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Psychology Quarter 1

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is replication?

a)

cloning the scientist who first did an experiment

b)

doing an experiment for the first time

c)

doing an experiment again and getting different results

d)

Doing an experiment again and getting the same results

2.

What is a sample in research?

a)

the whole target population

b)

a piece of food you get to try

c)

an educated guess

d)

only part of the target population

3.

Method of intense study of just one individual:

a)

Naturalistic Observation

b)

Experimental Study

c)

Case Study

d)

Survey

4.
This is a method of research where an investigator manipulates one or more factors (independent variables) to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process (the dependent variable).
a)
Experiments
b)
Case Study
c)
Survey
d)
Observational
5.

An individual suffered a major traumatic brain injury after getting in a bad accident at work. If a psychologist wants to know the effects of the trauma, what method would be best?

a)

Naturalistic observation

b)

Case study

c)

Experimental research

d)

Survey

6.

This refers to the method of gaining enough participants that represent various backgrounds of people, allowing researchers to generalize results to the larger population:

a)

Full sampling

b)

Double-blind placebo experiment

c)

Random sampling

d)

Naturalistic study

7.
The advantage of this descriptive method of research is that it creates an immense amount of data to be gathered quickly and inexpensively.
a)
Survey
b)
Observational
c)
Experiments
d)
Case Study
8.
You psychology professor wants to describe the average score on your first psychology test.  Which measure of central tendency is your professor most likely to use? 
a)
mean
b)
median
c)
mode 
d)
harmonic mean
9.

The mode is:

a)

The average of all the values

b)

The middle number

c)

The most frequently occurring number

d)

The first number you see

10.

Cardinal rule of naturalistic observation:

a)

Setting up dependent and independent variables

b)

Research and find enough participants

c)

Not disturbing participants in the study

d)

Getting enough different age groups for study

11.
Which of the following is a benefit of Observations?
a)
It is opinionated
b)
You may miss information
c)
You can see someone in their natural environment
d)
They easy to perform
12.
Which kind of study can establish a cause-effect relationship between variables, assuming that the research is appropriate and well conceived?
a)
survey
b)
case study
c)
correlational study
d)
experiment
13.
part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal chord
a)

central nervous system

b)
peripheral nervous system
c)
cerebrum
d)
cell body
14.
Which brain part is responsible for facilitating explicit memories?
a)
brain stem
b)
cerebellum
c)
amygdala
d)
hippocampus
15.

The brain area involved in movements that need to be done in a specific order and for temporary storage of procedural memories is the

a)

hippocampus

b)

amygdala

c)

cerebellum

d)

cerebral cortex

16.

Neurotransmitters are released from the

a)

Dendrites

b)

Post-synaptic neuron

c)

Presynaptic neuron

d)

Schwann Cells

17.
Excess neurotransmitters in the synapse that goes back into the presynaptic neuron.
a)
Resting potential
b)
Reuptake
c)
Retroactivity
d)
Repolarization
18.
W
a)
Axon Terminal Button
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Dendrite
d)
Synapse
19.
What is the chemical used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another nerve cell?
a)
Neurotransmitters
b)
Synapse
c)
Threshold
d)
Impulse
20.
This is the electrical charge that travels down an axon when a neuron is firing
a)
Resting Potential
b)
Action Potential
c)
Threshold
d)
Refractory Period
21.

Match the neurotransmitter with its function: Dopamine

a)

Muscle contraction and movement

b)

Reward-motivated behavior and pleasure

c)

Memory and learning

d)

Regulation of sleep and wakefulness

22.

Match the neurotransmitter with its function: Serotonin

a)

Regulating muscle movement

b)

Regulating mood, sleep, appetite, and other functions

c)

Regulating heart rate

d)

Regulating body temperature

23.

Match the neurotransmitter with its function: Acetylcholine

a)

Digestion, heart rate, and blood pressure

b)

Muscle movement, memory, and learning

c)

Vision and light sensitivity

d)

Emotions and mood

24.
What is responsible for heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure?
a)
midbrain
b)
pons
c)

medulla

d)
cerebrum
25.
What part is responsible for visual processing?
a)
frontal
b)
parietal
c)
temporal
d)
occipital
26.
Which system controls involuntary responses?
a)
somatic
b)
autonomic
c)
sympathetic
d)
parasympthetic
27.

Which lobe of the brain primarily processes auditory information?

a)

Frontal

b)

Temporal

c)

Parietal

d)

Occipital

28.

Identify the structure labeled as D.

a)

Medulla

b)

Temporal Lobes

c)

Frontal Lobes

d)

Brain Stem

29.

Identify the structure labeled as E.

a)

Temporal Lobes

b)

Brain Stem

c)

Parietal Lobes

d)

Cerebellum

30.

The area of the brain that regulates hunger, thirst and other drives.

a)

thalamus

b)

hypothalamus

c)

amygdala

d)

cerebellum

31.

Damage to this part leads to a coma

a)

Pons

b)

Medulla

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Reticular formation

32.

The pattern of physical and behavioral changes that follows a 24 hour cycle, in accordance with the hours of light and darkness.

a)

REM

b)

Sleep debt

c)

circadian rhythm

d)

ample sleep

33.

Which sleep disorder is characterized by the inability to fall asleep?

a)

Insomnia

b)

Sleep Apnea

c)

Narcolepsy

d)

Night Terrors

34.

Which stage of sleep do we dream?

a)

REM

b)

Stage 1

c)

NEEM

d)

Twilight

35.

What sense helps maintain balance?

a)

Vestibular

b)

Kinesthetic

c)

Audition

d)

Olfaction

36.

A person's diminished sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as...

a)

accomodation

b)

parallel processing

c)

sensory adaptation

d)

transduction

37.

Although Bill was seated next to his friend, he was able to smell the burning popcorn a full minute earlier than his friend. Bill must have a lower _________ for smell.

a)

accommodation level

b)

absolute threshold

c)

tolerance level

d)

adaptation level

38.

The organization of sensory information into meaningful experiences is referred to as?

a)
Senstation
b)
Perception
c)
Gestalt Awareness
d)
Sensory organization
39.

Smallest change in a stimulus that can be detected between two stimuli is called _________________.

a)

difference threshold

b)

absolute threshold

c)

sensation

d)

perception

40.

Figure–ground relationships concern _________________.

a)

the tendency to perceive objects, or figures, as existing on some background

b)

the tendency to complete figures that are incomplete

c)

the tendency to perceive objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping

d)

the tendency to perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern

41.
the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment
a)
sensation
b)
perception
c)
psychophysics
d)
absolute threshold
42.
the sense of movement and body position
a)
kinesthesis
b)
Gestalt Psychology
c)
subliminal messages
d)
motion parallax
43.

While waiting in line at Starbucks, Kramer was playing games on his cell phone and subsequently failed to see the customer in front of him rob the cashier. This is an example of...

a)

inattentional blindness

b)

place theory

c)

feature detectors

d)

sensory adaptation

44.

What is depth perception?

a)

The ability to hear sounds at different frequencies.

b)

The ability to see objects in three dimensions and judge their distance.

c)

The ability to taste different flavors.

d)

The ability to feel different temperatures.

45.
Renny knew the red tulip was closer to her than the yellow tulip because the red one cast a larger retinal image than the yellow one. This illustrates the importance of the distance cue known as
a)
relative size.
b)
interposition.
c)
proximity.
d)
relative height.

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