Psych 1010 Exam 1 – Flashcards

Individuals undergoing hypnosis ______

Alcohol is considered a(n) ____ because it tends to suppress central nervous system activity.

Sleepwalking is also referred to as ______.

In a ___ dream, people become aware that they are dreaming and can control the dream's content.

_____ is a technique often used in studies investigating sleep patterns. Researchers place electrodes at various locations on a person's head in order to record brainwaves.

Henry Gustav Molaison (H.M.) had brain surgery for which of the following reasons?

_____ is a state of equilibrium, in which biological conditions (such as body temp.) are maintained at optimal levels.

Polygenic means that most traits are controlled by ____.

_____ is the tendency to ignore evidence that disproves ideas or beliefs.

____ refers to the ability to consistently produce a given result.

A group of preschool-age children are enrolled in a study that plans to follow them over time in order to assess behaviors and other characteristics that may predict later development of schizophrenia. This is an example of a(n) _____ design.

_____ is a reduction in the number of research participants as some drop out of the study over time.

Which of the following is a feminist criticism of the science of psychology

The cognitive revolution created an impetus for psychologists to focus their attention on better understanding ____.

Which of the following exemplifies the empirical method?

According to William James, the purpose of psychology was to _____.

Cocaine blocks the reuptake of ______.

Symptoms of ____ may be improved by REM deprivation.

____ is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland that plays a role in regulating biological rhythms and immune function.

The body's biological clock is located in the _____.

The ____ secretes messenger hormones that direct the function of the rest of the endocrine glands.

Damage to the ____ disrupts one's ability to comprehend language, but it leaves one's ability to produce words intact.

Our ability to make our legs move as we walk across the room is controlled by the ____ nervous system.

____ refers to a person's genetic makeup, while ____ refers to a person's physical characteristics.

Before participating in an experiment, individuals should read and sign the ____ form.

Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates the strongest relationship between two variables?

Sigmund Freud developed his theory of human personality by conducting in-depth interviews over an extended period of time with a few clients. This type of research approach is known as ____.

Scientific hypothesis are ____ and falsifiable.

the ____ places less emphasis on research and more emphasis on application of therapeutic skills.

A researcher interested in what factors make an employee best suited for a given job would most likely identify as a(n) ____ psychologist.

The operant conditioning chamber (aka _____ box) is a device used to study the principles of operant conditioning

Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the mind were undertaken by those in ____

With the arrival of an action potential, neurotransmitter is released from the ___

This part of a neuron specializes in receiving info

Historically, the MInd-Body Problem first arose in ____

Never infer ____ based upon ____

A best-fitting line is used to describe data from a(n) ____

The independent variable is the variable that the researcher ____

____ is the belief that all true knowledge comes through the use of logic and reason alone

Psychology is

Which of the following social sciences does not maintain a primary focus on meta-personal variables?

Seasonal affective disorder is caused by:

The cognitive triad theory of depression emphasizes the influence of:

Low activity in brain ____ systems seems to be a cause of depression

In our model of causality this semester, relationships with significant others refer to ___ variables

The nature-nurture controversy is essentially a disagreement over:

Psychologists like other scientists, are committed to the principle of parsimony. The word parsimony means ____

Controversies over abortion can be interpreted as disagreements over

The language of psychology can be described as:

Who among the psychologists below would be a basic scientist?