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WorksheetsPsychology Mid Year Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is NOT a technique to study the brain
MRI
PET
MET
CAT
What can an fMRI do that and MRI cannot?
Shows a 3D image of the brain
Show how parts of the brain are functioning
Shows 2D slices of the brain
Show areas of the brain that may have changed in size
Which study is most associated with Localization of Function
Milner (H.M.)
McGaugh and Cahill
Rogers and Kesner
Wedekind
Long Term Potentiation leads to...
Synaptic Connections
Dendritic Branching
Release of Enzymes
Increased Long Term Memory
What of the following IS a neurotransmitter?
Cortisol
Oxytocin
Progesterone
Acetylcholine
What is the word given neurotransmitters that 'go back' into the pre-synaptic neuron?
Reabsorption
Reuptake
Redistribution
Resynthesized
The aim of the 'Skakeboarder' study by Ronay and von Hippel was that...
...women are more attracted to men with a similar MHC as them
...men are attracted to females who appreciate their skateboarding ability
...men would take greater risks in the presence of an attractive female, than in the presence of a male
...men are more like to excrete higher volumes of sweat in the presence of an attractive female
What is a kinship (pedigree) study related to?
Hormones
Pheromones
Twins
Family relatedness
What are the 3 R's applied to animal research
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, Re-educate, Re-supply
Reduction, Reuptake, Re-distribute
Reduction, Refinement, Replacement
Who conducted a study on Schema Theory?
Brewer and Treyens
Loftus and Palmer
Tversky and Kahneman
Sharot et al
Which the following IS part of the Working Memory Model?
Pre-existing Knowledge
Central Executive
Episodic Branch
Motor Cortex
How many pieces of information are people thought to be able to store in the Short Term Memory?
3
5
7
9
Loftus and Palmer conducted a study concerning...
Autobiographical Memory
Semantic Memory
Flashbulb Memories
Reliability of Memory
The evaluation of Brown and Kulik's study led other researchers to question it's validity due to...
...participants were not credible
...limited replicability
...social desirability effect
...using non-Americans
How can intuitive (system 1) thinking be beneficial?
You can save energy/brain power on things you need to think about
You save money
You can take your time to think
You can always trust your intuitive thoughts
Where might most people encounter availability bias mostly?
From the government
From the media
From their teachers
From their parents
What is a heuristic?
A cognitive stereotype
A cognitive test
A cognitive dysfunction
A cognitive shortcut
What is the type of memory relationship that we associate with digital technologies?
Episodic
Deconstructive
Transactive
Artificial
What ethical consideration takes place at the end of an experiment?
Consent
Debriefing
Undue Stress
Anonymity
Which experimental design do you have less control over extraneous variables, yet have the highest ecological validity?
Field experiments
Lab Experiments
Quasi-experiments
Surveys
