Intro. to Psychology Final Exam. 1 – 5
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By testing their predictions with the observational
... [Show More] methods of science psychologist are Most clearly relying on - CORRECT ANSWER An empirical approach
When Leanne read a newspaper report that drinking orange juice triggers hyperactivity in children, she questioned whether the children's behavior had been assessed using scientifically appropriate methods. Leanne's reaction best illustrates - CORRECT ANSWER critical thinking
Edward tensioner was concerned primarily with the study of - CORRECT ANSWER Sensory experiences
The scientific study of behavior without reference to mental process was of special interest to - CORRECT ANSWER B.F. Skinner
Psychology is currently defined as: - CORRECT ANSWER the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Which perspective would be most helpful for understanding the role of repeated practice on long-term retention of information - CORRECT ANSWER Cognitive Derek is a graduate student in psychology and is conducting research on aviation transportation safety he is most likely an - CORRECT ANSWER Industrial organizational psychologist
Political officials who have no doubt that their own economic and military predictions will come true most clearly demonstrate - CORRECT ANSWER overconfidence
The tendency to perceive meaningful patterns in random sequences of outcomes off the lease as the underestimate the extent to which outcomes result from - CORRECT ANSWER Chance
Which method offers the most reliable way of assessing whether athletic performance is boosted by drinking soda with caffeine in it - CORRECT ANSWER The experiment
A study of the relationship between reasoning capacities and brain functions would be of most direct interest to - CORRECT ANSWER cognitive neuroscience
Who pioneered the study of learning - CORRECT ANSWER Ivan Pavlov
The shared ideas and behaviors that one generation passes to the next is known as their - CORRECT ANSWER Culture
Dr. Stevens provides psychotherapy to people who suffer from excessive anxiety.
Dr. Stevens is most likely a ________ psychologist. - CORRECT ANSWER clinical
Psychological theories help to - CORRECT ANSWER do all of these things
Which research met that runs the greatest risk of collecting evidence that may be a representative of what is generally true - CORRECT ANSWER Case study
In a well-controlled experiment, researchers seek to minimize - CORRECT
ANSWER confounding variables
When is brain plasticity greatest? - CORRECT ANSWER Childhood
A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of neuron is called the -
CORRECT ANSWER action potential
The central nervous system is composed of - CORRECT ANSWER brain and spinal cord
The peripheral nervous system is subdivided into the - CORRECT ANSWER somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system
Their brains oldest region is the - CORRECT ANSWER Brain stem
Which brain structure realize information from the eyes to the visual cortex - CORRECT ANSWER Thalamus
The right hemisphere of Julie's brain is better than her left hemisphere at recognizing facial expressions of emotion this best illustrates - CORRECT ANSWER Lateralization [Show Less]