PSY101_MH_V4 (Topic 4: Sensation and Perception)

Question text Abe and Carl are psychologists who believe that people have free will and can make choices based on higher human values. Abe and Carl's views reflect the approach to psychology. Flag question Question 2 ...

Question text Abe and Carl are psychologists who believe that people have free will and can make choices based on higher human values. Abe and Carl's views reflect the approach to psychology. Flag question Question 2 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question 3 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Question text b. He will test the prediction by conducting empirical research. a. He will evaluate the results of his experiment. After careful observation, Dylan has stated a hypothesis that spending money on other people leads to greater happiness than spending money on oneself. In accordance with the scientific method, which of the following steps is Dylan most likely to take next? Select one: b. physics. c. chemistry. d. sociology. a. philosophy. Psychology began as a science in the discipline of Select one: d. psychodynamic c. humanistic Select one: a. sociocultural b. behavioral Flag question Question 4 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question 5 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Question text c. control group; treatment group d. placebo group; control group b. experimental group; control group a. treatment group; placebo group Dr. Grant conducts research on stress management. Group A receives progressive relaxation training prior to taking the test, while Group B receives no training. Group A is the , while Group B is the . rev: 08_29_2019_QC_CS-176689 Select one: c. drawing conclusions d. formulating hypotheses and predictions b. observing some phenomenon in the world a. testing through empirical research Which of the following is the first step in the scientific method? Select one: c. He will conclude whether spending money on others can be a strong predictor of happiness. d. He will publish the experimental results in a reputable journal. b. correlational studies c. case studies d. surveys a. experiments Question text In the context of psychological research methods, which of the following refers to a carefully regulated procedure in which the researcher manipulates one or more variables that are believed to influence some other variable? Select one: Question text Question 8 Flag question Question 7 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 d. There is a low positive correlation between hours of sleep and exam performance. c. There is a high positive correlation between hours of sleep and exam performance. a. There is a high negative correlation between hours of sleep and exam performance. b. There is a low negative correlation between hours of sleep and exam performance. Professor Izadi is interested in determining the association between sleep and cognitive performance. He surveyed his students about the number of hours they slept the night before an exam and then correlated these scores with their test grades. He found a +.81 correlation between these two variables. What does this result mean? Select one: Question 6 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Question text Question 10 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 d. affect the duration of a study. c. threaten the validity of experimental results. a. increase the reliability of experimental results. b. eliminate confounds in a study. In experimental research, demand characteristics tend to Select one: Flag question Question 9 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 c. experimental research d. case study b. correlational research a. survey Aaron wants to study the association between sleep deprivation and the number of hours spent on a computer every day. He is not keen to establish causation, but would like to determine whether and how the increase or decrease in one variable is related to the increase or decrease in the other variable. Which of the following research methods is likely to be most effective for Aaron's study? Select one: Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Question text Flag question Question 12 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 b. sampling c. introspection d. validity a. debriefing Which of the following is one of the issues addressed by the ethics guidelines developed by the American Psychological Association? Select one: Flag question Question 11 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 d. Random selection c. Random assignment a. Selection bias b. Experimenter bias refers to researchers' assignment of participants to groups by chance, to reduce the likelihood that an experiment's results will be due to preexisting differences between groups. Select one: Flag question Question text Question text Question text The system is the body's electrochemical communication circuitry. Flag question Question 14 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 d. Critical thinkers question and test what some people say are facts. c. Critical thinking increases the likelihood that conclusions will be based on unreliable personal beliefs, opinions, and motions. a. Critical thinking is the process of thinking deeply and actively, asking questions, and evaluating the evidence. b. Critical thinking comes into play when scientists consider the conclusions they draw from research. Which of the following statements about critical thinking is FALSE? Select one: Flag question Question 13 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 b. to clearly tell participants how they should act during the research. c. to explain the results of the study to the participants. d. to share a participant's details with the other participants. a. to link a participant's identity to his or her data. In the context of ethical guidelines in psychological research, when data are confidential, it is possible Select one: Flag question Question 15 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question 16 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Question text b. midbrain a. forebrain Which of the following is the brain's largest division? Select one: d. sympathetic a. central b. somatic c. parasympathetic Just before you went on a job interview your heart was pounding like crazy. You experienced a shortness of breath and felt sick to your stomach. These symptoms were most likely produced by your nervous system. Select one: c. endocrine d. respiratory b. nervous Select one: a. pulmonary Flag question Question 17 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question 18 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question 19 Correct Question text Question text c. somatic nervous system d. voluntary nervous system b. autonomic nervous system a. central nervous system The function of the is to take messages to and from the body's internal organs, monitoring such processes as breathing, heart rate, and digestion. Select one: d. The CNS has two major divisions: the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system. c. The function of the CNS is to bring information to and from the brain and spinal cord. a. More than 99 percent of all nerve cells are located in the CNS. b. The neocortex makes up 40 percent of the cortex in the CNS of human beings. Which of the following statements is true of the central nervous system (CNS)? Select one: c. hindbrain d. medulla Question text Question text Question 21 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 d. thymus c. adrenal a. pituitary b. pineal Ellie has recently experienced irregular mood swings. Her energy level has decreased, and she seems to have greater difficulty coping with stress. Based on her symptoms, it seems as though Ellie may have problems with her glands. Select one: Flag question Question 20 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 b. an antagonist. c. an endorphin. d. an oxytocin. a. an agonist. Mark Johnson, a doctor in Dallas, prescribed an antidepressant drug Prozac to his patient, Ted. Prozac works by increasing brain levels of serotonin. This means that Prozac is considered Select one: 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Question text Question text Flag question Question 23 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 b. Selective breeding c. Genome-wide association method d. Behavior genetics a. Molecular genetics involves the manipulation of genes using technology to determine their effect on behavior. Select one: Flag question Question 22 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 b. genotype. c. chromosomes. d. genetic heritage. a. phenotype. Molly's natural hair color is brown, but she has had it dyed blonde. Molly changed her Select one: Flag question Flag question Question 24 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question 25 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Question text a. Rods are very useful for color vision. b. Rods are not hard at work at night. Which of the followings statements is true of the rods in the eye's retina? Select one: c. inner ear. d. marginal ear. b. middle ear. a. outer ear. When one hears any sound, one's eardrum vibrates. These vibrations are then transferred to the inner ear by the hammer, anvil, and stirrup. These three bones are all located in the Select one: b. believed to be released mainly in the synapses of the fast pathway. c. hormones that are exclusively involved in the kinesthetic sense. d. hormones that are solely involved in the vestibular sense. a. neurotransmitters that function as natural opiates in producing pleasure and pain. Endorphins are Select one: d. Rods do not function well under low illumination. c. Rods are found everywhere except in the fovea