Jenna suffers from the nervous tic of washing her hands repeatedly and being unable to resist washing them again. Which perspective would explain Jenna's behavior as a result of repressed conflicts?
humanism, behaviorism, cognitive, psychodynamic
psychodynamic
100
What part of the neuron receives messages from other cells?
a. axon
b. dendrite
c. soma
d. myelin
e. nucleus
dendrite
100
The smallest difference between two stimuli that can be detected 50% of the time it is present is called
a. Absolute threshold
b. difference threshold
c. sensory adaptation
d. sensory perception
difference threshold
100
During which stage of sleep is it most difficult to wake a person up?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. REM
stage 4
100
Mr. Clean smells lemons after he cleans the house. Now whenever he smells lemon he pictures a clean house. Name the US, UR, CS, and CR
US=Cleans house
UR=smells lemons
CS=Smells lemons
CR=pictures clean house
200
Double blind studies control for
a. the observer effect and observer bias
b. random selection and random assignment
c. the placebo effect and the experimenter effect
d. confounding variables and participant bias
placebo effect and experimenter effect
200
When the neuron's action potential occurs ______ ions are rushing into the axon through openings on the membrane.
a. sodium
b. potassium
c. chloride
sodium
200
Alice is eating a piece of fruit and it seems to be getting less and less sweet. Alice is experiencing
a. habituation
b. sensory adaptation
c. accomodation
sensory adaptation
200
In which disorder does breathing stop for nearly half a minute or more?
a. sleep apnea
b. night terrors
c. sleepwalking
d. narcolepsy
e. REM behavior disorder
sleep apnea
200
Dr. L tells his Psych students they an receive extra credit for every 3 reports they summarize. What schedule of reinforcement is this?
FI
VI
FR
VR
FR
300
Which of the following is NOT a common ethical rule of psychological research?
a. Data must remain confidential
b. participants must give informed consent
c. deception cannot be used in studies on human beings
Deception cannot be used in studies on human beings.
300
If you burn your finger, which component will receive the message last?
a. brain
b. spinal cord
c. afferent neurons
d. efferent neurons
brain
300
Which of the following term refers to the perceived effect of the amplitude of light waves?
a. hue
b. color
c. brightness
d. saturation
brightness
300
In Freud's theory, the symbolic content of dreams is called
a. manifest content
b. latent content
c. symbolic content
latent
300
The aha moment
a. fixed functionalism
b. latent learning
c. insight
d. spontaneous recovery
insight
400
Elsie had a stroke and is now exhibiting odd behavior. Which perspective would explain her behavior?
a. behaviorism
b. psychodynamic
c. evolutionary
d. biopsychological
biopsychological aka neurobiological
400
If you have problems storing long-term memories, the damage is most likely in the _____ area of the brain.
a. hippocampus
b. hypothalamus
c. cerebellum
d. amygdala
Hippocampus
400
Which of the following properties of sound is most similar to the color or hue of light?
a. pitch
b. volume
c. purity
d. timbre
e. clarity
pitch
400
The _________lobe "shuts down" during dreaming explaining the unrealistic and often bizarre nature of dreams
a. frontal
b. temporal
c. occipital
d. parietal
frontal
400
The bobo doll experiment was a classic example of what type of learning?
a. latent learning
b. classical conditioning
c. operant conditioning
d. observational learning
observational learning
500
A researcher wants to determine whether drivers tend to speed up or slow down when they see a green light turn to yellow. Which research method would be most appropriate for this?
a. survey
b. case study
c. lab observation
d. naturalistic observation
naturalistic observation
500
The higher mental functions such as planning, personality, and complex decision making are found in the _______ lobe.
a. frontal
b. parietal
c. temporal
d. occipital
Frontal
500
pain sensations in the skin, muscles, tendons, and joints that are carried on large nerve fibers are called
a. visceral pain
b. somatic pain
c. referred pain
d. phantom pain
somatic pain
500
Which of the following is not a naturally occurring substance>
a. nicotine
b. amphetamine
c. caffeine
d. cocaine
e. marijuana
amphetamine
500
What is the law of effect?
pleasurable response it will continue to happen, not pleasurable response it will be less likely to happen again.