Summary Psychological Science - Introduction to psychology (PSBE1-01)
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Psychological Science, 7th Edition TEST BANK by Michael
Gazzaniga, Elizabeth A. Phelps
Psychology refers to the ________.
a.)empirical study of humanity
b.)experimental study of individuals
c.)scientific study of the mind and behavior
d.) systematic study of human interaction - ANSWER:c.)scientific study of the mind
and behavior
Psychologists are similar to physicists, chemists, and biologists in that they study
topics in their field using ____________________________.
a.) values testing
b.)empirical methods
c.) intuition - ANSWER:b.) empirical methods
A psychologist who wants to examine the biological processes of post traumatic
stress disorder would likely explore _____________________________.
a.) thought processes
b.) cultural trends
c.) social information surrounding the disorder
d.) genetic similarities and nervous system processes in the brain - ANSWER:d.)
genetic similarities and nervous system processes in the brain
Pan finds it difficult to learn the alphabet until he hears the alphabet song. Then he
can easily remember it. This is an example of ________ encoding.
a.)acoustic
b.) semantic
c.) sensory
d.) visual - ANSWER:a.) acoustic
In order to remember his lines for the play, Guy repeats his lines over and over
again. This process is called ________.
a.) declarative memory
b.) hyperthymesia
c.) rehearsal
d.) relearning - ANSWER:c.) rehearsal
When people say you never forget how to ride a bike, they are referring to ________
memory, also called non-declarative memory.
a.) explicit
b.) implicit
c.) semantic
d.) sensory - ANSWER:b.) implicit
,If I am looking at a snake and processing the fear caused by the snake, what part of
my brain am I using?
a.) amygdala
b.) cerebellum
c.) hippocampus
d.) prefrontal cortex - ANSWER:a.) amygdala
Jason studies Spanish for three years, and then switches to Pashto. When asked to
remember Spanish vocabulary he can't, instead he can only remember Pashto
vocabulary. This is an example of _____________________.
a.) retroactive encoding
b.) inactive interference
c.) proactive memory
d.) retroactive interference
e.) active encoding - ANSWER:d.) retroactive interference
Which part of the brain is most involved in creating implicit memories?
a.) amygdala
b.) cerebellum
c.) hippocampus
d.) primary cortex - ANSWER:b.) cerebellum
When Benito was five he cut his leg on some glass and needed stiches. Years later,
his mother tells him the scar came from being bit by a dog. Now, when people ask
about his scar he distinctly remembers the dog biting him. This is an example of the
________.
a.) Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm
b.) equipotentiality hypothesis
c.) levels of processing theory
d.) misinformation effect paradigm - ANSWER:d.) misinformation effect paradigm
Which of the following is an example of a mnemonic device?
a.) dividing your telephone number into groups of numbers to remember it easier
b.) drinking coffee when you study for your math exam, then drinking coffee at your
exam to reproduce the mental state you had when you studied
c.) using a biofeedback machine to track your alpha waves during an exam
d.) using the acronym "HOMES" to remember the names of the five Great Lakes -
ANSWER:d.) using the acronym "HOMES" to remember the names of the five Great
Lakes
Researchers demonstrated that the hippocampus functions in-memory processing
by creating lesions in the hippocampus of rats, which resulted in ________.
a.) another area of the brain compensating for the damage, enabling the brain
compensates for the damage
, b.) memory impairment on various tasks, such as object recognition and maze
running
c.) rats that could not complete puzzles even when food was offered as a reward
d.) rats that feared the researchers and avoided the cage that was closest to the
researcher - ANSWER:b.) memory impairment on various tasks, such as object
recognition and maze running
What is the main idea of levels of processing theory?
a.) Aerobic exercise promotes neurogenesis.
b.) If you want to remember a piece of information, you should think about it more
deeply and link it to other information and memories to make it more meaningful.
c.) In order to remember information, you should build a web of retrieval cues to
help you access material when you want to remember it.
d.) Overlearning can help prevent storage decay. - ANSWER:b.) If you want to
remember a piece of information, you think about it more deeply and link it to other
information and memories to make it more meaningful
Which part of my brain is probably damaged if I am unable to recognize basic objects
around my house?
a.) amygdala
b.) cerebellum
c.) hippocampus
d.) prefrontal cortex - ANSWER:c.) hippocampus
Kara gets an F on her social psychology exam. Then she goes home and gets into an
argument with her roommate, Lee. Lee assumes Kara is yelling at him because she
likes to bully him, not because she had a bad day. Lee is making a ________.
a.) central attitude shift
b.) central attribution error
c.) fundamental attitude shift
d.) fundamental attribution error - ANSWER:d.) fundamental attribution error
What is the main point of the Stanford prison experiment?
a.) social roles are powerful determinants of human behavior
b.) students cannot be relied upon to act appropriately
c.) students cannot be trusted in roles of authority
d.) Zimbardo was an unethical researcher - ANSWER:a.) social roles are powerful
determinants of human behavior
Anna thinks that Bill is rude to her because she had to seat him in a noisy, crowded
area of the restaurant. Anna takes a ________ view of Bill.
a.) Influist
b.) conditionist
c.) sexist
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