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What is Abraham Maslow most famously known for proposing? Select one: a. Empirical research b. Developmental milestones c. Hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior

d. External stimuli's role in changing behavior Feedback The correct answer is: Hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior

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Matt hopes that he and his ex-girlfriend, who broke up with him last month, eventually will get back together. When he heard that she had talked about him with a mutual friend, he took this as evidence that she was still interested in a reunion. When he heard that she went on a date with someone else, he concluded that she was just trying to get her mind off their break-up. Matt is exhibiting: Select one: a. A skeptical attitude b. Mental continuity c. Observational objectivity d. The confirmation bias

e. The denial bias Feedback

The correct answer is: The confirmation bias

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True or False: Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the mind were undertaken by those in biology. Select one: True False

Feedback The correct answer is 'False'.

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An experimenter conducts a study that seeks to measure differences in responding (answering a questionnaire at the end of the session) after subjects watch a comedy or horror movie. In this study, which variable is considered the "independent variable"? Select one: a. The questionnaire at the end of the session b. The movie (comedy or horror)

c. The age and gender of the participant d. The location in which the study takes place

e. The individual conducting the experiment. Feedback The correct answer is: The movie (comedy or horror)

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Which of the following is an example of a theory rather than an observation (or set of observations)? Select one: a. People tend to yawn when they see someone else yawning b. Yawning involves movements of many facial muscles c. Yawning is caused by the need to increase brain activity

Feedback The correct answer is: Yawning is caused by the need to increase brain activity

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How are experimenter effects eliminated? Select one: a. with a single blind design b. with reactive measures

c. with a double blind design

d. with operational definitions e. with convergent operations Feedback The correct answer is: with a double blind design

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True or False: The operant conditioning chamber (aka Skinner box) is a device used to study the principles of operant conditioning. Select one: True

False Feedback The correct answer is 'True'.

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Who was the first person to be referred to as a psychologist? Select one: a. William James

b. Sigmund Freud c. Wilhelm Wundt

d. Max Wertheimer e. Ivan Pavlov Feedback The correct answer is: Wilhelm Wundt

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In Milgram's controversial study on obedience, nearly __________ of the participants were willing to administer what appeared to be lethal electrical shocks to another person because they were told to do so by an authority figure. Select one: a. 1/3 b. 2/3

c. 3/4 d. 4/5 Feedback The correct answer is: 2/3

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Which subfield of psychology would be interested in finding out what factors make an employee best suited for a given job? Select one: a. I/O

b. Social c. Clinical d. Human Resources e. Personality Feedback The correct answer is: I/O

What determines an individual's inherited physical characteristics? Select one: a. The genotype b. The phenotype

c. The allele d. A mutation e. None of the above Feedback The correct answer is: The phenotype

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Hypnosis has been found to work most effectively on: Select one:

a. Individuals who are highly susceptible to suggestions

b. Individuals who have been hypnotized before c. Everyone, given the appropriate environmental circumstances d. None of the above Feedback The correct answer is: Individuals who are highly susceptible to suggestions

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What is the corpus callosum? Select one: a. A type of nerve cell in the midbrain b. A collection of deep midbrain structures c. A lobe on the brain d. The main fiber bundle connecting the hemispheres

e. The so-called homunculus Feedback The correct answer is: The main fiber bundle connecting the hemispheres

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Rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep is associated with which of the following? Select one: a. Sleep walking b. Increased brain activity

c. Sleep talking d. All of the above Feedback The correct answer is: Increased brain activity

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True or False: Some research suggests that combining drug therapy with other forms of therapy hinders the effect of the drug. Select one: True False

Feedback The correct answer is 'False'.

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An individual who has sleep debt:

Select one: a. Does not get sufficient sleep on a chronic basis

b. Sleeps long hours, making it harder to sleep at night c. Becomes overly energized as the day progresses d. None of the above e. All of the above Feedback The correct answer is: Does not get sufficient sleep on a chronic basis

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The peripheral nervous system has two major subdivisions: the __________ nervous system and the __________ nervous system. Select one: a. sympathetic and parasympathetic b. somatic and autonomic

c. central and peripheral d. none of the above Feedback The correct answer is: somatic and autonomic

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True or False: The left hemisphere controls the right half of the body and the right hemisphere controls the left half of the body. Select one: True

False Feedback The correct answer is 'True'.

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Dreams occur during which of the following stages? Select one: a. Stage 1 b. Stage 2 c. Stage 3 and 4 d. REM sleep

e. All of the above Feedback The correct answer is: REM sleep

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Which theory states that the purpose of sleep is an adaptive response to predatory risks, which increase in darkness? Select one: a. Evolutionary theory

b. Cognitive theory c. Restorative theory d. Energy-conservation theory Feedback The correct answer is: Evolutionary theory

Subliminal messages are: Select one: a. Speculated to be used in in advertising and rock music b. Messages that are presented below the threshold for conscious awareness c. Something we are not consciously aware of d. All of the above

Feedback Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: All of the above

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Our ability to perceive spatial relationships in three-dimensional (3-D) space is known as: Select one: a. Pitch perception b. Color sensitivity c. Depth perception

d. Color perception Feedback Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Depth perception

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A toddler learns to use the bathroom on her own because she saw her older siblings do the same and get rewarded for it. Select one: a. Classical conditioning b. Vicarious reinforcement

c. Vicarious stimulation d. Stimulus generalization Feedback Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Vicarious reinforcement

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________ occurs when sensory receptors detect sensory stimuli. Select one: a. Sensation

b. Perception c. Transduction d. Sensory adaptation Feedback Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Sensation

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Lulu lives very close to a major highway. The background noise is very loud, but after living there for several months she hardly notices it. This is an example of: Select one: a. Stimulus generalization b. Ignoring c. Transduction d. Habituation

Feedback Your answer is correct.

The correct answer is: Habituation

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True or False: Wavelength and frequency are inversely related so that longer waves have lower frequencies, and shorter waves have higher frequencies. Select one: True

False Feedback The correct answer is 'True'.

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Quinn watches his father make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich every morning. When his father goes on a business trip, Quinn makes his own peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This is an example of: Select one: a. Classical conditioning b. Observational learning c. Exemplar learning d. Latent learning

Feedback Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Latent learning

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________ is a form of learning in which the stimulus/experience happens after the behavior is demonstrated. Select one: a. Classical conditioning b. Observational learning c. Exemplar learning d. Operant conditioning

Feedback Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Operant conditioning

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The ________ illusion is when lines appear to be different lengths although they are identical. Select one: a. Line

b. Müller-Lyer

c. Freud d. 3-D Feedback Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Müller-Lyer

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Julia receives a paycheck from her employer every-other Friday. When asked what she likes best about her job she responds, “I get paid on a regular basis regardless of my effort.” This is a good example of a: Select one: a. Variable interval reinforcement schedule b. Fixed interval reinforcement schedule

c. Fixed ratio reinforcement schedule d. Variable ratio reinforcement schedule Feedback Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Fixed interval reinforcement schedule

True or False: REM sleep deprivation has been demonstrated to improve symptoms of people suffering from major depression The correct answer is 'True'.

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True or False: Longitudinal research is a research design in which data-gathering is administered repeatedly over an extended period of time. Select one: True

False Feedback The correct answer is 'True'.

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True or False: REM sleep deprivation has been demonstrated to improve symptoms of people suffering from major depression. Select one: True

False

Feedback The correct answer is 'True'.

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Jude is playing with his car when he starts hitting his sister. His mom warns him that if he doesn't stop she will take away his car. When he doesn't stop, his mom takes his car away. This is an example of: Select one: a. Positive punishment b. Negative punishment

c. Positive reinforcement d. Negative reinforcement Feedback The correct answer is: Negative punishment

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True or False: The scientific process is said to be circular and the types of reasoning within the circle are called deductive and inductive reasoning.

Select one: True

False Feedback The correct answer is 'True'.

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True or False: In classical conditioning, organisms learn through consequences (reinforcement or punishment). Select one: True False

Feedback The correct answer is 'False'.

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In a research study, the experimenter is able to manipulate and control the __________ variable. Select one: a. Dependent b. Independent

c. Correlational d. Placebo e. None of the above Feedback The correct answer is: Independent

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Someone who cannot resist falling asleep at inopportune times has probably been diagnosed with: Select one: a. Sleep apnea b. Night terrors c. REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) d. Narcolepsy

e. None of the above

Feedback The correct answer is: Narcolepsy

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Rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep is mostly associated with which of the following? Select one: a. Sleep walking b. Increased brain activity

c. Sleep talking d. All of the above Feedback The correct answer is: Increased brain activity

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Joe is intently watching his favorite team play soccer. They have 10 minutes to score a goal and he will not take his eyes off the TV. His brother walks into the

living room dressed as a dog and sits down next to him, after a few seconds, he stands up and leaves. Joe's lack of attention to his brother is called: Select one: a. Purposeful blindness b. Inattentional blindness

c. Sensory adaptation d. None of the above Feedback The correct answer is: Inattentional blindness

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Little Brett's mom asks him to pick up his toys from the floor. In turn, little Brett throws a tantrum and starts screaming. His mother then tells him that he has 5 more minutes of play time before bed time. He just received __________ for his behavior. Select one: a. Positive reinforcement

b. Negative reinforcement c. Positive punishment d. Negative punishment Feedback

The correct answer is: Positive reinforcement

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What is the corpus callosum? Select one: a. A type of nerve cell in the midbrain b. A collection of deep midbrain structures c. A lobe on the brain d. The main fiber bundle connecting the hemispheres

e. The co-called homunculus Feedback The correct answer is: The main fiber bundle connecting the hemispheres

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Which subfield of psychology would be interested in finding out what factors maker an employee best suited for a given job? Select one:

a. I/O

b. Social c. Clinical d. Human Resources e. Personality Feedback The correct answer is: I/O

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True or False: Correlational research can be used to imply cause and effect. Select one: True False

Feedback The correct answer is 'False'.

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Johanna has always been what she calls a "deep sleeper." She claims to have slept through several earthquakes. When her baby was born, she could not sleep because she would hear every grunt and small noise that her baby made. This is called: Select one: a. Inattentional blindess b. Noise attention c. Signal detection theory

d. Perception theory e. None of the above Feedback The correct answer is: Signal detection theory

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Operational definitions are: Select one: a. Scientifically approved definitions

b. Definitions illustrated with concrete example or visual image

c. Definitions which are vague d. Dictionary definitions e. A detailed description of how and what a researcher measures in a study Feedback The correct answer is: A detailed description of how and what a researcher measures in a study

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Dreams occur during which of the following stages? Select one: a. Stage 1 b. Stage 2 c. Stage 3 and 4 d. REM sleep

e. All of the above Feedback The correct answer is: REM sleep

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True or False: The left hemisphere controls the right half of the body and the right hemisphere controls the left half of the body. Select one: True

False Feedback The correct answer is 'True'.

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What is Abraham Maslow most famously known for proposing? Select one: a. Empirical research b. Developmental milestones c. Hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior

d. External stimuli's role in changing behavior

e. None of the above Feedback The correct answer is: Hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior

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In the case study of Phineas Gage, his accident that damaged his front lobe affected: Select one: a. His personality

b. His memory c. His motor skills d. His digestive system Feedback The correct answer is: His personality

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The attempt to understand the structure or characteristics of the mind was known as: Select one: a. Introspection b. Structuralism

c. Functionalism d. Psychoanalysis Feedback The correct answer is: Structuralism

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