PBSI 107 Exam 1 questions n answers
to pass
Which two fields of study contributed to the creation of the study of psychology? - correct
answer ✔✔philosophy and natural science
William Wundt - correct answer ✔✔founder of structuralism
Dr. Rhee believes that people get jobs because their salary is their reward for this behavior. Dr.
Rhee is... - correct answer ✔✔a behaviorist (behavioral approach)
Dr. Baggins studies how SAT scores vary across cultural groups. He is a... - correct answer
✔✔cross-cultural psychologist (cross-cultural approach)
Which psychological approach is the right one? - correct answer ✔✔None
Which is NOT a topic that positive psychologists focus on? - correct answer ✔✔survival of the
fittest
Who was Mary W. Calkins? - correct answer ✔✔A student who was denied her degree from
Harvard
What is the significance of the Spear (2007) study? - correct answer ✔✔Showed with
approaches have been the most influential over time
What is the APA? - correct answer ✔✔American Psychologist Association
, What is APS? - correct answer ✔✔American Association for Psychological Science
Dr.Heathcliff, on seeing the results of his study, claims he knew what the results would show the
whole time. He has... - correct answer ✔✔hindsight bias
"if Camille spends an hour every day reading, then her scores on a vocab test will improve," is
an example of... - correct answer ✔✔a hypothesis
What should you avoid to correctly follow the scientific method? - correct answer ✔✔forming a
hypothesis after collecting all the data
What are the 2 main divisions of the nervous system? - correct answer ✔✔central and
peripheral
What are the parts of a neuron? - correct answer ✔✔cell body (soma), dendrites and axon
What is the purpose of the myelin sheath? - correct answer ✔✔speeds up the electrical signal
down the axon
What causes an action potential? - correct answer ✔✔depolarization
What is depolarization? - correct answer ✔✔when a neuron becomes more positive
What is hyperpolarization? - correct answer ✔✔when a neuron becomes more negative
What is the first step of communication between neurons? - correct answer ✔✔The electrical
impulse is converted to a chemical signal
to pass
Which two fields of study contributed to the creation of the study of psychology? - correct
answer ✔✔philosophy and natural science
William Wundt - correct answer ✔✔founder of structuralism
Dr. Rhee believes that people get jobs because their salary is their reward for this behavior. Dr.
Rhee is... - correct answer ✔✔a behaviorist (behavioral approach)
Dr. Baggins studies how SAT scores vary across cultural groups. He is a... - correct answer
✔✔cross-cultural psychologist (cross-cultural approach)
Which psychological approach is the right one? - correct answer ✔✔None
Which is NOT a topic that positive psychologists focus on? - correct answer ✔✔survival of the
fittest
Who was Mary W. Calkins? - correct answer ✔✔A student who was denied her degree from
Harvard
What is the significance of the Spear (2007) study? - correct answer ✔✔Showed with
approaches have been the most influential over time
What is the APA? - correct answer ✔✔American Psychologist Association
, What is APS? - correct answer ✔✔American Association for Psychological Science
Dr.Heathcliff, on seeing the results of his study, claims he knew what the results would show the
whole time. He has... - correct answer ✔✔hindsight bias
"if Camille spends an hour every day reading, then her scores on a vocab test will improve," is
an example of... - correct answer ✔✔a hypothesis
What should you avoid to correctly follow the scientific method? - correct answer ✔✔forming a
hypothesis after collecting all the data
What are the 2 main divisions of the nervous system? - correct answer ✔✔central and
peripheral
What are the parts of a neuron? - correct answer ✔✔cell body (soma), dendrites and axon
What is the purpose of the myelin sheath? - correct answer ✔✔speeds up the electrical signal
down the axon
What causes an action potential? - correct answer ✔✔depolarization
What is depolarization? - correct answer ✔✔when a neuron becomes more positive
What is hyperpolarization? - correct answer ✔✔when a neuron becomes more negative
What is the first step of communication between neurons? - correct answer ✔✔The electrical
impulse is converted to a chemical signal
