Psychology 1010 Exam #1 questions with
correct 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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |double-blind |study
Experimenters |can |justify |the |use |of |deception |only |if |___________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
it |is |necessary |for |the |experiment |to |work, |and |participants |are |debriefed |afterwards
The |goals |of |psychology |are |to |_____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-describe, |understand, |predict, |
and |control |behavior
Who |was |an |early |proponent |of |functionalism? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-William |James
Freud |said |phobias |were |____________ |whereas |Watson |said |phobias |were |__________. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-repressed |conflicts; |learned
Which |perspective |focuses |on |free |will |and |self-actualization? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
humanism
What |is |one |similarity |shared |by |clinical |psychologists |and |psychiatrists? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-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 |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-naturalistic |
observation
, A |detailed |description |of |a |particular |individual |being |studied |or |treated |is |called |
______________________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |case |study
A |negative |correlation |means |that |______________________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-high |
values |of |one |variable |are |associated |with |low |values |of |the |other
The |two |main |divisions |of |the |nervous |system |are |the |________ |and |________. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-peripheral |nervous |system; |central |nervous |system
Which |part |of |the |neuron |is |responsible |for |maintaining |the |life |of |the |cell? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-soma
Which |of |the |following |neurotransmitters |functions |as |a |common |inhibitory |neurotransmitter |
in |the |brain? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-brain
The |part |of |the |autonomic |nervous |system |that |is |responsible |for |reacting |to |stressful |events |
and |bodily |arousal |is |called |the |______________ |nervous |system. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
sympathetic
Hormones |are___________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |______________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-magnetic |resonance |imaging |(MRI)
correct 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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |double-blind |study
Experimenters |can |justify |the |use |of |deception |only |if |___________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
it |is |necessary |for |the |experiment |to |work, |and |participants |are |debriefed |afterwards
The |goals |of |psychology |are |to |_____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-describe, |understand, |predict, |
and |control |behavior
Who |was |an |early |proponent |of |functionalism? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-William |James
Freud |said |phobias |were |____________ |whereas |Watson |said |phobias |were |__________. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-repressed |conflicts; |learned
Which |perspective |focuses |on |free |will |and |self-actualization? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
humanism
What |is |one |similarity |shared |by |clinical |psychologists |and |psychiatrists? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-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 |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-naturalistic |
observation
, A |detailed |description |of |a |particular |individual |being |studied |or |treated |is |called |
______________________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |case |study
A |negative |correlation |means |that |______________________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-high |
values |of |one |variable |are |associated |with |low |values |of |the |other
The |two |main |divisions |of |the |nervous |system |are |the |________ |and |________. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-peripheral |nervous |system; |central |nervous |system
Which |part |of |the |neuron |is |responsible |for |maintaining |the |life |of |the |cell? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-soma
Which |of |the |following |neurotransmitters |functions |as |a |common |inhibitory |neurotransmitter |
in |the |brain? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-brain
The |part |of |the |autonomic |nervous |system |that |is |responsible |for |reacting |to |stressful |events |
and |bodily |arousal |is |called |the |______________ |nervous |system. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
sympathetic
Hormones |are___________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |______________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-magnetic |resonance |imaging |(MRI)
