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who was a German physiologist who established the first psychology research laboratory at the University of Leipzig
Who is Wilhelm Wundt
100
_________was based on the idea that even our most complex conscious experiences could be broken down into basic mental “structures” of sensations and feelings.
What is structuralism
100
a tentative statement that describes the relationship between two or more variables
What is a hypothesis
100
_____ are highly specialized cells that receive and transmit information from one area of the body to another
What is Neurons
100
a brief electrical impulse that transmits information along the axon of a neuron is called
What is action potential
200
As you are taking this test right now, you are aware of your thoughts, sensations, memories, and different aspects of the surrounding environment. Collectively, this awareness is referred to as:
What is consciousness.
200
Which early school of psychology relied on a method called introspection
What is Structuralism
200
Which type of research method is used to show that one variable causes change in another variable
What is experimental method
200
Most of the neurons in the human nervous system are
What is inter neurons
200
While taking this test, you have probably paid little attention to ongoing body functions, such as breathing, heartbeat, and digestion. Such involuntary bodily functions are governed by the
What is autonomic nervous system
300
Shortly after going to bed, as you are falling asleep, you experience the vividly realistic sensation that you are falling or tripping forward, which jolts you awake. This vivid sensation is a common example of:
What is hypnagogic hallucination
300
what theoretical orientation focused on unconscious causes of behavior.
What is psychoanalysis
300
When Andrew had his hearing tested, some sounds were too soft for him to detect. These sounds were below his _____ for hearing.
What is absolute threshold
300
The most common, and mildest, type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is:
What is a concussion
300
A multiple-choice test question is a good example of using _____ to test long-term memory. Question 57 options:
What is recognition
400
In psychology, the term ____ refers to the process of learning associations between environmental events and behavioral responses.
What is conditioning
400
_________psychology emphasisized free will, self-determination, psychological growth, and human potential. Save
What is Humanistic
400
chemical signals animals use to communicate information about social and sexual status to other members of the same species.
What are pheromones
400
The heightened physical arousal that characterizes the fight-or-flight response involves the _____ branch of the nervous system.
What is sympathetic
400
Every Friday, Dr. Cruz would give a quiz in his psychology class. Students quickly learned to be nervous on Friday mornings, just before each quiz. Halfway through the semester, Dr. Cruz stopped giving quizzes on Fridays and the students' anxiety began to diminish with each passing week in which there was no quiz. The decrease in the students' anxiety may be attributed to the process of:
What is extinction
500
Negative reinforcement _____ the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated, and positive punishment _____ the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated.
What is increases; decreases
500
Watson and Skinner's contentions that psychology should focus on observable behaviors to discover the fundamental laws of learning form the basis of which major perspective in contemporary psychology?
What is behavioral
500
Biological processes that systematically vary over a 24-hour cycle are called _____ and are regulated by a cluster of neurons called the _____.
What is circadian rhythms; suprachiasmatic nucleus
500
The brain's ability to shift functions from damaged to undamaged areas is called
What is functional plasticity
500
__ made the following claim: “Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select.”
who is: John B Watson
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