PSYCHOLOGY 1010 EXAM #1 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
______________________ is an experiment in which participants do not know if they are in the
experimental or the control group, and the experimenters also do not know which participants
are part of which group. - ANS The double-blind study
Experimenters can justify the use of deception only if ___________. - ANS it is necessary for
the experiment to work, and participants are debriefed afterwards
The goals of psychology are to _____. - ANS describe, understand, predict, and control
behavior
Who was an early proponent of functionalism? - ANS William James
Freud said phobias were ____________ whereas Watson said phobias were __________. -
ANS repressed conflicts; learned
Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization? - ANS humanism
What is one similarity shared by clinical psychologists and psychiatrists? - ANS They diagnose
and treat people experiencing behavioral and emotional problems.
When you watch how dogs play in the park or how your professors act in the classroom, that
could actually be considered a form of ______. - ANS naturalistic observation
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, A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called
______________________. - ANS a case study
A negative correlation means that ______________________. - ANS high values of one
variable are associated with low values of the other
The two main divisions of the nervous system are the ________ and ________. -
ANS peripheral nervous system; central nervous system
Which part of the neuron is responsible for maintaining the life of the cell? - ANS soma
Which of the following neurotransmitters functions as a common inhibitory neurotransmitter in
the brain? - ANS GABA
Which part of the nervous system takes the information received from the senses, makes sense
out of it, makes decisions, and sends commands out to the muscles and the rest of the body? -
ANS brain
The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events
and bodily arousal is called the ______________ nervous system. - ANS sympathetic
Hormones are___________. - ANS chemicals released into the bloodstream by the endocrine
glands
A brain-imaging method using magnetic fields of the body to produce detailed images of the
brain is called ______________. - ANS magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
What part of the brain acts as a relay station for incoming sensory information? -
ANS thalamus
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
______________________ is an experiment in which participants do not know if they are in the
experimental or the control group, and the experimenters also do not know which participants
are part of which group. - ANS The double-blind study
Experimenters can justify the use of deception only if ___________. - ANS it is necessary for
the experiment to work, and participants are debriefed afterwards
The goals of psychology are to _____. - ANS describe, understand, predict, and control
behavior
Who was an early proponent of functionalism? - ANS William James
Freud said phobias were ____________ whereas Watson said phobias were __________. -
ANS repressed conflicts; learned
Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization? - ANS humanism
What is one similarity shared by clinical psychologists and psychiatrists? - ANS They diagnose
and treat people experiencing behavioral and emotional problems.
When you watch how dogs play in the park or how your professors act in the classroom, that
could actually be considered a form of ______. - ANS naturalistic observation
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, A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called
______________________. - ANS a case study
A negative correlation means that ______________________. - ANS high values of one
variable are associated with low values of the other
The two main divisions of the nervous system are the ________ and ________. -
ANS peripheral nervous system; central nervous system
Which part of the neuron is responsible for maintaining the life of the cell? - ANS soma
Which of the following neurotransmitters functions as a common inhibitory neurotransmitter in
the brain? - ANS GABA
Which part of the nervous system takes the information received from the senses, makes sense
out of it, makes decisions, and sends commands out to the muscles and the rest of the body? -
ANS brain
The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events
and bodily arousal is called the ______________ nervous system. - ANS sympathetic
Hormones are___________. - ANS chemicals released into the bloodstream by the endocrine
glands
A brain-imaging method using magnetic fields of the body to produce detailed images of the
brain is called ______________. - ANS magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
What part of the brain acts as a relay station for incoming sensory information? -
ANS thalamus
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