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Wernicke's area is to the _____ lobe as Broca's area is to the _____ lobe. right frontal; left frontal left temporal; right temporal left temporal; left frontal left frontal; left temporal
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Section 1
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Wernicke's area is to the _____ lobe as Broca's area is to the _____ lobe. right frontal; left frontal left temporal; right temporal left temporal; left frontal left frontal; left temporal
left temporal; left frontal
In the spinal cord, information is sent to the brain via: sensory nerves. efferent nerves. motor nerves. interneurons.
sensory nerves
Charles Darwin inspired the school of psychology called _____, whose MOST prominent founder was _____. tructuralism; William James functionalism; Edward Titchener functionalism; William James structuralism; Edward Titchener
functionalism; William James
Bertina is conducting a long-term study of intelligence, asking if it changes significantly as people age. In this study, intelligence would be considered a(n): constant. sample. variable. confound.
variable
In the following data set, what is the median? 3, 7, 8, 4, 4, 5, 9, 10, 6, 2 4 6 5.5 5
5.5
What are two common measures of variability? range and standard deviation central tendency and frequency median and mode mean and standard deviation
range and standard deviation
Speech production is to speech comprehension as _____'s area is to _____'s area. Wernicke; Broca Broca; Gage Broca; Wernicke Gage; Wernicke
Broca; Wernicke
Which of the following is NOT a tool that can be used in empirical research? he human eye content analysis a telescope a microscope
content analysis
The movement of _____ and _____ through the membrane is most central to action potentials. sodium; potassium protein; sodium chloride; protein potassium; chloride
sodium; potassium
Which statement BEST captures the relationship between the psychoanalytic perspective and the humanistic perspective? -The humanistic perspective was critical of the psychoanalytic perspective. -The psychoanalytic perspective replaced the humanistic perspective. -The psychoanalytic perspective reacted against the humanistic perspective. -The humanistic perspective expanded on the psychoanalytic perspective.
The humanistic perspective was critical of the psychoanalytic perspective
Ashlynne's adrenal gland is highly active, releasing hormones. Ashlynne is probably: stressed. sleepy. in love. hungry.
stressed
Which of psychology's goals is CORRECTLY matched with a keyword? description - observation prediction - application explanation - forecasting control - organization
description -observation
Alzheimer's disease is to Parkinson's disease as _____ is to _____. norepinephrine; dopamine acetylcholine; dopamine dopamine; acetylcholine acetylcholine; serotonin
acetylcholine; dopamine
A data set with two modes is called a: bimodal distribution. negatively skewed distribution. positively skewed distribution. normal distribution.
normal distribution
Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the weakest negative correlation? -1.01 0.10 -0.20 -0.80
-0.20
_____ ions rush into a neuron during an action potential. Sodium Calcium Magnesium Potassium
Sodium
"Psychology is the science of behavior." What, if anything, is wrong with this definition? -This definition is incorrect. Psychology is the science of mental processes. -This definition is too narrow. Psychology is also the science of mental processes. -This definition is incorrect. Psychology is the science of mental disorders. -The definition is too broad. Psychology is the study of human behavior.
This definition is too narrow. Psychology is also the science of mental processes
An experimenter had groups of one to four people look up at the sky on a street corner and measured what proportion of people who walked by also looked up. This is an example of: predictive research. an observational study. an experiment. a correlational study.
an experiment
An upward sloping scatterplot indicates: positive correlation. negative correlation. a correlation coefficient that is less than zero. no relationship.
positive correlation
Dr. Riley argues that psychology strives to determine the purpose of thought and behavior. "How do these things assist us with our lives," she asks. Dr. Riley's view is MOST consistent with psychology's school of: humanism. behaviorism. structuralism. functionalism.
functionalism
Cindy selects a sample of college students. She finds a relationship between the students' scores on an impulsivity scale and their scores on a measure of problem drinking. Cindy wishes to predict the likelihood that a new sample will show the same relationship. She therefore computes _____statistics. parametric descriptive inferential experimental
inferential
In research described in the text, Niedenthal and others (2012) related pacifier use during infancy to impaired socioemotional development later on. However, the researchers stated that "the studies . . . do not allow causal conclusions, as the children were not randomly assigned to pacifier use." Based on this information, one can infer that the studies were _____, rather than _____. correlational; observational experimental; observational experimental; correlational correlational; experimental
correlational; experimental
Which statement is MOST accurate with respect to the lateralization of language among right-handers? It is most likely left-lateralized. No generalization can be made: the lateralization of language varies dramatically from one person to another. The control of language is shared equally between the hemispheres. It is most likely right-lateralized.
It is most likely left-lateralized.
What type of neurons carry information from the body's organs and tissues to the central nervous system? motor neurons interneurons ganglion cells sensory neurons
sensory neurons
The _____ is the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution. mean median mode range
range
Why is neural communication sometimes described as an "electrochemical" process? Transmission across the synapse is an electrical event. Action potentials are chemical events. The action potential is electrical, and transmission across the synapse is chemical. The action potential is chemical, and transmission across the synapse is electrical.
The action potential is electrical, and transmission across the synapse is chemical.
Arden's heart rate and respiration are slowing, and her digestion is facilitated. Her _____ nervous system has become active. secondary sympathetic parasympathetic somatic
parasympathetic
Megan's pineal gland is releasing a high level of melatonin. Megan is MOST likely: anxious. in love. sleepy. hungry.
sleepy
Positron emission tomography: uses magnets to track changes in blood-oxygen levels. records electrical activity in the scalp. uses radioactive tracers in the blood to reveal brain activity. analyzes data.
uses radioactive tracers in the blood to reveal brain activity.
A downward sloping scatterplot indicates: negative correlation. positive correlation. a correlation coefficient that is greater than zero. no relationship.
negative correlation
For which correlation coefficient would the corresponding scatterplot reveal the LEAST vertical dispersion among the dots? .05 .50 -.75 -.10
.05
Professor Tan found a strong correlation between SAT scores and introductory psychology grades for students at his college. His data will allow him to: -explain what causes high introductory psychology grades. -describe how students study for introductory psychology tests. -explain what causes high SAT scores. -predict a student's introductory psychology score based on their SAT scores.
predict a student's introductory psychology score based on their SAT scores.
Split-brain operations are used to treat drug-resistant: anxiety. depression. schizophrenia. epilepsy.
epilepsy
Many motor and sensory functions are primarily controlled by the: left hemisphere. right and left hemisphere. right hemisphere. opposite hemisphere.
opposite hemisphere
The two sides of the brain are connected by the: contralateral information. contralateral innervation. haptic information. corpus callosum.
corpus callosum.
Excitation is to rest as _____ is to ______. somatic; autonomic sympathetic; parasympathetic autonomic; somatic parasympathetic; sympathetic
sympathetic; parasympathetic
Glial cells called _____ help maintain the blood-brain barrier, whereas _____ create the myelin that envelopes axons. astrocytes; microglia astrocytes; Schwann cells Schwann cells; astrocytes microglia; Schwann cells
astrocytes; Schwann cells
Which part of the neuron is MOST closely associated with the speed with which it can convey an impulse? the dendrites the soma the myelin sheath the axon terminals
the myelin sheath
The only research method that can be used to explain what caused a change in a variable is ______ research. observational correlational experimental rational
experimental
Which of the following is a correct representation of a strong negative correlation? r = -0.82 c = -0.82 r = -0.22 c = -0.22
r = -0.82
What are two types of measures numbers can be grouped into? central tendency and variability histograms and polygons frequency and raw scores frequency and variability
central tendency and variability
Who conducted the first experiments using split-brain patients? Henry Harlow Albert Bandura Roger Sperry Erik Erikson
Roger Sperry
In an experiment, the _____ variable is also called the explanatory variable. independent dependent control experimental
independent
Neurotransmitters are released into: synaptic vesicles. dendrites. the synaptic gap. somas.
the synaptic gap
Dr. Velasquez found a correlation of r = 0.02 in a recent study. The two variables in his study are: uncorrelated. negatively correlated. positively correlated. downward sloping.
uncorrelated
Which endocrine gland is matched with the CORRECT function? adrenal gland - regulates salt balance pancreas - regulates metabolism pineal gland - regulates blood sugar thyroid gland - controls sleep-wake cycles
adrenal gland - regulates salt balance
Neurotransmitters are released from: synaptic vesicles. somas. axons. dendrites.
synaptic vesicles
Active touch information, or sensory information from one side of the body going to the opposite hemisphere, is often called: contralateral information. contralateral innervation. haptic information. corpus callosum.
haptic information
Professor West has 30 participants drink either 0 mg, 2 mg or 4 mg of caffeine mixed in juice before completing two tasks; a response time task and a memory task. In this experiment, the independent variable is: the memory task. the number of participants. the amount of caffeine consumed. the response time task.
the amount of caffeine consumed
The right hemisphere performs better at: language skills. reading words. recognizing faces. counting.
recognizing faces
Section 2
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