Mid-Semester practice Exam Flashcards
Dr. Johnston is a psychologist who consults with different businesses who wish to improve the
working conditions of their employees. Most likely, Dr. Johnston is a(n) _________ psychologist.
organizational
The approach to psychology that stresses positive growth and self-realization is
humanistic psychology
A neurotransmitter binds to the post-synaptic neuron receptor and causes the sodium ion
channels on that post-synaptic neuron to open. This results in:
excitation of the post-synaptic neuron
The brain structure that is working to coordinate body movements while we are chasing after a
Frisbee or running to catch a football is the:
cerebellum.
Imagine that the size of structures within people’s brains grow as skills are developed. If this
were true, you can predict that the size of the in a ballerina or gymnast would be larger than normal
because of their ability to coordinate bodily movements, control of posture and their sense of
equilibrium.
cerebellum
A teacher is trying to see whether smiling at her students will increase the number of questions
they ask. In the first and third week of the study, the number of questions students ask is recorded.
in the second week, the teacher smiles a lot at her students, and the number of questions is also
recorded. What type of research design is being used?
Experimental within-subjects
A patient has just received a prescription drug that will decrease her high level of anxiety. It is
most likely that the drug she has received will increase the activity (an agonist) of the
neurotransmitter
GABA
One way to conceptualise the relationship among the elements of the nervous system is to use a
hierarchical organisation. Using this kind of scheme,
the peripheral nervous system can be divided into the somatic and autonomic nervous
systems.
Anne-Marie is conducting a study and wants to obtain meaningful results that are free from bias,
so she decides not to give the participants limited information. Deception is permitted:
only if the study is important enough to warrant it.
The major function of the ___________ is to maintain consciousness, regulate arousal levels and
moderate the activity of neurons throughout the central nervous system.
reticular formation
In describing the effects of a split-brain operation, one could say that:
his ‘right hand doesn’t know what his left hand is doing’.
If I am sitting around watching television, what part of the autonomic nervous system is
involved?
Parasympathetic nervous system
