Exam 1

The participants chosen for a study are the ____ and they are pulled from the greater ____

• Population; Sample

• Clients; Sample

• Sample; Population

• Population; clients

When substance use increases, academic success decreases. What type of correlation coefficient would this lead to?

• a positive correlation coefficient

• a negative correlation coefficient

You are researching a new antipsychotic medication and whether it helps stop auditory hallucinations. You give one half of participants the new medication, and you give the other half a placebo.  Which is the control group?

• a.       The participants who get the actual medication

• a.       The participants who get the placebo

Which type of medication BLOCKS activity of a neurotransmitter?

• Agonist

• Antagonist

• SSRI

The frontal lobe is located in the back of brain and houses the visual cortex

• True

• False

Dr. Spaceman, a psychologist, conducts research that focuses on memory, intelligence testing, and language.  Which psychological perspective best fits Dr. Spaceman’s interests?

• Behavioral psychology

• Gestalt psychology

• Cognitive psychology

• Humanistic psychology

Which happens first: sensation, or perception?

• Sensation

• Perception

What is the bracketed part of a neuron called?

• Soma

• Nucleus

• Axon

• Dendrite

What are the things covering the axon called?

• Myelin sheath

• Soma

• Synaptic terminal

• Dendrite

When a researcher follows one individual in order to understand and study specific phenomena, such as a brain injury to one part of the brain, that is an example of what type of research method:

• Archival research

• Cross-sectional research

• Case study

• Survey research