biological bases of behavior
What is the hypothalamus?
Yvonne judges the distance of an object based on how large the image is on the retina. She is using
what are the monocular depth cues (specifically relative size)
Although the dog responded the first time his owner called his name, the dog stopped responding when his owner called his name multiple times. This is an example of
what is habituation?
While walking home, Leo saw his girlfriend hugging someone. His heart began to race, he began to sweat, and he felt tears in his eyes beginning to form. In response to those physical reactions, Leo thought, “I am feeling sad.” As he got closer to them, Leo recognized the person his girlfriend had been hugging as her brother. As his heart continued to pound, Leo felt happiness and he thought, “She still loves me.” What concept best explains Leo’s interpretation of his physical responses in this scenario?
what is cognitive appraisal?
This feature of a study always indicates that it's an experiement.
what is manipulating an independent variable?
A life-threatening disruption of heartbeat and breathing might occur from an injury to this part of the brain
What is the medulla
A teacher has to learn 170 new student names every year and finds it difficult to remember the names of former students. The teacher’s memory problem most likely results from
What is retroactive interference?
Dr. Stonington argues that children’s cognitive abilities develop in clear, distinct stages that are universal. Which of the following views is most consistent with Dr. Stonington’s beliefs?
what is the discontinuous view of development?
The researchers focused on students who attributed their high school GPA to luck and compared their attribution inventory score with their actual high school GPA. Higher scores indicate a more external attribution for GPA. What is a correct interpretation of the results?
The more students believe that luck plays a significant role in their GPA, the lower their GPAs are.
Daisy is about to cross a busy street when a person on a bicycle races by her unexpectedly. Which of the following is reduced during this type of fight-flight-freeze reaction?
what is digestion?
While attending a concert, Anthony finds that he can clearly recognize the melody coming from the lead violin above all the other instruments playing in the orchestra, even though the other instruments may be louder. Gestalt psychologists would explain Anthony’s ability using this principle
what is figure-ground?
This kind of test is supposed to be administered and scored in a consistent manner
What are standardized tests?
When teaching an introductory Spanish class, Jermaine first introduces students to individual words and then helps students string the words together into sentences. This is an example of what concept?
what is scaffolding?
When Declan first meets his civics teacher, he thinks she is too loud and demanding. Over the following weeks, he grows to like that she is funny and sets high standards. What concept is most likely responsible for Declan's change in opinion?
what is the mere exposure effect?
What approach to psychology focuses on adaptive, creative, and fulfilling aspects of human experiences?
what is positive psychology?
Bob is concerned because his children have been eating too much of an expensive breakfast cereal, so he brings home a less expensive version that looks and tastes exactly the same to him. His children immediately notice that the new cereal is less sweet. What concept best explains the conflicting perceptions of Bob and his children?
Difference threshold
This kind of test measures a student's potential ability
what is an aptitude test?
Nayanika is 50 years old and finds her career meaningful and impactful. She enjoys mentoring new employees, which gives her a sense of purpose. This is what state of psychosocial development?
what is generativity?
According to research on interpersonal perception, the formation of friendships is associated with which of the following?
Physical attractiveness
Physical proximity
Attributions of similarity
3 only
Contemporary definitions of abnormal behavior typically characterize such behavior as atypical, inappropriate, and disturbing BUT NEVER
due to inappropriate child-rearing practices
The explanation that holds that dreams are merely the brain’s attempt to make sense of meaningless patterns of brain activity during sleep is best identified as what theory
what is the activation-synthesis theory?
Josie was given a password by her teacher. To remember the password, she repeated it in her mind multiple times until she typed it into her login screen a few moments later. What concept was Josie using to recall the information?
what is Phonological loop?
Jenna used treats to train a pig to put a wooden coin into a toy machine. She began by giving a treat whenever the pig got close to the coin. Then, she only gave the pig a treat when it touched the coin with its snout. After that, she only gave the pig a treat when it picked up the coin with its teeth. Eventually, Jenna only gave the pig a treat when it picked up the coin and put it into the toy machine. This is what kind of approach?
what is shaping?
People who believe that their efforts will be successful and that they are in control of events have a high level of what concept?
what is self-efficacy?
Brandon is superficially charming and skilled at exploiting people for his own gain. He is also impulsive and irresponsible, and he generally disregards social norms. Brandon would most likely be diagnosed with what disorder?
what is antisocial personality disorder?