Psychology2e Flashcards
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Chapter 2
- True or False: The mind is observable
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B. False
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- What is the term that states a scientific hypothesis is capable of being shown to be incorrect?
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B. Falsifiable
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Which of the following best defines “naturalistic observation”?
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C. Observing behavior in its natural setting
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- A study showed students who spent more time studying got better grades on their midterms. It is an example of a positive*** correlation.
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Positive Correlation
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- Which best describes a “double-blind study”?x
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D. Where both the researchers and participants are blind to the group assignments.
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What do we use to find out if there are meaningful differences between two groups?
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A. Statistical analysis
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- Validity is when a tool measures exactly what it’s meant to measure.
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Validity
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- Which best describes a dependent variable?
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B. The variable being measured
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- Correction applies when:
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C. Two or more variables have relationship.
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Chapter 3
- Where can the cerebral cortex be found?
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B. Forebrain.
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- True or False: Genetics are solely biological.
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B. False.
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- Which of the following best describes the Broca’s area?
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B. Essential in speech production.
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- Which of following best describes the Wernicke’s area?
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A. Essential in speech comprehension.
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- What does the right hemisphere of the brain control?
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D. The left side of the body.
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- What happened to Phineas Gage after an iron rod went through his brain?
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D. His personality changed
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- Some sensory messages immediately acted on by (two words) spinal cord.
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Spinal cord.
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Chapters 4&5
- Melatonin, in the psychology world, is:
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B. A hormone to help regulate sleep wake-cycles.
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- True or False: There is nothing we can do to help realign our circadian rhythm and biological clocks.
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B. False
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- Meditation maybe helpful in:
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C. Both A and B
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Chapter 8
- The storage capacity of long-term memory is
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D. Essentially limitless
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- The functions of memory are.
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D. Encoding, storage, and retrieval
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- Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is also known as.
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D. Blocking
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- George Miller found most people can remember how many items in short-term memory?
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C. Seven
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- Which of the following is NOT a way you can retrieve information out of your long-term memory storage system?
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D. Remembering
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6. Which part of the brain is involved in fear and fear memories
A. Amygdala
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7. True or False: The formulation of new memories is sometimes called reconstruction
False
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8. Which of the following best describes misinformation effect paradigm?
C. Your feelings and view of the world distorting your memory of past events
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9. The best way to describe a flashbulb memory is:
C. When you have an exceptionally clear recollection of an event.
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10. When study your midterms, the material you’re learning will be part of your
D. Explicit memory
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Bonus: Give an example of a flashbulb memory.
Flashbulb memory is a vivid memory about an emotionally significant event, historic, or other notable event people often experience these memories in photographic detail, and can recall aspects like what they were doing when the event occurred or how they learned about what happened. Flashbulb memories tend to endure over long periods of time, although it’s not clear if people continue to remember the events with accuracy.
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Bonus: Provide an example of positive punishment and negative reinforcement. State, which example is the punishment in which is the reinforcement.
Positive punishment: A parent gives their child extra drawers to do after they misbehave by staying out past curfew (adding a consequence to discourage the behavior). Negative reinforcement: A student completes their homework assignment to avoid getting a bad grade from their teacher (removing and under undesirable stimulus by performing the desired behavior). Key point: In this example, “extra chores” is the punishment (positive punishment) because it’s something added as a consequence, while “avoiding a bad grade” is something in the reinforcement (negative punishment) because it’s removing something unpleasant to encourage the desired behavior.
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Bonus: In order for a test to be normed in standardized.
It must be tested on a representative sample of the population it is intended for.
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Bonus: Provide a creative scenario to explain the Placebo Effect.
The placebo effect is a way for your brain to tell the body what it needs to feel better. But placebos are not all about releasing brainpower.
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bonus: List the types of encoding we discussed in class.
Visual and Auditory and Semantic.
