All psychology MC
Which of the following correlations between annual income and education level would best enable you to predict annual income on the basis of level of education
+0.50
Which of the following correlations between self-esteem and body weight would enable you to most accurately predict body weight from knowledge of level of self-esteem
+0.60
Which of the following correlation coefficient expresses the strongest degree of relationship between two variables
-.67
A fraternity brother rationalizes the fact that he spends very little time studying by saying that he "doesn't want to peak too soon and have the test material become stale." You tell him that:
-he is probably overestimating his knowledge of the material -if he devotes extra time to studying, his retention of the material will be improved -the more often students review material, the better their exam scores
For which of the following distributions of scores would the median most clearly be a more appropriate measure of the central tendency than mean
10, 22, 8, 9, 6
During the last Central High School basketball game, the starting five players scored 11, 7, 21, 14, and 7 points, respectively. For this distribution of scores, the range is
14
During the past year, Zara and Ivan each read 2 books, but George read 9, Ali read 12, and Marsha read 25. The median number of books read by these individuals was
9
When male and female student research assistants at Florida State University sexually propositioned an attractive person of the opposite sex, their invitations were accepted by
A sizeable minority of men but virtually no women
Figure is to ground as blank is to blank
A white cloud; blue sky
If an adult developed cataracts his or her
Absolute threshold for light is likely to increase
28-year-old Theodore has an irrational fear of dogs is there a piss hypnotizes him and asked him to mentally relive His earliest childhood experience with the dog the therapist is making use of
Age regression
hypnosis has been associated with quackery, thanks to the false claims made by:
Anton Mesmer
Some mothers feed their infants when they show signs of hunger where as others fail to respond predictability to their infants demands for food these different maternal feeding practices are most likely to contribute to the differences in infant
Attachment
Deficient social interaction and impaired understanding of other states of mind is most characteristic of
Autism
The school of thought and Psychology that systematically avoided the study of consciousness during the first half of the last century was
Behaviorism
Those who emphasize the mood fluctuations may be indicative of seasonal affective disorder are highlighting the importance of
Biological rhythms
Cocaine and crack produce a euphoric rush bye
Blocking the reuptake of dopamine and brain cells
If your ... is destroyed, the left side of your brain could not control the movements of your right hand
Brain stem
The medulla is to the control of. As the cerebellum is to the control of
Breathing and walking
Identical twins with similar values and preferences are not very strongly attracted to one another is fiancés. This is a fact that has been used to suggest that romantic attraction is influenced by
Chance encounter
The inheritance of behavioral characteristics was emphasized by
Charles Darwin
Our inability to follow sleep as early as we had planned is most likely a Reflection of
Circadian rhythm
The retina is to the eye as the blank is to the ear
Cochlea
Schemas are best described as
Concepts that organize sensory input
The perceived lightness of an object depends on relative luminance this provides an illustration of
Context effects
Perception of the T as intersecting lines rather than as for non-intersecting lines best illustrates the principle of
Continuity
The enduring traditions, ideas, attitudes, and behaviors shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next defines their
Culture
Compared to a century ago, menarche occurs ________ in life and adult independence begins ________ in life. A. later; later B. earlier; earlier C. later; earlier D. earlier; later
D. earlier; later
Webers law is most relevant to an understanding of
Different thresholds
They divided consciousness theory of hypnosis states that it involves
Disassociation
Which of the following is bad advice for a person trying to overcome insomnia
Drink a glass of wine 15 minutes before bedtime.
The believe that death involves the liberation of the soul from a bottle he prison
Dualism
Although Mr. Tong was obviously very busy Reading and absorbing novel his five-year-old daughter kept interrupting him with comments and questions about the TV cartoon she was watching before he could become irritated with his daughter for being inconsiderate he should be alerted to Piaget's concept of
Egocentrism
The ideas of Francis Bacon provided an impetus for what came to be known as
Empiricism
The hindsight bias refers to people's tendency to
Exaggerate their ability to have foreseen the outcome of past events
A floating see vessel is to the ocean water as blank is to blank
Figure is to ground
"If you're really concerned about the rights and dignity of women," he asked his older brother how can you justify buying pornographic magazines and his question indicates that he is in the blank stage of development
Formal operational
The sexual abuse of a very young child is so emotionally repulsive to most people that they immediately recognize it as shamefully in moral. This best illustrates that moral judgments may reflect
Gut level intuitions
Humanistic psychologists focused attention on the importance of
Health growth potential
Roberto was moderately intoxicated by alcoholWhich of the following changes in his behavior is most likely to occur
If angered he's more likely to become aggressive then when he is sober, he will be less self-conscious about his behavior, if sexually arouse he will be less inhibited by engaging in sexual activity
Edith of uses both her three-year-old and one-year-old daughters her behavior is most likely related to the lack of
In early and secure attachment to her own parents
According to Ericsson, trust is to blank as identity is to blank
Infancy is to adolescence
According to Erikson, the elderly Can most effectively cope with the prospect of their own death if they have achieved a sense of
Integrity
The unique temperaments of children evoke predictable responses from their caregivers. This best illustrates the blank of nature versus nurture
Interaction
Informations travels from the spinal cord to the brain via
Interneurons
An altered state of cactuses in which people experience fantastic images and often feel separated from their bodies is most closely associated with the use of
LSD
Which of the following is a psychedelic drug
LSD
A theoretical perspective in psychology can be like two dimensional view of a three dimensional object because each perspective
Limited in its scope
The apparent narrowing of a river as it flows directly away from you into the distance best illustrates the depth Q known as
Linear perspective
THC is the active ingredient in blank it and is classified
Marijuana; hallucinogen
In order to understand the British newspaper headline income 62% is below average it is need to know the difference between blank and the mean
Median
When light strikes the Retina it signals the suprachiasmatic nucleus to alter production by the pineal gland
Melatonin
In order for you to be able to run, blank must relay messages from your central nervous system to your leg
Motor neurons
Which of the following sleep disorders would be the most incapacitating for commercial bus drivers
Narcolepsy
The reproductive advantage enjoyed by organism best suited to a specific ecological niche is known as
Natural selection
Maturation is to education as blank is to blank
Nature is to nurture
Arguments as to whether psychological differences between men and women result from biological or social influence most clearly involves a debate over the issue of
Nature versus nurture
Professor Lopez believes that severe depression results primarily from an in balance diet and abnormal brain chemistry he favors the blank perspective on depression
Neuroscience
John Locke is to Immanuel Kant as blank is to blank
Nurture versus nature
In concluding her report on the "nature-nurture debate in contemporary psychology" Karen notes that
Nurture works on what nature endows
In the context of debates regarding the origins of knowledge. Aristotle is to blank as Plato is to blank
Nurture; nature
Research indicates that memories retreat during hypnosis are
Often a combination of fact and fiction
Primary sex characteristics are Blank as secondary sex characteristics are to blank
Ovaries are too deep into male voice
Research on dreaming indicate that
People are able to test their state of consciousness while dreaming
A major principle underlying the SQ3R method is
People learn and remember material best when they actively process it
The King James Version of the Bible was completed when Shakespeare was alive and the are words that are close to make out the name and the person reading should be careful of
Perceiving order in coincidental events
After watching a scary television movie Julie perceive the noise of the wind rattling her front windows as the sound of a burglar breaking into her house her mistaken interpretation best illustrates the influence of
Perceptual set
Basic research on persistent human traits like optimism and pessimism is most characteristic of the speciality known as
Personality
Unpleasant with drawl symptoms are indicative of
Physical dependence
Deep sleep appears to play in important role
Physical growth
At the age of 22, Mrs. LaBlanc Was less than 4 feet tall. Her short stature was probably influenced by the lack of a growth hormone produced by the blank
Pituitary gland
Resting potential is to action potential as blank is to blank
Polarization; depolarization
Well bevels under her therapist suggested that during the next several days she would have a strong desire to eat well-balanced meals the therapist was apparently making use of
Post hypnotic Suggestion
For Regis to think it's wrong to drive over the speed limit simply because he might get punished for doing so is demonstrating Kohlberg's blank stage of morality
Preconventional
Because Carmella Jorge and Gail we're all sitting behind the same Bowling Ln., Ruth perceived that they were all members of the same bowling team this best illustrates the organizational principle of
Proximity
Studies of marijuana affects indicate that
Regularly users may Chiva high with less of the drug then occasional users
Carlos had been asleep for an hour and a halfHis heart began to beat faster his breathing became faster in a regular and his closed eyes begin to dart back-and-forth Carlos was most likely experiencing
Rem
Paradoxical sleep is too slow wave sleep as blank sleep is to blank
Rem is to stage three
The selective permeability of a neural membrane create AN
Resting potential
Holding two index fingers in front of your eyes can create the perception of a floating finger sausage this best illustrates the effect of
Retinal disparity
Researchers have sneakily dabbed rouge A Young young child's nose in order to study developmental beginnings of
Self awareness
Alcohol consumption is least likely to make a person more
Self-conscious
During Piaget's sensorimotor stage children acquire a
Sense of object permanence
The McGurk affect best illustrates
Sensory interaction
Consciousness is to unconsciousness as blank is to blank
Serial processing; Parallel processing
Acquisition of a sense of object permanence is most clearly associated with the development of
Stranger anxiety
She's usually very timid and fearful where is her sister is typically relaxed and cheerful the two sisters are more strictly different in
Temperament
If research suggested that a pregnant mothers use of an artificial sweetener cause harm to the fetus the artificial sweetener would be considered an
Teratogens
Because she was listening to the news on the radio miss Schulz didn't receive a word to her husband was saying her experience best
The cocktail party effect
How are you particular psychoactive drug affects a person depends on
The doses in form in which the drug is taken, the user expectations and personality, the situation in which the drug is taken
Which o the following exemplifies the issue of the relative importance of nature and nurture on our behavior
The issue of the relative influence of biology and experience on behavior
Compared with the structuralists, early behaviorists were less likely to focus on the study of
Thinking
The need to take a larger and larger doses of a drug in order to experience it FX is an indication of
Tolerance
People are more likely to receive a figure and ground illustration as reversible if they are told it is reversible of those best illustrates the importance of
Top down processing
In order to estimate trait heritability, researchers are most likely
Twin studies
It has been found at night terrors
Typically occur during stage four
Terry has not had a decent night of sleep in over a week if the sleep deprivation continues he will become increasingly Susceptible to
Viral infections
Who would have been most likely to ignore mental processes and to define psychology as "the scientific study of observable behavior"?
Watson
Giulio's bag of marbles is twice as heavy as Jim's. If it takes 5 extra marbles to make Jim's bag feel heavier, it will take 10 extra marbles to make Giulio's bag feel heavier. This best illustrates:
Weber's Law
Lance thinks he never dreams research suggest that he probably
Would report a vivid dream if you were awake and during REM
According to the opponent process theory cells that are stimulated by exposure to blank lights are inhibited by exposure to blank light
Yellow and blue
Evidence that some cones are especially sensitive to red light others to greenlight and still others to blue light is most directly supported of the
Young Helmholtz theory
The belief that weather conditions signal the onset of arthritis pain best illustrates
an illusory correlation
The sequential occurrence of two highly unusual events is most likely to contribute to
an illusory correlation
Sleep talking may occur during
any stage of sleep
A psychologist who studies how worker productivity might be increased by changing office layout is engaged in _____ research.
applied
Three-year-old Zara calls all four-legged animals "kitties." Her tendency to fit all four-legged animals into her existing conception of a kitten illustrates the process of
assimilation
The process of anticipating that you will be punished for misbehaving takes place within the
association areas
An extensive survey revealed that children with relatively high self-esteem tend to picture God as kind and loving, whereas those with lower self-esteem tend to perceive God as angry. The researchers concluded that the children's self-esteem had apparently influenced their views of God. This conclusion best illustrates the danger of
assuming that correlation proves causation
Compared to 40 years ago, American men today are marrying:
at an older age and American women are marrying at an older age.
In formulating his theory of psychosocial development, Erikson would have suggested that authoritarian parents are likely to inhibit young children's
autonomy and initiative
Contemporary psychology is best defined as the scientific study of
behavior and mental processes
Professor Brody attempts to measure the relative contributions of inborn traits and social influences on homosexual behavior. Her research efforts best illustrate the interests of the ________ perspective.
behavior genetics
Professor Reed attempts to assess the relative contributions of heredity and home environment on children's susceptibility to depression. Her research best illustrates the concerns of the ________ perspective.
behavior genetics
the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior
behavior genetics
Mrs. Thompson believes that her son has become an excellent student because she consistently uses praise and affection to stimulate his learning efforts. Her belief best illustrates a ________ perspective.
behavioral
Natassia believes that boys learn to be more aggressive than girls primarily because boys are more frequently exposed to external pressures to fight. Natassia's belief most directly exemplifies the ________ perspective.
behavioral
As members of the human family, we all share a common
biological heritage
professor Seif conducts research on the relationship between the limbic system and sexual motivation. Her research interests best represent the psychological specialty known as:
biological psychology
Dr. Brooks seeks to account for the substance abuse of her therapy clients in terms of their abusive home environments, their limited sense of life purpose, and the altered functioning of their neurotransmitter systems. Dr. Brooks is most clearly using a(n) ________ approach to understanding addictive behaviors.
biopsychosocial
Professor Gutierrez, who believes that human emotions are best understood as being jointly determined by heredity, learning, and the individual's social and cultural contexts, is evidently a proponent of the:
biopsychosocial approach
Professor Smith emphasizes that gender similarities and differences are products of a continuous interplay among genetically predisposed traits, culturally shaped roles, and personally constructed expectations and assumptions. The professor's emphasis best illustrates
biopsychosocial approach
Chromosomes are located within human
bone cells
Your conscious awareness of your own name and self-identity depends primarily on the normal functioning of your
cerebral cortex
For no apparent reason, Adam has recently begun to feel so tense and anxious that he frequently stays home from work. It would be most beneficial for Adam to contact a(n) ________ psychologist.
clinical
Psychologists who study, assess, and treat troubled people are called
clinical psychologists
A brief 15 to 30 minute rush of euphoria Followed by crash of agitated depression is most closely associated with the use
cocaine
Dr. Caleigh conducts basic research on the relationship between adults' language skills and their capacity to solve mathematical problems. Dr. Caleigh is most likely a(n) ________ psychologist.
cognitive
Dr. Karima conducts basic research on the relative effectiveness of massed practice and spaced practice on a person's ability to remember information. Dr. Karima is most likely a ________ psychologist.
cognitive
Dr. Waung investigates how a person's interpretation of a situation affects his or her reaction. Evidently, Dr. Waung is working from the _____ perspective.
cognitive
Which perspective is most concerned with how individuals interpret their experiences?
cognitive
Slender women are considered especially beautiful in one country; in another country, stout women are seen as particularly attractive. In both countries, however, women perceived as very beautiful receive preferential treatment. This best illustrates that ________ often underlie cultural differences.
common psychological processes
Following the scientific discovery that a specific brain structure is significantly larger in violent individuals than in those who are nonviolent, a news headline announced: "Enlarged Brain Structure Triggers Violent Acts." The headline writer should most clearly be warned about the dangers of
confusing correlation with causation
The tendency to see all the individual spokes in a bicycle wheel as part of a larger single unit best illustrates the principle of:
connectedness
Today, psychology is a discipline that
connects with a diversity of other fields
Terrence wants to talk to a professional to help him cope with some academic challenges he's facing. You recommend that he contact a(n):
counseling psychologist
When you question whether anecdotal evidence can be generalized to all people, you are applying
critical thinking
One of the immediate effects of ecstasy is
dehydration
Sensation is to blank as perception is to blank
detection; interpretation
Dr. Matsuko's major research interest is the long-term effects of child-rearing practices on the psychological adjustment of offspring. It is most likely that Dr. Matsuko is a(n) ________ psychologist.
developmental
Dr. Winkle conducts basic research on the systematic changes in intelligence associated with aging. It is most likely that Dr. Winkle is a(n) ________ psychologist.
developmental
Professor Helms conducts basic research on the progressive changes in infants' perceptual skills during the first year of life. Professor Helms is most likely a ________ psychologist.
developmental
Abdul has volunteered to participate in an experiment evaluating the effectiveness of aspirin. Neither he nor the experimenters know whether the pills he takes during the experiment contain aspirin or are merely placebos. The investigators are apparently making use of
double-blind procedure
One theory suggests that the brain activity associated with ________ is helpful for developing and preserving neural pathways in the brain.
dreaming
Which of the following is an amphetamine derivative that acts as A mild hallucinogen
ecstasy
An infant's temperament refers most directly to its
emotional excitability
Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as
endorphins
Neurosurgeons have severed the corpus callosum in human patients in order to reduce
epileptic seizures
Menopause is associated with the reduction in
estrogen
Professor Crisman believes that most women prefer tall and physically strong partners because this preference enhanced the survival of our ancestors' genes. This viewpoint best illustrates the ________ perspective.
evolutionary
In a test of the effects of sleep deprivation on problem-solving skills, research participants are allowed to sleep either 4 or 8 hours on each of three consecutive nights. This research is an example of
experiment
The most foolproof way of testing the true effectiveness of a newly introduced method of psychological therapy is by means of
experimental research
The American Psychological Association and British Psychological Society have developed ethical principles urging investigators to
explain the research to the participants after the study has been completed
Evolutionary psychologists are most likely to be criticized for
failing to consider unconscious motivations
An awareness of extensive cultural differences in attitudes and values is most helpful for avoiding:
false consensus effect
Christine, who is opposed to capital punishment, was extremely surprised to learn that the results of a survey indicated that the majority of the population approved of capital punishment. Christine's surprise best illustrates the power of:
false consensus effect
Psychological differences between genders are
far outweighed by gender similarities
formal operational thought is most similar to
fluid intelligence
The most immediate and direct function of the rooting reflex is the facilitation of
food consumption
Research on left-handedness suggests that
genes or prenatal factors play a role in handedness
Brittla spends a lot of money on cosmetics and expensive clothing in order to attract a desirable mate. according to evolutionary psychologists, Brittla's behavior is a product of
genetic predispositions
Three month old Andrew was obviously startled by the first ring of the telephone but with each subsequent ring he seemed to become less reactive this best illustrates the process of
habituation
The mechanical vibrations triggered by sound waves are transduced into neural impulses by
hair cells
The scientific attitude of humility is most likely to be undermined by
hindsight bias
Advocates of the social influence theory of hypnosis are likely to argue that
hypnotized people are simply enacting the role of good hypnotic subjects
The brain structure that provides a major link between the nervous system and the endocrine system is the
hypothalamus
Fred has no meaningful occupational goals and has switched college majors several times. Erikson would have suggested that Fred lacks
identity
Lambs raised in the barn where the cattle are kept tend to stay near the cattle when subsequently placed in open pasture. This best illustrates a process known as
imprinting
Which of the following is true of alcohol
in large does it is a depressant, in small doses it is a deppressant
Knowing the difference between an experimental condition and a control condition is most relevant to understanding the nature of
independent variables
Dr. Ochoa develops tests to accurately identify the most qualified job applicants in a large manufacturing firm. Which psychological specialty does Dr. Ochoa's work best represent?
industrial-organizational psychology
Which subfield is most directly concerned with studying human behavior in the workplace?
industrial-organizational psychology
An allornone response pattern is characteristic of the:
initiation of neural impulses
Aaron cried when his mother left him in the infant nursery at church, and he was not reassured or comforted by her return a short while later. Aaron showed signs of
insecure attachment
Research participants were asked to monitor and report their own immediate sensory reactions to differently colored objects. This research involved a technique known as
introspection
Ivan Pavlov pioneered the study of:
learning
There is a very little relationship between the age of an adult and his or her
level of life satisfaction
Addictive drug cravings are likely to be associated with reward centers in the
limbic system
A researcher who administers a personality test to the same children every 3 years as they progress through school is conducting a(n) ________ study.
longitudinal
As Inge recalled her dream, she was dancing with a tall, dark gentleman when suddenly the music shifted to loud rock and the man disappeared. According to Freud, Inge's account represents the ________ content of her dream.
manifest
Mr. and Mrs. Batson can't wait to begin toilet training their year-old daughter. The Batsons most clearly need to be informed about the importance of
maturation
Compared with the average man, the average woman is
more vulnerable to depression and anxiety
The biopsychosocial approach provides an understanding of social cultural influences integrated within the larger framework of
multiple levels of analysis
In order to study the development of relationships, Dr. Rajiv carefully observed and recorded patterns of verbal and nonverbal behaviors among men and women in singles bars. Which research method did Dr. Rajiv employ?
naturalistic observation
Psychologists who carefully watch the behavior of chimpanzee societies in the jungle are using a research method known as
naturalistic observation
A stimulating environment is most likely to facilitate the development of a child's
neural connections
Which perspective is most relevant to understanding the impact of strokes and brain diseases on memory?
neuroscience
The chemical messengers released into the spatial junctions between neurons are called
neurotransmitters
Which of the following is a stimulant
nicotine
Parents in Westernized cultures are more likely than parents in Asian cultures to encourage children to value
nonconformity
The practice of covering your mouth when you cough best illustrates the impact of
norms
Those who study cultural influences on behavior are most likely to highlight the importance of
norms
When you read a bar graph, it is most important for you to
note the range and size of the scale values
A specification of how a researcher measures a research variable is known as a(n)
operational definition
The fact that people who are colorblind to red and green may still see yellow is most easily explained by
opponent-process theory
Consciousness is
our awareness of ourselves and our environment
Thinking that she had outperformed most of her classmates, Glenda was surprised to receive just an average grade on her psychology test. Glenda's experience best illustrates
overconfidence
Which of the following is most likely to inhibit critical thinking
overconfidence
Parents should not take too much blame for the failures and shortcomings of their children because
parental behavior is only one of many factors that influence children's behavior
The activation synthesis theory best helps to explain why
people often experience sudden visual images during REM sleep
Which of the following provides the clearest indication of a drug addiction
physical dependence
The volley principle is most directly relevant to our perception of
pitch
After a small section of his basilar membrane was damaged, Jason experienced a noticeable loss of hearing for high-pitched sounds only. Jason's hearing loss is best explained by the ________ theory.
place
When informed that a brief imperceptible message would be flashed repeatedly during a popular TV program, many viewers reported feeling strangely hungry or thirsty during the show. Since the imperceptible message had nothing to do with hunger or thirst, viewers' strange reactions best illustrate:
placebo effect
Identical twins are most likely to share a similar prenatal environment if they share the same
placenta
When Stoyka was a child, a brain disease required the surgical removal of her left cerebral hemisphere. Stoyka is now a successful high school student who lives a normal life. Her success best illustrates the importance of
plasticity
Adoptive parents are most likely to influence the ________ of their adopted children.
political attitudes
Dr. Donelian wants to reduce his students' perception that psychological experiments merely document the obvious. His best strategy would be to ask the students to
predict the outcomes of experiments before they are told the actual results.
Stage theories of adult development are most likely to be criticized for exaggerating the
predictability of development
Correlational research is most useful for the purpose of
prediction
In order to study the effects of noise on worker productivity, researchers have one group of subjects work in a noisy room and a second group work in a quiet room. To ensure that any differences in the productivity of the two groups actually result from the different noise levels to which the groups are exposed, the researchers would use:
random assignment
Which procedure helps to ensure that the participants in a survey are representative of a larger population?
random sampling
After drinking three cans of beer, Akiva felt less guilty about the way he mistreated his wife and children. Akiva's reduced guilt most likely resulted from the fact that his alcohol consumption has:
reduced his self-awareness
Dmitry Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut successfully domesticated wild foxes by means of
selective mating
Hearing a sequence of sounds of different pitches is to ________ as recognizing the sound sequence as a familiar melody is to ________.
sensation, perception
The parietal lobes are to As to the occipital lobes are to
sensing touch; seeing
A collectivist culture is especially likely to emphasize the importance of
social harmony
Japanese students are more likely than American students to describe themselves in terms of their
social identities
A psychologist who explores how Asian and North American definitions of attractiveness differ is working from the _____ perspective.
social-cultural
Dr. Wilson attributes the delinquent behaviors of many teens to the pressures associated with being members of street gangs. Her account best illustrates a(n) ________ perspective.
social-cultural
A focus on the different marriage rituals practiced by members of different ethnic groups is of most relevance to the _______ perspective.
social-culturally
Questions about the extent to which maladaptive habits learned in childhood can be overcome in adulthood are most directly relevant to the issue of
stability and change
A belief that adult personality is completely determined in early childhood years would be most relevant to the issue of
stability or change
Professor Woo noticed that the distribution of students' scores on her last biology test had an extremely small standard deviation. This indicates that the
students' scores tended to be very similar to one another
An accelerated heartbeat is to a slowed heartbeat as the ________ nervous system is to the ________ nervous system.
sympathetic and parasympathetic
Which brain structure receives information from all the senses except smell?
thalamus
Concerning the major psychological perspectives on behavior, the text author suggests that:
the different perspectives often complement one another; together, they provide a fuller understanding of behavior than provided by any single perspective.
An axon is:
the extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body
Seven members of a Girl Scout troop report the following individual earnings from their sale of candy: $4, $1, $7, $6, $8, $2, and $7. In this distribution of individual earnings
the mean is less than the mode and less than the median.
Professor Shalet contends that parents and children have similar levels of intelligence largely because they share common genes. His idea is best described as a(n)
theory
Research on the elderly has shown that
they become increasingly prone to car accidents
The patient "E.H." Suffers from prosopagnosia and is unable to recognize her own face in a mirror. Her difficulty stems from a deficiency in
top-down processing
As she gazed down from a bridge at the rapidly flowing river, Nancy felt as though she were moving. Her experience best illustrates the phenomenon of:
visual capture
Janice experienced motion sickness simply from watching a movie scene of a thrilling motorcycle chase. Her experience best illustrates the impact of:
visual capture
The surgical removal of a large tumor from Danes occipital lobe resulted in extensive loss of brain tissue. Dane is most likely to suffer some loss of
visual perception
The discomfort and distress that follow the discontinued use of certain drugs is called
withdrawal
A majority of respondents in a national survey agreed that "classroom prayer should not be allowed in public schools." Only 33 percent of respondents in a similar survey agreed that "classroom prayer in public schools should be banned." These divergent findings best illustrate the importance of
wording effects
