PSYC 300 MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

PSYC 300 MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
WhatA2isA2theA2purposeA2ofA2anA2operationalA2definition?A2-A2Ans--
ToA2qualifyA2andA2quantifyA2aA2variableA2soA2itA2canA2beA2measuredA2objectively.

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2representsA2aA2majorA2themeA2ofA2psychology?A2-A2Ans--
AllA2answerA2choicesA2areA2true.

HowA2wouldA2ourA2nervousA2systemA2functionA2withoutA2glialA2cells?A2-A2Ans--
ItA2couldn'tA2function,A2theseA2cellsA2areA2crucialA2toA2theA2functioningA2ofA2theA2nervousA2
system.

WhichA2areaA2ofA2psychologyA2isA2responsibleA2forA2promotingA2theA2ideaA2"TheA2wholeA2i
sA2differentA2fromA2theA2sumA2ofA2itsA2parts"?A2-A2Ans--GestaltA2Psychology

WhatA2typeA2ofA2correlationA2isA2theA2following:A2AsA2theA2numberA2ofA2hoursA2aA2personA2
spendsA2onA2vacationA2increases,A2theirA2reportedA2levelA2ofA2stressA2decreases.A2-
A2Ans--NegativeA2Correlation


WhatA2isA2trueA2ofA2psychoanalysis?A2-A2Ans--NoneA2ofA2theA2answerA2choicesA2areA2true.

BehaviorismA2cameA2aboutA2inA2orderA2toA2-A2Ans--
ChallengeA2psychology'sA2focusA2onA2consciousA2andA2unconsciousA2mentalA2processes.

WhatA2areA2theA2threeA2typesA2ofA2hapticA2(touch)A2receptors?A2-A2Ans--
temperature,A2pressure,A2pain

WhatA2factor(s)A2haveA2ledA2toA2improvementsA2inA2theA2scientificA2understandingA2ofA2ps
ychologicalA2phenomenon?A2-A2Ans--AdvancesA2inA2decodingA2theA2humanA2genome.

WhatA2valueA2mustA2youA2haveA2inA2orderA2toA2calculateA2aA2standardA2deviation?A2-
A2Ans--TheA2mean


WhatA2wouldA2beA2aA2possibleA2correlationA2coefficientA2betweenA2theA2temperatureA2out
sideA2andA2theA2numberA2ofA2jacketsA2beingA2worn?A2-A2Ans---.75

WhatA2isA2inA2chargeA2ofA2sendingA2informationA2fromA2ourA2sensesA2toA2ourA2brain?A2-
A2Ans--TheA2peripheralA2nervousA2system


PhineasA2Gage'sA2experienceA2withA2theA2metalA2rodA2goingA2throughA2hisA2frontalA2lobeA
2providedA2psychologistA2withA2aA2greatA2amountA2ofA2informationA2aboutA2theA2wayA2theA
2brainA2works.A2ThisA2informationA2comesA2fromA2whatA2typeA2ofA2study?A2-A2Ans--
CaseA2study

, WhichA2sequenceA2isA2correct?A2-A2Ans--
PhotonsA2ofA2lightA2enterA2theA2eye,A2areA2transducedA2byA2theA2rodsA2andA2conesA2andA2
aA2neuralA2signalA2isA2sentA2viaA2theA2opticA2chiasmA2intoA2theA2visualA2cortexA2inA2theA2oc
cipitalA2lobe.

WhatA2partA2ofA2aA2neuronA2receivesA2"messages"A2(neurotransmitters)A2fromA2otherA2ne
urons?A2-A2Ans--Dendrites

ForA2theA2hypothesisA2"HigherA2levelsA2ofA2stressA2causesA2peopleA2toA2getA2fewerA2hours
A2ofA2sleep"A2whatA2isA2theA2independentA2andA2dependentA2variable?A2-A2Ans--
TheA2independentA2variableA2isA2stressA2level,A2theA2dependentA2variableA2isA2hoursA2ofA2
sleep

WhichA2metaphorA2properlyA2representsA2theA2viewsA2ofA2structuralism?A2-A2Ans--
AA2soundA2canA2bestA2beA2understoodA2byA2breakingA2itA2downA2intoA2itsA2pitch,A2intensity
,A2durationA2andA2clarity.

WhatA2isA2trueA2ofA2anA2actionA2potential?A2-A2Ans--
ItA2isA2aA2resultA2ofA2electricalA2changesA2inA2theA2neuron.

WhatA2functionA2doesA2theA2myelinA2sheathA2serve?A2-A2Ans--
ItA2insulatesA2theA2axonA2ofA2someA2neuronsA2andA2speedsA2theA2conductionA2ofA2actionA2
potentials.

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2anA2advantageA2ofA2usingA2fMRIA2(functionalA2magneticA2re
sonanceA2imaging)A2toA2studyA2theA2brain?A2-A2Ans--
AllowsA2usA2toA2determineA2theA2preciseA2locationA2ofA2activityA2inA2theA2brain

AccordingA2toA2theA2globalA2workplaceA2model,A2whereA2isA2consciousnessA2processedA2i
nA2theA2brain?A2-A2Ans--InA2noA2specificA2area.

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2wouldA2defeatA2theA2purposeA2ofA2havingA2aA2controlA2group?
A2-A2Ans--
IfA2theA2controlA2groupA2receivedA2theA2sameA2treatmentA2asA2theA2experimentalA2group.

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2statementsA2aboutA2sensoryA2perceptionA2isA2true?A2-A2Ans--
AllA2answerA2choicesA2areA2true.

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2trueA2ofA2theA2ideasA2behindA2FilterA2Theory'sA2explanation
A2ofA2selectiveA2attention?A2-A2Ans--
ConsciousnessA2actsA2asA2aA2gatekeeperA2thatA2onlyA2allowsA2inA2theA2relevantA2informati
on

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2trueA2ofA2theA2factA2thatA2individualsA2showA2"changeA2blind
ness"A2(orA2failA2toA2noticeA2subtleA2changesA2inA2theirA2environment).A2-A2Ans--