Question 1

Which test of memory typically provides the fewest retrieval cues?

Accepted Answer

recall

Question 2

Which memory test would most effectively reveal that Mr. Quintano, at age 55, still remembers many of his high school classmates?

Accepted Answer

recognition

Question 3

Which measure of memory retention assesses the amount of time saved when learning material again?

Accepted Answer

relearning

Question 4

Which measure of memory retention assesses the ability to draw information out of storage and into conscious awareness?

Accepted Answer

recall

Question 5

Which measure of memory is used on a test that requires matching glossary terms with their correct definitions?

Accepted Answer

recognition

Question 6

When an eyewitness to an auto accident is asked to describe what happened, which measure of memory is being used?

Accepted Answer

recall

Question 7

The retention of encoded information over time refers to

Accepted Answer

storage

Question 8

The process of encoding refers to

Accepted Answer

getting information into memory

Question 9

The persistence of learning over time most clearly depends on

Accepted Answer

memory

Question 10

Edward Titchener is to structuralism as William James is to

Accepted Answer

functionalism

Question 11

Formulating testable hypotheses before conducting research is most directly useful for restraining a thinking error known as

Accepted Answer

hindsight bias

Question 12

Giving half of the members of a group some purported psychological and the other half an opposite result is an easy way to demonstrate the impact of

Accepted Answer

hindsight bias

Question 13

Introspection was the basic research tool used by ________ in order to study people\'s inner sensations and mental images.

Accepted Answer

Edward Titchener

Question 14

Looking inward and reporting your immediate sensations, images, and feelings is called

Accepted Answer

introspection

Question 15

Mike Crampton\'s stockbroker has informed him that he has suffered substantial investment losses. When Mike tells his wife, she angrily responds, \"I could have told you that your investment plan would fail!\" Her comment best illustrates

Accepted Answer

hindsight bias

Question 16

Our tendency to believe we know more than we do illustrates

Accepted Answer

overconfidence

Question 17

Political officials who have no doubt that their own economic and military predictions will come true most clearly demonstrate

Accepted Answer

overconfidence

Question 18

Professor Smith told one class that drinking alcohol has been found to increase sexual desire. He informed another class that drinking alcohol has been found to reduce sexual appetite. The fact that neither class was surprised by the information they received best illustrates the power of

Accepted Answer

hindsight bias

Question 19

Research participants were asked to monitor and report their own immediate sensory reactions to differently colored objects. This research involved a technique known as

Accepted Answer

introspection

Question 20

Several weeks after a political election, voters often exaggerate their ability to have predicted the election outcome. This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

hindsight bias

Question 21

A behavior geneticist would be most interested in studying hereditary influences on

Accepted Answer

physical aggressiveness

Question 22

A biological psychologist would be most interested in conducting research on the relationship between

Accepted Answer

neurotransmitters and depression

Question 23

A myelin sheath is a(n)

Accepted Answer

fatty tissue layer encasing the axon of a nerve cell

Question 24

An amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the surface of the brain is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

EEG

Question 25

A neuron is

Accepted Answer

the extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body

Question 26

At about 8 months of age, people across the world start to ________ strangers; as adults, they prefer the company of those whose attributes are ________ to their own.

Accepted Answer

fear; similar

Question 27

Dendrites are branching extensions of

Accepted Answer

neurons

Question 28

Dr. Wolski does research on the potential relationship between neurotransmitter deficiencies and mood states. Which psychological specialty does Dr. Wolski\'s research best represent?

Accepted Answer

biological psychology

Question 29

Every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us, is an aspect of our

Accepted Answer

environment

Question 30

In transmitting sensory information to the brain, an electrical signal travels from the ________ of a single neuron.

Accepted Answer

dendrites to the cell body to the axon

Question 31

MRI scans have revealed that some patients with schizophrenia have unusually enlarged

Accepted Answer

ventricles

Question 32

Surgical destruction of brain tissue is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

lesion

Question 33

The best way to detect enlarged fluid-filled brain regions in some patients who have schizophrenia is to use a(n)

Accepted Answer

MRI

Question 34

The function of dendrites is to

Accepted Answer

receive incoming signals from other neurons

Question 35

The impact of our cultural backgrounds on the development of our personal values best illustrates

Accepted Answer

environmental influences

Question 36

The longest part of a motor neuron is likely to be the

Accepted Answer

axon

Question 37

The speed at which a neural impulse travels is increased when the axon is encased by a(n)

Accepted Answer

myelin sheath

Question 38

The study of the links between physiology activity and psychological events is called

Accepted Answer

biological psychology

Question 39

The study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior is known as

Accepted Answer

behavior genetics

Question 40

To identify which of Lucy\'s brain areas was most active when she talked, neuroscientists gave her a temporarily radioactive form of glucose and a(n)

Accepted Answer

PET scan

Question 41

A specialty area that focuses on the connections between brain activity and mental processes is known as

Accepted Answer

cognitive neuroscience

Question 42

Arlette often consumes up to six cocktails in a row before she experiences any noticeable symptoms of intoxication. This suggests that Arlette has developed

Accepted Answer

tolerance

Question 43

Chemical substances that alter perceptions and moods are called ________ drugs

Accepted Answer

psychoactive

Question 44

Compulsive craving for and use of a drug despite adverse consequences is an indication of

Accepted Answer

addiction

Question 45

Consciousness is

Accepted Answer

our awareness of ourselves and our environment

Question 46

Hypnosis involves

Accepted Answer

heightened openness to suggestion

Question 47

In one study, both hypnotized and unhypnotized subjects were told to throw acid in a researcher\'s face. In this experiment, hypnotized people

Accepted Answer

behaved in the same way as unhypnotized subjects

Question 48

June\'s correct solution of a novel arithmetic problem was simultaneously facilitated by unconscious inferences and the conscious application of mathematical principles. This best illustrates the value of

Accepted Answer

dual processing

Question 49

Just prior to awakening Chinua from a hypnotic state, the therapist told him that during the next few days he would feel nauseous whenever he reached for a cigarette. Chinua\'s therapist was attempting to make use of

Accepted Answer

posthypnotic suggestion

Question 50

Orne and Evans discovered that unhypnotized research participants asked to pretend they were hypnotized performed the same dangerous acts as hypnotized research participants. This finding is most consistent with the theory that hypnosis involves

Accepted Answer

conscious role playing

Question 51

People can be hypnotically induced to

Accepted Answer

report little pain from placing their arms in an ice bath

Question 52

Research on susceptibility to hypnosis reveals that

Accepted Answer

people who are highly responsive to hypnotic suggestion tend to become absorbed in imaginative activities

Question 53

Since 1960, psychology has regained an interest in consciousness as psychologists of all persuasions affirmed the importance of

Accepted Answer

cognition

Question 54

The change in brain chemistry that offsets the effects of a psychoactive drug is called

Accepted Answer

neuroadaptation

Question 55

The need to take larger and larger doses of a drug in order to experience its effects is an indication of

Accepted Answer

tolerance

Question 56

The repeated self-harming consumption of a psychoactive drug is an indication of

Accepted Answer

a substance related disorder

Question 57

The school of thought in psychology that turned away from the study of consciousness during the first half of the last century was

Accepted Answer

behaviorism

Question 58

The simultaneous processing of information at both conscious and unconscious levels is called

Accepted Answer

dual processing

Question 59

Which specialty area would be most interested in identifying the cortical activation patterns associated with a person\'s perception of different objects?

Accepted Answer

cognitive neuroscience

Question 60

Which theory suggests that hypnosis involves inducing someone to enact the role of a hypnotic subject?

Accepted Answer

social influence theory

Question 61

Acquiring new habits best illustrates the process of

Accepted Answer

learning

Question 62

An event that strengthens the behavior it follows is a(n)

Accepted Answer

reinforcement

Question 63

Children often learn to associate pushing a vending machine button with the delivery of a candy bar. This best illustrates the process underlying

Accepted Answer

operant conditioning

Question 64

Conditioning is the process of

Accepted Answer

learning associations

Psy-150: Psychology Test Answers

Unlock all answers in this set

Haven't found what you were looking for?

Search for samples, answers to your questions and flashcards