PSY 101

PSY-101 WEEK 3 REVIEW QUIZ Question 1 0.2 / 0.2 pts As a result of John Watson’s conditioning techniques, Little Albert was frightened not only of a white rat, but also of rabbits, fur coats, and Santa Claus’s beard. These fears illustrate ! stimulus generalization. Question 2 0.2 / 0.2 pts Rick loses his driver’s license after being arrested for driving while intoxicated. This is an example of Correct! negative punishment. Question 3 0.2 / 0.2 pts Most English sentences hav...

1 / 1 pts Which of the following is a negative correlation? Higher measured intelligence is associated with higher measured success. Correct! Grades decrease as social media use increases. Crime increases as population increases. Daytime alertness decreases as hours of sleep decrease. The answer can be found in Section 1.5 Sources of Psychological Information, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle. Question 2 1 / 1 pts Grover’s Corners is a small town with 500 women and 300 men. Only 100 o...

PSY-101 WEEK 3 REVIEW QUIZ Question 1 0.2 / 0.2 pts As a result of John Watson’s conditioning techniques, Little Albert was frightened not only of a white rat, but also of rabbits, fur coats, and Santa Claus’s beard. These fears illustrate ! stimulus generalization. Question 2 0.2 / 0.2 pts Rick loses his driver’s license after being arrested for driving while intoxicated. This is an example of Correct! negative punishment. Question 3 0.2 / 0.2 pts Most English sentences hav...

1 / 1 pts Which of the following is a negative correlation? Higher measured intelligence is associated with higher measured success. Correct! Grades decrease as social media use increases. Crime increases as population increases. Daytime alertness decreases as hours of sleep decrease. The answer can be found in Section 1.5 Sources of Psychological Information, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle. Question 2 1 / 1 pts Grover’s Corners is a small town with 500 women and 300 men. Only 100 o...

PSY-101 WEEK 1 INTERACTIVITY

Question 1 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 hypothalamus The answer can be found in Section 2.4 The Brain, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle. Question 2 1 / 1 pts Synapses are small spaces through which neurotransmitters travel as they leave one cell’s _____ and bind to another cell’s _____. dendrites; axon Correct! axon; dendrites

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...

Question 1 1 / 1 pts “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

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...

PSY-101 WEEK 4 DISCUSSION 2