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1
Q

Which of these represents the strongest correlation coefficient?
+3.98 +0.48 0.00 -.76

A

-.76

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A graph depicts that as the number of individuals with polio increases, the number of ice cream sales increases. What does the graph suggest?

a. Eating ice cream causes polio
b. Individuals with polio tend to eat more ice cream
c. Both of the above
d. Neither of the above

A

Neither of the above because you need to take into account a third variable. In this case its weather. The heat.

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What research method should you use for the question “do NYU students support the presidents’ policies?

a. Survey
b. Experiment
c. Case Study
d. Naturalistic Observation

A

Survey because they allow you to gather information on peoples beliefs

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Can the presence of food-related cues in TV commercials cause an increase in the amount of food undergraduates eat?

a. Survey
b. Experiment
c. Case Study
d. Naturalistic Observation

A

Experimental

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Do undergraduates with anxiety disorders share similar early childhood experiences?

a. Survey
b. Experiment
c. Case Study
d. Naturalistic Observation

A

Survey

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Do Intro to Psych students seem bored during class?

a. Survey
b. Experiment
c. Case Study
d. Naturalistic Observation

A

Naturalistic observation?

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Which messages last longer?

a. Neural messages
b. Endocrine messages
c. There’s no difference between the two.

A

b. Endocrine messages because they are hormonal/ slower so stay in the body longer

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Stimuli in the right half of the visual field are registered by receptors on the __________ side of each eye that send signals to the ____________ hemisphere.

left, left
right, right
left, right
right, left

A

left, left

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Researchers interested in investigating individuals with a split-brain are most likely to use which of the following research designs?

Case study
Survey
Experiment

A

case study

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If no one sees a tomato, is the tomato red?
yes or no

A

no because color is in the brain

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Wilhelm Wundt defined psychology as

a. the scientific study of behavior.
b. the scientific study of the unconscious.
c. the scientific study of the brain.
d. the scientific study of conscious experience.

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d. the scientific study of conscious experience

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The key to understanding human behavior, according to Sigmund Freud, was to focus on __________ and the __________ level of the human mind.

a. external factors; conscious
b. external factors; unconscious
c. internal psychological processes; conscious
d. internal psychological processes; unconscious

A

d. internal psychological processes; unconscious

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The unifying theme that “psychology is theoretically diverse” implies that

a. psychology has not, as yet, focused on empirical observations.

b. there are often several ways to interpret a set of observations.

c. psychology focuses on unrelated observations.

d. psychology is failing in the goal of being a science.

A

b. there are often several ways to interpret a set of observations.

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When Watson proposed that psychology should only study observable behaviors and not consciousness, he was emphasizing the unifying theme that

a. behavior is influenced by multiple causes

b. people’s experience of the world is highly subjective

c. psychology should use theories

d. psychology should be empirical

A

d. psychology should be empirical

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While theories are most closely associated with the scientific goal of ___________________, hypotheses are most closely associated with the goal of ___________________.

application; description
description; application
understanding; prediction
prediction; understanding

A

understanding; prediction

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16
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Psychologists use a variety of data collection techniques; which of the following is best suited for studying attitudes?

Questionnaires
Naturalistic observations
Psychological tests
Physiological recordings

A

questionnaire b/c they allow you a way to gather information on. behavior and attitudes

17
Q

Your friend Jackie is interested in exploring how frequently bullying behavior occurs in real-life settings, and asks you what research design to use. You should advise her to use the __________ design.

case study
experimental
controlled
naturalistic observations

A

naturalistic observations

18
Q

For his experiment, Dr. Smith is exploring whether manipulating the amount of caffeine college students drink each day has am effect on their academic performance. In this study, caffeine intake serves the

dependent variable.
independent variable.
control variable.
confounding variable.

A

independent variable.

19
Q

Which of the following correlation coefficients is the strongest?

+1.29
-0.84
-0.67
+0.73

A

-.84

20
Q

As interest rates increase, house sales decline, indicating

a direct correlation between the two variables.
a positive correlation between the two variables.
a negative correlation between the two variables.
no correlation between the two variables.

A

a negative correlation between the two variables.

21
Q

The tendency for survey subjects to provide answers that place them in a favorable light is referred to as

sampling bias.
response stereotyping.
response bias.
socially desirable responding.

A

socially desirable responding

22
Q

In computers, when the print command is executed, a cable carries this signal from the computer to the printer. In comparing a computer to a neuron, the cable that carries the signal between the computer and the printer would be equivalent to

a refractory potential.
the axon.
the dendrites.
the soma.

A

the axon

23
Q

The tiny electrical charge that exists when a neuron is NOT receiving or sending information is called

an action potential.
a synaptic gap.
a resting potential.
a postsynaptic potential.

A

a resting potential

24
Q

___________________ play(s) a role in learning and memory.

Acetylcholine
Dopamine
Endorphins
Gaba

A

acetylcholine

25
Q

Abnormalities at norepinephrine and serotonin synapses appear to play a role in which of the following?

hyperactivity
depression
high anxiety
increased appetite

A

depression

26
Q

The movement of voluntary skeletal muscles involved in doing calisthenics is under the control of the

somatic nervous system.
parasympathetic nervous system.
sympathetic nervous system.
autonomic nervous system.

A

somatic nervous system

27
Q

Wanda fell down some stairs and hit her head. Prior to her accident, she was an excellent flute player, but she now has difficulty coordinating the finger movements required in complex musical pieces. It is likely that in the fall, Wanda damaged her

reticular formation.
amygdala.
cerebellum.
temporal lobe.

A

cerebellum

28
Q

If a right-handed subject whose corpus callosum has been severed is asked to reproduce a drawing, you would predict

best performance by the right hand.
best performance by the left hand.
equal performance by the two hands.
an inability to draw with either hand.

A

best performance by the left hand.

29
Q

Roger feels something land on his hand but has yet to interpret that feeling in order to interpret or identify it. At this point in time, Roger has experienced which process(es)?

Sensation
Perception
Both sensation and perception
Parallel processing

A

sensation

30
Q

People who are “color blind” cannot:

see certain colors
see any colors
distinguish between certain colors
distinguish between black and white

A

distinguish between certain colors

31
Q

Which of the following statements MOST accurately describes how visual information is transmitted to the brain?

Signals from each eye only go to the corresponding (same) hemisphere of the brain.

Signals from both eyes go to both hemispheres of the brain.

Signals from each eye only go to the opposite hemisphere of the brain.

Signals from the fovea of each eye go to the left hemisphere, and signals from the remaining areas of the retina go to the right hemisphere.

A

Signals from both eyes go to both hemispheres of the brain.

right side of each eye when looking to the right

left side of each eye when looking to the left

32
Q

When Stewart wakes up at night and has to walk from his bedroom to the bathroom in the dark, he is most directly aided in this process by his

cones.
monocular cues.
irises.
rods.

A

rods

33
Q

When taking a picture, photographers attempt to draw people’s attention toward a particular image. This is one example of the Gestalt principle of:

closure.
figure-ground.
proximity.
symmetry.

A

figure and ground

34
Q

According to the principle of __________________, gaps are filled to create a complete, whole object.

proximity
closure
simplicity
continuity

A

closure

35
Q

Visual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called _____.

monocular cues
monochromatic cues
binocular cues
dichromatic cues

A

binocular cues

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