Psychology 101 Exam 1 - Arizona
College
Ethical guidelines have been published detailing ethical standards regarding human and
nonhuman animal research participants. - CORRECT ANSWER-American
Psychological Association (APA)
The Peripheral Nervous System is subdivided into 2 systems. The Somatic and what? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Autonomic
The goals of psychology are to describe, explain, predict, and change what? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Behavior and Mental Processes.
This contemporary approach to psychology views the brain and nervous system as
central to understanding behavior, thought, and emotion. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Behavioral Neuroscience Approach
Theory of Natural Selection is considered to be the driving mechanism behind evolution.
Charles Darwin came up with survival of the genome, which we understand as what? -
CORRECT ANSWER-"Survival of the Fittest"
How many hours of sleep does a human need per night? - CORRECT ANSWER-8
hours
This is the minimum amount of stimulus energy that people can detect. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Absolute Threshold
The developmental period that starts from the onset of puberty until the beginning of
adulthood. - CORRECT ANSWER-Adolescence
Which part of the forebrain is responsible for all higher mental processes? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Cerebral Cortex
What is the 24-hour cycles referred to concerning sleep? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Circadian Rhythms
Physical, Cognitive, and Socioemotional are part of what process? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Development
College
Ethical guidelines have been published detailing ethical standards regarding human and
nonhuman animal research participants. - CORRECT ANSWER-American
Psychological Association (APA)
The Peripheral Nervous System is subdivided into 2 systems. The Somatic and what? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Autonomic
The goals of psychology are to describe, explain, predict, and change what? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Behavior and Mental Processes.
This contemporary approach to psychology views the brain and nervous system as
central to understanding behavior, thought, and emotion. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Behavioral Neuroscience Approach
Theory of Natural Selection is considered to be the driving mechanism behind evolution.
Charles Darwin came up with survival of the genome, which we understand as what? -
CORRECT ANSWER-"Survival of the Fittest"
How many hours of sleep does a human need per night? - CORRECT ANSWER-8
hours
This is the minimum amount of stimulus energy that people can detect. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Absolute Threshold
The developmental period that starts from the onset of puberty until the beginning of
adulthood. - CORRECT ANSWER-Adolescence
Which part of the forebrain is responsible for all higher mental processes? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Cerebral Cortex
What is the 24-hour cycles referred to concerning sleep? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Circadian Rhythms
Physical, Cognitive, and Socioemotional are part of what process? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Development
