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Question 1.
1.
(TCO 1) Psychology is defined as the _____.
(Points : 2)

science of conscious and unconscious forces on behavior
empirical study of the mind
scientific study of the mind
scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Question 2.
2.
(TCO
1) If Dr. A is interested in studying why individuals with antisocial
personality continue to commit crimes and hurt others without feeling
any remorse, on what goal of psychology is Dr. A focused?
(Points : 2)

Describing behavior
Explaining behavior
Predicting behavior
Changing behavior

Question 3.
3.
(TCO
1) Research has shown that watching aggression on television causes
children to become physically more aggressive. As a result, the V-chip
was created. What goal of psychology does this best represent?
(Points : 2)

Describing behavior
Explaining behavior
Predicting behavior
Changing behavior

Question 4.
4.
(TCO 1) Functionalism was strongly influenced by what previous theory?
(Points : 2)

Darwin’s theory of evolution
Structuralism
Behaviorism
Pavlov’s theory of classical conditioning

Question 5.
5.
(TCO 1) Pavlov’s concept of _____ explained behavior as a result of observable stimuli and observable responses.
(Points : 2)

introspection
conditioning
functionalism
shaping

Question 6.
6.
(TCO 1) Behaviorists were different conceptually from earlier psychologists and
(Points : 2)

rejected the practice of introspection.
rejected the influence of unconscious forces.
believed classical conditioning only applied to animals such as Pavlov’s dogs.
A and B

Question 7.
7.
(TCO 1) According to the humanistic perspective, human behavior is determined by _____ causes.
(Points : 2)

voluntary
external
objective
psychoanalytic

Question 8.
8.
(TCO 1) Cognitive psychology focuses on _____.
(Points : 2)

conflict within the conscious mind
the positive, creative, growth-seeking potential of human nature
mental processes, language, and perception
complex biochemical events involved in information processing

Question 9.
9.
(TCO
2) If you prepared a study to determine which areas of the brain are
used for working memory, you would be conducting _____ research.
(Points : 2)

dependent
independent
application
basic

Question 10.
10.
(TCO 2) The first step in the scientific method is _____.
(Points : 2)

developing a theory
forming a testable hypothesis
designing a study
reviewing the literature of existing theories

Question 11.
11.
(TCO 2)
According to the rules of informed consent, when you ask the researcher
whether you have to complete or finish the experiment in which you are
participating, the researcher should respond with, _____.
(Points : 2)

“You have the right to drop out of the study at any time.”
“I’m sorry, the experiment must continue.”
“Please continue. I will debrief you afterwards.”
“You may drop the study now, but you will forfeit credit.”

Question 12.
12.
(TCO 2) In a naturalistic observation, a researcher would be most likely to do which of the following?
(Points : 2)

Conduct an in-depth study of a single subject
Observe participants as they behave naturally in the psychology research laboratory
Observe and systematically record behavior in a participant’s natural state or habitat
Determine cause and effect

Question 13.
13.
(TCO 2)
_____ is being conducted when a researcher is watching and recording the
interactions between members of a Koala family in the wild.
(Points : 2)

An animal husbandry survey
A quasi-experiment
Introspection research
Naturalistic observation

Question 14.
14.
(TCO
2) If researchers gave participants varying amounts of a new memory drug
and then gave them a story to read and measured their scores on a quiz,
the _____ would be the independent variable (IV), and the _____ would
be the dependent variable (DV).
(Points : 2)

response to the drug; amount of the drug
experimental group; control group
exposure to the drug; quiz scores
researcher variables; extraneous variables

Question 15.
15.
(TCO
2) While conducting research, you unintentionally provide subtle cues to
the study’s participants about the purpose of the research, which
influences your results in the direction you expected. This is a
demonstration of _____.
(Points : 2)

ethnocentric research
misapplication of an independent variable
experimenter bias
subject bias

Question 16.
16.
(TCO 2) Which of the following is an example of a zero correlation?
(Points : 2)

The relationship between your grades and how much time you spend studying
The relationship between your alcohol consumption and physical reaction time
The relationship between intensity of rain and umbrella use
The relationship between your adult height and intelligence

Question 17.
17.
(TCO 3) Which type of twins share the greatest genetic overlap?
(Points : 2)

Identical
Dizygotic
Fraternal
Zygotic

Question 18.
18.
(TCO
3) The three basic parts of the neuron can be likened to an arm, where
the fingers represent the _____; the palm of the hand represents the
_____; and the forearm represents the _____.
(Points : 2)

dendrites; myelin, axon terminal
somas; cell body; dendrite
receivers; generator; transmitter
dendrites; cell body; axon

Question 19.
19.
(TCO
3) What is the part of the neuron that performs cleanup tasks and
insulates one neuron from another so that neural messages do not get
scrambled?
(Points : 2)

Soma
Dendrites
Axons
Glial cells

Question 20.
20.
(TCO 3) The tips of the branches of the axon are called _____.
(Points : 2)

dendrites
terminal buttons
soma
mitochondria

Question 21.
21.
(TCO 3) Neurotransmitters _____.
(Points : 2)

are chemicals that cross the synaptic gap and bind to receptors on another neuron
are surrounded by a myelin sheath
deliver only excitatory messages
deliver only inhibitory messages

Question 22.
22.
(TCO 3) Endogenous opiates are called _____.
(Points : 2)

neurotransmitters
endorphins
morphine
curare

Question 23.
23.
(TCO 3) One of the hormones released by the adrenal glands in response to stress is _____.
(Points : 2)

cortisol
serotonin
dopamine
GABA

Question 24.
24.
(TCO3) The peripheral nervous system _____.
(Points : 2)

is composed of the spinal cord and peripheral nerves
is less important than the central nervous system
is contained within the skull and spinal column
includes all the nerves and neurons outside the brain and spinal cord

Question 25.
25.
(TCO 3) In the study mentioned in the textbook, rats with spinal cord damage implanted with embryonic stem cells _____.
(Points : 2)

showed improvements in the damaged areas in the spinal cord but not the paralyzed areas of the body
showed no improvements in the damaged areas in the spinal cord
showed no improvements in other paralyzed areas of the body
showed improvements in the damaged area of the spinal cord and the paralyzed areas of the body

Question 26.
26.
(TCO
3) The _____ nervous system is responsible for involuntary tasks,
whereas the _____ nervous system is responsible for voluntary tasks.
(Points : 2)

autonomic; somatic
somatic; autonomic
central; peripheral
peripheral; central

Question 27.
27.
(TCO
3) The _____ nervous system is responsible for fight or flight, whereas
the _____ nervous system is responsible for maintaining calm.
(Points : 2)

central; peripheral
parasympathetic; sympathetic
sympathetic; parasympathetic
autonomic; somatic

Question 28.
28.
(TCO 3) What is the major sensory relay area for the brain?
(Points : 2)

Hypothalamus
Thalamus
Cortex
Hindbrain

Question 29.
29.
(TCO 3) What is the part of the brain that is most likely overactive in someone who suffers from panic disorder?
(Points : 2)

Amygdala
Thalamus
Pons
Hypothalamus

Question 30.
30.
(TCO 3) Abnormalities in which lobe are associated with schizophrenia?
(Points : 2)

Parietal
Temporal
Occipital
Frontal