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Modern day psychology can best be described as?
a. study of metaphysical events only b. the study of observable behavior only c. the study of observable behavior and cognitive processes d. the study of metaphysical and cognitive processes e. the study of mental disorders and their causes |
c. the study of observable behavior and cognitive processes
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Functionalism is to structuralism as to _____is to _________
a. WUNDT ; JAMES B.JAMES;WUNDT C. WATSON;JAMES D. JAMES;WATSON E. WATSON;WUNDT |
B. JAMES;WUNDT
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Who founded what is known as behaviorism?
A. WILHELM WUNDT B. CARL JUNG C. JOHN WATSON D. WILLLIAM JAMES E. SIGMUND FREUD |
C. JOHN WATSON
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A cognitive psychologist is most likely to study
A. INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS B. LEADERSHIP C. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS D. PROBLEM SOLVING E. LEARNING |
D. PROBLEM SOLVING
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Which of the following methods is used primarily as a source of ideas and hypotheses rather than as a basis for rigorous scientific knowledge?
A. EXPERIMENTAL B. STATISTICAL C. CASE METHOD D. NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION E. NONE OF THE ABOVE |
E NONE OF THE ABOVE
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The extent to which changes in one factor are associated with changes in another can be assessed using the
a. correlation b. case study method c. theoretical method d. hypothetical method e. random assignment |
a. correlation method
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The factor that is systematically varied by the experimenter is the
a. independent variable b. dependent variable c. correlation d. coefficent e. control variables |
a independent variable
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Which of the following methods can be used to determine cause and effect?
a. correlation method b. experimental method c. survey method d. naturalistic observation e. twin studies |
b experimental method
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This is when the researcher is not informed of the hypothesis or the conditions of the participants
a. random assignment b. confounded variables c. experimenter effects d. blind procedure e. doulbe blind procedure |
e. double blind procedure
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Cells which are specialized for receiving, moving, and processing information within the nervous system are called?
a. chromosomes b. genes c. neurons d. synaptic vesicles e. dendrites |
c. neurons
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The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body of that neuron is called the
a. excitor b. inhibitor c. dendrite d. axon e. terminal button |
d. axon
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Because the action potential occurs at full strength or not at all, it is called
a. all-or-none b. strong-or-weak c. inhibitory d. excitatory e. just noticeable difference |
a. all-or-none
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Substances that are released from nerve cells during communication are called
a. limbic subtances b. autonomic chemicals c. endorphins d. hormones e. neuotransmitters |
e. neuotransmitters
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Spinal and cranial nerves are part of the
a. peripheral nervous system b. central nervous system c. endocrine system d. limbic system e. reticular activating system |
a. peripheral nervous system
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Damage to the ____ is most likely to produce jerky, poorly coordinated movements
a. Brocas area b. thalamus c. corpus callosum d. cerebellum e. frontal lobe |
d. cerebellum
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Damage to the limbic system is most likely to affect which of the following?
a. sleeping b. speech c. aggression d. walking e. memory |
c. aggression
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Speech comprehension is to speech articulation as
a. occipital lobe is to corpus callosum b. corpus callosum is to occipital lobe c. Brocas area is to Wernickes area d. Wernickes area is too Brocas area e. frontal lobe is to temporal lobe |
d. Wernickes area is to Brocas area
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People who have aphasia have difficulty doing what?
a. hearing b. speaking c. moving d. remembering e. seeing color |
b. speaking
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The process by which we interpret and organize information brought to us by our various senses is called?
a. sensation b. perception c. hypersomnia d.hyposomnia e. rote memory |
b. perception
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Converting energy from the external world into signals the nervous system can use is called?
a. telekinesis b. kinesthetics c. transduction d. opponent processing e. conservation |
c. transduction
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The sensory receptors for the eye are found on the
a. fovea b. pupil c. cochlea d. occipital lobe e. retina |
e. retina
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Bright light is to dim light as
a. ganglion is to bipolar cell b. bipolar cell is to ganglion cell c rod is to cone d. cone is to rod e. pupil is to retina |
d. cone is to rod
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Which of the following theories suggests that color vision can be explained in terms of receptors sensitive to red, green, or blue
a. trichromatic b opponent process c. signal detection d. gate-control e. bottom-up process |
a. trichromatic
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Hubel and Wiesel discovered cells in the brain which respond to bars or lines presented in horizontal or vertical orientations. They called these cells
a. complex b. hypercomplex c. cone d. simple e. multidimensional |
d. simple
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With regards to sound, physical is to psychological as
a. hue is to wavelength b. wavelength is to pitch c. amplitude is to loudness d. loudness is to amplitude e. tone is to perception |
c. amplitude is to loudness
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Which of the following is the largest human sensory organ?
a. the brian b. tongue c. tetina d. eardrum e. skin |
e. skin
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Sharp pain is to dull pain as;
a. simple cell is to complex cell b. complex cell is to simple cell c. large nerve fiber is to small fiber d. brain is to spinal cord e. none of the above |
c. large nerve fiber is to small fiber
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Psychologists refer to perceptions which are incorrect as;
a. illusions b mirages c. poor continuations d. clairvoyance e neuristics |
a. illusions
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The fact that very young organisms can detect objects, fixate on them and follow them with their gaze suggests that perception may be
a. learned b. innate c. determined by signal detection d. hereditary e. none of the above |
b. innate
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Your current awareness of yourself, your behavior, and the world around you is called
a. self awareness b. automatic processing c. sensation d. perception e. consciousness |
e. consciousness
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Which of the following functions is recorded when studying an individuals sleep pattern?
a. brain waves b. heart rate c. respirations d. muscle tone e. all of the above |
e. all of the above
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An altered state of consciousness during which an individual shows a heightened susceptibility to suggestions is called
a. hypnosis b. narcolepsy c. somnambulism d. hypersomnia e. meditation |
a. hypnosis
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Drugs that may produce the most marked shifts in consciousness are
a. hallucinogens b. amphetamines c. opiates d. stimulants e. narcotics |
a. hallucinogens
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Which of thhe following is true with regards to classical conditioning?
a. human emotions cannot be conditioned b. for conditioning to occur the CS must precede the US c. Extinction requires the presence of the US d. all human emotions are due to conditioning e none of the above |
d. all human emotions are due to conditioning
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In classical conditioning, the stimulus which elicits a response the first time it is presented to an organism is called
a. unconditioned response b. unconditioned stimulus c. conditioed response d. conditioned stimulus e. extinction response |
b. unconditioned stimulus
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