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Tatiana hudson & Micah green

chapter 1

Question: Who was an early proponent of functionalism?
a- Ivan Pavlov
b- William James
c-Wilhelm Wundt
d- Max Wertheimer

Answer: b- William James

Question: Which goal of psychology is most closely met through naturalistic observation?
a- altering behavior
b- predicting behavior
c- describing behavior
d- controlling behavior

Answer: c- describing bahavior

Question: ___________ is an experiment in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know if the subjects are in the experimental or the control group.
a- representative sample
b-case study
c- single-blind study
d- naturalistic observation

Answer: b- case study

Question: Self-actualization was part of which of the following perspectives?
a- behaviorism
b- cognitive perspective
c- functionalism
d- humanism


Answer: d- humanism

Question: Freud said phobias_____ whereas Watson said phobias were_____.
a- learned;inherited
b-repressed conflicts; learned
c- sexual; unconscious 
d- conditioned; unconditioned

Answer: b- repressed conflicts;learned 

chapter 2

Question: A(n)___ is a section of DNA containing a sequence of amines.
a- compound
b- gene
c- chromosome
d- hormone

Answer: b- gene

Question: What part of the brain acts as a relay station for incoming sensory information?
a- hypothalamus
b-thalamus
c cerebellum 
d-pituitary gland

Answer: b- thalamus

Question: a brain-imaging method using a radio waves and magnetic fields of the body to produce detailed images of the brain is called_______.
a- electroencephalography (EEG)
b- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
c- position- emission tomography (PET)
d- computerized axial tomography (CT)

Answer: b- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Question: Which of the following are functions of the right hemisphere?
a- perception, expression of emotion, and recognition of patterns
b- sense of time and rhythm
c- speech,handwriting, and calculation
d- language processing in most individuals


Answer: a- perception, expression of emotion, and recognition of patterns

Question: The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal is called the ______ nervous system.
a- central
b- somatic
c- sympathetic
d- parasympathetic

Answer: c- sympathetic

chapter4

Question: Rod- shaped structures that contains genes are referred to as _____
a-DNA
b- sex-linked traits
c- chromosomes
d- amines

Answer: c- chromosomes

Question: Cherie is a 17-year-old high school student who lives at home with her parents. She would probably best be described as a(n)
a- adolescent
b- tween
c- young adult
d- baby boomer

Answer: a- adolescent

Question: Jeremy is 17 years old. According to Erikson, his chief task will be acquiring a sense of______
a- identity
b- intimacy
c- generativity
d- autonomy


Answer: a- identity

Question: According to Erikson, an emotional and psychological closeness that is based on the ability to trust,share, and care while still maintaining one's sense of self, is called
a- bonding
b- intimacy 
c- attachment
d- attraction 

Answer: b- intimacy 

Question: Piaget's term for the knowledge that an object exists even when it is out of sight is
a- conservation
b- object permanence
c- centration
egocentrism

Answer: b- object permanence

chapter 5

Question:
Difference thresholds
a.
occur when we can first detect some stimulus.
b.
occur when we can detect the change in the intensity of a stimulus.
c.
depend on the energy necessary to stimulate a sensory receptor.
d.
are measured in Judgmental Normal Differences.

Answer:
b.
occur when we can detect the change in the intensity of a stimulus


Question:
The amount of change necessary in a given stimulus to produce a just noticeable difference is a constant proportion of the original stimulus. This defines
a.
perceptual constancy.
b.
perceptual set.
c.
Weber's Law.
d.
psychophysics.


Answer:
c.
Weber's Law.


Question:
 67. 

The most widely accepted explanation for motion sickness is provided by
a.
dynamic movement theory.
b.
sensory conflict theory.
c.
integration of the senses theory.
d.
the Gestalt principles of perception.

Answer:
b.
sensory conflict theory.


Question:
Sensory adaptation refers to a decrease in sensory response that accompanies
a.
perceptual defense.
b.
threshold shifts.
c.
an unchanging stimulus.
d.
selective attention.

Answer:
c.
an unchanging stimulus.


Question:
Black and white vision with greatest sensitivity under low levels of illumination describes the function of
a.
the cones.
b.
the visual pigments.
c.
the rods.
d.
the phosphenes.

Answer:
c.
the rods.


chapter 6

Question:
Illusions are
a.
distortions of existing stimuli.
b.
the same as hallucinations.
c.
the result of innate mechanisms.
d.
not based on external reality.

Answer:
a.
distortions of existing stimuli.


Question:
Inductive reasoning goes from the specific to the general. Which of the following is analogous to inductive reasoning?
a.
top-down processing
b.
bottom-up processing
c.
perceptual expectancies
d.
illusions

Answer:
b.
bottom-up processing


Question:
__________ processing is like putting together a picture puzzle you've never seen before.
a.
Bottom-up
b.
Top-down
c.
Left-right
d.
Selective

Answer:
a.
Bottom-up


Question:
 

Parapsychology is
a.
a pseudopsychology dealing with the prediction of the future.
b.
the study of psychic phenomena or psi events.
c.
limited to the study of extrasensory perception.
d.
a non-scientific field concerned with clairvoyance, magic, and witchcraft.

Answer:
b.
the study of psychic phenomena or psi events.


Question:
The analysis of information starting with features and building into a complete perception is known as
a.
perceptual expectancy.
b.
top-down processing.
c.
bottom-up processing.
d.
Gregory's phenomenon.

Answer:
c.
bottom-up processing.