(C) This brain part is the sensory control center. It often gets compared to a train station because it receives information from the senses and then sends that information to the appropriate places of the brain for processing.
The Thalamus
300
(C) Which of the following correlation coefficients shows the strongest relationship? r = .35, r = –.85, r = 1.25, r = 0
(C) This sleep disorder causes you to stop breathing frequently throughout the night causing you to wake up repeatedly.
Sleep Apnea
400
(D) Name at least 5 of the 7 psychological perspectives.
Behavioral. Biological. Cognitive. Evolutionary. Humanistic. Psychodynamic. Social - Cultural.
400
(D) This part of the brain influences hunger, thirst, body temperature and sexual behavior. It also controls the pituitary gland.
The Hypothalamus
400
(D) Calculate the mean, median, and mode of the following numbers: 16, 5, 7, 5, 9, 5, 2
Mean: 7. Median: 5. Mode: 5.
400
(D) Give one example of negative reinforcement and one example of positive punishment.
Take Tylenol to get rid of a headache. Get spit on when trying to touch a llama.
400
(D) These are bursts or rapid, rhythmic brain wave activity that occurs in NREM - 2
Sleep Spindles
500
(E) Define Psychology.
The science of behavior and mental processes.
500
(E) Name the four lobes of the brain and describe the function of two of them.
Frontal. Parietal. Occipital. Temporal.
500
(E) Describe two of the three types of Descriptive Methods: Case Studies, Surveys, and Naturalistic Observation.
Answers may vary.
500
(E) Choose two of the following conditioning concepts and define them fully. Acquisition. Extinction. Generalization. Discrimination. Habituation. Shaping.
Answers may vary.
500
(E) Describe Freud's Dream Theory and give a criticism.
Satisfy Your Own Wishes. Interpretation not Proven Easily.