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Psych 101 quiz TESTDr. Steinguard wants to demonstrate a cause-and-effect relationship between stress and memory.
Which of the following research methods should he use? - ANS the experimental method
According to the principle of ________, all participants must know what their participation will
involve and what risks might develop. - ANS informed consent
A(n) ________ is a broad idea or set of closely related ideas that attempts to explain observations
and to make predictions about future observations. - ANS theory
A correlation coefficient is a statistic that tells the - ANS strength and direction of association
between two variables
Aaron wants to study the association between sleep deprivation and the number of hours spent on a
computer every day. He is not keen to establish causation, but would like to determine whether and
how the increase or decrease in one variable is related to the increase or decrease in the other
variable. Which of the following research methods is likely to be most effective for Aaron's study? -
ANS correlational research
Which of the following is an example of behavior? - ANS two people holding hands in a park
________ refers to the soundness of the conclusions that a researcher draws from an experiment. -
ANS Validity
The ________ approach to psychology views the mind as an active and aware problem-solving
system. This view contrasts with the ________ outlook, which portrays actions as controlled by
external environmental forces. - ANS cognitive; behavioral
The ________ approach emphasizes the scientific study of observable actions and/or responses and
their environmental determinants. - ANS behavioral
Which of the following is a potential problem of using correlational studies in psychological
research? - ANS They fail to establish a clear causal relationship between variables.
,If a psychologist studies about the behavioral differences between people from different religions,
he or she is most likely following the ________ approach to psychology. - ANS sociocultural
Which of the following goals of science does the empirical method best fulfill? - ANS objectivity
Emma, a psychologist, wants to study the relationship that exists among college girls who stay in
hostels. She disguises herself as a college student and shares a dorm with some girls for a month.
During her stay, she observes their various behaviors and makes notes when the girls are fast asleep.
Which of the following is best exemplified in this scenario? - ANS naturalistic observation
Which of the following attitudes are central to the scientific approach to psychology? - ANS critical
thinking, curiosity, skepticism, and objectivity
In the context of psychological research methods, which of the following refers to a carefully
regulated procedure in which the researcher manipulates one or more variables that are believed to
influence some other variable? - ANS experiments
If you were a psychologist who adopted the structuralism approach, you would be interested in the
________ of the mind, using ________ as your primary research method. - ANS structures;
introspection
Professor Stenson is examining the effects of color on patients' anxiety levels. She randomly assigns
patients to either a room painted white or a room painted black, and then she records their blood
pressure. In this case, the independent variable is the - ANS room color
________ is most often regarded the "founding father" of modern psychology. - ANS Wilhelm Wundt
Which of the following situations occurs when participants' expectations, rather than the
experimental treatment, produce an experimental outcome? - ANS
The ________ has developed ethics guidelines for its members, and the ________ evaluates the
ethical nature of research conducted at their colleges and universities. - ANS American Psychological
Association (APA); Institutional Review Board (IRB)
In the context of the neural impulse, which of the following is true about the depolarization of
neuron membranes? - ANS
, The chemical messengers produced by the endocrine glands are known as - ANS hormones
________ provide support, nutritional benefits, and other functions in the nervous system. - ANS
Glial cells
The ________ is a set of subcortical brain structures central to emotion, memory, and reward
processing. - ANS limbic system
Which of the following play(s) an important role in insulin production, metabolism, and body
weight? - ANS pancreas
Marshall's cerebellum was damaged in a car accident. Marshall is likely to have problems with - ANS
balance and muscle coordination.
________ are chemical substances that are stored in very tiny sacs within the neuron's terminal
buttons and involved in transmitting information across a synaptic gap to the next neuron. - ANS
Dendrites are - ANS treelike fibers which receive information and orient it toward the neuron's cell
body.
Joe has suffered a massive stroke. Since then, he finds it difficult to remember names of new people
whom he meets or even to recognize them. This is because he is unable to retain any new memories
after the stroke. In the context of the organization of the brain, these symptoms are most likely due
to a damaged - ANS hippocampus.
Your relative is experiencing memory loss related to Alzheimer disease. Research suggests that the
decline in memory is due to a(n) ________ deficiency in this individual's brain. - ANS acetylcholine
In the context of the autonomic nervous system, the ________ calms the body - ANS
parasympathetic nervous system
Which of the following is true of the neurotransmitter serotonin? - ANS
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