PHY 150 TEST 1 Questions with Correct Answers.
Psychology is defined as the scientific study of
behavior and mental processes.
As a science, Psychology has four goals. Which of the following is NOT one of those goals?
eliminate behavior
School psychologists are employed by school districts to
identify and assist students who have problems that interfere with their learning.
The very first psychological laboratory was established by
Wilhelm Wundt
B. F. Skinner made major contributions to
behaviorism
Cognitive psychologists would be least interested in
behavior in social settings
Dr. Jacobi is studying the effects of bilingualism on the intellectual development of
children. She wants to know whether learning both English and Spanish has an impact on
intelligence scores in both languages. Most likely, Dr. Jacobi follows a ____ perspective
humanistic
As a scientist, you try not to speculate or draw conclusions when you do not have evidence.
This approach is consistent with your use of
, the scientific method
Jane Goodall studied chimpanzees by means of the ____ method
naturalistic observation
Blind and double-blind procedures are one way to control for the effects of ____ in
experimental research
expectations
Which of the following would NOT be possible without the functioning of the nervous
system?
All of these
When someone steps on your toe, this information is carried to the brain and spinal cord
by
afferent neurons
Which of the following is NOT true regarding a synapse?
The neurotransmitter ____ is found in the brain structure called the hippocampus
acetylcholine
Cocaine and amphetamines increase the production of which neurotransmitters?
You are about to take part in a sleep study. Which of the following brain study techniques
might be used by the researcher
EEG
Psychology is defined as the scientific study of
behavior and mental processes.
As a science, Psychology has four goals. Which of the following is NOT one of those goals?
eliminate behavior
School psychologists are employed by school districts to
identify and assist students who have problems that interfere with their learning.
The very first psychological laboratory was established by
Wilhelm Wundt
B. F. Skinner made major contributions to
behaviorism
Cognitive psychologists would be least interested in
behavior in social settings
Dr. Jacobi is studying the effects of bilingualism on the intellectual development of
children. She wants to know whether learning both English and Spanish has an impact on
intelligence scores in both languages. Most likely, Dr. Jacobi follows a ____ perspective
humanistic
As a scientist, you try not to speculate or draw conclusions when you do not have evidence.
This approach is consistent with your use of
, the scientific method
Jane Goodall studied chimpanzees by means of the ____ method
naturalistic observation
Blind and double-blind procedures are one way to control for the effects of ____ in
experimental research
expectations
Which of the following would NOT be possible without the functioning of the nervous
system?
All of these
When someone steps on your toe, this information is carried to the brain and spinal cord
by
afferent neurons
Which of the following is NOT true regarding a synapse?
The neurotransmitter ____ is found in the brain structure called the hippocampus
acetylcholine
Cocaine and amphetamines increase the production of which neurotransmitters?
You are about to take part in a sleep study. Which of the following brain study techniques
might be used by the researcher
EEG
