Question 1)Stimulants _____ nervous system activity, whereas depressants _____ it

Question 1)Stimulants _____ nervous system activity, whereas depressants _____ it.

Question 2

Joe takes an herbal supplement for pain in his knees. A few days after starting the supplement, his pain seems to decrease and he tells people that this supplement is wonderful at controlling knee pain. What else could explain Joe's diminished pain?

Question 3

Steve used to love dogs but was badly bitten by a stray dog once. Now he is extremely fearful when he sees any dog nearing him. This is an example of

Question 4

In Ainsworth's study, a baby who seemed disinterested in the mother's comings and goings, turning away from her when she returned, was labeled

Question 5

________ refers to the genetic transmission of physical and psychological characteristics from parents to children and _________ refers to the sum of all external conditions that affect a person.

Question 6

Empirical evidence is collected by _____.

Question 7

At what age do infants become able to recognize themselves in a mirror?

Question 8

The stage during which sensory input and motor responses become coordinated is labeled as Piaget's _____ stage of cognitive development.

Question 9

The correct order for the three stages of memory is _____.

Question 10

Which of the following is true of NREM sleep?

Question 11

When a toddler uses simple two-word sentences to communicate, it is referred to as _________.

Question 12

Operant conditioning operates on the principle that behaviors occur more often when they are _____.

Question 13

People who believe that a new diet is safe and effective because a doctor wrote the book are forgetting that

Question 14

According to Carol Ryff, all of the following are associated with well-being during adulthood except

Question 15

The process by which experience or practice results in a relatively permanent change in behavior is known as _____.

Question 16

What did functionalism contribute to modern psychology?

Question 17

A child who develops to be dependent and immature most likely had parents who followed which types of parenting style?

Question 18

In Lawrence Kohlberg's research on moral development, reasoning that is based on a desire to please others or to follow accepted authority, rules, and values is labeled the ______ level.

Question 19

The bulk of people's dreams occur during _____.

Question 20

When a tone is sounded, a baby's right cheek is touched, and the baby reflexively turns its head to the direction of the touch. After several pairings, the baby turns its head to the right as soon as it hears the tone. In this example, the conditioned stimulus is the

Question 21

In a scientific experiment, a _________ is any condition that can change and that might affect the outcome of the experiment.

Question 22

The life expectancy of the average cigarette smoker is reduced by

Question 23

Children who are rebellious and aggressive are often the products of which of the following styles of discipline?

Question 24

Psychologists who study human thinking and information processing abilities are referred to as _____.

Question 25

How many stages is the life cycle are presented in Erikson's psychosocial theory of development?

Question 26

Which of the following would be studied by a researcher in the field of positive psychology?

Question 27

Karen and her husband are very prejudiced, Their daughter Nikki, although only a small child, also reacts very negatively to people who are different from her. Her emotional response is most likely due to

Question 28

Information is transferred from sensory memory to _____ by means of _____.

Question 29

Which of the following refers to memories for skills such as tying shoes?

Question 30

Forgetting because we never really formed the memory in the first place is termed

Question 31

Taking a multiple choice test is based on what kind of memory retrieval?

Question 32

If parents ignore a child's temper tantrums and the tantrums subsequently cease, _____ has occurred.

Question 33

When looking at ethnic differences in parenting, the following cultures tend to be group oriented, and they emphasize interdependence among individuals.

Question 34

If you hear that an airplane crashes into the Empire State Building, and you immediately think of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, you are reacting to what type of memory?

Question 35

In classical conditioning, _____ are important, while in operant conditioning, _____ are primary for learning.

Question 36

Freud's psychodynamic theory of dreaming emphasizes _____.

Question 37

If neither the subjects nor the experimenter know which subjects get the true independent variable and which gets the placebo, the study is called a _____ experiment.

Question 38

If most of your textbook pages are highlighted with a yellow highlighter, you have probably violated which of the following methods for improving memory?

Question 39

Which of the following is stressed in the professional code of ethics?

Question 40

The procedure by which each subject in a study has an equal chance of being assigned to the experimental and control group is called

Question 41

In which of Kubler-Ross's stages would someone who feels exhausted and has a sense of futility be?

Question 42

Carol Gilligan pointed out that existing studies on moral development are biased because

Question 43

Psychology's history as a science began _____.

Question 44

Denny was born weighing only five pounds, with a small head, thin upper lip, and oddly shaped eyes. He is also mentally retarded. Denny's mother most likely used which of the following during her pregnancy?

Question 45

In which stage of sleep would a person be most difficult to wake?

Question 46

After being awake for more than 60 hours, a person may develop hallucinations and delusional thinking in a state called

Question 47

David punishes his puppy (by placing the dog in a "time-out" box for several minutes) for soiling the rug when he comes home from work. Which rule of punishment has David broken?

Question 48

Psychology is defined as the scientific study of _____.

Question 49

A hereditary problem in which the victim has irresistible "sleep attacks" in the day is called

Question 50

In life-span developmental theories, adolescents struggle with conflicts involving _____.