Biopsych
The scientific study of the brain and nervous system, in health and in disease, is known as_____.
Neuroscience
The scientific perspective known as behaviourism was established by
Which of the following is not a place where psychological scientists publish their research?
Scientific journals
Onlines Podcast
Chapters in edited books
Full-length books
Online Podcasts
Martin’s physician tells him that he has had a stroke affecting his middle cerebral artery on the left hemisphere. Which of the following functions is most likely to be affected by Martin’s stroke?
Speech
Aaron has been having seizures. His doctor wanted to perform _____ (where electrodes would be placed on the scalp) to get a better idea of what was going on.
An electroencephalogram (EEG)
Veda is in the lab and wants to do some imaging of participants memorizing picture cards. Since she doesn’t have access to an fMRI machine, which of the following could she could use to get information about brain activity during the card task?
Positron emission tomography (PET)
The issue of how we manage (or fail to manage) driving and talking on a cell phone would be of most interest to someone who studies:
attention
Define the term confound
an alternative explanation for a study's result that may be confusing.
More contemporary views see the cerebellum as much more sophisticated than originally believed. Which of the following functions was attributed to the cerebellum most recently?
Executive functions and emotional processing
Electrical stimulation is used in treatment as well as in research. For instance, electrical deep brain stimulation has been used in patients with _____ to improve symptoms of the movement disorder.
Parkinson’s disease
You are able to read, think about, and answer this question correctly mainly because of the abilities of the _____.
Forebrain
According to structuralists, consciousness encompasses three basic categories of experience, including sensations, feelings, and:
Images
What is the term for when outcomes of behavioural research do not explain all (but most) cases?
Probabilistic
Sameen watches a ten second clip on SixBuzz of Trudeau claiming he will shut the borders to Canada in the next few weeks. But the video is not timestamped. What type of information is this?
Disinformation
According to the American Psychological Association, 90% of animals used in psychological research are _____.
Rodents and Birds
Constance was working in the garden when she accidentally touched a slimy slug. The message that her finger has something sticky on it is traveling via _____ nerves to her brain.
Afferent
Sameen is explaining where he grew up in Canada to his favorite person in the whole wide world, Serena. What type of memory is he using?
Long term
What kind of article is the following example:
An article that discusses all the current published work on Drake's choreography
Serena hates spiders. She thinks they are gross and deadly. However it is rare for spiders to kill -- and those that are venomous are far far away. However, because she got bit by a spider 10 years ago, she thinks all spiders are dangerous. What kind of bias is this?
Present/present bias
At about gestational week five, the human ____ divides into the myelencephalon and the metencephalon.
rhombencephalon
Jill and Jessica are identical twins. They have been asked to participate in a study since Jill has recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The goal of the study is to confirm the _____ (a type of statistical probability) of the heritability of bipolar disorder.
Concordance Rate
In an experiment, a rat can choose between hitting a blue button (which provides a snack) or a yellow button (which provides a shock). In each round of the experiment, the buttons may or may not switch colors. This experiment combines elements of which two researchers?
Donders and Skinner
What kind of bias is the following example?
After watching several news reports on people developing stomach issues after taking the Covid vaccine, Sameen believes that side effects of the vaccine are much more dangerous than we though.
availabilty heuristic
Sameen has perfected the skill of tuning out his dad complaining about cleaning Pakistan while still being able to text Orlando about Kanye's new album. What concept is Sameen displaying?
Broadbent's filter
Which system is associated with our “fight or flight” response?
The sympathetic nervous system