Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4&5
Chapter 6
100

The approach of psychologists who believe that people choose their ultimate self based on free

What is the humanistic approach

100

the group that is subjected to the change that the independent variable represents

What is the experimental group? 

100

Which system is responsible for putting the body on high alert when threatened?

What is sympathetic nervous system 

100


When a person first started using an illicit psychoactive drug, they got high off of a low dosage. Now, however, they need to use more and more to get the same high. This is an example of

What is tolerance? 

100

Which of the following is a form of learning based on the association between behaviors and resulting consequences?

What is operant conditioning?

200

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

What is Psychology 

200


When psychological researchers use the correlational method to study variables, the degree of relation between two variables is expressed as a numerical value known as

What is the correlation coefficient?

200

What system monitors heart rate? 

What is the autonomic nervous system? 

200


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 which of the following?

What is absolute threshold?

200


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? 

300

The process of reflecting deeply, asking questions, and evaluating evidence.

What is critical thinking? 

300


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? 

300

A bundle of axons that connects the right hemisphere with the left hemisphere.

What is the corpus callosum?

300

 When an employee first entered the office, it was very loud from repairs being done down the hall, making it hard to concentrate. After an hour or so, the employee grew used to the sound and no longer noticed it. Which process does this exemplify?

What is sensory adaptation? 

300

In operant conditioning, a consequence that increases the likelihood that a behavior will occur is known as a(n)

What is a reinforcement? 

400


A psychologist focuses on the clients' unconscious processes as well as their unresolved conflicts is using what approach 

What is psychodynamic?

400


Which type of research would seek to establish a causal relationship between variables?

What is experimental? 

400

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?

400


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 which of the following?

What is absolute threshhold?

400


DAILY DOUBLE

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? 
500

A psychologist focusing on memory and problem solving is using what approach? 

What is cognitive approach? 
500

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

500

What system conveys pain? 

What is the somatic nervous system? 

500



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?

500


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? 

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