Chapter 1
The approach of psychologists who believe that people choose their ultimate self based on free will
What is the humanistic approach
the group that is subjected to the change that the independent variable represents
What is the experimental group?
Which system is responsible for putting the body on high alert when threatened?
What is sympathetic nervous system
A patient reported a boost in energy and a sense of well-being after taking a drug. Medical tests revealed increased activity in the central nervous system. The drug the patient took was most likely a
What is a stimulant?
What is a form of learning based on the association between behaviors and resulting consequences?
What is operant conditioning?
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
What is Psychology
A researcher conducts a study on weight gain and fast-food restaurants. The researcher found that as more fast-food restaurants were opened in a community, people who lived in the community gained weight. Based on correlational research, what would this indicate?
What is the a positive correlation?
What system monitors heart rate?
What is the autonomic nervous system?
A person living near an airport can clearly hear the larger jets pass overhead. The mid-sized private jets are not as loud, and the smaller planes do not register in their hearing. The smaller planes fall below what?
What is absolute threshold?
A pet owner always takes their dog out for a walk in the morning. Whenever the dog sees the leash, it instantly gets very excited about going for a walk. In this scenario, the dog has learned to associate the leash with going for a walk through
What is classical conditioning?
The process of reflecting deeply, asking questions, and evaluating evidence.
What is critical thinking?
A researcher predicted that talking to plants enhances their growth. The researcher gave 24 plants the same amount of water and sunlight, talked to 12 of the 24 plants daily for 6 weeks, and then measured their growth. In this experiment, which of the following is the dependent variable?
What is a the growth of the plants?
A bundle of axons that connects the right hemisphere with the left hemisphere.
What is the corpus callosum?
A student has been using a prescription drug for a period of over six months. A friend suggests that the student stop using the drug as it adversely affects the body. The student discontinues using the drug. However, upon stopping, the student experiences immense physical pain that is accompanied by increased craving for the drug. This experience is most likely due to
What is physical dependence?
What is the process by which a conditioned response can recur after a time delay, without further conditioning.
What is a spontaneous recovery?
A psychologist focuses on the clients' unconscious processes as well as their unresolved conflicts is using what approach
What is psychodynamic?
Which type of research would seek to establish a causal relationship between variables?
What is experimental?
Nan is a very good basketball player who is always able to gauge the distance to the basket correctly and make a shot. Which of the following regions of the cerebral cortex should function most efficiently to help her with this spatial location skill?
What is the parietal lobe?
A hiker is walking in the woods and feels sudden pain in the back of their neck. Because of the nature of the pain, the hiker recognizes that it is from a bee sting. In this scenario, what process has most likely helped identify the source of pain?
What is perception?
An eighth-grade chemistry teacher plays a video in class to demonstrate the process of conducting a basic experiment in chemistry. The students are required to watch the video attentively, remember all the steps and safety instructions, and reproduce the same experiment independently. Which of the following is best illustrated when the students reproduce the experiment?
What is observational learning?
A psychologist focusing on memory and problem solving is using what approach?
Participants in an experimental research study listen to a lecture either in a lecture hall filled with natural light or in a lecture hall with artificial light and no windows. Before leaving the lecture halls, the participants fill out a mood survey. What is the independent variable in this study?
What is the type of light in the rooms
After helping to rescue someone from a burning home, a neighbor begins to feel a sense of calm as their body relaxes. Which nervous system is responsible for this reaction?
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
Night terrors differ from nightmares in that night terrors how?
What is they occur during slow-wave stage N3 sleep.
DAILY DOUBLE
In Pavlov's experiments on classical conditioning, prior to associating the sound of the bell with the food, the dog's salivation in response to the food was the
What is the unconditioned response?