PSYC 2301 EXAM #1 (CH 1 & 2) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The four basic goals of psychology are to (1) describe, (2) explain, (3) predict, and (4)
control or influence behavior. - Answers - TRUE
The neurotransmitter called acetylcholine: - Answers - is involved in muscle
contractions, memory, learning, and general intellectual functioning.
The neurotransmitter called serotonin plays a key role in sleep, moods, and emotional
states, including the symptoms of depression. - Answers - TRUE
The brain's ability to physically change in response to environmental stimulation is
called: - Answers - Structural Plasticity
Maria heard a strange banging noise just outside her bedroom window in the middle of
the night. She froze in fear, and her heart began to pound. Maria's heightened physical
arousal involved the activation of which subdivision of the nervous system? - Answers -
Sympathetic Nervous System
This drawing shows the typical structures found on a neuron. Of the choices below,
which correctly labels the structures in the drawing? - Answers - 1 = dendrites, 2 = cell
body, 3 = axon, 4 = myelin sheath
Paul was awakened by a thumping noise in the middle of the night. Frightened, he
jumped out of bed to investigate. Hearing a muffled meow, Paul realized that his cat
was shut in the closet and was pushing against the door. Breathing a sigh of relief, Paul
let the cat out of the closet and went back to bed. Which subdivision of the nervous
system helped calm down and restore Paul's body functioning back to normal? -
Answers - (i got this wrong, but ITS NOT SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM) . POSSIBLE
ANSWER---- Parasympathetic
In the endocrine system, chemical messengers called _____, which circulate through
the _____, communicate information from one part of the body to another. - Answers -
Hormones; Bloodstream
The limbic system plays a role in: - Answers - Emotion, Motivation, Learning, and
Memory
As a psychology researcher, you have found that the public expression of emotions
differs among people from the United States, Japan, Switzerland, and Israel. This type
of research best fits which perspective in psychology? - Answers - Cross- Cultural
, Theresa is attracted to a relatively new area of psychology that focuses on the
conditions and processes that contribute to optimal functioning of people, groups, and
institutions. She believes that psychology should be concerned with topics such as
personal happiness, optimism, creativity, wisdom, and the institutions that foster these
qualities in individuals and communities. Her views are most consistent with the _____
perspective in psychology. - Answers - Positive Psychology
The primary function of the myelin sheath is to: - Answers - Insulate the axon and
increase the speed at which neurons convey their message.
Your instructor notices that in many of his classes, the longer he lectures, the more
student yawns he sees. This represents: - Answers - (i got this wrong, but ITS NOT A
NEGATIVE CORRELATION) . POSSIBLE ANSWER------ Positive Correlation
The founder of psychoanalysis was: - Answers - Austrian physician Sigmund Freud.
The three basic types of neurons are: - Answers - sensory neurons, motor neurons,
interneurons
In reading these test questions, you are primarily using your ___________to understand
what you are reading. - Answers - Left Hemisphere
In Dr. Foster's study, one group is given a new medication that is believed to reduce
anxiety. Another group is given a medication that looks like the real medication, but that
contains none of the active ingredients that would affect anxiety. In this experiment, the
experimental group is the: - Answers - (i got this wrong, but ITS NOT group that
receives the medication w/o the active ingredients) . POSSIBLE ANSWER------ Group
that received the new medication
The action potential is best defined as: - Answers - a brief electrical impulse that
transmits information along the axon of a neuron.
In an experiment, the independent variable is the variable that is: - Answers - (i got this
wrong but ITS NOT beyond the researcher's control, as it independently varies or
changes over time.) . POSSIBLE ANSWER------- Deliberately manipulated by the
researcher
A correlational study: - Answers - examines how strongly two variables are related to
one another.
The branch of science concerned with the study of the nervous system, especially in the
brain, is called: - Answers - Neuroscience
Behaviorism was characterized by: - Answers - the rejection of consciousness as a
topic in psychology and a focus upon observable behavior.
ANSWERS
The four basic goals of psychology are to (1) describe, (2) explain, (3) predict, and (4)
control or influence behavior. - Answers - TRUE
The neurotransmitter called acetylcholine: - Answers - is involved in muscle
contractions, memory, learning, and general intellectual functioning.
The neurotransmitter called serotonin plays a key role in sleep, moods, and emotional
states, including the symptoms of depression. - Answers - TRUE
The brain's ability to physically change in response to environmental stimulation is
called: - Answers - Structural Plasticity
Maria heard a strange banging noise just outside her bedroom window in the middle of
the night. She froze in fear, and her heart began to pound. Maria's heightened physical
arousal involved the activation of which subdivision of the nervous system? - Answers -
Sympathetic Nervous System
This drawing shows the typical structures found on a neuron. Of the choices below,
which correctly labels the structures in the drawing? - Answers - 1 = dendrites, 2 = cell
body, 3 = axon, 4 = myelin sheath
Paul was awakened by a thumping noise in the middle of the night. Frightened, he
jumped out of bed to investigate. Hearing a muffled meow, Paul realized that his cat
was shut in the closet and was pushing against the door. Breathing a sigh of relief, Paul
let the cat out of the closet and went back to bed. Which subdivision of the nervous
system helped calm down and restore Paul's body functioning back to normal? -
Answers - (i got this wrong, but ITS NOT SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM) . POSSIBLE
ANSWER---- Parasympathetic
In the endocrine system, chemical messengers called _____, which circulate through
the _____, communicate information from one part of the body to another. - Answers -
Hormones; Bloodstream
The limbic system plays a role in: - Answers - Emotion, Motivation, Learning, and
Memory
As a psychology researcher, you have found that the public expression of emotions
differs among people from the United States, Japan, Switzerland, and Israel. This type
of research best fits which perspective in psychology? - Answers - Cross- Cultural
, Theresa is attracted to a relatively new area of psychology that focuses on the
conditions and processes that contribute to optimal functioning of people, groups, and
institutions. She believes that psychology should be concerned with topics such as
personal happiness, optimism, creativity, wisdom, and the institutions that foster these
qualities in individuals and communities. Her views are most consistent with the _____
perspective in psychology. - Answers - Positive Psychology
The primary function of the myelin sheath is to: - Answers - Insulate the axon and
increase the speed at which neurons convey their message.
Your instructor notices that in many of his classes, the longer he lectures, the more
student yawns he sees. This represents: - Answers - (i got this wrong, but ITS NOT A
NEGATIVE CORRELATION) . POSSIBLE ANSWER------ Positive Correlation
The founder of psychoanalysis was: - Answers - Austrian physician Sigmund Freud.
The three basic types of neurons are: - Answers - sensory neurons, motor neurons,
interneurons
In reading these test questions, you are primarily using your ___________to understand
what you are reading. - Answers - Left Hemisphere
In Dr. Foster's study, one group is given a new medication that is believed to reduce
anxiety. Another group is given a medication that looks like the real medication, but that
contains none of the active ingredients that would affect anxiety. In this experiment, the
experimental group is the: - Answers - (i got this wrong, but ITS NOT group that
receives the medication w/o the active ingredients) . POSSIBLE ANSWER------ Group
that received the new medication
The action potential is best defined as: - Answers - a brief electrical impulse that
transmits information along the axon of a neuron.
In an experiment, the independent variable is the variable that is: - Answers - (i got this
wrong but ITS NOT beyond the researcher's control, as it independently varies or
changes over time.) . POSSIBLE ANSWER------- Deliberately manipulated by the
researcher
A correlational study: - Answers - examines how strongly two variables are related to
one another.
The branch of science concerned with the study of the nervous system, especially in the
brain, is called: - Answers - Neuroscience
Behaviorism was characterized by: - Answers - the rejection of consciousness as a
topic in psychology and a focus upon observable behavior.
