I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 things that do not work
One neuron short of a synapse
The goal of life is living in agreement with nature
The illusion of consciousness
Perception is reality
100
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
What is Psychology
100
This faty, waxy substance speeds up neural signals
Myelin
100
I have medium brown hair. The exact shade of my hair most represents my __________ for hair color. a. phenotype b. genotype c. genes d. environmental influences
a. phenotype
100
What is a microsleep?
a 3-15 second burst of sleep occurring in the midst of a wakeful activity.
100
The wavelength of light determines its ____, and the amplitude of light determines its ____. a. shape; hue b. hue; brightness c. brightness; shape d. brightness; hue
b. hue; brightness
200
Who is the originator of psychoanalytic theory?
Sigmund Freud
200
What is the refractory period?
Brief period after a neuron has fired an action potential in which the neuron is inhibited and unlikely to fire another action potential
200
In the nature-nurture debate, nature refers to _________________, and nurture refers to _______________.
genes; environment
200
The thoughts, feelings, and aroused states of which we are aware is the definition of what?
Consciousness
200
What are the primary colors of light?
green, red, and blue
300
If participants in an experiment watch various types of TV programming and are then observed while playing a physical game with others to determine the number of times they behave aggressively, the independent variable would be ___________
the type of TV programming watched.
300
The vesicles at the end of an axon contain
Neurotransmitters
300
Which lobe did Phineas Gage injur
Frontal Lobe. Would accept prefrontal cortex
300
The three most widely used psychoactive drugs by people over the age of 12 in the United States are: a. cocaine, marijuana, and heroin. b. alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine. c. heroin, caffeine, and alcohol. d. alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine.
d. alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine.
300
Weber's law is most closely associated with a. transduction. c. absolute threshold. b. just noticeable difference. d. sensory reduction.
b. JND
400
When Dr. Ikeda conducted an experiment on the effect of physical beauty on being hired for a job, he had both attractive and unattractive individuals apply for the same job. However, he failed to control for the possibility that the attractive applicants had better resumes. In this case, the quality of the resumes would be what type of variable?
Confounding variable
400
You are a neurosurgeon performing surgery on a 50-year-old man. When you insert an electrode into the axon of one of his neurons while it is not receiving or sending information, what voltage should you record with your instruments?
-70mv
400
The two main divisions of the nervous system are the ____________ and the __________.
Central nervous system (CNS) and the Peripheral nervous systems (PNS)
400
During sleep, if your muscles are extremely relaxed but your brain activity is similar to a waking state, you are most likely in what stage of sleep?
REM sleep
400
Name 4 types of tastes the human tongue is sensitive to
Bitter, sweet, salty, sour, umame
500
An individual who studies processes like thought, memory, and knowledge, is most likely what type of psychologist?
Cognitive
500
If your body is having difficulty maintaining homeostasis in temperature, thirst, or hunger, it may be due to damage to your ________
Hypothalamus
500
Depression is associated with low levels of which neurotransmitter?
Serotonin or Norepinephrine
500
What type of drug is Marijuana? What type of drug is nicotine? a. depressant b. opiate c. stimulant d. hallucinagen
b.hallucinogen; stimulant
500
Typical color blindness is best explained by what theory that we have reviewed?
Trichromatic theory
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