PSY101_MH_V4 [Topic 4: Sensation and Perception]

Question text a. biological Psychologists who adopt a(n) approach examine behavior and mental processes by focusing on the body, especially the brain and nervous system. Select one: Remove flag Question 2 Incorrec ...

Question text a. biological Psychologists who adopt a(n) approach examine behavior and mental processes by focusing on the body, especially the brain and nervous system. Select one: Remove flag Question 2 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question 3 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 b. naturalistic observation a. case study Question text Dr. Okawa is interested in studying the effect that neurological trauma can have on shortterm memory. Firstly, he collects detailed information from a small number of individuals who have experienced brain damage. Using information provided by medical records, interviews, and observations, he attempts to create an in-depth portrait of each individual. What type of research method was used in this study? Select one: Question text d. It considers the role of human experience in shaping personalities. c. It deemphasizes the role of environment in human psychology. a. It inaccurately explains why men and women have different social roles. b. It considers the influence of cultural diversity in shaping personalities. Which of the following is a criticism of the evolutionary approach to psychology? Select one: c. behavioral d. evolutionary b. psychodynamic 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. Violent people like ice cream more than nonviolent people. d. Ice cream consumption is not related to violent crime. b. A third variable, such as heat, may account for the association between ice cream sales and violent crime. a. Ice cream causes people to become more violent and aggressive. Dr. Simpson found a +.50 correlation between ice cream cone sales and violent crimes in a community. Which of the following represents the best interpretation of this result? Select one: b. hypothesis c. operational definition d. experimental bias a. theory A(n) is a broad idea or set of closely related ideas that attempts to explain observations and to make predictions about future observations. Select one: c. experimental method d. surveys Question text Question text Question 8 Incorrect b. Sampling designs c. Longitudinal designs d. Survey designs a. Random selection techniques provide ways by which correlational researchers may attempt to demonstrate causal relations among variables, even though the causal relationship may still be somewhat unclear. Select one: Remove flag Question 7 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 5.00 b. participant's anxiety level. c. room color. d. building type. a. participant's blood pressure. Professor Stenson is examining the effects of color on patients' anxiety levels. She randomly assigns patients to either a room painted white or a room painted black, and then she records their blood pressure. In this case, the independent variable is the Select one: Question 6 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 5.00 Remove flag Question text Question text Question 10 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 b. external validity c. face validity d. reliability a. internal validity In the case of , one wants to know whether the experimental methods are free from biases and logical errors that may render the results suspect. Select one: Flag question Question 9 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 b. observations c. experimental studies d. case study a. survey method Which of the following research methods allow(s) researchers to determine causality? Select one: 0.00 points out of 5.00 Remove flag Question text Question text Question 12 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 d. Reliability a. Internal validity b. External validity c. Face validity refers to the degree to which an experimental design really reflects the real-world issues it is supposed to address. Select one: Remove flag Question 11 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 5.00 d. placebo a. control b. double-blind c. confound Sonja believes that the pill prescribed to her by the doctor has cured her of anxiety disorder. However, the pill contains no active ingredients. Sonja's belief that she is better now is an example of the effect. Select one: Flag question c. Only believe in psychological principles that have been derived on the basis of personal experience. d. Draw causal conclusions from correlational studies. b. Avoid overgeneralizing based on little information. Question text Question text Question 14 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 b. Behaviors c. Fetal processes d. Mannerisms a. Mental processes are the thoughts, feelings, and motives that each of us experiences privately but that cannot be observed directly. Select one: Flag question Question 13 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question a. Stay up to date by reading about psychological research online and blogs available from all sources. What can you do to become a better consumer of psychology in everyday life? Select one: Question text Question text Question 16 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 c. the somatic nervous system d. the parasympathetic nervous system b. the autonomic nervous system a. the central nervous system Maya burns her fingers while cooking dinner. Which of the following divisions of the nervous system will be primarily responsible for the pain she feels? Select one: Remove flag Question 15 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 5.00 b. basal ganglia c. corpus callosum d. medulla a. hypothalamus The is a small forebrain structure that monitors pleasurable activities (e.g., eating, drinking, and sex), emotion, stress, and reward. Select one: Flag question Question text Question text Flag question Question 18 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 d. tell muscles what to do c. fight-or-flight reaction a. convey information from skin to the central nervous system (CNS) b. calm the body Which of the following is one of the functions of the sympathetic nervous system? Select one: Flag question Question 17 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 d. somatosensory cortex c. occipital lobe a. association cortex b. parietal lobe As a result of a brain injury after an accident, James lost his vision. Which of the following regions of James's cerebral cortex is most likely to be damaged? Select one: Flag question Question text Question text Question text In the context of neurotransmitters, which of the following best describes the effect of norepinephrine stimulation? Select one: Remove flag Question 20 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 5.00 b. Jamie, a 40-year-old diplomat, who is on a cruise c. Martha, a 32-year-old homemaker, who is showing symptoms of schizophrenia d. Joshua, a 17-year-old student, who is depressed after seeing his low SAT scores a. Amy, a 30-year-old teacher, who is in shock after a car wreck Who among the following is most likely to have elevated levels of endorphins? Select one: Flag question Question 19 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 c. reduce the stress levels of the body. d. convey information from the skin and muscles to the central nervous system. b. tell muscles what to do. a. mobilize the body for action in a dangerous situation. The somatic nervous system consists of motor nerves, whose function is to Select one: Flag question Question 21 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question 22 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Question text b. ergosomes. a. chromosomes. In the human cell, threadlike structures that come in 23 pairs, one member of each pair originating from each parent, and that contain DNA are called Select one: b. natural selection c. the genome-wide association method d. polymorphism a. selective breeding Matthew, a behavioral psychologist, studies the hunting ability of dogs. He controls the mating of dogs so they exhibit a particular characteristic of hunting. In this scenario, which of the following genetic methods is Matthew most likely using for his study? Select one: b. It plays a role in forming emotional bonds with romantic partners. c. It inhibits the heart muscle, intestines, and urogenital tract. d. It helps to control the level of alertness. a. It plays a role in the human tendency to feel pleasure during orgasm. Flag question Question 23 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question 24 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question text Question text a. They differ anatomically. b. They are similar in the type of physical stimuli to which they most readily react. c. They have a much lower threshold for firing than receptors for temperature and touch. Which of the following is true of pain receptors? Select one: b. selective attention. c. sensory adaptation. d. cognition. a. sensation. As you walk barefoot in the park, your nose conveys to your brain the smell of the freshly cut grass; your skin sends information about the feel of the gentle breeze; and your ears transmit the sound of children laughing on the playground to your auditory cortex. This process of detecting stimuli in the environment is called Select one: c. ribosomes. d. polysomes. Question 25 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 5.00 Remove flag Question text b. Loudness c. Pitch d. Sound wave