PSY 203T Wk 1 – Week 1 Exam

The reabsorption of neuro transmitters by a terminal button is termed as:

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• reassertion.
• recycling.
• reuse.
• reuptake.

Which of the following statements is most accurate in the context of lateralization of language?

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• The control of language is shared equally between the hemispheres.
• The lateralization of language varies dramatically from one person to another.
• Language processingis most likely to occur in the left side of the brain.
• Language processing is most likely to occur in the right side of the brain.

The visual area in the cortex is located in the ________.

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• parietal lobe
• frontal lobe
• occipital lobe
• temporal lobe

_______ is the creation of new neurons.

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• Neuromutability
• Neuroadaptation
• Neuropathy
• Neurogenesis

Which neurotransmitter is ly matched with a psychological function?

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• Regulates mood: acetylcholine
• Contributes to memory: serotonin
• Relief of pain: glutamate
• Facilitates learning: dopamine

The state in which a neuron has a negative electrical charge of about -70 millivolts is known as the ________ state.

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• terminal
• resting
• triggering
• optimum

Factors that distort the way an independent variable affects a dependent variable are referred to as:

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• double-blinds.
• placebo effects.
• participant bias.
• experimental bias.

Which of the following sequences accurately reflects the route followed by nerve impulses when one neuron communicates with another?

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• Axon → dendrite –→cell body
• Dendrite → axon → cell body
• Dendrite → cell body → axon
• Cell body → axon → dendrite

A positive correlation indicates that:

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• little or no relationship exists between two variables.
• as the value of one variable increases, one can predict that the value of the other will decrease.
• as the value of one variable increases, one can predict that the value of the other will also increase.
• one variable causes the other.

In order to study mind and behavior, psychologists:

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• use their intuition.
• use speculation.
• rely on the scientific method.
• rely on the study of internal medicine.

Experimental research is to correlational research what ________ is to ________.

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• cause; association
• description; association
• description; prediction
• association; cause

Regarding theories, which of the following statements is true?

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• Theories are translations of hypotheses into specific procedures.
• Theories vary in their breadth.
• Theories are predictions stated in a way that allow them to be tested
• Theories stem from hypotheses.

The neurotransmitter dopamine is:

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• involved in the regulation of sleep, eating, mood, and pain.
• involved in movement, attention, and learning.
• associated with the brain’s effort to deal with pain.
• related to Alzheimer’s disease.

Which of the following sequences ly arranges the steps in the scientific method from first to last?

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• Carry out research → identify the problem → formulate an explanation → communicate the findings
• Identify the problem → formulate an explanation → carry out research → communicate the findings
• Carry out research → formulate an explanation → identify the problem → communicate the findings
• Identify problem → carry out research → formulate explanation → communicate the findings

A ________ is a false treatment, such as a pill, “drug,” or other substance, without any significant chemical properties or active ingredients.

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• correlation coefficient
• placebo
• double-blind procedure
• single-blind procedure

The two major divisions of the peripheral nervous system are the ________ and ________ divisions.

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• sympathetic; parasympathetic
• afferent; efferent
• somatic; autonomic
• sensory; motor

The central nervous system is composed of ________. The peripheral nervous system comprises ________.

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• the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems; the somatic and autonomic nervous systems
• the brain and the spinal cord; the somatic and autonomic nervous systems
• the somatic and autonomic nervous systems; the brain and the spinal cord
• the somatic and autonomic nervous systems; the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems

A hypothesis is best defined as a:

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• prediction stated in a way that allows it to be tested.
• broad, general explanation of a phenomenon of interest.
• specification of a variable in terms of the procedures that will be used to measure it.
• behavior, event, or other characteristic that can assume different values.

_______ are specialized neurons that fire not only when a person enacts a particular behavior, but also when a person simply observes another individual carrying out the same behavior.

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• Amphid neurons
• Mirror neurons
• Ventral cord motor neurons
• Pharyngeal motor neurons

The purpose of random assignment to conditions is to:

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• determine whether the dependent variable and independent variable have positive correlation with each other.
• ensure there is an equal chance that participant characteristics will be distributed across the various groups.
• combine the results of a number of similar studies.
• determine how likely it is that the results of a treatment were due to chance.

In the context of the scientific method, the development of a hypothesis occurs when:

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• formulating an explanation.
• communicating the findings.
• carrying out research designed to support or refute an explanation
• identifying questions of interest.

Which perspective below is ly matched with its description?

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• Functionalism: emphasizes the elements of mental experience
• Humanism: emphasizes the unconscious determinants of behavior
• Gestalt psychology: emphasizes the organization of perception
• Structuralism: emphasizes what the mind does

Developmental psychology:

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• studies how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death.
• focuses primarily on educational, social, and career adjustment problems.
• focuses on higher mental processes, including thinking, memory, reasoning, problem solving, judging, decision making, and language.
• deals with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders.

The structures of the ________ jointly control a variety of basic functions relating to emotions and self-preservation, such as eating, aggression, and reproduction.

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• endocrine system
• limbic system
• cerebral cortex
• central core of the brain

Which of the following is true of the spinal cord’s control of behavior?

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• The spinal cord is not involved in reflexes.
• The spinal cord can’t control any behavior without the help of the brain.
• The spinal cord can control some simple reflexes without the brain’s help.
• The spinal cord can control relatively complex behavior without the brain’s help.