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26 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following measurements would you make if you were collecting data in a Response performance task?
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Reaction time, Response accuracy, and Stimulus judgement
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Males with Androgen insensitivity Syndrome cannot detect the presence of which of the following hormones circulating in their body?
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Testosterone
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Someone who believes that human behavior is due to "nature" could explain the actions of a serial killer int he following way:
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He was born a killer because of fundamental difference in the genetic makeup of his brain
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Which of the following neurotransmitters mediates alertness and vigilance?
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Norepinephrine
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You are sitting in the dining hall, watching people fill up their drinks at the soda machine. You wonder if women are more likely than men to choose a diet drink because perhaps they are more likely to count calories. What have you done?
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You have developed a theory
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IRB:______::IACUC:_________
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Human subjects; animal subjects
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Anti-anxiety drugs like Valium agonize the activity of which of the following neurotransmitters in order to help people feel relaxed?
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GABA
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What are functions of the nervous system?
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- detect stimuli in the environment
- determine the significance of stimuli in the environment - make a decision based on the stimuli - execute a response to the stimuli |
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What is the main drawback of lesioning a region in the brain in order to study its function?
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You are trying to infer normal function from an abnormal brain
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What distinguishes biological and cultural evolution?
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Biological evolution deals with understanding the development of our ability to walk upright
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What are characteristics of the way hormones function?
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- Travel trhoughout the body in the bloodstream and can influence multiple distant targets
-Hormones take much less time to exert their effects than neurons - Effects of hormones can be felt for a long time after release into bloodstream |
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What is a function of interneurons?
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Communicate with other neurons, often over short distances
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What are functions of the prefrontal cortex?
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- Helps us direct and maintain attention
- Helps us make and act out our plans - Helps us empathize with others - helps provide us with our sense of self |
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Why would it be a problem using surveys to collect data in psychological studies?
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self-report bias
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What are the four levels used in Psychology to understand human behavior?
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- biological
- individual - cultural - social |
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What drug increases the synthesis of a neurotransmitter? (Botox, Capsaicin, Nicotine, Prozac, L-dopa)
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L-dopa
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Which of the following is a massive bridge of axons that connects the left and right hemispheres of the cerebral cortex? (Longitudeinal Fissure, Fusiform Gyrus, Central Sulcus, Corpus Callosum, Reticular Formation)
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Corpus Callosum
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Which of the following measures of central tendency best described a distribution skewed by outliers? (Mean, Median, Mode, Range, Standard Deviation)
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Median
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Which of the following is the resting membrane potential of a neuron?
(-70mV, 0mV, +70mV, -30mV) |
-70mV
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For Nature/Nurture debate which one do these two side with? "You are an intelligent person because your parents read books to you every night as a child" and "You are a short person because your mother drank alcohol when you were in the womb"?
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Nurture
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"Serve as a relay station between the periphery and the brain" and "Mediate quick reflexive behavior" are functions of what?
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Spinal cord
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What are data collection methods that make a physical measurement of the brain?
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- PET scan
- Electrophysiology - Psychophysiological Assessment - fMRI |
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In general, a signal travels through a neuron in what order?
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Dendrite - Soma - Axon - Terminal Buttons
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What are functions that attribute to the cerebellum?
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- Motor learning
- Making plans - Empathy |
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How will the activation pattern of a neuron in the eye exposed to a dim light differ from a neuron in the eye that has been exposed to a bright light?
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Neurons exposed to a bright light will initiate more action potential
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Which subcortical structures interacts extensively with the peripheral nervous system and the endocrine system?
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Hypothalamus
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