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Study Guide & Practice Questions PDF
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coffee and another group decaffeinated coffee. The group that receives the decaffeinated coffee is the:
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(C) independent variable
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3. Dr. Hernandez is studying a rare form of amnesia displayed by a single patient. She conducts in-
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depth interviews, brain scans, and cognitive tests over several years. This is an example of a:
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(A) correlational study
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(C) survey as
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(E) confounding variable
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(A) Mode as
(B) Median as
(C) Mean as
(D) Range as
(E) Standard deviation
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Unit 2: Biological Bases of Behavior
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6. An action potential is generated when:
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(A) the neuron is at its resting potential
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(B) negatively charged ions enter the axon
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(C) the level of stimulation exceeds a minimum threshold
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(D) a neurotransmitter is reabsorbed by the sending neuron
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(E) the myelin sheath deteriorates
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ontrolling the pituitary gland? as as as
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(B) Amygdala as
(C) Hippocampus as
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a. under normal conditions, the GTPase activity is very high with most Ras proteins kept in
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
(D) Hypothalamus as
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8. A person who has difficulty understanding language but can still speak fluently likely has damage to:
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(A) Broca's area as as
(B) Wernicke's area
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(C) the occipital lobe
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(D) the motor cortex
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(E) the corpus callosum
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9. Which neurotransmitter is most closely associated with feelings of pleasure, motivation, and reward?
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(A) Acetylcholineas
(B) Serotonin as
(C) Dopamine as
(D) GABA as
(E) Glutamate as
10. The "fight-or-flight" response is triggered by the:
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(A) somatic nervous system
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(B) parasympathetic nervous system
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(C) sympathetic nervous system
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(D) central nervous system
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(E) endocrine system
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Unit 3: Sensation and Perception
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11. The process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies f
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rom our environment is called:
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(A) perception as
(B) sensation as
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12. You walk into a dark movie theater on a sunny day. At first, you can barely see, but after a few minutes,
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your eyes adjust. This is an example of:
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(A) sensory adaptation
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(B) perceptual set
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(C) the phi phenomenon
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(D) Weber's law as as
(E) signal detection theory
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13. According to the Young- as as as
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own as: as
(A) bottom-up processing
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(B) top-down processing
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(C) feature detection
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(D) parallel processing
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(E) transductionas
15. The principle that two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage (rather than a constant amo
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
unt) to be perceived as different is known as:
as as as as as as as as
(A) Weber's Law as as
Garrett/Grisham 5e as Test Bank as 10
, 51. Which of the following is true regarding the GTPase activity of Ras proteins?
a s a s as as as as as as as as as as as as
a. under normal conditions, the GTPase activity is very high with most Ras proteins kept in
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
(B) Fechner's Law as as
(C) The absolute threshold
as as as
(D) Signal detection theory
as as as
(E) The just-noticeable difference
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Unit 4: Learning
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16. In classical conditioning, the unlearned, naturally occurring response to the unconditioned stimulus is the
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
:
(A) conditioned response (CR)
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(B) conditioned stimulus (CS)
as as as
(C) unconditioned response (UR)
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(D) unconditioned stimulus (US)
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(E) neutral stimulus (NS)
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17. A dog learns to salivate at the sound of a bell after the bell has been paired with food. In this example, the
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bell is the:
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(A) unconditioned stimulus (US)
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(B) unconditioned response (UR)
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(C) conditioned stimulus (CS)
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(D) conditioned response (CR)
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(E) neutral stimulus (NS)
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18. Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?
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(A) Giving a child a sticker for good behavior.
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(B) Taking away a child's toy for misbehavior.
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(C) Taking an aspirin to get rid of a headache.
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(D) Giving a dog a treat for sitting.
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(E) Scolding a student for talking in class.
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19. Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it is called:
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(A) observational learning
as as
(B) latent learning
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(C) insight learning
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(D) classical conditioning
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(E) operant conditioning
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20. Albert Bandura's Bobo doll experiment demonstrated the importance of:
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(A) classical conditioning
as as
(B) operant conditioning
as as
(C) latent learning
as as
(D) observational learning
as as
(E) habituation as
Unit 5: Cognitive Psychology
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21. The three-step process of memory, in order, is:
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(A) encoding, storage, retrieval
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(B) storage, encoding, retrieval
as as as
(C) retrieval, storage, encoding
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(D) encoding, retrieval, storage
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(E) storage, retrieval, encoding
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22. Briefly looking up a phone number and remembering it just long enough to dial it is an example of:
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(A) long-term memory
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(B) short-term memory
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(C) sensory memoryas as
(D) implicit memory
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(E) flashbulb memory
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23. The tendency to recall the first and last items in a list best is known as:
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
(A) the spacing effect
as as as
(B) the testing effect
as as as
Garrett/Grisham 5e as Test Bank as 10
