PSY 101

Question 1 1 / 1 pts The hypothalamus plays an important role in _____, while the hippocampus plays an important role in _____. Correct! hunger; memory memory; hunger memory; sex drive hunger; thirst The answer can be found in Section 2.4 The Brain, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle. Question 2 1 / 1 pts Within the limbic system, information from most of our senses passes through the _____ and is then relayed to the cerebral cortex. amygdala Correct! thalamus hippocampus hypothalam...

“Karen is always late to our 4 p.m. meeting because _____,” is an example of a dispositional attribution. traffic this time of day is terrible Correct! she is inconsiderate her 3 p.m. meeting always runs late the company keeps changing the location of the meeting The answer can be found in Section 8.2 Social Influence, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle. Question 2 1 / 1 pts In Bandura’s “bobo doll” study, Correct! children who witnessed a stranger act aggressively later be...

PSY-101 WEEK 5 LAST QUIZ/REVIEW QUESTIONS 1-15 PERFECT SCORE Score for this attempt: 30 out of 30 Question 1 1 / 1 pts Which of these is the correct order of stages in Selye’s general adaptation syndrome? Correct! Alarm, resistance, exhaustion Exhaustion, alarm, resistance Resistance, alarm, exhaustion Resistance, exhaustion, alarm The answer can be found in Section 7.5 Health and Stress, in Psychology: The Human puzzle

PSY-101 WEEK 4 DISCUSSION 2 Complete the International Personality Item Pool Representation of the NEO PI-RTM (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (either the short or long version). Explain the five domains of personality. Interpret your score, noting aspects of the assessment that are interesting to you. Illustrate each dimension of your personality with personal examples. Watch Correlation: Against All Odds: Inside Statistics (Links to an external site.)Links to an ext...

PSY-101 WEEK 4 DISCUSSION 1 Explain how stereotypes, prejudice, and/or discrimination are impacted by media portrayals of women or men. Interpret the implications: How might the portrayal of gender impact behavior and/or mental processes? For example, does seeing scantily clad women or "macho" men have positive or negative effects on men? How does it affect women? Support your points with examples and/or credible evidence. Relate additional phenomena in American culture that that may be...

PSY­101 WEEK 5 LAST QUIZ/REVIEW QUESTIONS 16 ­ 30 PERFECT SCORE Question 16 1 / 1 pts Jeremy has been diagnosed with intellectual development disorder due in part to his IQ being well below the national average. This diagnosis is based on the _____ model of psychological disorders. behavioral Correct! statistical psychodynamic biopsychosocial The answer can be found in Section 10.1 Models of Psychological Disorders, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle. Question 17 1 / 1 pts Dr. R...

PSY-101 WEEK 1 DISCUSSION John Broadus Watson was an American Psychologist who established behaviorism as an alternate view of psychology and change through behavior modifications. He was born on January 9, 1878, in Travelers Rest, South Carolina and died September 25, 1958, in Woodbury Connecticut at eighty-years-old (PBS 1998). As a pioneering psychologist who played an important role in developing behaviorism, Watson believed that psychology should include observable behavior. Expanding...

Question 1 1 / 1 pts The hypothalamus plays an important role in _____, while the hippocampus plays an important role in _____. Correct! hunger; memory Question 2 1 / 1 pts Within the limbic system, information from most of our senses passes through the _____ and is then relayed to the cerebral cortex. Correct! thalamus Question 3 1 / 1 pts Synapses are small spaces through which neurotransmitters travel as they leave one cell’s _____ and bind to another cell’s _____. axon; d...

Question 1 1 / 1 pts The hypothalamus plays an important role in _____, while the hippocampus plays an important role in _____. Correct! hunger; memory Question 2 1 / 1 pts Within the limbic system, information from most of our senses passes through the _____ and is then relayed to the cerebral cortex. Correct! thalamus Question 3 1 / 1 pts Synapses are small spaces through which neurotransmitters travel as they leave one cell’s _____ and bind to another cell’s __

PSY­101 WEEK 5 LAST QUIZ/REVIEW QUESTIONS 16 ­ 30 PERFECT SCORE Question 16 1 / 1 pts Jeremy has been diagnosed with intellectual development disorder due in part to his IQ being well below the national average. This diagnosis is based on the _____ model of psychological disorders. behavioral Correct! statistical psychodynamic biopsychosocial The answer can be found in Section 10.1 Models of Psychological Disorders, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle. Question 17 1 / 1 pts Dr. R...