Exam 1

Question 1

Correct ordered list of psychological theorists

Answer 1

Wilhelm Wundt, Sigmund Freud, Noam Chomsky

Question 2

——- assesses the consistency of observations by different observers

Answer 2

Inter-rater reliability

Question 3

——— research uses past records or data sets to investigate research questions or to look for patterns or relationships

Answer 3

Archival

Question 4

________ means that there is a relationship between two or more variables.

Answer 4

correlation

Question 5

The possible range for a correlation coefficient is ________.

Answer 5

between –1 and +1

Question 6

Harrison et al. are conducting a study assessing the ability of depressed versus non-depressed participants to remember negative emotions in a short story about a family whose car breaks down. They plan to ask participants to read the story and then make a list of the emotions expressed in the story. Before beginning the study, they make a list of negative emotions (e.g., sadness and anger) that they will record from the participants’ responses.
In this example, negative emotions are the ________.

Answer 6

dependent variable

Question 7

________ refers to the ability to consistently produce a given result.

Answer 7

reliability

Question 8

The ________ reviews research conducted using animal subjects.

Answer 8

IACUC

Question 9

The ________ of a neuron contain ________ that house neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers of the nervous system.

Answer 9

terminal buttons; synaptic vesicles

Question 10

The myelin sheath consists of a(n) ________.

Answer 10

glial cell

Question 11

The ________ is the difference in charge between the intracellular and extracellular space of a neuron.

Answer 11

membrane potential

Question 12

Hyperpolarization means that the ________.

Answer 12

membrane potential becomes slightly more negative than the resting potential

Question 13

Broca’s area is located in which lobe of the brain?

Answer 13

frontal

Question 14

Which of the following senses is associated with the temporal lobe?

Answer 14

audition

Question 15

Which of the following is not a forebrain structure?

Answer 15

pons

Question 16

An individual is walking down the street of his hometown, after being away for several years, when he smells the scent of freshly baked pie coming from a local baker. He suddenly has vivid memories of walking down this street as a child, holding both of his parents’ hands, and swinging between them, feeling relaxed and happy. This is because the sense of smell projects directly to the ________, which is responsible for ________ memories.

Answer 16

limbic system; emotional

Question 17

________ is a midbrain structure critical to addiction.

Answer 17

the nucleus accumbens

Question 18

________ is a neurotransmitter involved in mood, reward, addiction, and motor behavior.

Answer 18

dopamine

Question 19

A ________ scan involves taking a number of x-rays of a particular section of a person’s body or brain.

Answer 19

computerized tomography (CT) scan

Question 20

A research subject is participating in a study that aims to determine whether the occipital cortex becomes more active in response to moving versus stationary stimuli. When she arrives at the lab, she ingests a “tracer” and then enters the scanning machine. What type of brain imaging is most likely being conducted in this study?

Answer 20

positron emission tomography (PET)

Question 21

Myelin speeds neural transmission along the length of the __________.

Answer 21

axon

Question 22

The ________ gland is often referred to as the day master gland of the endocrine system.

Answer 22

pituitary