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What part of the brain is always on/agitated in a person with generalized anxiety disorder?

• occipital lobe

• frontal lobe

• amgydala

• amygdala

Which famous psychologist created the stage theory of cognitive development? (Stages include: sensorimotor, pre-operational, and so on)

• Erik Erikson

• Jean Piaget

• B.F. Skinner

• John Watson

Which sleep disorder is marked by random and uncontrollable sleepiness during the day?

• Sleep apnea

• Cancer

• Narcolepsy

• Insomnia

Leonardo avoids taking the short way to school because the route includes going over a bridge. This is an example of:

• A phobia

• A fear

• A nightmare

• A dream

The production of what neurotransmitter stops when one has Alzheimer's?

• GABBA

• Dopamine

• Epinephrine

• GABA

Which experiment was defined by classical conditioning (meaning if one gave examples of classical conditioning experiments, this one would be listed)?

• Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment

• Milgram's Obedience Experiment

• Pavlov's Dog Experiment

• Ahmad's Movie Experiment

Which famous psychologist conducted an experiment that consisted of shocks to show that people obeyed authority?

• Lawrence Kohlberg

• Stanley Milgram

• Jean Piaget

• John Watson

Which perspective of psychology is defined by humans doing actions because of rewards and/or punishments?

• Reward/Punishment Perspective

• Humanistic Perspective

• Beneficial Perspective

• Behaviorist Perspective

True or False: PTSD is only seen in war veterans or soldiers returning from war.

• False

• True

True or False: A con of behaviorism in work settings is that people lose true motivation to continue a task.

• True

• False