Psychology 1010 EXAM 2026 TESTBANK LATEST WITH
300+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|AGRADE
______________________ is an experiment in which participants do not know if they are in the
experimental or the control group, and the experimenters also do not know which participants
are part of which group. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The double-blind study
Experimenters can justify the use of deception only if ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>it is necessary for the experiment to work, and participants are debriefed afterwards
The goals of psychology are to _____. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>describe, understand,
predict, and control behavior
Who was an early proponent of functionalism? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>William James
Freud said phobias were ____________ whereas Watson said phobias were __________. -
CORRECT ANSWER >>>repressed conflicts; learned
Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>humanism
What is one similarity shared by clinical psychologists and psychiatrists? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>They diagnose and treat people experiencing behavioral and emotional problems.
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, When you watch how dogs play in the park or how your professors act in the classroom, that
could actually be considered a form of ______. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>naturalistic
observation
A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called
______________________. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>a case study
A negative correlation means that ______________________. - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other
The two main divisions of the nervous system are the ________ and ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>peripheral nervous system; central nervous system
Which part of the neuron is responsible for maintaining the life of the cell? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>soma
Which of the following neurotransmitters functions as a common inhibitory neurotransmitter in
the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>GABA
Which part of the nervous system takes the information received from the senses, makes sense
out of it, makes decisions, and sends commands out to the muscles and the rest of the body? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>>brain
The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events
and bodily arousal is called the ______________ nervous system. - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>sympathetic
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300+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|AGRADE
______________________ is an experiment in which participants do not know if they are in the
experimental or the control group, and the experimenters also do not know which participants
are part of which group. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>The double-blind study
Experimenters can justify the use of deception only if ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>it is necessary for the experiment to work, and participants are debriefed afterwards
The goals of psychology are to _____. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>describe, understand,
predict, and control behavior
Who was an early proponent of functionalism? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>William James
Freud said phobias were ____________ whereas Watson said phobias were __________. -
CORRECT ANSWER >>>repressed conflicts; learned
Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>humanism
What is one similarity shared by clinical psychologists and psychiatrists? - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>They diagnose and treat people experiencing behavioral and emotional problems.
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, When you watch how dogs play in the park or how your professors act in the classroom, that
could actually be considered a form of ______. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>naturalistic
observation
A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called
______________________. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>a case study
A negative correlation means that ______________________. - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other
The two main divisions of the nervous system are the ________ and ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>peripheral nervous system; central nervous system
Which part of the neuron is responsible for maintaining the life of the cell? - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>soma
Which of the following neurotransmitters functions as a common inhibitory neurotransmitter in
the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>GABA
Which part of the nervous system takes the information received from the senses, makes sense
out of it, makes decisions, and sends commands out to the muscles and the rest of the body? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>>brain
The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events
and bodily arousal is called the ______________ nervous system. - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>sympathetic
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