The branch of the autonomic nervous system that restores the body to normal functioning after arousal and is responsible for day-to-day functioning of the organs and glands is called the Select one:

a. spinal cord.b. somatic nervous system.c. sympathetic nervous system.d. parasympathetic nervous system.e. idiopathic nervous system.

 

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The ________ perspective argues that other people have a large influence on our own behaviors. Select one:

a. engineeringb. socioculturalc. cognitived. structuraliste. humanistic

 

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The two major subsystems of the nervous system are the central nervous system and the Select one:

a. autonomic nervous system.b. sympathetic nervous system.c. peripheral nervous system.d. parasympathetic nervous system.e. somatic nervous system.

 

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The area at the back of the temporal lobe that is crucial in the ability to listen, process, and understand what others are saying is ______ area. Select one:

a. Broca’sb. Gall’sc. Wernicke’sd. Korsakoff’se. Spiegelman’s

 

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The majority of psychologists work in Select one:

a. private practice.b. public school.c. government.d. universities, colleges, and medical schools.e. not-for-profit agencies.

 

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Which type of research study would best be used to determine how aggressive children are while playing at a schoolyard during recess? Select one:

a. confoundingb. case studyc. introspectiond. naturalistic observatione. experiment

 

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A specialized cell that makes up the nervous system that receives and sends messages within that system is called a Select one:

a. glial cell.b. neuron.c. cell body.d. myelin sheath.e. oligodendrocyte.

 

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The belief that the unconscious mind has an influence on one’s behavior is part of what early field of psychology? Select one:

a. structuralismb. functionalismc. psychodynamic psychologyd. behavioral psychologye. cognitive psychology

 

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Which of the following did you NOT inherit from your parents? Select one:

a. religious beliefsb. facial featuresc. temperamentd. hair colore. height

 

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The ancient Greek typology of the four body humors is lives on in modern times as Select one:

a. trait and temperament psychology.b. psychodynamic theory.c. structuralism.d. functionalism.e. Gestalt psychology.

 

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If I performed a study in the 1980s, and you wanted to see if my findings are still current in 2008, you could simply ________ my study today. Select one:

a. analyzeb. qualifyc. powerd. quantifye. replicate

 

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Observing behavior as it happens in real-life natural settings without imposing laboratory controls is known as the Select one:

a. naturalistic observation method.b. experimental method.c. survey method.d. psychometric approach.e. case study observation.

 

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________ refers to providing each subject with a full and honest account of the true purposes and assumptions of the research study, if the study involved deception. Select one:

a. Informed consentb. Deceptionc. Debriefingd. Risk/gain assessmente. IRB protocol

 

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What do we call the state of a neuron when it is not firing a neural impulse? Select one:

a. action potentialb. resting potentialc. myelination signald. transmission impulsee. refractory impulse

 

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The tendency to look for supportive evidence rather than actively seeking out contradictory evidence is known as Select one:

a. the availability heuristic.b. belief perseverance.c. the confirmation bias.d. the hindsight bias.e. the emotional bias.