Computer JeopardyEDUC551

Educational Applications of Computers

Dr. Carla Piper

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Cognition

Sensation

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Emotion

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Sleep Spindles Answer

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These phenomena are characteristic of Stage II

sleep.

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Mental set Answer

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$500 Cognition

Each time Jill shoots a penalty kick she fakes left and kicks

toward the lower right side of the net. This scenario is an

example of this problem solving dilemma.

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Sensory adaptation Answer

$500 Sensation & Perception

Five minutes after coming into a smelly room, Paul is

no longer aware of the odor because of this phenomenon.

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Stimulus generalization Answer

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In his experiments, Pavlov got dogs to salivate at the sight of a circle. Later he presented the same dogs with an oval and learned that dogs would

have the same salivation reaction. The name for that

finding is:

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Humanism Answer

$500 Motivation

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory is most reflective of this psychological school of

thought.

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Social psychologist Answer

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Of the different jobs in psychology, this type of psychologist is mostly

interested in studying how people behave.

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Proactive interferenceAnswer

$1,000 CognitionChristine, a freshman,

cannot remember her locker combination because she keeps remembering her junior high combination

because of this situation.

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Signal detection theoryAnswer

$1,000 Sensation & Perception

We tend to be more aware of a phone call when we are

expecting one. This theory explains that phenomenon.

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Behaviorism Answer

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John B. Watson was a pioneer in this perspective of

psychology.

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Drive Reduction Answer

$1,000 Motivation

Harlow’s Monkey Love Experiments disproved

this theory, promoted by Clark Hull.

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Sleep apneaAnswer

$1,500 Pot Pourri

Pete snores very loudly every night. That condition is a symptom of this sleep

problem.

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Availability heuristic Answer

$1,500 Cognition

When asked which of two countries has a larger

population, participants will likely say the country that is

more familiar to them because of this “rule of

thumb.”

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Cochlea Answer

$1,500 Sensation & Perception The process of hearing

begins in the auditory canal, proceeds through the

eardrum and ends in this seashell appearing organ

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Classical conditioning Answer

$1,500 Learning

Rats in an experiment learned to associate sweetened water with a

drug that causes immune suppression. Later the sweetened water alone produced the immune

suppression. This finding is the result of this type of learning.

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Set point Answer

$1,500 Motivation

Each person has one of these; it helps the body-fat

level remain fixed and resistant to change.

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Industrial-organizational Answer

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This type of psychologist helps employees become more

productive in the work place.

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Schemas Answer

$2,000 Cognition

These mental constructs, such as a car crash (Loftus),

enable humans to make sense of the world.

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Opponent-Process Theory Answer

$2,000 Sensation & PerceptionAfter staring at a green,

black and orange American flag for about a minute, you

see a red, white and blue after image. That

phenomenon is explained by this theory.

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Observational learning Answer

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Sara sees Simoncini give Emily bonus points for being

quiet in class. As a consequence, Sara starts

being quiet in class. Sara has thusly engaged in this type of

learning.

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General Adaptation Syndrome Answer

$2,000 Motivation

This stress-related theory consists of alarm, resistance

and exhaustion.

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Antagonists Answer

$2,500 Pot Pourri

These types of drugs block action at synapses.

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Tip of the tongue Answer

$2,500 Cognition

Information that is available, but not accessible, such as when you know someone,

but cannot place her name is known as this phenomenon.

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Weber’s Law Answer

$2,500 Sensation & Perception

This law explains why when a backpack is empty a person can discern a small weight

change but when it is heavy a person cannot discern a small

weight change.

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Taste Aversions Answer

$2,500 Learning

Garcia’s experiments with coyotes found that animals

could acquire these for substances such as lamb

meat.

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Thematic Apperception TestAnswer

$2,500 Motivation

Murray and McClelland developed this projective

test for achievement motivation.

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