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Psychology is defined as the science of: - correct answer behavior and mental processes. Who is considered the "father of psychology" by his establishment of the first psychology lab? - correct answer Wilhelm Wundt The behaviorists believed: - correct answer psychology should only study observable and objectively described acts. Sue believes the field of psychology should study various methods of problem solving, how people memorize facts, and what changes our thinking structure. Sue would be described as coming from which perspective of psychology? - correct answer cognitive Jim, in his approach to psychology, stresses that individuals continually strive to reach their full potential. Jim would be described as coming from which perspective of psychology? - correct answer humanistic Jim is a researcher for a local business. He believes that research should be "problem centered" in that it tries to solve specific problems in the world. Jim is an advocate of: - correct answer applied research. A correlation indicates: - correct answer the degree to which one variable is influenced or caused by another. Throughout childhood people's height increases as their age increases. This relationship between age and height would be called a (n): - correct answer positive correlation Which of the following might create a biased survey? - correct answer social desirability Consider the following experiment: Children are divided into two groups. One group watches episodes of "Sesame Street." The other group watches cartoon episodes. Both are then given a test that measures activity in children. In this study, the independent variable is: - correct answer what the child watches on TV. In an experiment which group would be given a placebo? - correct answer the control group Which of the following is NOT considered one of the four basic principles for human participation in an experiment? - correct answer replication Kelly's father is trying to feed her a bottle of infant formula. Unfortunately, Kelly's head is facing away from her father. Rather than physically moving Kelly's head, her father simply touches the bottle's nipple on Kelly's right cheek. Kelly, almost immediately, turns her head to the right. Kelly's father is taking advantage of: - correct answer reflexes Marja has decided to try a new fast food restaurant in town. After the experience she decides the new restaurant is very similar to all the other fast food places she has been to. According to Piaget, Marja's new experience could be classified as: - correct answer assimilation Ford and his sister, Mallory, are sitting down to eat a meatball. Their father puts one meatball on each of their plates and then proceeds to cut them up. When he sets the plates in front of Ford and Mallory, Mallory complains that Ford is getting more as he has eight pieces of meatball and she has only six. No matter how hard Mallory's father tries to explain that each started with one meatball, Mallory believes she is getting less. Mallory has NOT gained the ability of: - correct answer conservation. RJ's parents have a very loving warm parental style. They rarely discipline RJ and are always asking about his thoughts and feelings. Their expectations of RJ maturity level are low compared to other parents. RJ's parents would be labeled: - correct answer permissive. A hospice is: - correct answer an alternative to dying at a hospital The basic building block of the nervous system is: - correct answer neurons At what point is the neuron recharging for the next charge? - correct answer refractory period Which nervous system prepares the body for the "fight or flight response"? - correct answer sympathetic nervous system Which part of the brain is helping you now to coordinate your muscles to operate your pen to take this final? - correct answer cerebellum Jean is in charge of planning and coordinating a local charity drive. Which part of Jean's brain will help her the most in planning the drive? - correct answer Frontal Lobes Walking down the hall at school, someone accidentally bumps into to you. The part of your brain which registers that sensation of touch is the: - correct answer somatosensory cortex Nathaniel, wearing headphones, is a subject for a sensation experiment. A variety of sounds are placed into each ear and Nathaniel says when the sounds are the same. The experiment is probably designed to measure Nathaniel's: - correct answer difference threshold Samuel works at the local mall picking up the trash from the restaurants. Many people comment that Samuel must hate the smell of the trash that he is forced to work with. Samuel explains that the smell isn't that bad. Psychologists would most likely explain that Samuel's reason is due to: - correct answer sensory adaptation You are in a room at a large party. Even though everyone around you is talking you can hear and understand the person you are having a conversation with. It is as if you can block out all the other conversations. Psychologists would call this ability: - correct answer selective attention If you wear glasses or contacts to correct nearsightedness or farsightedness, the problem is probably due to a difficulty in which part of your eye? - correct answer lens The blind spot is due to: - correct answer the inability of light to reach the back corner of the eye. In addition to the sense of taste, what other sense creates the sensation of flavor? - correct answer smell Right after the graduation ceremony the local high school sponsors a reception for the graduates, their families, and friends. As you walk around the reception you conclude anyone wearing a cap and gown must be a member of the graduating class. The group principle being used is known as: - correct answer similarity A visual cliff is used to determine an infant's ability at: - correct answer depth perception You and your younger sister are watching TV. An advertisement comes on. You believe the person narrating the commercial is a character on your favorite comedy show. Your younger sister says the narrator is from her favorite cartoon. Which of the following could be used to explain the differences in perceptions between you and your sister? - correct answer perceptual set The idea that a physiological need, such as hunger, creates a state of tension motivating an organism to satisfy that need is the definition of: - correct answer Drive-Reduction theory Mallory and Stephanie were both preparing to take a psychology test the next day. Mallory said she needed to study because she didn't want to get an F on the test. Stephanie was working hard for its own sake. Mallory's motivation is considered ____ motivation and Stephanie's is _____ motivation. - correct answer extrinsic; intrinsic Which of the following follows the hierarchy of