Exam 1001

Question 1

The basic goals of psychology and psychological research are:

Answer 1

Describe, predict, control/change, and explain

Question 2

Which early school emphasized studying the components of the conscious mind?

Answer 2

Structuralism

Question 3

This individual has an MD and takes a biological approach to mental disorders

Answer 3

Psychiatrist

Question 4

The word psyche comes from the Greek word that means:

Answer 4

Soul

Question 5

This branch of psychology focuses on patterns of thoughts and behaviors that make individuals unique.

Answer 5

Personality

Question 6

In class we studied the case of Buddy who committed murder. Professor Valdez says the reason Buddy committed murder was because of his faulty and irrational thinking. Professor Valdez’ comment represents which major perspective (school of thought)?

Answer 6

Cognitive

Question 7

If there is a correlation coefficient of + .85 for the relationship between ice cream sales and murders, we would expect that as ice cream sales ________, murders __________.

Answer 7

Increase, increase

Question 8

Scientific knowledge that is grounded in objective, tangible evidence is said to be:

Answer 8

Empirical

Question 9

This type of research involves looking at past records or past data sets.

Answer 9

Archival

Question 10

An unanticipated outside factor that affects either the dependent or independent variable is known as a(n):

Answer 10

Confounding variable

Question 11

Which of the following is an hypothesis?

Answer 11

Taking paxil (an anti-depressant) will decrease depression in people.

and

Reinforcing a child to make his bed each morning by giving a reward will increase the number of times he will make his bed each week.

Question 12

Before an individual (subject) can participate in psychological research he or she must:

Answer 12

Sign an informed consent form

Question 13

The Central Nervous System:

Answer 13

Include the brain and spinal cord

Question 14

Seratonin and Dopamine are examples of:

Answer 14

Neurotransmitters

Question 15

If you read an article in the Washington Post’s health section that specifically refers to the process of potassium and sodium gates, you know the article is talking about:

Answer 15

An action potential in an axon

Question 16

This area of the brain is responsible for keeping you awake and alert while taking this practice test.

Answer 16

Reticular formation

Question 17

Ms. Li all of a sudden developed the inability to speak. The emergency room physician is certain she suffered a stroke. If true, the stroke most likely occurred in the _____ side of her brain in _____.

Answer 17

Left; Broca’s area

Question 18

The auditory cortex is located in the:

Answer 18

Temporal lobe

Question 19

Dr. Deshevski wants to study the effects of a new drug on memory. She decides to have two groups one that will receive the new drug and one group that will receive a placebo. This type of study is known as:

Answer 19

An experimental study

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT an intellectual standard?

Answer 20

Assumptions

Question 21

If we say the following: “How can we best explain, predict, control/change, and describe human behavior and mental processes in context?” This reflects which element of reasoning?

Answer 21

Key question

Question 22

In the syllabus you read the following: “there are intelligible and discoverable reasons why humans behave, think, and feel the way they do.” This statement refers to which element of reasoning?

Answer 22

Assumptions

Question 23

The encoding of words and their meaning is known as _____ encoding.

Answer 23

Semantic

Question 24

This type of memory lasts for approximately 30 seconds.

Answer 24

Short-term memory

Question 25

Shawn has not ridden his bicycle in 25 years. Today, he decided to get exercise and go for a ride on his son’s bike. He was surprised that he did not forget how to ride. This type of memory is known as:

Answer 25

Procedural memory

Question 26

This part of the brain is implicated in transferring information from short-term memory to long-term memory.

Answer 26

Hippocampus

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways to retrieve information from your long-term memory?

Answer 27

All of the above are ways to retrieve information from long-term memory.

Question 28

Sheldon was involved in an auto accident and now cannot remember anything prior to the accident. The type of amnesia he has is known as:

Answer 28

Retrograde

Question 29

When old information interferes with the recall of new information, the process is known as:

Answer 29

Proactive interference

Question 30

In class you heard the story of a Russian newspaper reporter whose memory was tested by Dr. Luria. The reporter was able to recall 75 words in order, frontwards and backwards. What did the reporter use to help his memory?

Answer 30

A mnemonic device

Question 31

The mice in B.F. Skinner’s operant conditioning chamber learned through:

Answer 31

Reward and punishment

Question 32

Short-term memory holds:

Answer 32

5-9 chunks

Question 33

_____ usually have larger sample sizes, _____ involve a very small sample.

Answer 33

Surveys, case studies

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT an explanation for falsely identified suspects?

Answer 34

False memory syndrome

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT scientifically proven to help students remember material for a test?

Answer 35

Listening to music while studying

Question 36

After a very traumatic event, Brian was struggling to get the memory out of his head. This is called _______, it and might involve the _______.

Answer 36

Persistence, amygdala

Question 37

Identical twins always have the exact same:

Answer 37

Genotype

Question 38

Dopamine and serotonin can be found in the _____, which is part of the ______.

Answer 38

Synaptic vesicles; neuron

Question 39

Candy has a medical issue involving her sympathetic nervous symptom. Which of the following could be a symptom she experiences?

Answer 39

She has digestive problems

Question 40

Kira has been feeling uncomfortable and nervous recently and lost a significant amount of weight. Her doctor diagnosed her with:

Answer 40

Hypothyroidism