SBVC DR. Paul Psychology 100
Final Exam Study Guide
Psychology is the study of behavior and:
a. people
b. chemicals
c. personality
d. mental process - Answer d. mental process
Applied research studies __________ - Answer Solutions to practical and personal
problems
Social/Cognitive theorists focus on the role of _______ and behavior. - Answer Thinking
Critical thinking is important because:
a. provides a database of knowledge
b. makes individual argumentative
c. provides people with life skills
d. teaches people how to criticize works of art - Answer c. provides people with life
skills
Someone saying "I know this is true because Dr. Paul says that it is true" is using the
fallacy argument-appeals to force is.
True False - Answer False
The scientific method is an organized way of using experience and ________ to increase
knowledge. - Answer testing ideas
A specific statement about behavior that will be tested through research is called:
a. hypothesis
b. theory
c. scientific principal
d. research question - Answer a. hypothesis
In our discussion about the effects of alcohol on aggressive behavior, the measured
outcomes are called:
,a. placebo
b. double-blind
c. independent variable
d. dependent variable - Answer d. dependent variable
In a double-blind study the researchers know who is receiving the treatment:
True False - Answer False
The most important factor in selecting a sample is that it should:
a. be drawn at random
b. represent the target population
c. be large
d. consist of people who are volunteers - Answer b. represent the target population
Neurons communicate through chemicals called:
a. dendrites
b. knobs
c. neurotransmitters
d. axones - Answer c. neurotransmitters
The myelin sheath is composed/supported by the trace mineral:
a. calcium
b. zinc
c. magnesium
d. protein - Answer c. magnesium
The juction where neurons relay messages to each other is the ________. - Answer
Synapse
With the neurotransmitter serotonin, the trace minerals - calcium and zinc - are primary
nutrients.
True False - Answer False
The central nervous system consists of _________ and the _________. - Answer the brain ;
spinal chord
, Our "on and off" switch in our brain is called:
a. pons
b. thalamus
c. reticular activating system
d. cortex - Answer c. reticular activating system
The frontal lobe of our brain is the areas of sensory abilities.
True False - Answer False
Right brain people are:
a. left-handed
b. creative
c. logical
d. talkative - Answer b. creative
Our adrenal glands secrete a hormone called _______ which greatly increases our ability
to handle stress. - Answer cortisol
There are 22 pairs of human chromosomes.
True False - Answer False
The weakest stimulus that can be told apart from no stimulus at all is:
a. J.N.D
b. constant stimuli
c. absolute threshold
d. Weber's Constant - Answer c. absolute threshold
The ______ is the most sensitive area of the retina. - Answer fovea
The photo receptors in the retina responsible for color vision are:
a. bipolar cells
b. rods
c. lenses
d. cones - Answer d. cones
Final Exam Study Guide
Psychology is the study of behavior and:
a. people
b. chemicals
c. personality
d. mental process - Answer d. mental process
Applied research studies __________ - Answer Solutions to practical and personal
problems
Social/Cognitive theorists focus on the role of _______ and behavior. - Answer Thinking
Critical thinking is important because:
a. provides a database of knowledge
b. makes individual argumentative
c. provides people with life skills
d. teaches people how to criticize works of art - Answer c. provides people with life
skills
Someone saying "I know this is true because Dr. Paul says that it is true" is using the
fallacy argument-appeals to force is.
True False - Answer False
The scientific method is an organized way of using experience and ________ to increase
knowledge. - Answer testing ideas
A specific statement about behavior that will be tested through research is called:
a. hypothesis
b. theory
c. scientific principal
d. research question - Answer a. hypothesis
In our discussion about the effects of alcohol on aggressive behavior, the measured
outcomes are called:
,a. placebo
b. double-blind
c. independent variable
d. dependent variable - Answer d. dependent variable
In a double-blind study the researchers know who is receiving the treatment:
True False - Answer False
The most important factor in selecting a sample is that it should:
a. be drawn at random
b. represent the target population
c. be large
d. consist of people who are volunteers - Answer b. represent the target population
Neurons communicate through chemicals called:
a. dendrites
b. knobs
c. neurotransmitters
d. axones - Answer c. neurotransmitters
The myelin sheath is composed/supported by the trace mineral:
a. calcium
b. zinc
c. magnesium
d. protein - Answer c. magnesium
The juction where neurons relay messages to each other is the ________. - Answer
Synapse
With the neurotransmitter serotonin, the trace minerals - calcium and zinc - are primary
nutrients.
True False - Answer False
The central nervous system consists of _________ and the _________. - Answer the brain ;
spinal chord
, Our "on and off" switch in our brain is called:
a. pons
b. thalamus
c. reticular activating system
d. cortex - Answer c. reticular activating system
The frontal lobe of our brain is the areas of sensory abilities.
True False - Answer False
Right brain people are:
a. left-handed
b. creative
c. logical
d. talkative - Answer b. creative
Our adrenal glands secrete a hormone called _______ which greatly increases our ability
to handle stress. - Answer cortisol
There are 22 pairs of human chromosomes.
True False - Answer False
The weakest stimulus that can be told apart from no stimulus at all is:
a. J.N.D
b. constant stimuli
c. absolute threshold
d. Weber's Constant - Answer c. absolute threshold
The ______ is the most sensitive area of the retina. - Answer fovea
The photo receptors in the retina responsible for color vision are:
a. bipolar cells
b. rods
c. lenses
d. cones - Answer d. cones
