PSYC-2301 Exam #1 (Ch 1 & 2) Study
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The four basic goals of psychology are to (1) describe, (2) explain, (3) predict, and (4) control or influence behavior. CORRECT ANSWERS TRUE
The neurotransmitter called acetylcholine: CORRECT ANSWERS is involved in muscle contractions, memory, learning, and general intellectual functioning.
The neurotransmitter called serotonin plays a key role in sleep, moods, and emotional states, including the symptoms of depression. CORRECT ANSWERS TRUE
The brain's ability to physically change in response to environmental stimulation is called: CORRECT ANSWERS Structural Plasticity
Maria heard a strange banging noise just outside her bedroom window in the middle of the night. She froze in fear, and her heart began to pound. Maria's heightened physical arousal involved the activation of which subdivision of the nervous system? CORRECT ANSWERS Sympathetic Nervous System
This drawing shows the typical structures found on a neuron. Of the choices below, which correctly labels the structures in the drawing? CORRECT ANSWERS 1 = dendrites, 2 = cell body, 3 = axon, 4 = myelin sheath
Paul was awakened by a thumping noise in the middle of the night. Frightened, he jumped out of bed to investigate. Hearing a muffled meow, Paul realized that his cat was shut in the closet and was pushing against the door. Breathing a sigh of relief, Paul let the cat out of the closet and went back to bed. Which subdivision of the nervous system helped calm down and restore Paul's body functioning back to normal? CORRECT ANSWERS (i got this wrong, but ITS NOT SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM) . POSSIBLE ANSWER---- Parasympathetic
In the endocrine system, chemical messengers called _____, which circulate through the _____, communicate information from one part of the body to another. CORRECT ANSWERS Hormones; Bloodstream
The limbic system plays a role in: CORRECT ANSWERS Emotion, Motivation, Learning, and Memory
As a psychology researcher, you have found that the public expression of emotions differs among people from the United States, Japan, Switzerland, and Israel. This type of research best fits which perspective in psychology? CORRECT ANSWERS Cross- Cultural Theresa is attracted to a relatively new area of psychology that focuses on the conditions and processes that contribute to optimal functioning of people, groups, and institutions. She believes that psychology should be concerned with topics such as personal happiness, optimism, creativity, wisdom, and the institutions that foster these qualities in individuals and communities. Her views are most consistent with the _____ perspective in psychology. CORRECT ANSWERS Positive Psychology
The primary function of the myelin sheath is to: CORRECT ANSWERS Insulate the axon and increase the speed at which neurons convey their message.
Your instructor notices that in many of his classes, the longer he lectures, the more student yawns he sees. This represents: CORRECT ANSWERS (i got this wrong, but ITS NOT A NEGATIVE CORRELATION) . POSSIBLE ANSWER------ Positive Correlation
The founder of psychoanalysis was: CORRECT ANSWERS Austrian physician Sigmund Freud.
The three basic types of neurons are: CORRECT ANSWERS sensory neurons, motor neurons, interneurons
In reading these test questions, you are primarily using your ___________to understand
what you are reading. CORRECT ANSWERS Left Hemisphere
In Dr. Foster's study, one group is given a new medication that is believed to reduce anxiety. Another group is given a medication that looks like the real medication, but that contains none of the active ingredients that would affect anxiety. In this experiment, the experimental group is the: CORRECT ANSWERS (i got this wrong, but ITS NOT group that receives the medication w/o the active ingredients) . POSSIBLE ANSWER------ Group that received the new medication
The action potential is best defined as: CORRECT ANSWERS a brief electrical impulse that transmits information along the axon of a neuron.
In an experiment, the independent variable is the variable that is: CORRECT ANSWERS (i got this wrong but ITS NOT beyond the researcher's control, as it independently varies or changes over time.) . POSSIBLE ANSWER------- Deliberately manipulated by the researcher
A correlational study: CORRECT ANSWERS examines how strongly two variables are related to one another.
The branch of science concerned with the study of the nervous system, especially in the
brain, is called: CORRECT ANSWERS Neuroscience
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The four basic goals of psychology are to (1) describe, (2) explain, (3) predict, and (4) control or influence behavior. CORRECT ANSWERS TRUE
The neurotransmitter called acetylcholine: CORRECT ANSWERS is involved in muscle contractions, memory, learning, and general intellectual functioning.
The neurotransmitter called serotonin plays a key role in sleep, moods, and emotional states, including the symptoms of depression. CORRECT ANSWERS TRUE
The brain's ability to physically change in response to environmental stimulation is called: CORRECT ANSWERS Structural Plasticity
Maria heard a strange banging noise just outside her bedroom window in the middle of the night. She froze in fear, and her heart began to pound. Maria's heightened physical arousal involved the activation of which subdivision of the nervous system? CORRECT ANSWERS Sympathetic Nervous System
This drawing shows the typical structures found on a neuron. Of the choices below, which correctly labels the structures in the drawing? CORRECT ANSWERS 1 = dendrites, 2 = cell body, 3 = axon, 4 = myelin sheath
Paul was awakened by a thumping noise in the middle of the night. Frightened, he jumped out of bed to investigate. Hearing a muffled meow, Paul realized that his cat was shut in the closet and was pushing against the door. Breathing a sigh of relief, Paul let the cat out of the closet and went back to bed. Which subdivision of the nervous system helped calm down and restore Paul's body functioning back to normal? CORRECT ANSWERS (i got this wrong, but ITS NOT SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM) . POSSIBLE ANSWER---- Parasympathetic
In the endocrine system, chemical messengers called _____, which circulate through the _____, communicate information from one part of the body to another. CORRECT ANSWERS Hormones; Bloodstream
The limbic system plays a role in: CORRECT ANSWERS Emotion, Motivation, Learning, and Memory
As a psychology researcher, you have found that the public expression of emotions differs among people from the United States, Japan, Switzerland, and Israel. This type of research best fits which perspective in psychology? CORRECT ANSWERS Cross- Cultural Theresa is attracted to a relatively new area of psychology that focuses on the conditions and processes that contribute to optimal functioning of people, groups, and institutions. She believes that psychology should be concerned with topics such as personal happiness, optimism, creativity, wisdom, and the institutions that foster these qualities in individuals and communities. Her views are most consistent with the _____ perspective in psychology. CORRECT ANSWERS Positive Psychology
The primary function of the myelin sheath is to: CORRECT ANSWERS Insulate the axon and increase the speed at which neurons convey their message.
Your instructor notices that in many of his classes, the longer he lectures, the more student yawns he sees. This represents: CORRECT ANSWERS (i got this wrong, but ITS NOT A NEGATIVE CORRELATION) . POSSIBLE ANSWER------ Positive Correlation
The founder of psychoanalysis was: CORRECT ANSWERS Austrian physician Sigmund Freud.
The three basic types of neurons are: CORRECT ANSWERS sensory neurons, motor neurons, interneurons
In reading these test questions, you are primarily using your ___________to understand
what you are reading. CORRECT ANSWERS Left Hemisphere
In Dr. Foster's study, one group is given a new medication that is believed to reduce anxiety. Another group is given a medication that looks like the real medication, but that contains none of the active ingredients that would affect anxiety. In this experiment, the experimental group is the: CORRECT ANSWERS (i got this wrong, but ITS NOT group that receives the medication w/o the active ingredients) . POSSIBLE ANSWER------ Group that received the new medication
The action potential is best defined as: CORRECT ANSWERS a brief electrical impulse that transmits information along the axon of a neuron.
In an experiment, the independent variable is the variable that is: CORRECT ANSWERS (i got this wrong but ITS NOT beyond the researcher's control, as it independently varies or changes over time.) . POSSIBLE ANSWER------- Deliberately manipulated by the researcher
A correlational study: CORRECT ANSWERS examines how strongly two variables are related to one another.
The branch of science concerned with the study of the nervous system, especially in the
brain, is called: CORRECT ANSWERS Neuroscience
