Exam 1 Flashcards
(31 cards)
William James was the ________.
first American psychologist
Which of the following is an example of research someone might conduct in the area of health psychology?
whether people working at a desk are more likely to be obese
If you show an adult a toy, and then hide it behind a curtain, the adult knows that the toy still exists. However, infants act as if a hidden object no longer exists. What does this exemplify?
object permanence
What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Sigmund Freud believed that understanding the unconscious mind was critical to understand subconscious behavior.
The word subconscious should be changed to the word conscious.
When studying personality traits, someone who is hardworking, dependable, and organized will score high on the ________ trait.
conscientiousness
________ refers to the ability of an instrument or tool to accurately measure what it is supposed to measure.
validity
The only way to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables is to conduct a(n) ________.
experiment
A(n) ________ is conducted in order to determine whether there are meaningful differences between two groups in a study.
statistical analysis
Green et al. used a ________ from their ________ of interest in order to make a ________.
sample; population; generalization
The ________ group does not get the experimental treatment.
Control
Sensory and motor neurons of the ________ nervous system are associated with activities traditionally thought of as conscious or voluntary.
somatic
Considerable debate occurs regarding the use of anabolic steroid drugs like ________ in professional athletes and bodybuilders.
testosterone
The auditory cortex is located in which lobe of the brain?
temporal
Gyri and sulci are the ________ and ________, respectively, which characterize the surface of the human brain.
folds; grooves
Which of the following imaging techniques does not collect information about brain functioning?
computerized tomography (CT) scan
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are drugs commonly prescribed for ________.
depression
Elaina has been diagnosed with a small brain tumor. She first went to see her doctor after experiencing symptoms such as feeling very cold, almost fainting, a reduced appetite, and reduced sexual desire. Which of the following structures is her tumor most likely affecting?
hypothalamus
Twin boys both have a gene associated with aggressive tendencies. What is the most likely outcome to be observed in their behavior as they grow up?
It is not possible to determine the twins’ behaviors based on having this single gene.
The grief experienced over the death of a loved one is especially severe when death is experienced
as coming before it’s expected time on the social clock.
As people progress into old age, their disease-fighting immune systems become
more effective in resisting upper respiratory flu than in resisting pneumonia.
Who analyzed people’s answers to moral dilemmas for evidence of different stages of moral reasoning?
Lawrence Kohlberg
We refer to all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating as
cognition.
The association between authoritative parenting and the social competence of children might result from an underlying third factor such as shared genes. This best reminds us that
correlation is not causation.
As individuals progress through their teen years into early adulthood, their self-concepts typically become
more positive.
