Test Bank For What is Psychology?: Foundations, Applications,
and Integration 4th Edition By Ellen E. Pastorino; Susann M
Doyle-Portillo 9781337677165 Chapter 1-14 Complete Guide .
What kind of a coil does TMS use to stimulate particular areas of the brain?
a. magnetic
b. behavior
c. memory
d. zinc - ANSWER: a. magnetic
2. Magnetic fields created in an fMRI use a three-dimensional image capturing ______ of the brain.
a. density
b. structure
c. function
d. measurements - ANSWER: b. structure
3. PET scans use special chemicals to obtain a three-dimensional image of the brain. What kind of
chemicals are these?
a. organic
b. compound
c. magnetic
d. radioactive - ANSWER: d. radioactive
4. MEG uses a specific kind of sensor to detect small magnetic fields produced by electrical activity.
What are these sensors?
a. radioactive
b. magnetic
c. structure
d. function - ANSWER: b. magnetic
5. EEG uses a special material to measure electric output of the brain. What are these special
materials?
a. electrodes
b. magnets
c. chemicals
d. sensors - ANSWER: a. electrodes
6. Neuroimaging uses a set of techniques to observe the brain and assign functions. What is the
function of this type of operation called?
a. shocking
b. stimulating
c. mapping
d. aligning - ANSWER: c. mapping
7. Neuropsychology is the study of people with specific damage. What kind of damage is the
speciality?
a. head
b. brain
c. skull
d. thought - ANSWER: b. brain
8. What type of mental structure is common across many different types of animals?
a. memory
b. brains
c. neurons
, d. genetics - ANSWER: a. memory
9. Judgments of learning are called this as we study items and whether or not we will remember
them.
a. memories
b. hopes
c. models
d. predictions - ANSWER: d. predictions
10. Reality monitoring is our specific ability to do this concerning memory as reality or imagined.
a. sense
b. care
c. measure
d. distinguish - ANSWER: d. distinguish
11. We do many things at different times all day long. However, which of the following is part of our
everyday moment?
a. eating
b walking
c. watching
d. remembering - ANSWER: d. remembering
12. Which of the following forms is the basis of our views of ourselves and our personalities?
a. image
b. retrospection
c. judgment
d. memory - ANSWER: d. memory
13. Name the type of evidence that is a product of verifiable scientific research.
a. empirical
b. modified
c. stratified
d. scientific - ANSWER: a. empirical
14. Which term describes the verbal models of how memory works?
a. memory metaphors
b. developmental reasoning
c. memory cues
d. stimulation - ANSWER: a. memory metaphors
15. Choose the term that best describes avoidance to effects of meaning on memory.
a. chunking
b. nonsense syllables
c. absolute resolution
d. saving curve - ANSWER: b. nonsense syllables
16. What term best describes a graph that traces the decline of memory?
a. savings score
b. forgetting curve
c. mnemonic improvement
d. retention graph - ANSWER: b. forgetting curve
17. What term best describes reduction in time required to relearn a previously mastered list?
a. forgetting curve
b. savings score
c. mnemonic graph
d. retention graph - ANSWER: b. savings score
and Integration 4th Edition By Ellen E. Pastorino; Susann M
Doyle-Portillo 9781337677165 Chapter 1-14 Complete Guide .
What kind of a coil does TMS use to stimulate particular areas of the brain?
a. magnetic
b. behavior
c. memory
d. zinc - ANSWER: a. magnetic
2. Magnetic fields created in an fMRI use a three-dimensional image capturing ______ of the brain.
a. density
b. structure
c. function
d. measurements - ANSWER: b. structure
3. PET scans use special chemicals to obtain a three-dimensional image of the brain. What kind of
chemicals are these?
a. organic
b. compound
c. magnetic
d. radioactive - ANSWER: d. radioactive
4. MEG uses a specific kind of sensor to detect small magnetic fields produced by electrical activity.
What are these sensors?
a. radioactive
b. magnetic
c. structure
d. function - ANSWER: b. magnetic
5. EEG uses a special material to measure electric output of the brain. What are these special
materials?
a. electrodes
b. magnets
c. chemicals
d. sensors - ANSWER: a. electrodes
6. Neuroimaging uses a set of techniques to observe the brain and assign functions. What is the
function of this type of operation called?
a. shocking
b. stimulating
c. mapping
d. aligning - ANSWER: c. mapping
7. Neuropsychology is the study of people with specific damage. What kind of damage is the
speciality?
a. head
b. brain
c. skull
d. thought - ANSWER: b. brain
8. What type of mental structure is common across many different types of animals?
a. memory
b. brains
c. neurons
, d. genetics - ANSWER: a. memory
9. Judgments of learning are called this as we study items and whether or not we will remember
them.
a. memories
b. hopes
c. models
d. predictions - ANSWER: d. predictions
10. Reality monitoring is our specific ability to do this concerning memory as reality or imagined.
a. sense
b. care
c. measure
d. distinguish - ANSWER: d. distinguish
11. We do many things at different times all day long. However, which of the following is part of our
everyday moment?
a. eating
b walking
c. watching
d. remembering - ANSWER: d. remembering
12. Which of the following forms is the basis of our views of ourselves and our personalities?
a. image
b. retrospection
c. judgment
d. memory - ANSWER: d. memory
13. Name the type of evidence that is a product of verifiable scientific research.
a. empirical
b. modified
c. stratified
d. scientific - ANSWER: a. empirical
14. Which term describes the verbal models of how memory works?
a. memory metaphors
b. developmental reasoning
c. memory cues
d. stimulation - ANSWER: a. memory metaphors
15. Choose the term that best describes avoidance to effects of meaning on memory.
a. chunking
b. nonsense syllables
c. absolute resolution
d. saving curve - ANSWER: b. nonsense syllables
16. What term best describes a graph that traces the decline of memory?
a. savings score
b. forgetting curve
c. mnemonic improvement
d. retention graph - ANSWER: b. forgetting curve
17. What term best describes reduction in time required to relearn a previously mastered list?
a. forgetting curve
b. savings score
c. mnemonic graph
d. retention graph - ANSWER: b. savings score
