PSY/203T Foundations Of Psychology The Latest Version A+ Study Guide **********************************************
PSY 203T Entire Course Link https://www.onlinehelp123.com/psy-203 ********************************************** PSY 203T Wk 1 – Week 1 Exam The reabsorption of neuro transmitters by a terminal button is termed as: Multiple Choice • reassertion. • recycling. • reuse. • reuptake. • Which of the following statements is most accurate in the context of lateralization of language? Multiple Choice • The control of language is shared equally between the hemispheres. • The lateralization of language varies dramatically from one person to another. • Language processingis most likely to occur in the left side of the brain. • Language processing is most likely to occur in the right side of the brain. The visual area in the cortex is located in the ________. Multiple Choice • parietal lobe • frontal lobe • occipital lobe • temporal lobe _______ is the creation of new neurons. Multiple Choice • Neuromutability • Neuroadaptation • Neuropathy
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Neurogenesis
Which neurotransmitter is ly matched with a psychological function? Multiple Choice • Regulates mood: acetylcholine • Contributes to memory: serotonin • Relief of pain: glutamate • Facilitates learning: dopamine •
The state in which a neuron has a negative electrical charge of about -70 millivolts is known as the ________ state. rev: 01_30_2019_QC_CS-156090 Multiple Choice • terminal • resting • triggering • optimum
Factors that distort the way an independent variable affects a dependent variable are referred to as: Multiple Choice • double-blinds. • placebo effects. • participant bias. • experimental bias. • Which of the following sequences accurately reflects the route followed by nerve impulses when one neuron communicates with another? Multiple Choice • Axon → dendrite –→cell body • Dendrite → axon → cell body • Dendrite → cell body → axon • Cell body → axon → dendrite
A positive correlation indicates that: Multiple Choice • little or no relationship exists between two variables. • as the value of one variable increases, one can predict that the value of the other will decrease.
• as the value of one variable increases, one can predict that the value of the other will also increase. • one variable causes the other.
In order to study mind and behavior, psychologists: Multiple Choice • use their intuition. • use speculation. • rely on the scientific method. • rely on the study of internal medicine.
Experimental research is to correlational research what ________ is to ________. Multiple Choice • cause; association • description; association • description; prediction • association; cause
Regarding theories, which of the following statements is true? Multiple Choice • Theories are translations of hypotheses into specific procedures. • Theories vary in their breadth. • Theories are predictions stated in a way that allow them to be tested • Theories stem from hypotheses. The neurotransmitter dopamine is: Multiple Choice • involved in the regulation of sleep, eating, mood, and pain. • involved in movement, attention, and learning. • associated with the brain's effort to deal with pain. • related to Alzheimer's disease.
Which of the following sequences ly arranges the steps in the scientific method from first to last? Multiple Choice • Carry out research → identify the problem → formulate an explanation → communicate the findings • Identify the problem → formulate an explanation → carry out research → communicate the findings • Carry out research → formulate an explanation → identify the problem → communicate the findings
• Identify problem → carry out research → formulate explanation → communicate the findings
A ________ is a false treatment, such as a pill, "drug," or other substance, without any significant chemical properties or active ingredients. Multiple Choice • correlation coefficient • placebo • double-blind procedure • single-blind procedure
The two major divisions of the peripheral nervous system are the ________ and ________ divisions. Multiple Choice • sympathetic; parasympathetic • afferent; efferent • somatic; autonomic • sensory; motor
The central nervous system is composed of ________. The peripheral nervous system comprises ________. Multiple Choice • the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems; the somatic and autonomic nervous systems • the brain and the spinal cord; the somatic and autonomic nervous systems • the somatic and autonomic nervous systems; the brain and the spinal cord • the somatic and autonomic nervous systems; the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
A hypothesis is best defined as a: Multiple Choice • prediction stated in a way that allows it to be tested. • broad, general explanation of a phenomenon of interest. • specification of a variable in terms of the procedures that will be used to measure it. • behavior, event, or other characteristic that can assume different values.
_______ are specialized neurons that fire not only when a person enacts a particular behavior, but also when a person simply observes another individual carrying out the same behavior. Multiple Choice
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Amphid neurons Mirror neurons Ventral cord motor neurons Pharyngeal motor neurons
The purpose of random assignment to conditions is to: Multiple Choice • determine whether the dependent variable and independent variable have positive correlation with each other. • ensure there is an equal chance that participant characteristics will be distributed across the various groups. • combine the results of a number of similar studies. • determine how likely it is that the results of a treatment were due to chance.
In the context of the scientific method, the development of a hypothesis occurs when: Multiple Choice • formulating an explanation. • communicating the findings. • carrying out research designed to support or refute an explanation • identifying questions of interest.
Which perspective below is ly matched with its description? Multiple Choice • Functionalism: emphasizes the elements of mental experience • Humanism: emphasizes the unconscious determinants of behavior • Gestalt psychology: emphasizes the organization of perception • Structuralism: emphasizes what the mind does
Developmental psychology: Multiple Choice • studies how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death. • focuses primarily on educational, social, and career adjustment problems. • focuses on higher mental processes, including thinking, memory, reasoning, problem solving, judging, decision making, and language. • deals with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders.
The structures of the ________ jointly control a variety of basic functions relating to emotions and self-preservation, such as eating, aggression, and reproduction. Multiple Choice
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endocrine system limbic system cerebral cortex central core of the brain
Which of the following is true of the spinal cord's control of behavior? Multiple Choice • The spinal cord is not involved in reflexes. • The spinal cord can’t control any behavior without the help of the brain. • The spinal cord can control some simple reflexes without the brain's help. • The spinal cord can control relatively complex behavior without the brain's help.