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PSY-102 Quiz 1 Chapters 1 & 2 1. The word psychology comes from the roots psyche and logos, which mean respectively: A. B. C. D.

Knowledge or study; brain Knowledge or study; mind Mind; knowledge or study Brain; science

2. ______________ is only those things which are not observable by others such as omitting a piece of information or lying. A. B. C. D.

Covert behavior Behavior perspective Free will Overt behavior

3. __________ is an ability to evaluate, compare, analyze, critique and synthesize information. A. B. C. D.

Critical thinking Transductive thinking Deductive thinking Creative thinking

4. The father of psychology and founder of the first psychological laboratory was: A. B. C. D.

Wilhelm Wundt Sigmund Freud John B. Watson B. F. Skinner

5. As one event tends to increase, a second event also increases this is an example of ________: A. B. C. D.

Positive correlation Negative correlation Cause-effect relationships The relationship between two variables

6. Tina is assigned to a group where she receives the treatment. Nadine is in the group that does not receive the treatment. Which group is each person in? Tina is in the _____ group; Nadine is in the _____ group. A. B. C. D.

Independent; dependent Dependent; independent Experimental; control Control; experimental

7. Information is first received by a nerve cell at the dendrite and transfers through the __________: A. B. C. D.

Axon Nucleus Dendrites Telodendria

8. Communication is carried out between neurons at the _____, where neurotransmitters are secreted. A. B. C. D.

Neurilemma Synapse Dendrite Soma

9. The main divisions of the human nervous system are the _____ and the _____ nervous systems. A. B. C. D.

Central; peripheral Autonomic; central Sympathetic; somatic Somatic; peripheral

10. Smelling Grandma’s apple pie cooking when you come into her house would use which type of Neuron? A. B. C. D.

Motor neuron Inter neuron Connector neuron Sensory neuron

11. _______ is composed of two sides, or hemispheres:

A. B. C. D.

Pons Positrons Connector neurons Cerebral cortex

12. The visual area of the brain is located in the _____ lobe. A. B. C. D.

Frontal Parietal Occipital temporal...