Psychology 1513 NEMCC midterm study guide
questions with verified answers
2 Ans✓✓✓The spinal cord is divided into _____ main areas.
5-8 weeks Ans✓✓✓Olfactory receptors naturally die off and are
replaced every _________
aggressive Ans✓✓✓Bandura's famous Bobo doll experiment
demonstrates that young children will imitate the ____________ actions
of a model even when there is no reinforcement for doing so.
alert Waking Consciousness is a state in which thoughts, feelings, and
sensations are clear and organized, and the person feels ______.
Ans✓✓✓
biofeedback Ans✓✓✓An operant conditioning technique in which a
learner gains conscious control over his or her own biological response
is ___________.
brightness constancy Ans✓✓✓The tendency to perceive the apparent
brightness of an object as the same even when the light conditions
change is called ________
Canal Ans✓✓✓Which of these IS NOT a bone in the middle ear?
, Case study Ans✓✓✓The famous study of Phineas Gage, who survived
when a metal rod pierced his skull, is an example of a
Circadian rhythm Ans✓✓✓____________ is the cycle of bodily rhythm
that occurs over a 24 hour period.
correlation Ans✓✓✓A(n) _________ is a measure of how strongly two
variables are related to one another.
Cortex Ans✓✓✓The outermost part of the brain that is made up of
tightly packed neurons and is only a tenth of an inch thick is called the
_________
deepest Ans✓✓✓Delta waves are long, slow waves that indicated the
_________ stage of sleep.
description, explain, predict, and control. Ans✓✓✓The 4 goals of
psychology are:
discriminative Ans✓✓✓A ____________ stimulus is a stimulus that
provides the organism with a cue for making a certain response in order
to obtain reinforcement.
Double--blind studies Ans✓✓✓_________ control for the placebo
effect and the experimenter effect.
questions with verified answers
2 Ans✓✓✓The spinal cord is divided into _____ main areas.
5-8 weeks Ans✓✓✓Olfactory receptors naturally die off and are
replaced every _________
aggressive Ans✓✓✓Bandura's famous Bobo doll experiment
demonstrates that young children will imitate the ____________ actions
of a model even when there is no reinforcement for doing so.
alert Waking Consciousness is a state in which thoughts, feelings, and
sensations are clear and organized, and the person feels ______.
Ans✓✓✓
biofeedback Ans✓✓✓An operant conditioning technique in which a
learner gains conscious control over his or her own biological response
is ___________.
brightness constancy Ans✓✓✓The tendency to perceive the apparent
brightness of an object as the same even when the light conditions
change is called ________
Canal Ans✓✓✓Which of these IS NOT a bone in the middle ear?
, Case study Ans✓✓✓The famous study of Phineas Gage, who survived
when a metal rod pierced his skull, is an example of a
Circadian rhythm Ans✓✓✓____________ is the cycle of bodily rhythm
that occurs over a 24 hour period.
correlation Ans✓✓✓A(n) _________ is a measure of how strongly two
variables are related to one another.
Cortex Ans✓✓✓The outermost part of the brain that is made up of
tightly packed neurons and is only a tenth of an inch thick is called the
_________
deepest Ans✓✓✓Delta waves are long, slow waves that indicated the
_________ stage of sleep.
description, explain, predict, and control. Ans✓✓✓The 4 goals of
psychology are:
discriminative Ans✓✓✓A ____________ stimulus is a stimulus that
provides the organism with a cue for making a certain response in order
to obtain reinforcement.
Double--blind studies Ans✓✓✓_________ control for the placebo
effect and the experimenter effect.
