Straighterline, PSY101, Exam #1 Questions With Complete Solutions

Who won a Nobel Prize for his work on digestion? correct answer: Ivan Pavlov When a neuron is at its resting state, what is the status of sodium ions? correct answer: They are not let into the neuron Which of the following is a goal of psychology? correct answer: understand If you wanted to have good clarity and sharpness of vision, you should arrange for light and images to be focused at the correct answer: center of the retina where cones are concentrated. Of all forms of electromagnetic radiation, humans can perceive ______ forms of electromagnetic radiation correct answer: some Women who are exposed to the male sex hormone, adrostadienone correct answer: show improved moods How do endocrine glands exert their action on body organs? correct answer: They release hormones Bright overhead lights are suddenly turned off. At first the room is extremely dark, but gradually you are able to see the edges of objects in the room. These adjustments to illumination occur because of correct answer: dark adaptation New studies of infidelity and the ways in which men and women think about such behavior reveal correct answer: both men and women were upset most by emotional infidelity Why does the sociocultural perspective promote cultural relativity? correct answer: to discourage passing judgment on other cultures It is the ______ that transfers a signal from an afferent nerve to an efferent neuron. correct answer: interneuron In which time period did psychology became a recognized field of study? correct answer: when the first laboratory was established in the late 1800s Your brain receives information about your body orientation and movement from correct answer: the vestibular organ. A nonhuman animal experiment meets the condition of necessity