Psychological Science Seventh Edition – Test
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by Elizabeth A. Phelps (Author), Elliot Berkman (Author), Michael S. Gazzaniga (Author)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
2. What Is Psychological Science? / 1.1 Psychological Science Is the Study of
Mind, Brain, and Behavior
3. 1.2 Psychological Science Teaches Critical Thinking
4. 1.3 Psychological Science Helps Us Understand Biased or Inaccurate Thinking
5. 1.4 Why Are People Unaware of Their Weaknesses?
6. What Is the Scientific Scope of Psychology? / 1.5 Many Psychological Questions
Have a Long History
7. 1.6 Mental Processes and Behaviors Serve Functions for Individuals and Groups
8. 1.7 The Field of Psychology Spans the Range of Human Experience
9. What Are the Latest Developments in Psychology? / 1.8 Biology Is Increasingly
Emphasized in Explaining Psychological Phenomena
10. 1.9 Psychology Is a Computational and Data Science
11. 1.10 Culture Provides Adaptive Solutions
12. 1.11 Psychological Science Crosses Levels of Analysis
13. 1.12 Psychological Education Embraces the Science of Learning
14. 1.13 How Will Psychology Benefit You in Your Career?
15. Your Chapter Review
16. Chapter 2: Research Methodology
17. How Is the Scientific Method Used in Psychological Research? / 2.1 Science Has
Three Primary Goals
18. 2.2 The Scientific Method Is a Systematic Way to Test Hypotheses
19. 2.3 The Scientific Method Is Cyclical
20. 2.4 Critical Thinking Is Essential to Evaluating Scientific Findings
21. What Types of Studies Are Used in Psychological Research? / 2.5 Descriptive
Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
22. 2.6 Correlational Studies Describe and Predict How Variables Are Related
23. 2.7 The Experimental Method Controls and Explains
24. 2.8 Participants Need to Be Randomly Assigned to Conditions and Carefully
Selected
25. What Are the Ethics Governing Psychological Research? / 2.9 There Are Ethical
Issues to Consider in Research with Human Participants
26. 2.10 Have You Participated in Research Without Knowing It?
,27. 2.11 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Animals
28. How Are Data Analyzed and Evaluated? / 2.12 Good Research Requires Valid,
Reliable, and Accurate Data
29. 2.13 Descriptive Statistics Provide a Summary of the Data
30. 2.14 Inferential Statistics Permit Generalizations
31. 2.15 Should You Believe in Extrasensory Perception?
32. Your Chapter Review
33. Chapter 3: Biology and Behavior
34. How Does the Nervous System Operate? / 3.1 Neurons Are the Basic Units of
the Nervous System
35. 3.2 Action Potentials Produce Neural Communication
36. 3.3 Neurotransmitters Influence Mental Activity and Behavior
37. What Are the Basic Brain Structures and Their Functions? / 3.4 The Ability to
Study Brain Function Has Improved Dramatically
38. 3.5 The Cerebral Cortex Underlies Complex Mental Activity
39. 3.6 Splitting the Brain Splits the Mind
40. 3.7 Are There “Left-Brain” and “Right-Brain” Types of People?
41. 3.8 The Insula and Subcortical Structures Contribute to Taste, Emotions,
Memory, and Reward
42. 3.9 The Brain Stem and Cerebellum House Basic Programs for Survival and
Movement
43. 3.10 Auction Overbidding
44. How Does the Brain Communicate with the Body? / 3.11 The Peripheral Nervous
System Includes the Somatic and Autonomic Systems
45. 3.12 The Endocrine System Communicates Through Hormones
46. How Does the Brain Change? / 3.13 The Brain Rewires Itself Throughout Life
47. 3.14 The Brain Can Recover from Injury
48. What Is the Genetic Basis of Psychological Science? / 3.15 All of Human
Development Has a Genetic Basis
49. 3.16 Heredity Involves Passing Along Genes Through Reproduction
50. 3.17 Genes Affect Behavior
51. 3.18 Genetic Expression Can Be Modified
52. Your Chapter Review
53. Chapter 4: Consciousness
54. What Is Consciousness? / 4.1 Consciousness Is Limited
55. 4.2 Attention Is the Gateway to Conscious Awareness
, 56. 4.3 Laptops in the Classroom
57. 4.4 Unconscious Processing Can Influence Behavior
58. 4.5 Automatic Processing Reduces Demands on Consciousness
59. What Is Altered Consciousness? / 4.6 Meditation Produces Relaxation by
Guiding Attention
60. 4.7 Does Meditation Change the Structure of the Brain?
61. 4.8 People Can Lose Themselves in Activities
62. 4.9 Hypnosis Is Induced Through Suggestion
63. What Is Sleep? / 4.10 Sleep Is an Altered State of Consciousness
64. 4.11 People Dream While Sleeping
65. 4.12 Sleep Is an Adaptive Behavior
66. 4.13 Sleep Disorders Interfere with Daily Life
67. 4.14 How Can You Get a Good Night’s Sleep?
68. How Do Brain Injury and Drugs Affect Consciousness? / 4.15 Brain Injury Can
Diminish Consciousness
69. 4.16 Drugs Alter Consciousness by Changing Brain Neurochemistry
70. 4.17 People Use—and Abuse—Many Psychoactive Drugs
71. 4.18 Alcohol Abuse Is Responsible for Many Societal Problems
72. Your Chapter Review
73. Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
74. How Do We Sense and Perceive the World Around Us? / 5.1 Sensory
Information Is Translated into Meaningful Signals
75. 5.2 Detection Requires a Certain Amount of the Stimulus
76. 5.3 The Brain Constructs a Stable Representation of the World from Five Senses
77. How Do We See? / 5.4 Sensory Receptors in the Eye Transmit Visual
Information to the Brain
78. 5.5 The Color of Light Is Determined by Its Wavelength
79. 5.6 Perceiving Objects Requires Organization of Visual Information
80. 5.7 Are Faces Special?
81. 5.8 Perception of Depth, Size, and Motion Is Guided by Internal and External
Cues
82. How Do We Hear? / 5.9 Audition Results from Changes in Air Pressure
83. 5.10 Pitch Is Encoded by Frequency and Location
84. 5.11 Are Your Listening Habits Damaging Your Hearing?
85. How Do We Taste and Smell? / 5.12 There Are Five Basic Taste Sensations
86. 5.13 Smell Is the Detection of Odorants
Bank
by Elizabeth A. Phelps (Author), Elliot Berkman (Author), Michael S. Gazzaniga (Author)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
2. What Is Psychological Science? / 1.1 Psychological Science Is the Study of
Mind, Brain, and Behavior
3. 1.2 Psychological Science Teaches Critical Thinking
4. 1.3 Psychological Science Helps Us Understand Biased or Inaccurate Thinking
5. 1.4 Why Are People Unaware of Their Weaknesses?
6. What Is the Scientific Scope of Psychology? / 1.5 Many Psychological Questions
Have a Long History
7. 1.6 Mental Processes and Behaviors Serve Functions for Individuals and Groups
8. 1.7 The Field of Psychology Spans the Range of Human Experience
9. What Are the Latest Developments in Psychology? / 1.8 Biology Is Increasingly
Emphasized in Explaining Psychological Phenomena
10. 1.9 Psychology Is a Computational and Data Science
11. 1.10 Culture Provides Adaptive Solutions
12. 1.11 Psychological Science Crosses Levels of Analysis
13. 1.12 Psychological Education Embraces the Science of Learning
14. 1.13 How Will Psychology Benefit You in Your Career?
15. Your Chapter Review
16. Chapter 2: Research Methodology
17. How Is the Scientific Method Used in Psychological Research? / 2.1 Science Has
Three Primary Goals
18. 2.2 The Scientific Method Is a Systematic Way to Test Hypotheses
19. 2.3 The Scientific Method Is Cyclical
20. 2.4 Critical Thinking Is Essential to Evaluating Scientific Findings
21. What Types of Studies Are Used in Psychological Research? / 2.5 Descriptive
Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
22. 2.6 Correlational Studies Describe and Predict How Variables Are Related
23. 2.7 The Experimental Method Controls and Explains
24. 2.8 Participants Need to Be Randomly Assigned to Conditions and Carefully
Selected
25. What Are the Ethics Governing Psychological Research? / 2.9 There Are Ethical
Issues to Consider in Research with Human Participants
26. 2.10 Have You Participated in Research Without Knowing It?
,27. 2.11 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Animals
28. How Are Data Analyzed and Evaluated? / 2.12 Good Research Requires Valid,
Reliable, and Accurate Data
29. 2.13 Descriptive Statistics Provide a Summary of the Data
30. 2.14 Inferential Statistics Permit Generalizations
31. 2.15 Should You Believe in Extrasensory Perception?
32. Your Chapter Review
33. Chapter 3: Biology and Behavior
34. How Does the Nervous System Operate? / 3.1 Neurons Are the Basic Units of
the Nervous System
35. 3.2 Action Potentials Produce Neural Communication
36. 3.3 Neurotransmitters Influence Mental Activity and Behavior
37. What Are the Basic Brain Structures and Their Functions? / 3.4 The Ability to
Study Brain Function Has Improved Dramatically
38. 3.5 The Cerebral Cortex Underlies Complex Mental Activity
39. 3.6 Splitting the Brain Splits the Mind
40. 3.7 Are There “Left-Brain” and “Right-Brain” Types of People?
41. 3.8 The Insula and Subcortical Structures Contribute to Taste, Emotions,
Memory, and Reward
42. 3.9 The Brain Stem and Cerebellum House Basic Programs for Survival and
Movement
43. 3.10 Auction Overbidding
44. How Does the Brain Communicate with the Body? / 3.11 The Peripheral Nervous
System Includes the Somatic and Autonomic Systems
45. 3.12 The Endocrine System Communicates Through Hormones
46. How Does the Brain Change? / 3.13 The Brain Rewires Itself Throughout Life
47. 3.14 The Brain Can Recover from Injury
48. What Is the Genetic Basis of Psychological Science? / 3.15 All of Human
Development Has a Genetic Basis
49. 3.16 Heredity Involves Passing Along Genes Through Reproduction
50. 3.17 Genes Affect Behavior
51. 3.18 Genetic Expression Can Be Modified
52. Your Chapter Review
53. Chapter 4: Consciousness
54. What Is Consciousness? / 4.1 Consciousness Is Limited
55. 4.2 Attention Is the Gateway to Conscious Awareness
, 56. 4.3 Laptops in the Classroom
57. 4.4 Unconscious Processing Can Influence Behavior
58. 4.5 Automatic Processing Reduces Demands on Consciousness
59. What Is Altered Consciousness? / 4.6 Meditation Produces Relaxation by
Guiding Attention
60. 4.7 Does Meditation Change the Structure of the Brain?
61. 4.8 People Can Lose Themselves in Activities
62. 4.9 Hypnosis Is Induced Through Suggestion
63. What Is Sleep? / 4.10 Sleep Is an Altered State of Consciousness
64. 4.11 People Dream While Sleeping
65. 4.12 Sleep Is an Adaptive Behavior
66. 4.13 Sleep Disorders Interfere with Daily Life
67. 4.14 How Can You Get a Good Night’s Sleep?
68. How Do Brain Injury and Drugs Affect Consciousness? / 4.15 Brain Injury Can
Diminish Consciousness
69. 4.16 Drugs Alter Consciousness by Changing Brain Neurochemistry
70. 4.17 People Use—and Abuse—Many Psychoactive Drugs
71. 4.18 Alcohol Abuse Is Responsible for Many Societal Problems
72. Your Chapter Review
73. Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
74. How Do We Sense and Perceive the World Around Us? / 5.1 Sensory
Information Is Translated into Meaningful Signals
75. 5.2 Detection Requires a Certain Amount of the Stimulus
76. 5.3 The Brain Constructs a Stable Representation of the World from Five Senses
77. How Do We See? / 5.4 Sensory Receptors in the Eye Transmit Visual
Information to the Brain
78. 5.5 The Color of Light Is Determined by Its Wavelength
79. 5.6 Perceiving Objects Requires Organization of Visual Information
80. 5.7 Are Faces Special?
81. 5.8 Perception of Depth, Size, and Motion Is Guided by Internal and External
Cues
82. How Do We Hear? / 5.9 Audition Results from Changes in Air Pressure
83. 5.10 Pitch Is Encoded by Frequency and Location
84. 5.11 Are Your Listening Habits Damaging Your Hearing?
85. How Do We Taste and Smell? / 5.12 There Are Five Basic Taste Sensations
86. 5.13 Smell Is the Detection of Odorants
