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What best describes the mind |
The brain and its activities |
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Although the bulk of psychology focuses on human behavior, studying animal behavior has been an essential part of the discipline that allows for _______ |
making essential comparisons with humans |
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Rosa, a doctoral student in psychology, observes that one of her young study participants grimaces after taking a bite of broccoli. His facial expression is an example of __________ |
a behavior |
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A doctor notices that many soldiers returning from fighting in the trenches in World War 1 were highly anxious, fearful of loud noises, and having difficulty reconnecting with their families. He asks them to record personal observations of their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a journal. This process is called _______ |
transference |
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It is difficult of others to confirm an an individual's subjectives introspections, therefore, the approach does not lend itself well to _______ |
the scientific method |
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The ancient Greek philosopher Plato was one of the earliest thinkers to address the question. "What is the mind?" He viewed the mind as three parts that must be in balance: ________ |
Reason, Spirit, Appetite |
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Science comes from the Latin (scientia), which means "knowledge." According to your text, which of the following best describes "science" today? |
A special way of learning about reality through systematic observation and experimentation |
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One important difference between science and everyday observations is that science relies on _______ |
objectivity |
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When we make conclusions based on observations of our immediate circle of acquaintances, friends and loved ones, we are engaging in ________ |
hit or miss observations |
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You and your roommate are supporting different presidential candidates. You frequently debate the claims that each candidate makes against the other on various issues. What is an example of you not thinking critically. |
You are loyal to your candidate and defend the claims with evidence provided by the campaign |
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The news headline, "recession Spurs Young in U.S to Forgo or Delay Marriage," described _____ |
data that could have been explained by the trend for Americans to marry at later ages |
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As human beings, we each have a personal set of instructions, or alleles. What term best describes this set? |
Genotype |
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The probability that two people share the same alleles from a common ancestor is referred to as _________ |
relatedness |
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Researches found that scientific combinations of serotonin transporter alleles affected how students reacted to being bullied. Students with the SS alleles had the strongest reaction, those with the LL alleles the mildest reaction, and those with the heterozygous SL alleles reacted somewhere in between. What do these results suggest? |
The L and S alleles do not have a dominant/ recessive relationship |
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In one study, rats licks frequently during infancy by their mothers were calmer than rats licked infrequently when faced with stress later in life. What is the most likely explanation for this? |
By licking their pups,these mothers had influenced the expression of genes that influenced responses to a stress hormone |
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On a field assignment with her students, Professor Miller observes two male elephant seals engaged in a fierce battle. She explains to her students that they are fighting for mating control of the female harem, a process termed _______ |
intrasexual Selection |
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Hal meets some friends at the local sports bar. After drinking several beers, Hal picks a fight with someone that he thinks is giving him "dirty" looks. Normally very mellow and cam, the alcohol has interfered with Hal's judgment, causing him to lose control. Which theory best explains Hal's behavior? |
Jackson's theory that the nervous system is organized as a hierarchy |
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Before contemporary research methods were available, ______ provided significant advancements in our understanding of the nervous system. |
phreology |
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How do dendrites facilitate neuronal communication? |
They allow a neuron to receive multiple inputs from other neurons. |
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Following a spinal cord injury, formation of the _______ prevents neural regeneration in the _______ |
Glial Scar, Central Nervous System |
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Marcus is excited to be working in the laboratory of Dr. Flores, an expert on electrical signaling in neurons. However, he is surprised to learn that the research is done on squid axons placed in sea water. He asks Dr. Flores the reasons for this. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that Dr. Flores provides. |
Squid axons are myelinated, increasing the speed of propagation of an action potential |
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Molly, a second year neuroscience graduate student, treats neurons grown in a petri dish with drugs that "block" the function of neuronal receptors. What is the consequence of the drug treatment? |
The neurons will not be able to "sense" neurotransmitters, blocking neuronal communication. |
