Show Psyc 150 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2a, 2b, 2cWho was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in psychology? The purpose of Freud's psychoanalytic approach to therapy is to: identify one's unconscious thoughts and bring them into one's awareness. Beginning in the 1600s and progressing through the 1800s, psychology benefited from _____, which advanced the idea that the brain and specific brain areas had a relationship to behavior. All of the following distinguish the humanistic psychology movement from psychoanalytic theory
EXCEPT: humanistic psychologists view people as being controlled by a system of rewards and punishments coming from the environment, while psychoanalysis considers only unconscious forces. Is alcohol abuse biologically determined or culturally influenced? This debate is most relevant to: The theory of motivation developed by humanistic psychologist _____ emphasizes psychological growth. Dr. Chu is doing research to acquire evidence as to why people become angry when they are driving in busy traffic. Which of the four basic goals of psychology is Dr. Chu
demonstrating? Please type the correct answer in the following input field, and then select the submit answer button or press the enter key when finished. Dr. Amir is teaching his clients to meditate in order to reduce and alleviate the anger they feel in frustrating situations. Which of the four basic goals of psychology is Dr. Amir demonstrating? Marissa is studying chimpanzee decision making behavior. In what scientific field is she working? Professor Sanchez is studying and trying to identify the sequence of behaviors children display when they are angry with other children. Which of the four basic goals of psychology is Professor
Sanchez demonstrating? In her undergraduate research internship, Rosa is using positive reinforcement to help her aging rats to become more active. Rosa's strategy has been MOST predominantly influenced by the work of: Is aggression biologically determined, or is it learned from the environment? This debate is most relevant to the issue of
_____. Jolie was a participant in a study in which she was asked to think and record her feelings about various objects presented to her. Jolie was asked to use:. When Carmen was younger and she got in trouble for doing something wrong, her mother would ask her to take notes
of how she felt after getting into trouble. What method was Carmen's mother using? A focus on how people encode, process, store, and retrieve information is MOST relevant to the _____ perspective. A counseling psychologist: assists people in career issues, changes, or common crises. Why was the advent of the computer so important to the development of cognitive psychology? Computers provided a model (information processing) for studying the mind scientifically. Which specialty of psychology examines mental processes that direct behavior, focusing on concepts such as thinking, memory, and language? Dr. Jones tells his class that he is interested in how one's motivation to reach their
potential is facilitated by one's potential for self-direction. Dr. Jones interests align with _____ psychology. Mr. and Mrs. Knorr are concerned that their daughter may be suffering from depression. To help diagnose and understand her condition better, they would benefit from making an appointment with a(n) _____ psychologist. Dr. Tiu is a psychologist who
researched the role of the unconscious in the development of phobias. It is most likely that Dr. Tiu conceptualizes his work from a _____ perspective. Dr. Fine is a psychologist who emphasizes the importance of unconscious influences in her work. It is most likely that Dr. Fine conceptualizes her work from a _____ perspective.
Marcy is seeing a psychologist who uses the psychodynamic approach to treat her various phobias. The psychologist treating Marcy was likely influenced by the work of: A baby clinging to her mother for comfort or food as a means of survival helps us to understand the _____ perspective. Professor Chung conducts basic research to investigate
whether a parent's negative perceptions of their child's personality can affect the child's subsequent behavior in groups of peers. Professor Chung is most likely a _____ psychologist. Dr. Jamison is researching how to control environmental situations in order to change behavior in the workplace. Dr. Jamison is most likely interested in the study of _____ psychology. Craig's
graduate research focuses on watching children from age 5 until they reach age 10 to see how their behavior and functioning changes. Craig is most likely a(n) _____ psychologist. A _____ is a statement that can be used to test a prediction. One type of descriptive research method is _____, which is a detailed examination of an
individual or small group. As Ron is reading the conclusions of a research article, he notices that the authors mention some tentative explanations to account for diverse findings on the topic. As a result of the authors' _____, Ron is able to generate a prediction and hypothesis t One of the requirements in your introductory psychology course is for you and a partner to design
and conduct a research study. You have decided to use a survey method. What should you keep in mind as you design your study? The order or wording of questions is critically important, as is choosing a random sample. Karen plans to measure happiness based on how frequently a person smiles or laughs. This measure of happiness is called her _____ definition. The National Health and Social Life Survey, conducted to gather information about the eating habits of U.S. adults between the ages of 18 and 59, is an example of _____, in that every member of the larger group has an equal chance of being selected for in Mary Lou often challenges herself to be aware of biases and assumptions and to engage in reflective thinking. This is why Mary Lou's friends refer to her as a(n) _____
thinker. Naoki is trying to write a research proposal for her developmental psychology class. The first step is finished because she has developed a research question: she is wondering whether children who experience a disaster react in a similar way to adults. He Sharon is interested in studying whether people who take their dogs to dog parks go there to meet potential dating partners. Sharon watches these people without their knowledge. The research method known as _____ would be most conducive to collecting the Danial is conducting research on whether taking practice tests increases test performance. You are fascinated by an eccentric neighbor, who is well known for having taken in numerous stray animals. You are also interested in studying how to get more people to adopt pets from the animal shelter. Which is the BEST approach for studying this type Conduct a case study by intensely interviewing your neighbor over the course of a year, but remembering that anything you learn about her altruistic behaviors might not be relevant to the rest of the population. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of utilizing naturalistic observation as a
way of gathering data? Naturalistic observation allows researchers to manipulate variables in order to measure the change due to this manipulation. For his statistics class, Casey is pooling the results of several studies into a single statistical analysis. Clearly, Casey has been assigned to conduct
a: Psychologists persistently ask, "What evidence supports this claim?" because they approach the world of behavior with a healthy sense of: The _____ group in an experiment acts as a baseline against which changes in the experimental group can be compared. After informed consent is provided by participants,
they have the: In science, the clearest way to isolate cause and effect is to conduct a(n): Which statement regarding deception in research is true? Deception may never be used to misinform participants about any aspect of a study that could cause them physical or psychological injury. Unlike descriptive research, the _____ method can tell us about a cause-and-effect relationship because it aims to ensure that every variable except those being manipulated by the researcher is held
constant. A written agreement to participate in a study made by an adult who is aware of all the possible risks of participation is known as: Professor Garcia wants to study how parental spanking influences aggressive behavior in children. Which research method would NOT be feasible due to ethical problems associated with trying to
manipulate the spanking variable? Which is a true statement about ethical research in psychology according to the American Psychological Association (APA)? Informed consent must always be obtained from research participants or their legal guardians. Drug R is currently under clinical investigation for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The hypothesis is that 200 mg of Drug R will reduce GAD symptoms by 25 percent as evidenced by the Hamilton Anxiety Scale. The independent variable i Maurice is conducting a study on whether sleep deprivation increases stress levels. He will be observing and measuring levels of stress based on whether the subjects were assigned to deprived or nondeprived sleep conditions. In this experiment, the stress Research results showed that experimental Drug R had a minimal-to-modest effect in reducing the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The researcher decides to revise the original hypothesis that 200 mg of Drug R will reduce GAD symptoms by 25 p In an experiment, researchers manipulate one or more _____ and then determine whether this manipulation has an effect on the _____. independent variables; dependent variable Francine, a college freshman, has agreed to participate in a psychology research study. Before she begins her participation, she reads a statement written by the researcher explaining the purpose of the research and the potential risks of participation. I Mary Angela is trying to determine how to conduct
an ethical research study on stress levels in children. She has decided to consult the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of _____ developed by the American Psychological Association (APA). Marcus is in graduate school and is studying brain function and the nervous system. Marcus is training to be a(n): In order for the _____ to occur, stimulation must reach a certain
threshold. When you blink your eyes, thousands of _____ fire. Neurotransmitter is to _____ as neural receptor site is to _____. Dr. Reynolds is studying how memories are stored in the brain. Dr. Reynolds is MOST likely
a: Katie has a rare neurological disease in which her neurons can receive new information and process it, but some of them just cannot pass the information along. This disease likely affects the _____ of the neuron. Five-year-old Janna watches her brother throw a baseball. In her brain _____ would respond as if she were throwing the baseball
herself. The correct order of the structures of the motor neuron is: dendrites, cell body, axon, and terminal branches of the axon. Lucille is suffering from a number of symptoms, including depression, sleep disturbances, and mood fluctuations. She also has problems in learning and memory retrieval. Her doctor prescribes Prozac and some other drugs because the patient's problems are p serotonin and norepinephrine. Dr. Gadhuri studies the physiology of the brain but spends little time looking at behavior. Dr. Gadhuri is MOST likely a: The part of the neuron that receives input from other neurons is the: When a cell is at rest: D. enough positively charged sodium ions are kept outside of the cell to maintain a slightly negative charge inside. Drugs or chemicals can: A. All of these choices are correct. This part of the peripheral nervous system controls the
self-regulated action of the internal organs and glands. The sex hormone involved in the development of sexual characteristics and the activation of sexual behavior in males is called _____. The sympathetic nervous system is to _____ as the parasympathetic nervous system is to _____. An example of the interaction of the nervous and endocrine systems can be seen in the response to danger. The _____ orders the adrenal glands to release the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine, which act to provide a surge of energy. sympathetic nervous system While hiking in the woods Marcy encountered a rattlesnake. After the snake scurried away Marcy's heart rate slowed down and her blood pressure
decreased and she stop sweating. These calming physical reactions are MOST directly regulated by his: parasympathetic nervous system. The main link between the endocrine system and the nervous system, which regulates the release of hormones by the pituitary gland, is the part of the brain known as the: Bob does NOT have voluntary control over the _____; he does
have voluntary control over the _____. autonomic nervous system; somatic nervous system When Zeke was faced with taking his medical board exams he was totally stressed out. The particular gland(s) in his endocrine system likely to be stimulated in response to this stress are his: Picking up a cup of coffee from a table is possible because of the: Mason sees a large dog running toward him and is frightened. The division of his nervous system MOST likely activated is the _____ nervous system. A child wakes his mother from a peaceful slumber to say he heard a noise. As she gets up to investigate, her heart begins to race, her mouth is dry, and she begins to sweat. Clearly, the _____ has been activated. sympathetic nervous system Five-year-old Byron is Christmas shopping with his mother and siblings. When he looks around and realizes his mother is nowhere to be found, Byron's _____ nervous system activates the fight-or-flight response. The ability of the brain to change its structure as a result of us learning something is called: The thalamus receives information from the body's sensory systems, including: taste, vision, touch, and sound. Which part of the brain is involved in language production? The results of research about enriched versus impoverished environments has revealed: impoverished environments decrease neurogenesis. Which major area of the brain controls complex cognitive, emotional, sensory, and motor functions? The part of the brain that, if lesioned, would MOST likely result in a disruption of language comprehension and expression is _____. Margarita was injured in a car accident and lost consciousness for 10 minutes. She sustained numerous lacerations, a right femoral contusion, and had a large open wound on her head. When she arrived at the emergency department, the attending physician imm magnetic resonance imaging The part of the brain essential for regulating eating, drinking, sexual activity, fear, and aggression is the: As a result of damage to his Wernicke's area, Larry is
unable to _____, but is still able to _____, albeit not always clearly. Marla's doctor has scheduled her for a scan to image only her brain structure (soft tissue). In meeting with her the morning of the scan, her doctor explains to her that this will be a noninvasive procedure, during which Marla will lie inside a magnetic t What part comprises 90 percent of the brain, including
the cerebral cortex and corpus callosum? Which function is NOT regulated by the hypothalamus? Henry has been involved in a motor vehicle accident. There has been significant damage to his hindbrain. It is likely that Henry is: Two-year-old Mycala had surgery to remove her right cerebral cortex because she had a life-threatening case of epilepsy. After physical therapy she recovered her ability to move the left side of her body, which was controlled by the right cerebral cortex. Matthias, an 8-year-old boy, is having a functional MRI to examine whether activity in his hippocampus may be influencing his learning disabilities. His parents are concerned about how this procedure may affect their son. If you were Matthias's psychologi more advantageous than other technologies because it is noninvasive, produces sharper images, and can be repeated. Sarah just learned to juggle. Before and after images of her brain showed a 3 percent increase in the size of a few specific brain regions. This is known as: Maria recently was in a car accident and afterward developed a loss of sensation in her fingers. The doctor determined that she suffered brain damage and not spinal damage. She likely suffered damage to her _____ lobe. This part of the brain is responsible for processing and distributing all sensory information except smell; its name comes from a Greek word meaning "inner
chamber." Emil has played the piano for many years. What is MOST likely true about Emil's brain? The brain area responsible for sensation and motor control of his hands is larger than normal. Which of the following is TRUE about differences between the left and right cerebral hemispheres? Some brain functions involve a higher degree of activation on one hemisphere of the brain than the other. Ashleigh scored as "left-brained" on the quiz and Luis was told he was "right-brained." You can safely conclude that: the quiz is entertaining, but such distinctions are meaningless, because there is no such thing as being "left-brained" or "right-brained. In the normal, intact human brain, the left and right hemispheres: A. communicate through a thick band of axons called the corpus callosum. A researcher claims that the right side of the brain is more creative than the
left. This claim is likely: Which of the following is a good clue that an online quiz is based on science? The Web site provides links to research studies that have been published in scientific journals. What is the scientific study of behavior called?Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Psychologists are actively involved in studying and understanding mental processes, brain functions, and behavior.
What is the scientific study of the prediction and control of behavior?Psychology is the Scientific study of behavior and mental processes. It seeks to describe, explain, predict, and control behavior and mental processes.
What type of research are psychologists who watch the behavior of chimpanzee societies using?Psychologists who carefully watch the behavior of chimpanzee societies in the jungle are using a research method known as: naturalistic observation.
Who wanted to use the scientific method to study human behavior?Jenkins says that the science of human behavior began as a reaction to the work of Sigmund Freud. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Freud was working with human behavior in his own unique way, focusing on unconscious motivation.
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Marissa is studying chimpanzee decision-making behavior. in what scientific field is she working?
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