FINAL EXAM for Psychology

Question 1

Who is considered the Father of Psychology?

Answer 1

William James

Question 2

What is the difference between agonist and antagonist in terms of their influence on neurotransmitters?

Answer 2

agonist activates or increases, antagonist blocks or decreases

Question 3

What is the main goal of research participants?

Answer 3

protect the research participants

Question 4

If damage occurs near Wernicke’s area, a persons _____ would be impaired.

Answer 4

speech recognition

Question 5

If damage occurs near Broca’s area, a persons _____ would be impaired.

Answer 5

speech production

Question 6

Which type of imaging measures brain activity by detecting changes with blood flow?

Answer 6

fMRI

Question 7

If a researcher finds that two variables are correlated, it is reasonable to assume that one caused the one?

Answer 7

no correlation does not equal causation

Question 8

The process of informing potential participants about the risks and benefits of participating in a given study is known as what?

Answer 8

Informed Consent

Question 9

This structure in the brain is associated with emotion processing

Answer 9

The Amygdala

Question 10

____ occurs when one fails to notice a readily visible yet unexpected visual stimuli?

Answer 10

Inattentional blindness

Question 11

The first two schools of psychology were

Answer 11

Structuralism and Functionalism

Question 12

If one group is given the medication and the other is a sugar pill that would not do anything. What is the sugar pill?

Answer 12

a placebo

Question 13

One of the great debates has been the nature/nurture question regarding many topics. the nature or nurture question refers to

Answer 13

what behavior someone observes and how they feel about it.

Question 14

Alex recently suffered damage to his eardrum, resulting in hearing loss. Based on the lecture which type of loss would this be?

Answer 14

conduction hearing loss.

Question 15

What is the definition of psychology

Answer 15

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

Question 16

Dylan is able to focus on reading and ignore background sounds. This skill is known as

Answer 16

selective attention

Question 17

a researcher wants to study gender differences in classroom behaviors. The researcher examines this by visiting classrooms and documenting specific behaviors and gender. this type of research is known as

Answer 17

a naturalistic observation

Question 18

In an experiment, what is true about the control group

Answer 18

they are the group that does not receive the treatment

Question 19

The process by which we convert external stimuli into neural impulses is known as

Answer 19

transduction

Question 20

Lilian recently hit her head and is now having trouble producing words and is speaking is non-sensible sentences. Assuming no other areas are affected, which region or structure of the brain was likely damaged?

Answer 20

Brocas Area

Question 21

The chemical messengers released between neurons, such as serotonin and dopamine, are called

Answer 21

neurotransmitters

Question 22

The lobe that is responsible for decision making judgment, goal-oriented behavior and inhibiting our emotional center is what lobe?

Answer 22

The frontal lobe

Question 23

Damage to our occipital love most likely impacts our

Answer 23

vision

Question 24

An elderly woman had damage to her brain after a stroke that caused her to hear music playing when there was no music. This indicates she had damage to which lobe

Answer 24

Temporal lobe

Question 25

A testable prediction is a

Answer 25

hypothesis

Question 26

the simultaneous processing of information at both conscious and unconscious levels is called

Answer 26

dual processing

Question 27

in class we discussed when participants were able to identify shape correctly nearly 80% of the time despite not being able to see them.

Answer 27

blindsight

Question 28

what are the 4 attachment styles

Answer 28

secure, ambivalent, avoidance, disorganized

Question 29

____ is the influence of bodily sensations, gestures, and other states on cognitive preferences and judgments.

Answer 29

cognitive embodiment

Question 30

what is sleep apnea

Answer 30

stop breathing during sleep followed by snort of air for a few seconds

Question 31

It takes an entire night to go through the sleep cycles once.

Answer 31

false

Question 32

Parents that tend to have more of a balance between structure and responsiveness are displaying which type of parenting style

Answer 32

authoritative

Question 33

Jennifer is beginning to display abstract thinking and logic, noting that learning in one context can be applied in another. What stage is she in?

Answer 33

formal operational

Question 34

Based on piagets theory conservation is the understanding that

Answer 34

Development stages stages occur in a perdictable sequence

Question 35

The type of scan measures glucose consumption in the brain resulting in images of the brain or other organs

Answer 35

PET Scan

Question 36

Studies of monkey raised with artificial mothers suggest that mother infant emotional bonds result primary from mothers providing infants with

Answer 36

body contact

Question 37

What is the correct order of piagets stages of cognitive development

Answer 37

sensorimotor, pre-operational, formal operational, concrete operational

Question 38

What is the name for a drug that prevents neurotransmitters from binding to a receptor nueron

Answer 38

antagonist

Question 39

From around 18 months to 3 years children are attempting to become more independent. Erickson refers to this stage is

Answer 39

autonomy vs shame and doubt

Question 40

Erikson suggests that after the age of 65 people are dealing with feelings related to

Answer 40

ego integrity vs despair

Question 41

A child’s temperament is likely to be

Answer 41

a product of parenting style

Question 42

in class we did the hole in the hand activity what concept does this highlight

Answer 42

binocular vision

Question 43

what happens if an individual has narcolepsy

Answer 43

they suddenly and uncontrollably fall asleep

Question 44

this attachment style is often the result of abuse or neglect from the caregiver as a result individuals tend to have trouble getting close to others, function independently, and prefer casual relationships

Answer 44

avoidant

Question 45

when emma, a young child, sees a zebra she immediately says Horse suggesting she is using _____ later after learning about the animals distinguishing features she says zebra which an example of _____

Answer 45

accommodation/assimilation

Question 46

located within the retina, which of the following receptors is responsible for detecting movement, black, white, and gray and works in low light

Answer 46

rods

Question 47

the four horsemen. if Elaine repeatedly withdraws to avoid conflict this would be an example of

Answer 47

stonewallling

Question 48

Tara is able to read complex sentences with the help of her parent that she is unable to read alone. this area of learning would best be understood as

Answer 48

bottom up processing

Question 49

Alondra grew up in a culture that valued harmony, social responsibility, and doing what is best for the group. this is an example of

Answer 49

collectivism