PY 1 exam questions
Which sequence of correlation coefficients is in order of increasing strength?
.45, .55, -.65
Total time spent dreaming in a typical night is about
1 to 2 hours
Subliminal stimuli have
A short lived effect on emotion and behavior
An advertisement for a new drug therapy is eye catchingZ the advertisement claims that the drug will counteract the symptoms of Alzheimer's. The drug works as an
Acetylcholine agonist
People commonly report having dreams of floating or flying. According to the _____, this is the result of activation of the ____ during sleep
Activation synthesis model; vestibular system
While crossing a busy street, aadhya was nearly hit by a bus. For a moment, she saw her life flash before her eyes, her heart raced and her palms began to sweat. In dangerous situations, the _____ is activated and the nervous system orchestrates psychological and emotional reaction of fear
Amygdala
Caffeine blocks adenosine receptors. Therefore, caffeine is a
Antagonist
Penny is a recovering drug addict. Her treatment program emphasizes the influence of her environment—"people, places, and things"—on her use of her drug of choice. Her program reflects the _____ perspective in psychology.
Behavioral
Alison has developed an interest in how the brain controls the bodies voluntary actions. Is she continues to pursue this she might become a _____ psychologist
Biological
Deborah is studying his hormone testosterone affect aggressive behavior. What perspective
Biological
Focusing on dna as explanation for similarities, what perspective
Biological
A growing number of attorneys are submitting ____ in court as legal evidence that demonstrates a psychological disturbance
Brain scans
When applied topically to the skin, _____ blocks sensation of the peripheral nerves and thereby numbs the area
Cocaine
Marijuana and it's chemical derivatives have been used to treat chronic pain, nausea, and some symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Research suggests that there is _____ the effectiveness of these treatments
Conclusive and substantial evidence for
Jaylen has decided to have his vision surgically corrected. During the surgery, a laser will reshape his:
Cornea
The strength of a relationship between two variables
Correlation coefficient
Constance participated in a psychological research study. When it ended, she left not knowing the purpose of the study or the deception that was used. The ethical issue with this study involves:
Debriefing
Benzodiazepines and barbiturates are types of
Depressants
Alcohol, heroin, and opioids are classified as ____. Caffeine, cocaineX and tobacco are
Depressants, stimulants
Tyrell is creating a bar graph to summarize the results of an experiment. The graph displays ____ statistics
Descriptive
Inferential statistics help researches
Determine probability of future events
Carlos is giving a presentation on sensation and perception and difference thresholds for his bio psychology class. Which statement would be a good way for him to explain Webers law
Each sense has its own constant ratio difference threshold
Dr Divya Chander is an an anesthesiologist who monitors changes in her patients levels of consciousness by observing changes in their brain wave frequencies, measured by
Electroencephalogram
Split brain operations are used to treat drug resistant
Epilepsy
Melissa drank alcohol during pregnancy increasing chances of
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Maria wants to improve the quality of her sleep, she should
Go to sleep and wake up at the same time each day
According to the national institute on drug abuse, alcohol:
Has a dependency rate that is higher than for all other drugs
Aoi is writing a short paper for her intro psych corse. The assignment states that she must summarize the most current research involving stem cells in a page. With such a short format, she may only have time to talk about how stem cells
Have treated spinal cord injuries in mice
Mia is attracted to the man she's chatting with in a club. What is probably happening to her eyes?
Her pupils are dilating
When Greg is playing video games, his mom can talk directly to him, yet he doesn't notice due to
Inattentional blindness
An addiction typically refers to an urge to engage in an activity to such an extent that it
Interested with daily functioning
_____ gather info from multiple neurons and facilitate the nervous systems complex functions
Interneurons
Miriam steps out of a store and glances at her car, which is parked across the street. A bus passes by, momentarily blocking her view. The bus is closer than her car due to a depth cue called
Interpositon
The sense of _____ which gives info about body position and movement is closely related to the sense of touch
Kinethesia
Zoya looks at the night sky and experiences the moon illusion. This means that she is perceiving the moon to be much _____ on the horizon than it appear to be later, when it is higher in the sky
Larger
Baxter's beginning drawing instructor suggests hat he create an illusion of Seth in a two dimensional picture by including parallel lines that converge at a vanishing point. Monocular depth cue known as :
Linear persoective
The axon of a neuron would be described as a:
Long, tube-like structure extending from a neuron's cell body
Which of the following drugs has characteristics of a stimulant, depressant, and hallucinogen
Marijuana
Men are more efficient at breaking down alcohol than women. This is because
Men have more of an alcohol metabolizing enzyme in their stomachs
Wilhelmina Wundt used an apparatus with a swinging pendulum that would hit a bell. First measure of
Mental process
Yin is crocheting a blanket when he looks up and sees a mouse scurry across the far side of the room. According to convergenceX yin's eye muscles will have ____ when looking at the crochet versus when he's looking at the mouse
More tension
Bundles of neurons carrying information to and from the central nervous system are called
Nerves
Dr. Gremillion argues that dreaming is related to memory consolidation. Dr. Gremillion subscribes to the _____ theory of dreams
Neurocognitive
Jamie lives in North Carolina and is planning a trip to California. To reduce jet lag, he should
Not drink caffeine
The identical twins separated at birth and raised in different households showed differences in their levels of extra version. Sams higher level as compared to anaïs may be due to Sam growing up with brothers and anaïs an only child. This difference is likely due to
Nurture
The _____ is located about 3 inches past the nostril and is the site of millions of olfactory receptor neurons
Olfactory epithelium
Dr. Rogers is a substance abuse counselor who has decided to give workshops at a local college. He emphasizes the awareness of ________, which includes pinpoint pupils, unconsciousness and difficulty breathing if they see it, they should ______
Opioid overdose triad; call 911
Elena's roommate had diabetes, a disorder related to the hormone insulin. As a result, Elena knows that her roommates difficulty regulating blood sugar is related to
Pancreas
Hamza is looking at a picture of a woman and child. He will be more likely to say that they look alike if he is told they are related. This is due to
Perceptual set
As peoples education level increases, their income also increases. This is a
Positive correlation
Michaela is particularly susceptible to hypnosis and will be using hypnosis to:
Reduce her perception of pain during surgery
Mario woke up in the middle of the nightZ even though his room was dark his ___ are very sensitive to even small amounts of light and allowed him to see the outlines of the objects on his nightstand
Rods
The efficient use of ______ is known as the cocktail party effect
Selective attention
Receptor cells detect stimuli through
Sensation
Ahmed hears a shrill, high-pitched sound and realizes it is the fire alarm. Hearing the initial sound is his ____, and identifying the sound and its meaning is his _____.
Sensation, perception
_____ is the detection of stimuli, and ____ is the interpretation of stimuli
Sensation, perception
In the context of the ear, ____ is caused by damage to the hair cells or auditory nerve
Sensorineural deafness
Dr Johnson is using neurotic aging studies to examine subliminal influences. She finds that when participants are shown an image for several milliseconds:
She can see neural activity even though participants she they didn't see an image
World happiness report says that one key factor that leads to happiness is
Social support
Mamie Phipps Clark conducted research on how prejudice, discrimination, and segregation impact the development of the self. This is the perspective
Sociocultural
The perception of an object as one color or another, and the perception of a sound as high or low pitched are both determined by the
Specific receptor cells that are firing
Stephanie is a graduate student in charge of an experiment for her research group at her university. She has two of her friends, Rebecca and Aldo, actually run the experiment with participants on campus. Rebecca runs the real treatments and aldo runs the placebo. What error was made
Stephanie inadvertently created a confounded variable
When Marte and her friend were working out, her friend gave her a pill that was supposed to increase her endurance. Marte also did offered that she wasn't hungry for the rest of the day. The pill was probably a ____ and Marte should be concerned about the potential of
Stimulant; seizures
Circadian rhythms are regulated by the body's master clock, the ______ of the hypothalamus of the brain
Suprachiasmatic nucleus
Which research technique relies on questionnaires or interviews?
Survey
When one property of a stimulus evokes a second experience that is not associated with the first
Synesthesia
When tonya hears a C sharp note she sees a burst of purple. She is experiencing
Synesthesia
As sleep gets deeper, the accompanying brain waves get
Taller and slower
The _____ may be considered the brain's sensory relay station
Thalamus
The job of the _____ is to process and relay sensory info to appropriate parts of the cortex
Thalamus
Dr Lopez, a health psychologist, helps patients determine whether they want to get a cochlear implant. One ethical issue she must consider is
The implants may produce sounds that are Mickey Mouse like or seem computerized
Ashanti is asked to write a short paper about the similarities between the stories of Christina and Brandon, who both experienced traumatic events that permanently changed their brains.
The recoveries of Brandon and Christina bear testimony to the awesome tenacity of the human spirit
Haneen cannot hear her friend clearly because the cell phone reception is so poor. However, thanks to _____, she is able to fill in the gaps to understand what her friend is saying.
Top-down processing
As Mandy, the dead musicianX takes in visual, tactile, and olfactory sensory data, it is converted into electrochemical neural signals in a process called
Transduction
Terry has not had any Oxyacontin in many hours. His nose is running and he is sweating. His pupils are dilated and tears are running from the corners of his eye. He is experiencing
Withdrawal