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PY101 Test 1 Questions with complete solution PY101 Test 1 In the scientific method, a specific, testable prediction about a theory is called ________ - correct answer a hypothesis A set of interconnected ideas that psychologists use to explain prior research findings and to make predicti...

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PY101 Test 1
In the scientific method, a specific, testable prediction about a theory is called
________ - correct answer ✔a hypothesis


A set of interconnected ideas that psychologists use to explain prior research
findings and to make predictions about the future is called (a)n _____ - correct
answer ✔a theory


What recent advances have helped scientists to better understand the
functions of the brain? - correct answer ✔improved scanning and brain
imaging tools.


Critical thinking is best defined as thinking that - correct answer
✔systematically evaluates information


You are confident that your new roommate is a critical thinker after noticing
the following bumper sticker on his car: - correct answer ✔"show me the
evidence!"


With respect to the nature/nurture debate, psychologists now believe that
________ is/are important in understanding the mind, brain, and behavior. -
correct answer ✔both nature and nurture


The concept of nurture includes both ________ and ________. - correct
answer ✔experience; culture


The subfield of cognitive psychology focuses on _____ - correct answer
✔thinking, memory, and attention

, Psychologists who study, assess, and treat individuals with psychological
disorders are called ________ psychologists. - correct answer ✔clinical


The type of psychologist who studies how people are affected by the
presence of others is called a ________ psychologist. - correct answer
✔social


Which of the following best summarizes the main function(s) of the nervous
system? - correct answer ✔It allows you to receive sensory information,
process that information, and then respond to it.


The spinal cord is part of the ________ nervous system. - correct answer
✔central


The part of the neuron that receives information from other neurons is the -
correct answer ✔dendrite


The site where communication occurs between neurons through the release
of chemicals is called the - correct answer ✔synapse


Chemical substances that carry messages from one neuron to the next are
called - correct answer ✔neurotransmitters


When a neuron is stimulated enough, it - correct answer ✔fires an action
potential


One part of the neuron covers and protects it much like insulation protects
water pipes so that they do not freeze during the winter. In a neuron, this
protective covering is called - correct answer ✔myelin

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