Experimental Design
The Average of a set of numbers in a data set is the______?
Mean
The chemical in our body which makes us sleepy is _________, and its production is based on ___________?
Melatonin
Light Levels
Ivan Pavlov is the pioneer of what field?
Classical Conditioning
Marijuana is what kind of drug (Stimulant, Depressant, etc)?
Depressant
Are experimenters allowed to design experiments that may cause harm to the subjects?
NO
When arranged from lowest to highest, the middle number is the __________?
Median
Which Sleep disorder has the following symptoms?
Cessation of breathing while sleeping, Gasping for air, Never feeling fully rested, snoring, Breathing stops repeatedly throughout the night.
Sleep Apnea
Becky wants a candy bar at the grocery store. Her parents tell her no. She then proceeds to throw a temper tantrum and scream while kicking on the floor. Wanting her to stop, Becky's parents buy her the candy bar, at which point Becky stops crying. What is this an example of?
Positive Reinforcement
A drug like Cocaine falls under what kind of drug (Stimulant, depressant, etc)?
Stimulant
When can psychologists deceive their subjects in an ethically justifiable way?
When conducting Social Psychology studies (Milgram Obedience Study).
The number(s) that occur most often in a data set is the ________?
Mode
Sleep Paralysis typically occurs during which stage of sleep?
REM
If a student gets suspended from school, based on Operant Conditioning, is that an act of Reinforcement or Punishment?
It depends... If the student likes school it is punishment, if they don't like school, it is reinforcement.
When a person is addicted to a drug, then stops using it and begins to experience negative symptoms, that is known as ________?
Withdrawl
"Dr. Mast, a psychologist, has a client, Tim, who threatens to seriously harm his brother, Carl. Tim has a history of serious violence and the means to carry out the threat; therefore, Dr. Mast must inform Carl." Based on this scenario, what is Dr. Mast required to do?
Inform Carl, the intended victim immediately. Confidentially is waived if there is a legitimate reason to believe imminent harm may befall a person.
In an experiment, what is a double-blind experiment?
When neither the participants, nor the experimenters know which group is the control group vs experimental group
The explanation that holds that dreams are merely the brain’s attempt to make sense of meaningless patterns of brain activity during sleep is called the___________?
Activation-Synthesis Theory
In Classical Conditioning, what stimulus becomes the Conditioned Stimulus?
Neutral Stimulus
Which drug has one of the shortest times between use and the onset of withdrawal symptoms?
Nicotine
Explaining the true purpose of a study immediately after it is completed is known as _______?
Debriefing
What must you obtain from a person prior to their participation in an experiment?
Consent
The theory that dreams are a way for us to sort through all of the sensory input gathered throughout the day is known as __________________?
Information Processing Theory
John B. Watson's experiment intended to demonstrate Classical Conditioning, was based on using what kind of animal to scare Who?
Need the person's name and animal type for full points.
Rat
Little Albert
Mixing a stimulant like caffeine (Red Bull) and a depressant (alcohol) can lead to what kind of situation?
Being hyper and blacked out at the same time (Feel totally awake, then hours later regain consciousness)
If a participant in an experiment becomes uncomfortable during the experiment and asks to end the experiment, what must the experimenters do?
End the experiment for that person and complete the debriefing process.