Pop Quiz 1 Flashcards
What is a study called in which neither researchers nor participants are aware of who’s in the experimental or control group?
A.True experiment B. Double Blind study C. Cross sectional Study D. Single Blind study - - - B
What does it mean if two items are correlated?
A. They follow each other in succession B. They are statistically related C. If one increases the other will increase D. One causes the other - - - B - note: not C.they don't have to both be increasing, the correlation could be Negative or Positive (1 decreasing 1 increasing)
Which research method is high in internal validity but sometimes low in external validity?
A. Naturalistic Observation B. Case Studies C. Correlational Designs D. Experimental Designs - - - D
Which of the following best describes neural plasticity?
A. a measurement of cognitive capacity
B. The nervous system’s ability to change
C. The surgical insertion of artificial components (usually made of plastic) to overcome brain damage
D. The increase in overall brain size that occurs during prenatal development, infancy and early childhood
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Which branch of the peripheral nervous system interacts with the brain, especially the limbic system, to regulate our emotions and internal physical states?
A. Automatic B. Somatic C. Sensory D. Autonomic - - - D
Opiates such as codeine and morphine function as ________. and what doe this mean?
A. Antagonists B. Agonists C. Antarctics D. Arthritics - - - B: Agonists, meaning they Increase Receptor site Activity
What is the role of Agonists?
The increase receptor site activity
Which drug has both stimulant and hallucinogenic properties? It increases self-confidence, a sense of wellbeing and empathy, but has many serious physical side effects.
A.Crystal Meth B. Hashish C. Crack Cocaine D. Ecstacy - - - D
Brigitte was attempting to cut back on the amount of alcohol she drank. But without the alcohol, she felt anxious, had trouble sleeping, and was often confused. What are these symptoms characteristic of?
A. Tolerance B. Substance abuse C. Withdrawal D. Psychological Dependance - - - C: Withdrawal > Psychological dependance(needs/cravings). Is withdrawal as it says "without alcohol"
Colour blindness if most often due to the absence of one or more types of _______ in the eye?
A. Shadows B. Retinas C. Rods D. Cones - - - D
What is the scenario of people sitting down in a chair, and soon forgetting the sensation of the chair unless it is extremely uncomfortable, an example of?
A. Subliminary Perception B. Weber's Law C. Absolute Threshold D. Sensory Adaptation - - - D
What is the idea that a door looks like a door whether it is open, shut, or partially closed an example of?
A. Subliminal Perception B. Shape Constancy C. Binocular Cues D. Size Constancy - - - B
Perceptual set occurs when a person’s expectations influence his or her perceptions. which is the following is the best example of perceptual set?
A. Even though half of the children were standing in bright light and the other half in the shadow, Chuck could still see that they were all wearing bright orange shirts
B. When a friend walks away from you, his or her image becomes smaller, but you will not notice this
C. While Kevin saw the misshapen letter as an ‘H’, Martha thought it was an ‘A’ because it was followed by the letters ‘ce’
D. A door is still a door whether or not it is open or closed
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What is Perceptual Set?
when a person’s expectations influence his or her perceptions.
