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Question 1

hemholtz theory of pitch perception states what

Answer 1

pitch perception is linked to the region of the basilar membrane that vibrates

Question 2

what do birds use to navigate

Answer 2

atmospheric pressure
infrasound
magnetic sense
star compass

Question 3

place theory

Answer 3

each different pitch causes a different place on the basilar membrane to vibrate

Question 4

what is an example of a holophrase

Answer 4

when a 2 year old who wants her bottle simply says bottle

Question 5

dissasociative fugue

Answer 5

amnesia + sudden, unexpected move from home

Question 6

what are the categories of mental disorders in the DSM 5

Answer 6

substance related disorders
personality disorders
mood diorders
sleep disorders

Question 7

what is a strong influence on helping behavior according to social psychology

Answer 7

empathy

Question 8

what study is most useful to an experimenter wanting to study cooperation and competition in adolescents?

Answer 8

prisoner’s dilemma

Question 9

baumrind thinks that what parenting style is associated with the most socially and academically competent children?

Answer 9

authoritarian

Question 10

cognitive behavioral therapist known for therapy in depression

Answer 10

beck

Question 11

who first defined convergent thinking

Answer 11

cattell

Question 12

clark & clark

Answer 12

study on doll prefs in black children

used in brown v board of ed

Question 13

what stage is the oedipal conflict resolved in

Answer 13

phallic

Question 14

freud’s life insticts

Answer 14

eros

Question 15

what are the propelling aspects of Freud’s dynamic theory of personality

Answer 15

instincts

Question 16

when a child acquires the ability to represent the world internally through use of symbols, what stage of Piaget’s cognitive development are they in

Answer 16

sensorimotor

Question 17

what will a lesion of the ventromedial hypothalamus produce?

Answer 17

hyperphagia

Question 18

haploid cells

Answer 18

contain 23 single chromosomes

ex: gametes such as sperm and egg cells

Question 19

synapse

Answer 19

tiny gap between neurons

Question 20

how does a fixed action pattern differ from a conditioned response

Answer 20

fixed action patterns are triggered by releasing stimuli

Question 21

where are osmoreceptors located

Answer 21

hypothalamus

Question 22

what is true if a patient has a demyelinating disease

Answer 22

they will have slower nerve conduction times

Question 23

what sensory modality is most integrated in the lymbic system

Answer 23

olfactory

Question 24

MAO inhibitors

Answer 24

behavioral stimulants that reduce depression by inhibiting the enzyme of MAO that breaks down and deactivates norepinephrine and serotonin

Question 25

in right handed people, what is the left hemisphere of the brain dominant for?

Answer 25

speech production perception of meaningful sounds perception of nonsense syllables application of syntactic rules

Question 26

L-dopa

Answer 26

increases dopamine levels treats Parkinson's too much makes you psychotic

Question 27

yerkes Dodson law

Answer 27

performance is worst at extremely high or low levels of arousal performance is optimal at intermediate levels

Question 28

zimbardo

Answer 28

performed prison simulation used deindivuation to explain results stating that wearing a uniform promotes deindividuation

Question 29

nomothetic

Answer 29

focuses of groups to find commonalities between individuals

Question 30

what is groupthink process characterized by?

Answer 30

inhumane solutions restricted discussion group cohesiveness excessive riskiness

Question 31

what is an example of the fundamental attribution error

Answer 31

she stole because she is a theif

Question 32

reaction formation is most likely encountered in descriptions of what

Answer 32

psychoanalysis

Question 33

social facilitation

Answer 33

being in a group enhances performance

Question 34

idiographic

Answer 34

focuses on individuals

Question 35

reciprocity hypothesis

Answer 35

we like those who like us and hate those who hate us