Which field of psychology provides evaluations for child custody cases and criminal reoffending risk, as well as sentencing recommendations in court?
Forensic psychology
100
The more time students spend watching Doctor Who, the greater their academic achievement.
What type of correlation does this hypothesis demonstrate?
Positive correlation
100
Miss Rubi walks around the classroom during work time. Her students are sure to work hard and stay focused when their instructor is nearby. What is the psychological phenomenon called?
The Hawthorne effect
100
Which part of the brain is responsible for hearing and memory?
The temporal lobe
100
How much does the brain weigh?
About 3 pounds
200
Who would be consulted to assess and diagnose people with severe psychopathology (mental illness)?
Clinical psychologists
200
Billy gets ready to go play football outside with his friends on a beautiful, sunny day. While warming up, it begins to downpour and the game is called off. Billy tells his friends that he knew this was going to happen as they run for cover. What psychological term does Billy demonstrate with his actions?
Hindsight bias
200
A baby born without a brain is able to survive for a brief period of time because the essential life functions are maintained through which structure?
The brain stem
200
What are the functions of the hypothalamus and where can it be found in the brain?
Feeding/drinking, fighting, fear, activity level, sexual behavior, temperature, pituitary gland control, found within the limbic system
200
What does IRB stand for and what year was it established?
Institutional Review Board, 1974
300
Jessa's basketball team wins every game during practice sessions, but during meaningful games she struggles to make a single basket. Jessa's coach decides he needs help to refocus and motivate her. Who will he most likely contact?
A sports psychologist
300
A psychologist wants to test whether Drug X will reduce the involuntary jerking of his patients with Huntington's Disease. What would the independent and dependent variables be when he sets up this study?
IV - the amount of drug given to each patient
DV - the impact the drug has on the amount of involuntary jerking
300
Within the hindbrain, this structure is responsible for vital reflexes such as breathing, heart rate, vomiting, and coughing. What structure is it this and where is it located?
The medulla oblongata, located in the brain stem
300
Meninges cover and protect the brain. What are the three layers each named?
Dura, arachnoid, and pia
300
What two numbers demonstrate a strong correlation between two variables?
-1 and +1
400
Rebecca is the manager for a food packaging factory. She notices that her employees haven't been coming to work on time and they haven't been working efficiently lately. Rebecca needs to increase the production rate and the motivation of her employees. Who could she consult?
Industrial organizational psychologists
400
Everyone is given a cup of coffee to wake them up. The participants don't know that half have caffeinated coffee and half have decaffeinated. After drinking the coffee, every participant begins to act more energized and awake regardless of which group they were in. What term describes why those in the decaffeinated group are acting this way?
The placebo effect
400
What is the structure called that connects the two hemispheres of the brain?
Corpus callosum
400
After her stroke, Mary finds difficulty in forming both spoken and written words. She has limited motor control of her mouth and tongue because there is damage within her frontal lobe. What is she experiencing?
Broca's Aphasia
400
Describe the Tuskegee syphilis experiment. Why is this significant in research history?
No consent, deception, racism, risk of harm, etc.
500
Emily is interested in the physical, emotional, and cognitive changes that occur in humans over the course of a lifetime. Which area of psychology would she most likely pursue?
Developmental psychology
500
To perform a study with humans ethically, what are some important rules to follow?
No coercion (voluntary), informed consent, anonymity, no risk, debrief, no deception
500
What was Roger Sperry's finding related to epilepsy?
Cutting the corpus callosum could reduce or eliminate seizures
500
At what age is the frontal lobe fully developed? What does this mean for the actions of people before this age? (what is the frontal lobe responsible for?)
24-25, less skilled with reasoning, planning, emotionality, problem solving abilities
500
In the early 1900s, some patients were treated with a lobotomy. Which lobe of the brain did this impact and how did the patient change as a result?
The frontal lobe was removed, they had no emotion, personality, or desire