AP Psychology Segment 1 Exam
During a mental task researchers would be most likely measure which area of the brain is active. Which technique would the researchers use? a) PET scan b) hemispherectomy c) CT scan d) lobotomy e) brain lesions
a) PET scan
Sound waves are the vibrations that travel through the air and are transmitted into neural impulses through the ear that allow us to hear. Sound waves have two distinct features which are: a) amplitude and frequency b) frequency and decibels c) frequency and interference d) volume and amplitude e) volume and decibels
a) amplitude and frequency
In studying the bystander effect, a researcher is interested in looking at differences between prison guards in China and the United Kingdom. The researcher is taking a _________________ in this cross cultural study. a) Eurocentric perspective b) egocentric perspective c) culture perspective d) European perspective e) sociocultural perspective
e) sociocultural perspective
Based on the studies of infant girls who were exposed to androgens before birth, which of the following statements is true? a) In these studies, the girls were found to be tomboys during early childhood. b) In these studies, the girls were found to prefer feminine activities during early childhood. c) In these studies, the majority of the girls grew up to be lesbians. d) In these studies, there were no noticeable effects due to these treatments. e) The girls were treated differently by teachers and friends as adolescents.
a) In these studies, the girls were found to be tomboys during early childhood.
Which of the following statements regarding Pavlov is accurate? a) Pavlov was studying salivation in dogs as part of a research program on digestion. b) Pavlov continued his Nobel Prize-winning research on digestion after documenting conditioning. c) Pavlov was elated when his student first noticed that the dogs were salivating before tasting the food. d) Pavlov stressed the importance of speculating about the dog's feelings toward the food. e) Pavlov stressed the importance of testing the dog's thoughts toward the food.
a) Pavlov was studying salivation in dogs as part of a research program on digestion.
In the 1970s, a 13-year-old girl was found locked up in a room, strapped to a potty chair. Since she had grown up in a world without human speech, researchers studied "Genie's" ability to acquire words, grammar, and pronunciation. This type of research is called ________________________. a) a case study b) form study c) a representative sample d) a single-blind study e) a naturalistic observation
a) a case study
A school issues tokens to the children for good behavior. This issue of a token is an example of: a) behavior modification b) primary reinforcement c) classical conditioning d) instinctive drift e) negative reinforcement
a) behavior modification
When Bill looks at his lamp alternately with his left eye and right eye, the image seems to jump from one position to another. This phenomenon illustrates ________. a) binocular disparity b) interposition c) dimension perception d) the Gestalt principle of proximity e) the Gestalt principle of similarity
a) binocular disparity
The benefits of a brain's plasticity are easily seen in: a) children who have portions of their damaged brain surgically removed b) veterans paralyzed by a severed spinal cord c) children with aphasia d) people able to speak multiple languages e) people without brain damage
a) children who have portions of their damaged brain surgically removed
Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of ______, and Lawrence Kohlberg is known for his theory ________. a) cognitive development; moral development b) perceptual development; moral development c) language development; cognitive development d) cognitive development; motor development e) reflex development; motor development
a) cognitive development; moral development
Emily and her husband are thrilled as they peer into Emily's uterus by means of an ultrasound. The physician reports that the pregnancy appears normal, and that their baby's fingers, toes, heart, and circulatory system are developing as expected. The couple learns that the baby is only three-quarters of an inch long. Given this information, the current stage of prenatal development is the _________. a) embryonic period b) germinal period c) zygotic period d) fetal stage e) placenta
a) embryonic period
Shandreka is at a place in her pregnancy during which she is experiencing muscle contractions and movement and kicks. the major organs of her child are developing. Which prenatal development stage is Shandreka in? a) fetal b) embryonic c) placental d) fertilization e) umbilical
a) fetal
Most teenagers, especially those who graduate from high school with a standard diploma, are at the level of thinking that Jean Piaget identified as ______. a) formal operation b) preoperational c) preconventional d) identity versus role confusion e) postconventional
a) formal operation
While on a visit to a large city, you observe several billboards in which a series of lights seems to move. Which perspective in psychology would be most likely to study this phenomenon? a) gestalt b) behavioral c) humanistic d) developmental e) psychodynamic
a) gestalt
The endocrine system is made up of a) glands which release hormones into the bloodstream b) neurons which transmit electrically charged messages c) special centers which control our language functions d) none of the above e) all of the above
a) glands which release hormones into the bloodstream
After reading about the possible causes of schizophrenia, a scientist thinks that a virus is the most likely cause. What term most accurately describes the scientist's idea? a) hypothesis b) dependent variable c) extraneous variable d) experimental estimate e) effect
a) hypothesis
The "aha!"experience is known as: a) insight learning b) thoughtful learning c) social learning d) latent learning e) serial enumeration
a) insight learning
The observation of one's own sensations and feelings through self-reflection is called a) introspection b) extrospection c) gestaltism d) clinical psychology e) evolutionary psychology
a) introspection
Liam and Lochlan are identical twins. Liam was raised by his father and mother, and Lochlan was accidentally placed with another family after the confusion of an earthquake that hit their town. At the age of 13, both boys "ran into each other" at a soccer game and noticed how they appeared to look exactly alike. After proving they were twins by genetic testing, the families discussed some of the differences between the boys. Liam is very athletic and intelligent and excels in basketball but does not take school seriously and has F's in all subjects. Lochlan is also athletic and intelligent, and excels in baseball and makes straight A's as a result of his strict home life and study routine. Although they are identical twins, what do you think accounts for the differences in their academic performance based on the research? a) nurture b) nature c) family rules d) teacher appraisals of performance e) intelligence enhancing medications
a) nurture
Which lobe of the brain receives the sensory information that allows you to feel someone tapping your shoulder? a) parietal b) temporal c) occipital d) frontal e) motor
a) parietal
Despite its dangers, a young man continues to take cocaine because of the feeling of euphoria it produces for him. This powerful arousal of his nervous system is probably due to cocaine's ability to a) prevent neurotransmitters from being reabsorbed into the synaptic vesicles b) block the receptor sites for neurotransmitters c) inhibit enzymes that break down neurotransmitters d) increase the release of neurotransmitters e) increase endorphin production
a) prevent neurotransmitters from being reabsorbed into the synaptic vesicles
A person who has suffered a major stroke and is now experiencing severe personality problems because of the damage would BEST be advised to see a _____________. a) psychiatrist b) cognitive psychologist c) physician d) psychiatric social worker e) psychologist
a) psychiatrist
Chemicals that can alter consciousness, perception, mood, and behavior are called ________. a) psychoactive drugs b) legal drugs c) illegal drugs d) hallucinogens e) stimulants
a) psychoactive drugs
Which of the following terms is used to describe any substance, such as a drug, chemical, or virus, that can bring about a birth defect? a) teratogen b) critical period c) carcinogen d) biohazard e) congenital malformation
a) teratogen
Dr. Susa flashed a picture of a cat in the right visual field of a split-brain patient. The patient could most likely: a) verbally report that a cat was seen b) write the word cat using their left hand c) draw a picture of the cat using their left hand d) do all of the above e) do none of the above
a) verbally report that a cat was seen
The researcher responsible for discovering classical conditioning was ________. a) Tolman b) Pavlov c) Skinner d) Kohler e) James
b) Pavlov
Which of the following is true of neural impulses in a single neuron? a) The strength of a neural impulse increases as the strength of the incoming message gets stronger. b) The strength of a neural impulse is the same each time the neuron fires. c) The neuron may fire during the absolute refractory period. d) The strength of a neural impulse decreases as the strength of the incoming message gets stronger. e) The lack of a neural impulse is different each time the neuron fires.
b) The strength of a neural impulse is the same each time the neuron fires.
Which of the following is true of rods? a) They respond to color. b) They are responsible for night vision. c) They are found mainly in the fovea. d) They operate mainly in the daytime. e) The operate mainly in the indoors.
b) They are responsible for night vision.
You are watching sleep researchers monitor the sleep of a normal adult. The participant is hooked up to an EEG. What brain waves would you observe as the person becomes drowsy and then enters the first stage of sleep? a) alpha eventually replaced by delta b) alpha eventually replaced by theta c) delta eventually replaced by beta d) delta eventually replaced by theta e) alpha eventually replaced by beta
b) alpha eventually replaced by theta
The emotional bond that forms between an infant and a primary caregiver is called _________. a) temperament b) attachment c) trust d) habituation e) accommodation
b) attachment
Mothers who were unresponsive, insensitive, and coldly rejecting were associated with ___________ attached infants. a) securely b) avoidant c) ambivalent d) disorganized/disoriented e) slow-to-warm-up
b) avoidant
As an infant, Stephanie received many penicillin injections from the doctor. When she later saw a photographer in a white coat that was similar to the doctor's coat, she started to cry. This is an example of: a) instrumental learning b) classical conditioning c) habituation d) observational learning e) operant conditioning
b) classical conditioning
The learning of phobias is a very good example of which certain type of classical conditioning? a) conditioned taste aversion b) conditioned emotional response c) instinctive drift d) innate learning e) instinctual learning
b) conditioned emotional response
Pavlov placed meat powder in the mouths of the dogs, and they began to salivate. Pavlov's student noticed that after a few days the dogs began to salivate at the sound of the student's footsteps. The salivation to the sound of the footsteps was a: a) positive reinforcer b) conditioned response c) secondary reinforcer d) primary reinforcer e) unconditioned response
b) conditioned response
The motor cortex is located in the ________ lobe of the brain. a) parietal b) frontal c) occipital d) temporal e) auditory
b) frontal
The greatest disadvantage of correlational research is __________________. a) it has limited range of values, being only -1 to +1 b) it does not enable cause-and-effect conclusion c) its value can be negative d) its value can be zero e) its value can be positive
b) it does not enable cause-and-effect conclusion
When school psychologist observes a kindergarten classsroom, the psychologist is engaging in a form of ______. a) case study research b) naturalistic observation c) survey research d) experimentation e) psychometric study
b) naturalistic observation
Homer had a low birth weight because his mother did not to eat sufficient amounts of calories during his development during gestation. This best illustrates the power of the: a) natural selection b) prenatal environment c) teratogens d) DNA e) genes
b) prenatal environment
Professor Lawrence was concerned about the validity of a recently reported experiment on the effects of alcohol use. Which process would best enable her to assess the reliability of these findings? a) naturalistic observation b) replication c) random sampling d) a case study e) confirmation
b) replication
Researchers must report their results completely whether the hypothesis was supported or not. Complete reporting is necessary for the purpose of ______________. a) educational knowledge b) replication c) finding a better way to support the hypothesis d) publication e) dissertation
b) replication
In the process known as ________, sensory receptors become less sensitive to repeated presentations of the same stimulus. a) sensation b) sensory adaptation c) discrimination d) sensory fatigue e) perception
b) sensory adaptation
A correlation is a numerical measure of the __________________. a) unintended changes in participants' behavior due to cues from the experimenter. b) strength of the relationship between two variables. c) behaviors of participants of different ages compared at a given time. d) behaviors of participants followed and periodically assessed over time. e) behaviors of participants of all ages compared at a given time.
b) strength of the relationship between two variables.
In the process of shaping, behaviors are ordered in terms of increasing similarity to the desired response. These behaviors are called ________. a) unconditioned stimuli b) successive approximations c) primary reinforcers d) secondary reinforcers e) punishment
b) successive approximations
The branch of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for quick action in an emergency is the ________ division. a) encased by a myelin sheath b) sympathetic c) secondary d) primary e) central
b) sympathetic
Maricella always uses less seasoning on her food than do the other members of her family. Her sister has just taken an introductory psychology course and says to Maricella, ________. a) "I know what you are — you are a taster pro." b) "I know what you are — you are a Gustavus Adolphus." c) "I know what you are — you are a supertaster." d) "I know what you are — you are a taster queen." e) "I know what you are — you are a psychologist."
c) "I know what you are — you are a supertaster."
Vision is not very well developed at birth. As a result, which statement is NOT true about vision at birth? a) Color vision takes approximately 6 months to develop more clearly from birth. b) Visual acuity takes approximately 6 months to develop more clearly from birth. c) Newborns have a clear vision field of 12-14 inches at birth. d) Newborns prefer to look at three-dimensional objects versus two-dimensional. e) Newborns prefer to look at complex patterns and also the human face than other stimuli.
c) Newborns have a clear vision field of 12-14 inches at birth.
A case study would be the most appropriate method to investigate which of these topics? a) The ways in which the games of boys differ from the games of girls. b) The effects of immunizations on one thousand children born in 1983. c) The development of a male baby raised as a female after a surgical error destroyed his penis. d) The math skills of students in Japan as compared to those of U.S. students. e) Physiological changes that occur when people watch violent movies.
c) The development of a male baby raised as a female after a surgical error destroyed his penis.
Why do you see a lemon as yellow? a) Opposing processing between the visual cortex and auditory cortex. b)The lemon absorbs red and blue wavelengths. c) The lemon might reflect only yellow wavelengths in the yellow region of the spectrum. d) The lemon absorbs yellow wavelengths in the yellow region of the spectrum. e) The lemon distracts all of the other colors in the spectrum.
c) The lemon might reflect only yellow wavelengths in the yellow region of the spectrum.
What was the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) in the case of Little Albert? a) a high chair b) a rat c) a loud noise d) a small enclosed space e) dog
c) a loud noise
Modern psychology is best described as the scientific study of a) conscious and unconscious mental activity b) observable responses to the environment c) behavior and mental processes d) maladaptive and adaptive behaviors e) thoughts and attitudes
c) behavior and mental processes
The Muller-Lyer illusion exists in cultures in which there are ________. a) more men than women b) lots of telephone poles c) buildings with lots of corners d) more women than men e) more men than women
c) buildings with lots of corners
Sue noticed that whenever she opened the door to the pantry, her dog would come into the kitchen and act hungry, by drooling and whining. She thought that because the dog food was stored in the pantry, the sound of the door had become a(n): a) conditioned response b) unconditioned stimulus c) conditioned stimulus d) unconditioned response e) neutral response
c) conditioned stimulus
Mary Ainsworth observed that securely attached infants __________. a) do not seem to care when the mother leaves the room and do not seek her out on her return b) protest loudly when the mother leaves but resist contact with her when she returns c) cry if the mother leaves the room, are easily soothed, and welcome her back when she returns d) are not concerned upon separation but cry to be picked up and held on her return e) are not concerned upon separation and do not respond to her return
c) cry if the mother leaves the room, are easily soothed, and welcome her back when she returns
To obtain objective information, researchers sometimes must deceive their subjects. Ethically, research involving deception must always ________. a) pay participants b) maintain subject anonymity c) explain the deception to the subjects after the data is collected and obtain their informed consent to use the information obtained d) use a survey method e) use double-blind control
c) explain the deception to the subjects after the data is collected and obtain their informed consent to use the information obtained
The American Psychological Association (APA) creates ethical guidelines urging psychologists to a) warn in advance research participants of the specific hypothesis that the experiment will test b) stay away from the manipulation of independent variables in research involving participants c) explain the study to the participants after the research has been finished d) increase the difficulty level of research while keeping validity e) Stop polluting the environment
c) explain the study to the participants after the research has been finished
Harvey sustained major injuries in the hippocampus. He is most likely experiencing difficulty in: a) emotional regulation b) perception c) forming new memories d) motor coordination e) speech production
c) forming new memories
A sound mixer is impressed by the new equipment that was just installed in his recording studio. He says that now he will be able to help singers and musicians produce better CDs because he can eliminate unneeded and undesired wavelengths. What term describes the characteristic of sounds waves that the sound mixer is now able to alter? a) amplitude b) volleying c) frequency d) saturation e) wavelength
c) frequency
Aaron is a middle-aged physician. He gives back to the community by acting as a mentor to teenagers interested in entering the medical profession. Erikson would say that Aaron is experiencing _________. a) intimacy b) identity c) generativity d) integrity e) industry
c) generativity
Eating, drinking, sexual behavior, temperature control, and sleeping are strongly influenced by the ________. a) hippocampus b) thalamus c) hypothalamus d) amygdala e) pons
c) hypothalamus
The development of formal operations in adolescence leads to ______. a) extroverted behavior b) a lessening of self-analysis compared to preoperational thought c) introspection and egocentrism d) thinking in terms of concrete things e) thinking more about others than themselves
c) introspection and egocentrism
A researcher places dogs in a cage with metal bars on the floor. The dogs are randomly given electric shocks and can do nothing to prevent them or stop them. Later, the same dogs are placed in a cage where they can escape the shocks by jumping over a low hurdle. When the shocks are given, the dogs do not even try to escape. They just sit and cower. This is an example of: a) aversive conditioning b) vicarious learning c) learned helplessness d) avoidance learning e) reinforcement
c) learned helplessness
A client tells his therapist about a dream of riding on a train with his boss. At the end of the journey, the boss gets off the train at a terminal. The therapist suggests that the "terminal" in the dream indicates an unconscious desire by the client to "terminate" his boss. This desire to terminate the boss, if it exists, would reflect what Freud called the ________ content of the dream. a) secondary b) primary c) manifest d) manifestation e) latent
c) manifest
The pediatrician is explaining the rooting reflex to a new mother. This reflect refers to a newborn's tendency to: a) withdraw a foot to escape tickling. b) turn the head toward a blanket placed on the face. c) open the mouth in search of a nipple when touched on the cheek. d) the natural ability to seek attachment with humans. e) spread its toes when the foot is stroked.
c) open the mouth in search of a nipple when touched on the cheek.
Which is the correct order of development of Six Motor Milestones, according to research? a) sitting up with support, sitting up without support, crawling, walking, raising head and chest, rolling over b) crawling, walking, raising head and chest, rolling over, sitting up with support, sitting up without support c) raising head and chest, rolling over, sitting up with support, sitting up without support, crawling, walking d) rolling over, sitting up with support, sitting up without support, crawling, walking, raising head and chest e) rolling over, raising head and chest, sitting up with support, sitting up without support, crawling, walking
c) raising head and chest, rolling over, sitting up with support, sitting up without support, crawling, walking
In operant conditioning, ________ is necessary to create the association between the stimulus and the repetition of a voluntary response. a) a long time delay b) the law of negative effect c) reinforcement d) conditional emotional linkages e) mood linkage
c) reinforcement
________ is an operant-conditioning procedure in which successive approximations of a desired response are reinforced. a) stimulus generalization b) spontaneous recovery c) shaping d) stimulus discrimination e) conditioning
c) shaping
Some people believe that ________ are messages that can be sent to consumers, prompting them to buy a product without their being aware of receiving such messages. a) below threshold perceptions b) inductive perceptions c) subliminal stimuli d) paradoxical sleep e) selective perceptions
c) subliminal stimuli
Dr. Herald discussed the central nervous system with his class. What components would Dr. Herald discuss in his lecture?: a) sensory and motor neurons b) somatic and autonomic subsystems c) the brain and the spinal cord d) sympathetic and parasympathetic branches e) afferent and efferent neurons
c) the brain and the spinal cord
In order to get her 2nd grade students to memorize the poem written on the chalkboard, Mrs. Thyberg gives the students stickers for each poem they can recite from memory. After earning 5 stickers, a student gets to pick a prize out of the goody box. Mrs. Thyberg is using (a) ________ to modify the children's behaviors. a) applied behavior analysis b) negative reinforcement c) token economy d) classical conditioning. e) aversive conditioning
c) token economy
What did Sigmund Freud consider as the key to understanding the nervous disorders he observed? a) free will b) brain physiology c) unconscious mind d) ego e) external consequences
c) unconscious mind
Which of the following statements is true regarding punishment? a) Severe punishment creates fear and anxiety. b) The effect of punishment is often temporary. c) Punishment is the opposite of reinforcement. d) All of these statements are true. e) Some of these statements are true.
d) All of these statements are true.
Joachim and Maricella are going for a romantic walk in the park after an afternoon storm. Maricella looks up in the sky and sees a rainbow. She exclaims, "How beautiful!" Joachim, being something of a geek, might correctly say ________. a) "That's because you are seeing all the wavelengths of light we can see from short to long." b) "You are just seeing the visible spectrum." c) "That's because different wavelengths lead to the perception of different colors." d) All of these things would be true if Joachim said them. e) Some of these things would be true if Joachim said them
d) All of these things would be true if Joachim said them.
In their 1961 paper on instinctive drift, the Brelands determined that three assumptions most Skinnerian behaviorists believed in were not actually true. Which is one of the assumptions that was NOT true? a) All responses are equally able to be conditioned to any stimulus. b) The animal comes to the laboratory a tabula rasa, or "blank slate," and can be taught anything with the right conditioning. c) Differences between species of animals are insignificant. d) All of these were not true. e) All of these were true.
d) All of these were not true.
The concept of latent learning was developed by: a) Skinner b) Thorndike c) Watson d) Tolman e) James
d) Tolman
After some time has passed, you can no longer smell the odor of the onions that your mother used in cooking dinner. Which is the most likely reason for this? a) Your olfactory bulb fell asleep. b) You fell asleep. c) Your temporal lobe is inactive d) You've habituated to the smell, even though it's still there. e) The odor has chemically deteriorated.
d) You've habituated to the smell, even though it's still there.
By what age do infants develop a preference for salty tastes? a) at birth b) within a few days after birth c) at one month d) by four months e) within a year after birth
d) by four months
The cilia in the nasal cavity act in a manner similar to taste buds in that they ________. a) respond to various wavelengths of smell b) only respond to five basic smells c) contain pressure-sensitive elements that detect certain molecules d) contain receptor sites that are stimulated by different molecules e) only respond to complex smells
d) contain receptor sites that are stimulated by different molecules
Which of the following pairs belong together? a) MDMA; acetylcholine b) marijuana; psilocybin c) alcohol; nicotine d) marijuana; tetrahydrocannabinol e) LSD; tetrahydrocannabinol
d) marijuana; tetrahydrocannabinol
People's tendency to perceive a thing a certain way because their previous experiences or expectations influence them is called ________. a) bottom-up processing b) top-down processing c) telepathy d) perceptual expectancy e) perceptual constancy
d) perceptual expectancy
Erin has learned to create a "truly red" light by focusing on only one wavelength of the visible spectrum. She is most likely to be concerned with which property of light? a) intensity b) accommodation c) black and white; color d) saturation e) decibels
d) saturation
Which of the following items is a gauge of the degree of disparity among a set of events? a) mean b) correlation coefficient c) z-score d) standard deviation e) t-score
d) standard deviation
Pavlov's model of classical conditioning was based on the idea that the conditioned stimulus, through its association close in time with the unconditioned stimulus, came to activate the same place in the animal's brain that was originally activated by the unconditioned stimulus. This was known as: a) higher-order conditioning b) the cognitive perspective c) the Skinner model d) stimulus substitution e) stimulus discrimination
d) stimulus substitution
Which theorist proposed the cognitive perspective that explains that classical conditioning occurs because of expectancy? a) Garcia b) Bandura c) Pavlov d) Skinner e) Rescorla
e) Rescorla
The point at which a person can detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the ________. a) noticeable threshold b) range threshold c) difference threshold d) sensation threshold e) absolute threshold
e) absolute threshold
Our brain contains nerves and ________. a) ganglia b) synapse c) neurons d) none of the above e) all of the above
e) all of the above
The gradual decline in the sexual reproductive system of males is called ____________. a) menopause b) perimenopause c) male menopause d) change of life e) andropause
e) andropause
Skinner was to rats as Thorndike was to: a) dogs b) pigeons c) rabbits d) slugs e) cats
e) cats
A(n)_________ is a measure of how strongly two variables are related to one another. a) independent variable b) dependent variable c) experimental effect d) control variable e) correlation
e) correlation
Times when certain internal and external influences have a major impact on development are called ______. a) fetal periods b) germinal periods c) zygotic periods d) latency periods e) critical periods
e) critical periods
Which of the following neurotransmitters is known for its role in schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease? a) GABA b) serotonin c) estrogen d) androgren e) dopamine
e) dopamine
"The whole is greater than the sum of the parts" is a statement associated with the perspective of ______________ . a) introspection b) functionalism c) psychoanalysis d) structuralism e) gestaltism
e) gestaltism
Chemical substances released by the endocrine glands to help regulate bodily functions are ________. a) neurotransmitters b) pons c) reticular formations d) enzymes e) hormones
e) hormones
Linda has areas of her brain that have been damaged due to an accident, her neurologist refers to the damaged areas as a) hemispheres b) PET scans c) CAT scans d) brain tumors e) lesions
e) lesions
Endorphins are found where neurons meet skeletal muscles a) are antagonist that blocks neurotransmitter receptor sites b) are radically different in function from neurotransmitters c) are less powerful than enkaphalins d) are used by the brain to help increase concentration e) reduce pain messages in the brain
e) reduce pain messages in the brain
The story of Phineas Gage demonstrates the important of the: a) link between the body and mind b) role of blood pressure in depression c) role of the hypothalamus in memory d) role of the corpus callosum in personality e) role of the frontal lobe in mood and personality
e) role of the frontal lobe in mood and personality
For a person to feel the pain of a broken toe, _________ must first send information from the toe to the central nervous system. a) interneurons b) afferent neurons c) motor neurons d) glial cells e) sensory neurons
e) sensory neurons
Nicotine is a ________. a) narcotic b) psychogenic drug c) depressant d) hallucinogen e) stimulant
e) stimulant
As part of an assignment, Bill's class was asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire on prejudice. Which research method was Bill's professor using? a) laboratory experiment b) naturalistic observation c) field experiment d) case study e) survey
e) survey
What was Mary Ainsworth trying to determine when she devised an experimental method called the Strange Situation? a) the nature of gestural communication between mothers and babies b) aspects of purposeful exploration as the baby investigates a strange environment c) parental discipline styles in the first year of life d) the distinction between separation and stranger anxiety e) the nature of attachment between caretakers and babies
e) the nature of attachment between caretakers and babies
