ONE MORE DAYStudy Session Prior To The Big Day

Which of the following early psychologists would have been more likely to agree with the statement, “the study of the mind should focus on how it allows us to adapt to our surroundings?a) Wilhelm Wundtb) William Jamesc) John Watsond) Sigmund Freude) Ivan Pavlov

Which of the following is the best example of a representative sample?a. You ask your fellow students to be participants

in a study of memory.b. You ask your relatives to participate in a

cognitive psychology experimentc. You ask people from your religious group to

partcipate in a study of valuesd. You choose people shopping in an expensive

store to respond to your surveye. You choose people randomly from the

telephone book to respond to your survey

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

a. +0.75b. +0.5c. 0d. -.25e. -.90

In an experiment to test the effects of a new drug designed to enhance memory, the experimenter gives orange juice mixed with the drug to one group of subjects and orange juice mixed with a placebo to the other group. She then measures the memory skills of both groups by means of a memory test. In this study, the independent variable would be:a. the placebob. the presence or absence of the drug in the orange juicec. the experimenterd. the participants scores on a memory teste. the participants

NO MULTIPLE CHOICE ON THIS ONE

Dr. MacInerney is conducting a research study that explores the relationship between the temperature of a room in which an exam is taken and the students’ performance on that exam. 50 students take the exam in a fifty degree room, fifty students take the exam in a seventy degree room, 50 students take the exam in a ninety degree room. When the test is over, he compares the results of each group of students. Which of the following is the dependent variable in the study?

Randomly assigning participants to differential experimental

conditions allows experimenters to:a. Eliminate the effect of observer biasb. Reduce the impact of the experimenter

effectc. Generalize an experimental result across all

populationsd. Control the effects of extraneous variablese. Recruit participants from a variety of

different locations and backgrounds

Which of the following could be an operational definition of

excitement?a. Enthusiasmb. An emotionc. Increased Heart Rated. A feeling of anticipatione. An emotion experienced by someone who is

looking forward to something

Tell me the benefit of using an operational definition

Which of the following neurotransmitters is associated with

sleep, mood, and appetite?a)Acetylcholineb) GABAc) Serotonind) Endorphine) Glutamate

Which part of the neuron receives messages from other

cells?a) Axonb) Dendritec) Somad) Myeline) Nucleus

Which brain structure would most likely result in death if

damaged?a. Medullab. Cerebellumc. Reticular Formationd. Ponse. Hypothalamus

NO MULTIPLE CHOICE FOR A SECONDTell me about the:CerebellumAmygdalaThalamusHypothalamusPons Reticular FormationWernicke’s AreaBroca’s Area

If you have problems storing long-term memories, the

damage is most likely in the ___________ area of the

Brain.a) Hippocampusb) Hypothalamusc) Cerebellumd) Amygdalae) Thalamus

NOT A QUESTION-MAKE A NOTELeft HemisphereControls right handSpoken languageWritten languageMathematical

CalculationsLogical thought

processesAnalysis of detailReading

Right HemisphereControls left handNonverbalVisual-Spatial

PerceptionMusic and artistic

processingEmotional thought and RecognitionProcessing the wholePattern RecognitionFacial Recognition

In which of the following lobes the brain would you find

the primary auditory cortex?a) Left Frontalb) Right Frontalc) Temporald) Occipitale) Parietal

If people are using words that make no sense to you and

your mom holds up you back pack and says that you forgot

your dinosaur you are probably suffering from…a. Wernicke’s Aphasiab. Broca’s Aphasiac. Apraxiad. Spatial Neglecte. Auditory Disinhibition Syndrome

Voluntary muscles are controlled by the ________________ nervous system.

a. Somaticb. Autonomicc. Sympatheticd. Parasympathetice. Central

The smallest difference between two stimuli that can be

detected 50 percent of the time is called: a) Absolute Thresholdb) Difference Thresholdc) Sensory Adaptationd) Subliminal Perceptione) Sensory Perception

Which of the following terms refers to the perceived effect

of the amplitude of light waves?a) Hue b) Colorc) Brightnessd) Saturatione) Afterimage

The tendency to perceive a quarter as being round even when it is viewed at an angle is called:a) contiguityb) shape constancyc) depth perceptiond) linear perspectivee) binocular disparity

Thorndike’s Law of EffectIf an action is followed by a pleasurable

consequence it is likely to be repeated.

If followed by an unpleasant consequence, it is NOT likely

to be repeated.