Psychology 1000, Chapters 1-8
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- Q1Which of the following achievements is psychologist Wilhelm Wundt known for?founding the first formal lab for research in psychologythe distinction between mind and body as two separate entitiesfounding Behaviourismthe discovery of how signals are conducted along nerves in the body60s
- Q2Which two psychologists had similar beliefs?Aristotle and John LockeG. Stanley Hall and William JamesSigmund Freud and Rene DescartesJohn B. Watson and B. F. Skinner60s
- Q3The idea that Psychology should study the function/purpose of consciousness is:BehaviourismFunctionalismStructuralismCognitivism60s
- Q4A psychologist monitors a group of students in Roxy's tutorial class, and records each time someone falls asleep. Which research method is the psychologist using?experimental methodnaturalistic observationcase studysurvey method120s
- Q5A researcher wants to see if chocolate will increase the learning ability of children. In this experiment, what is the term used to describe the learning ability of the children?independent variableextraneous variabledependent variablecontrol group120s
- Q6Which term is defined as "a tentative prediction about the relationship between two variables"?hypothesisconclusionresearch methodtheory120s
- Q7What is the population in this case: "a researcher is interested in the behaviour of 50 year old humans, and selects 20 people to observe"?the behaviour of 50 year old humansthe 20 people being observed50 year old humanshumans120s
- Q8Neural impulses from the eyes are processed in the primary visual cortex. Before arriving at the primary visual cortex, which part of the brain must these neural impulses pass through?thalamushippocampusamygdalahypothalamus120s
- Q9Which of the following is related to the endocrine system in the same way that neurotransmitters are related to the nervous system?neurotransmitterspituitary glandhormonesnerves120s
- Q10If you wanted a clear 3D image of brain structure, which of the following recording methods would you use?electroencephalography (EEG)3D glassesmagnetic resonance imaging (MRI)positron emission tomography (PET)120s
- Q11What is the definition of the "just noticeable difference (JND)"?the stimulus intensity that can be detected 50% of the timea constant proportion of the size of the initial stimulusthe minimum amount of difference in intensity needed to tell two stimuli apartthe stimulus intensity that can be detected 100% of the time120s
- Q12Which is true for both taste and smell perception?both systems go through the thalamus on the way to the cortexthe physical stimuli for both senses are soluble chemicalsthere are 4 primary stimulus groups for both sensesboth senses are processed in the temporal lobe120s
- Q13What is the name of the collection of rods and cones along the back of the eye?blind spotfoveairisretina120s
- Q14Which theory of colour vision says that the Canadian flag will have a green and black after-image?opponent process theorysubtractive colour mixingtrichomatic theoryadditive colour mixing120s
- Q15During which stage of sleep does an EEG show the pattern known as "sleep spindles"?stage 2stage 4stage 3stage 1120s