After the horror of 9/11, many people said the CIA and FBI should obviously have foreseen the likelihood of this form of terrorism. This perception most clearly illustrates
a) replication
b) hindsight bias
c) random sampling
d) the placebo effect
b) hindsight bias
100
Six different students spent $10, $13, $12, $2, $13, and $4 on entertainment. The mode of this group's entertainment expenditures is
a) $11
b) $13
c) $9
d) $12
b) $13
100
The reabsorption of excess neurotransmitter molecules by a sending neuron is called
a) reuptake
b) an action potential
c) the all-or-none response
d) fight or flight
a) reuptake
100
This part of the limbic system which plays a central role in emotions such as aggression and fear is
a) medulla
b) cerebellum
c) amygdala
d) thalamus
c) amygdala
100
What is the motor cortex
a) an area at the front of the frontal lobes that controls involuntary movements
b) an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements
c) an area at the rear of the temporal lobes that controls voluntary movements
d) an area at the front of the temporal lobes that controls involuntary movements
b) an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements
200
Professor Carter observes and records the behavior of grocery shoppers as they select items to purchase. Which type of research is Professor Carter using?
a) Survey Research
b) case study
c) experimentation
d) naturalistic observation
d) naturalistic observation
200
A method of research in which a person manipulates factors that potentially produce a particular effect is called a(n)
a) case study
b) correlation
c) experiment
d) survey
c) experiment
200
The pituitary had been identified as a(n)
a) myelin sheath
b) master gland
c) neural network
d) neuroransmitter
b) master gland
200
To monitor the sequence of activity in different regions of the brain as well as to see the actual structure of the brain, researchers are most likely to make use of a(n)
a) electroencephalogram
b) brain lesion
c) MRI
d) fMRI
d) fMRI
200
The large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres is called the
a) corpus callosum
b) association area
c) motor cortex
d) temporal lobe
a) corpus callosum
300
As students prepare for a test, they often believe that they understand the course material better than they actually do. This best illustrates
a) critical thinking
b) hindsight bias
c) overconfidence
d) intuition
c) overconfidence
300
To learn about the political attitudes of all students enrolled at Arizona State University, Professor Marlow selected 800 of these students to complete a questionnaire. In this instance, all the students enrolled at Arizona State University are considered to be a(n)
a) representative sample
b) control condition
c) population
d) independent variable
c) population
300
Which part of a neuron is often encased by a fatty mylein sheath?
a) dendrite
b) cell body
c) axon
d) synaptic gap
c) axon
300
The thalamus serves as a
a) relay station
b) memory bank
c) mater gland
d) reward center
a) relay station
300
Which regions of the cerebral cortex lie at the back of the head and receive visual information?
a) association areas
b) occipital lobes
c) parietal lobes
d) temporal lobes
b) occipital lobes
400
Which school of psychology attempted to only identify the basic elements of mind?
a) behaviorism
b) psychoanalysis
c) functionalism
d) structuralism
d) structuralism
400
If university graduates typically earn more money than high school graduates, this would indicate that level of education and income are
a) negatively correlated
b) dependent variables
c) positively correlated
d) independent variables
c) positively correlated
400
At what voltage does a neuron generate an action potential?
a) +40 mv
b) +70 mv
c) -40 mv
d) -70 mv
a) +40 mv
400
Which brain structure is of central importance for control of your heartbeat and breathing?
a) nucleus accumbens
b) thalamus
c) medulla
d) hippocampus
c) medulla
400
Phineas Gage underwent a dramatic personality change after a tamping iron inflicted massive damage to his ______lobes.
a) occipital
b) parietal
c) frontal
d) temporal
c) frontal
500
(Mod 1) Professor Croyle suggests that young children from all cultures can distinguish between singular and plural nouns because the concept of quantity is inborn. The professor's suggestion would have been most readily accepted by
a) John Locke
b) Plato
c) John B. Watson
d) B.F. Skinner
b) Plato
500
In reporting the effect of drinking alcohol on self-consciousness, psychological researchers would specify exactly how they measured self-consciousness. They are thereby providing a(n)
a) double-blind procedure
b) operational definition
c) case study
d) experimental hypothesis
b) operational definition
500
When Mr.Pearson thought his 1-year-old daughter had fallen down the stairs, his heartbeat accelerated, his blood pressure rose, and he began to perspire heavily. Mr. Pearson's state of arousal was activated by his ______nervous system.
a) somatic
b) central
c) sympathetic
d) parasympathetic
c) sympathetic
500
Alana suffered a brain disease that destroyed major portions of her temporal lobes. Alana is most likely to suffer some loss of
a) muscular coordination
b) pain sensations
c) auditory perception
d) hunger and thirst
c) auditory perception
500
When Stoyka was a child, a brain disease required the surgical removal of her left cerebral hemisphere. Stoyka is now a successful college student who lives a normal life. Her success best illustrates the importance of
a) reuptake
b) glial cells
c) plasticity
d) cognitive neural prosthetics