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What do you know about Psychology
Set the Scene Scenarios
Experience the Experiment
Basics of Behavior
Neon Neuron
100
Psychology is the _____ study of behavior and mental processes, and the application to bettering of human welfare. a. behavioral b. cognitive c. universal d. scientific
What is d. scientific
100
Kari is asking undergraduate students in her dorm to fill out a questionnaire about their personal interests and aspirations. Kari is conducting a type of research called: a. naturalistic observation b. a case study c. a self report d. an interview
What is c. a self report
100
In any experiment the variable that is manipulated is called the ____________. a. independent b. correlational c. dependent d. confounding
What is a. independent
100
Behavior having a genetic basis: a. cannot be modified through experience b. is the result mostly of recessive genes c. can always be modified through experience d. can sometimes be modified through experience
What is d. can sometimes be modified through experience
100
The temporal lobe is to _______ as the occipital lobe is to ________. a. seeing, hearing b. smelling, moving c. moving, smelling d. hearing, seeing
What is d. hearing, seeing
200
Individual differences in behavior and cognition would most likely be the domain of which kind of psychologist: a. developmental b. cognitive c. behavioral d. personality
What is d. personality
200
In experimental research, the group that receives the independent variable is called the __________ group. a. experimental b. control c. independent d. dependent
What is a. experimental
200
Modifying an organism's actions by manipulating the consequences of those actions if the definition of : a. Pavlovian conditioning b. classical conditioning c. operant conditioning d. social learning
What is c. operant conditioning
200
Which of the following brain structures appears to play a role in mediating aggression? The: a. amygdala b. hippocampus c. cerebellum d. thalamus
What is a. amygdala
300
According to Freud, the __________ operates according to the reality principle. a. id b. ego c. superego d. libido
What is b. Ego
300
Lynn is afraid to leave the safety of his own home, even to go out to check his mail. A psychologist might diagnose Lynn as having: a. acrophobia b. hydrophobia c. agoraphobia d. thanatophobia
What is c. agoraphobia
300
Assigning subjects to different groups on the basis of chance alone is called __________ assignment. a. chance b. restricted c. random d. experimental
What is c. random
300
Through years of driving experience, you have learned to stop at stop signs and red lights, yield at yield signs, and proceed with caution through green lights. These are all examples of operant: a. discrimination b. generalization c. shaping d. negative reinforcement
What is a. discrimination
300
The basic unit of heredity is the __________, which contains coded instructions for the biological, behavioral, and physical development of all living things. a. gene b. chromosome c. DNA molecule d. genotype
What is a. gene
400
The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency to attribute other people's behavior to: a. biological variables b. social forces c. situational variables d. dispositional or internal factors
What is d. dispositional or internal factors
400
Peter worries persistently and excessively about developing a serious illness or contracting a disease. Although several doctors have examined him and found nothing wrong, he continues to search for that one physician who will confirm his suspicions. Peter is likely suffering from: a. a dissociative disorder b. a conversion disorder c. hypochondriasis d. obsessive-compulsive disorder
What is c. hypochondriasis
400
Constructs like motivation and intelligence, which can't be measured directly, are referred to as: a. intervening variables. b. independent variables. c. dependent variables. d. extraneous variables.
What is a. intervening variables
400
The learning of attitudes and behaviors appropriate to one's gender is called gender: a. typing b. learning c. identity d. value
What is a. typing
400
The part of the neuron that receives messages is the __________ and the part of the neuron that sends messages is the __________. a. cell body, dendrites b. dendrites, axon c. axon, terminal button d. myelin sheath, axon terminal
What is b. dendrites, axon
500
Diffusion of responsibility is a concept used to help explain: a. social conformity b. compliance c. social facilitation d. the bystander effect
What is d. the bystander effect
500
Suppose you have a cat that always comes running into the kitchen when she hears you opening a cabinet. You may say to yourself, "Gee, this cat is pretty smart--she knows when I'm going to feed it." Pavlov would explain that the sound of the cabinet opening serves as a __________, which elicits the behavior of running into the kitchen. a. conditional response b. unconditional response c. conditional stimulus d. unconditional stimulus
What is a. conditional response
500
The scientific means by which a psychologist can manipulate one variable in an attempt to measure its effects on other variables is called a(n): a. case study. b. experiment. c. cross-sectional design. d. naturalistic observation study.
What is b. experiment
500
. Our behavior seems to be determined wholly by: a. nature alone. b. nurture alone. c. neither nature or nurture. d. the interaction of nature and nurture
What is d. the interaction of nature and nuture
500
Chemical substances secreted directly into the blood stream that stimulate glands, muscles, and organs are called: a. neurotransmitters. b. endocrine messengers. c. hormones. d. ova.
What is c. hormones