranial nerves, spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia

which is likely to increase as a normal, healthy individual ages from 25 to 75 years of age

crystallized intelligence

Irrelevant thoughts that provide stimulation when your interest is flagging, letting you experience positive emotions, are

daydreams

Some groups of gang members wear head covering and sunglasses when they assault people. The use of such disguises contributes to

deindividuation

Vic, a normally peaceful person, gets involved in a large fight at a ball game. When questioned by the police, he states that he was just going along with the crowd. Which of these did Vic experience

deindividuation

According to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, the first reaction of a person faced with a terminal illness is

denial

During WWII, millions of Jews and other minorities were slaughtered because they were blamed for the financial and social problems of Germany. Such as scapegoating illustrates

displacement

Which neurotransmitter is most closely associated with both Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia?

dopamine

Although Jen is a very bright four-year-old, she doesn't think her mother's sister has any sisters. This lack of ability reflects

egocentrism

All of the following correctly describe the process of the action potential EXCEPT

electrical impulses travel from one neuron to another across the cerebral gap

the processing of information into the memory system by means of extracting meaning is called

encoding

As the time for the AP Psychology exam approached, several students in the class who had not been doing homework or attending classes earlier in the term became more concerned about studying and attending regularly. Their motivation seems to be

extrinsic

Infants often demonstrate recognition when they are exposed to photos of their mothers, not just to their mothers' sound and smell. Which of these best explains this phenomenon

feature detectors

Sandy wants to know how a person's perceived job satisfaction is affected by how often he or she receives a paycheck. She studies teachers who are paid a set salary one a month. Which reinforcement schedule applies to this situation

fixed interval

Species-specific behaviors that cannot be explained as a result of social learning or conditioning, such as Monarch butterflies flying to Mexico to mate, are called

fixed-action patterns

All of the following are positive symptoms of schizophrenia EXCEPT

flat affect

After sending a decal to display on a window and greeting cards with its logo, a charity sent the same people envelopes requesting contributions. Many people send contributions. The charity is using a technique known as

foot-in-the-door phenomenon

Patty Hearst experienced this form of brainwashing, which is sometimes called the Stockholm syndrome, when she was kidnapped by the SLA in the 1970s. What is this phenomenon called

foot-in-the-door phenomenon

Weber's law of the difference threshold states which of the following

for a person to perceive a difference, to stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage

Jordan has experienced significant problems keeping a job and maintaining relationships. A therapist tells him she wants to explore his unconscious by having Jordan relax and talk about whatever comes to his mind, no matter how unimportant it might seem. Which of these best describes the therapist's technique

free association

Shannon forgot her pillow when she went camping, so she complained about having to sleep with her head flat the whole night. Her failure to fold up her jeans and sweater to use as a pillow-substitute best illustrates the effects of

functional fixedness

Carla has a fear of snakes. While cleaning her garage, she mistakes a piece of rope for a snake. She screams and flees. What classical-conditioning term describes why she was afraid of the rope

generalization

a pigeon trained to peck at a green light pecks at a yellow light also. This illustrates

generalization

which of these is NOT a defense mechanism identified by Freud

generalization

Stan is experiencing unexplained tenseness, uneasiness, apprehension, and a sense that his body is in a continual state of arousal. Which of these would be the diagnosis for Stan

generalized anxiety disorder

U.S. presidents often turn to their cabinet for advice. If the president has voiced support for the issue at hand, the advisers often fail to voice criticisms and concerns. Later, when events show that the course of action was unwise, the president might say, "Why did we not foresee the outcome of this?" The term that best describes what happened to the cabinet is

groupthink

the president of a company brought in an outside consultant to disagree with him about an important decision to be discussed at a meeting of his top level executives in order to avoid

groupthink

the major active ingredient of marijuana, THC, would be classified as which of the following

hallucinogen

Douglas has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Which of these best describes his behavior?

he has intense but unstable relationships and fears abandonment

Kyndall is concerned about her grade in her psychology, since she earned a zero on a required assignment. Assuming her other grades are all As and Bs, which of the following best describes the impact that her zero will have on her class average?

her zero grade might skew her average

During the manic phase of a bipolar disorder, individuals are most likely to experience

high self-esteem

who would most likely have said, "people are basically good"?

humanist Carl Rogers

what perspective of personality assumes that people process conscious feelings about themselves in light of their experiences and needs

humanistic

which of the following perspectives is most concerned with self-esteem and actualizing one's potential

humanistic

Which approach emphasizes that therapists can effectively help their clients by offering unconditional positive regard?

humanistic therapy

Stephanie seems to continually experience a variety of physical symptoms ranging from headaches to vague body and joint pains. Medical examinations fail to reveal any physical cause for these pains. What would be an appropriate diagnosis for Stephanie

hypochondrisis

a severely overweight rat would not likely result from lesioning of the

hypothalamus

which of the following endocrine glands is NOT paired with a hormone that it produces

hypothalamus-thyroid-stimulating hormone

a population frequently studied to best assess the relative effects of nature vs. nurture is

identical twins

behavioral therapy typically alters the patterns of responding of clients by

influencing patients by controlling the consequences of their actions

Scott tried to unscramble the letters NEBOTYA for 20 minutes to spell a word, but was not successful. While walking to class, the answer suddenly came to him that the word was BAYONET. This exemplifies

insight

The WAIS and the Stanford-Binet are what kind of tests

intelligence

according to Bandura, which of the following would NOT have to be present for observational learning to be successful

intention

according to Erikson, a young adult's developmental crisis centers around

intimacy vs isolation

at which stage of psychosocial development does a person work to form close relationships or feel socially isolated

intimacy vs isolation

Bobby takes a college admissions test several times, and all of his scores are nearly identical. What does this suggest about the test he has taken

it appears to have test-retest reliability

According to Whorf's linguistic relativity hypothesis,

language determines the way we think

because of road construction, Farley must take a new, unfamiliar route home. Without any obvious reinforcement, she finds her way home. Which of these terms best explains her success

latent learning

Loss of the ability to understand language results from loss of tissue in which of the following lobes?

left temporal

Dr. Scarlett conducted experiments in which she electrically stimulated parts of a cat's brain. A cat that became terrified in the presence of a mouse was most likely stimulated in the

limbic system

You are given four lists of words to learn: 1,2,3, and 4. You must learn list 1, then list 2, etc. Which list(s) would cause proactive interference for remembering list 2?

list 1 only

One obsolete form of psychosurgery involved drilling two holes in the skull and inserting specially designed rods to crush or destroy nerves running from the prefrontal lobes to the rest of the brain in order to reduce the patient's emotional symptoms. This controversial treatment, which is no longer used, is called

lobotomy

Of the following, which is characteristic of formal operational thinking?

logical reasoning and systematic planning

Of the following, which provides the most valid and reliable data about individuals as they progress through various stages of development?

longitudinal studies

David collected data on 15 research participants. Their scores were: 42, 38, 14, 13, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9. Which of the following statistics best reflects the central tendency of this data set?

median

Janice wants to compare automatic functions such as breathing and heart rate in rats, chimpanzees, and humans. Which portion of the brain should she focus her work on

medulla

The Intelligence Quotient is defined as the

mental age/chronological age x 100

"Psychology is the science of behavior and mental processes," commonly defines psychology. In their definition of psychology, behaviorists would be likely to eliminate

mental processes (III only)

Colson is learning to play the piano. He has memorized the notes on the scale by remembering "Every Good Boy Does Fine" and "Good Boys Do Fine Always." This memory trick is called a(n)

mnemonic device

Your little cousin watches you at the computer, and when you get up he immediately tries to use the keyboard. His behavior in this situation can best be explained on the basis of

modeling

The smallest unit of language that carries meaning is a

morpheme

Receptors that respond to gravity and keep you informed of your body's location in space are located primarily in the

muscles and joints of the skeleton

Brenda gets enrages when people criticize her, talks about becoming the first woman president, exaggerates her abilities and talents, takes advantage of classmates, and constantly demands attention in class. When she received a certificate for participating in an essay contest, she told everyone she'd won a prestigious writing award. She most likely would be diagnosed as evidencing

narcissistic personality disorder

Which psychoactive drugs are most frequently prescribed to relieve pain?

narcotics

Jyoti notes the behavior of people as they wait in line for tickets to rock concerts. Which of the following research methods is she using?

naturalistic observation

Professor Cafaro carefully monitors and records the behviors of children in a physical education class in order to track the development of their physical skills. Professor Cafaro is most clearly engaged in

naturalistic observation

which of the following best exemplifies sensory adaptation

not realizing how cold the pool is after you are under the water for a few minutes

an evolutionary psychologist would agree with all of the following statements EXCEPT

nurture is more important than nature in terms of shaping human behavior

what portion of the brain includes the visual areas, which receive visual information from the opposite visual field

occipital lobe

which of the following would play a role in quickly alerting you to a gas leak in your car?

olfactory receptors

a disorder characterized by delusions of persecution, hallucinations, and disordered thinking is

paranoid schizophrenia

which parts of the nervous system regulate the fight-or-flight instinct

parasympathetic nervous system

Arthur served in World War II and was wounded during the invasion of Iwo Jima. Many years later images of this experience still intrude on him in flashbacks and nightmares, and he is often startled by loud sounds and noises. He refuses to discuss his experiences with anyone. Which of these would be the diagnosis for Arthur

post-traumatic stress disorder

what aspect of a person is responsible for distorting logical reasoning and confusing his or her conclusions, thus leading to belief bias

preexisting beliefs

the tragic case of Phineas Gage demonstrates the role of what part of the brain in personality

prefrontal cortex

An unjustifiable and usually negative attitude toward a group and its members is called

prejudice

This behavior was once thought to be a form of mental illness, but recent research has shown that under the right circumstances, almost anyone can be guilty of it. It is considered worse than stereotyping. What is this behavior?

prejudice

people often construct a mental image of the best model of a concept or category. This image is called (an)

prototype

a therapist use the Rorschach inkblot test to help him analyze his patient's problems. He was most likely a

psychoanalyst

what approach to psychotherapy attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts

psychoanalytic

Ben wants to design a study concerning the effects of violent children's television shows on violent behaviors in children. To ensure that differences among participants are evenly distributed between the control and experimental groups, what should Ben do

randomly assign children to both groups

Harold enjoys very active sports, such as mountain climbing and bungee jumping. What idea suggests that his behavior is determined by the interaction of his personality and environmental factors?

reciprocal determinism

Bill is in a psychoanalytic therapy session. The therapist asks him to discuss whatever comes to his mind about an event in his childhood. Bill is hesitant to discuss the event because he is embarrassed. Which of these terms would his therapist use to describe why Bill was hesitant to discuss the event

resistance

According to Adler, firstborn children are more likely than subsequent children in a family to be

responsible

which of the following LEAST influences sexual behavior

reticular formation

Evelyn says that the name she is trying to remember is on the tip of her tongue. This is a clear failure of

retrieval

Wilder Penfield's studies suggest that some long-lost memories can be elicited through electrical stimulation of the brain. This suggests that getting may be a matter of

retrieval failure

a person who scores very low on a general intelligence test but displays an unbelievable capacity to carry out one specific skill, such as computation or drawing, might be said to have

savant syndrome

Researchers studying rates of clinical depression and suicide notice that the diagnosis rates of these conditions tend to be higher in winter months. Another name for this phenomenon is

seasonal affective disorder

according to Abraham Maslow, esteem needs must at least be partially met before one is prompted to satisfy

self-actualization needs

Tony got accepted to a college he wants to attend, is going to prom with a girl he really admires, and was hired for the summer job he sought. He has high

self-efficiency

When the class listened to a list of words, half the group was directed to listen for sounds while the other half was asked to gauge the emotional impact of the words. The group who gauged the emotional impact remembered many more words. This is evidence that better retention results with attention to

semantic features

Kathy has been blind since birth. A new surgical technique is able to restore her sight at age thirty. What type of research suggests that she will not be likely to recognize objects by sight that she knows by touch

sensory deprivation

Dieters often have difficulty losing additional weight after reaching a specific plateau because their bodies function at a lowered metabolic rate according to

set point theory

The medical model of psychologically disordered behavior is most likely to be criticized for neglecting the importance of

social circumstances

after watching cartoons in which characters hit, punch, and kick other characters, nursery school students engage in more aggressive behavior than after what Barney. This observation best supports

social learning theory

Kelly believes that the best way to study is to stay up all night just before the test. Ashley studies one to two hours a day for one week before the same test. Assuming that both Kelly and Ashley have the same level of intelligence and motivation and that they study for the same number of hours for the test, what idea explains why Ashley is likely to score better on the test than Kelly

spacing effect

Tests that have been pre-tested with a sample of the population for whom the test is intended and have a uniform set of instructions and administration procedures are

standardized

Animation and motion pictures would not appear to be moving if what effect was missing?

stroboscopic movement

Although Andy wanted to cut class to get to the Yankee opener, he came to class to take a quiz and review for an exam. According to Freud, this behavior evidences a strong

superego

The type of psychological research most vulnerable to the effects of wording is

survey

after collecting and analyzing the responses of 2,000 randomly selected study participants, Adeel finds that college juniors who work at paying jobs 15 hours a week get higher grades than juniors who don't have paying jobs or who work full time. Which of the following research methods did Adeel use

survey

When Jared saw shadows of people on the walls of his bedroom, his blood pressure increased and his breathing rate sped up. These psychical reactions were most directly regulated by his

sympathetic nervous system

Nat's therapist tells him to relax, close his eyes, and breathe slowly whenever he begins to experience fear associated with being in an enclosed space. The therapist is using a technique that is central to

systematic desensitization

"Get cookie," best exemplifies

telegraphic speech

Mike's professor has assigned him the endocrine system as a research topic. Which of these structures should he NOT include in his report

thalamus

which of the following contributes most directly to people's exaggerated perceptions of the likelihood of air travel disasters, nuclear power accidents, terrorist violence

the availability heuristic

Ben thinks students will answer questions printed on yellow paper more quickly than those printed on blue paper. All study participants will take three tests with 35 multiple-choice questions each. The independent variable in Ben's experiment is

the color of the paper

A classically conditioned response can best be eliminated by presentation of

the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus

Alpha waves are most closely associated with

the hypnagogic state

Maria, a bright high school student, fears success. To which of the following colleges would she most likely apply?

the local community college and distant community colleges

a recent comparison of the intelligence scored of Asian Americans and African Americans on the Stanford-Binet showed that

the mean score for Asian Americans was higher than for African Americans/ some African Americans scored higher than the average Asian Americans/ some Asian Americans scored lower than the average African Americans (I, II, and III)

the single-blind procedure would be most likely to minimize what on the part of the participants

the placebo effect

All of the following are consistent with the opponent-process theory EXCEPT

the retina contains three different color receptors

Today, it is unlikely that a psychologist could condition a baby to fear a rat and other small animals in a research study at a university because

the study violates ethical guidelines

Beth scores poorly on a standardized test. Later, she reads in an article that the test was normed many years ago using military recruits. Based on the information given, what might Beth be thinking about the test as a result of this article

the test could be biased against women

The primary reason why we cannot taste sand or smell platinum is that

they are not soluble in water

what happens to excess neurotransmitters that are released by the vesicles in the sending neurons

through a process called reuptake, they are reabsorbed by the sending neuron

why do neurons in the brain often cluster together to form neural networks

to strengthen connections that produce a given output in response to a given pattern of inputs

what perspective of personality focuses on biologically influenced dispositions such as introversion or extroversion

trait

which theory of emotion focuses on high and low arousal and whether an emotion is pleasant or unpleasant

two-dimension theory

Today Susan took a pill for her allergy that raised her blood pressure, caused her heart to beat faster, and raised her body temperature. Now caught in traffic, she feels angry. Yesterday when she took the pill, she was with her husband. When her blood pressure rose, her heart speeded up, she got hotter, and she felt amorous. This description exemplifies

two-factor theory

which of the following correctly traces the path of sound waves when they enter the ear

tympanic membrane-ossicles-cochlea-auditory nerve-auditory cortex

Functionally, receptors in the retina of the eye differ most from receptors in the cochlea of the ear in the

types of energy they transduce

which of the following lists of gestational stages is in the correct order

zygote-embryo-fetus