RESEARCH
Dr. K required all of his students to participate in his research study. This is unethical because he failed to get...
Informed Consent
Cassey has a very difficult AP Chem. test. She should try to reduce levels of physiological arousal in order to maximize performance according to the... _________________ law.
Yerkes-Dodson
Which sensory receptors facilitate color vision?
cones
Two reachers associated with classical conditioning...
Watson/Pavlov/Garcia (taste aversion)
Most dreaming occurs during the _______ stage of sleep
REM
Which of the three measures of central tendency is most influenced by outliers?
a) mean
b) mode
c) median
a) mean
(mode= value occurring most often)
(median= "middle" value)
The Schachter-Singer theory of emotion includes a component not discussed in the James-Lange theory. What is the component?
cognitive labeling/appraisal
After constant exposure to a stimulus, nerve cells fire less frequently. This is explained by the process of _____________ adaptation.
sensory
A teacher closes her door to shut out hallway noise. The noise reduction leads her to close the door every day. Skinner would say this is... ___________ reinforcement.
reinforcement= increase behavior
negative= reduce/take away aversive stimulus
Sleep Spindles occur during the _______ stage of sleep
2nd
In a study examining the effectiveness of a drug for depression, the dependent variable would be the...
level of depression
independent variable (type of drug)
His research found that individuals with a high need for achievement (N ACH) seek out moderately challenging tasks
David McClelland
The human ability to detect a candle flame at a distance of about 30 miles on a clear, dark night is an example of...
absolute threshold
Classical conditioning is most efficient when the unconditioned stimulus immediately follows the ________________ stimulus.
neutral
Sleep disorder involving the sudden onset of REM Sleep (Hint: dog)
Narcolepsy
In an experiment testing the effectiveness of a new antipsychotic drug, the group receiving the placebo is called the ____________ group.
control
During which phase of Selye's general syndrome are individuals most vulnerable to disease, illness and even death?
Exhaustion
The phenomenon that we often do not feel severely intense pain upon attaining a major injury but immediately notice a papercut is explained by...
________ theory.
gate control
Which study formed the basis for social (observational) learning?
Theory that explains dreams as repressed desires and wishes expressed in symbolic form...
A teacher compares student performance on even v. odd numbered test items. She is likely determining... _____________________ reliability.
split-half
Which theory of motivation emphasizes the urge for an optimal level of stimulation?
arousal
In signal detection theory, response to an absent signal is known as a _________
false alarm
In a study where children were given marshmallows for coloring, their intrinsic motivation to color decreased. This is known as the ___________ effect
overjustification (external reward reduces internal motivation)
Theory of dreaming that is biologically based; dreams are the result of random neural firing
activation synthesis theory/Hobson & McCarley