PSYCH 115

PSYCH 115.6 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS shape constancy Although college textbooks frequently cast a trapezoidal image on the retina, students typically perceive the books as rectangular objects. This illustrates the importance of moon illusion Knowing about the effects of the perceived distance of objects on their perceived size helps us to understand below one's absolute threshold for conscious awareness. A subliminal message is one that is presented socio-cultural influence During th...

PSYCH 115.9 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS framing A $100 coat marked down from $150 can seem like a better deal than the same coat priced regularly at $100. This best illustrates the importance of: fluid and crystallized intelligence explaining why the best work of scientists is often produced in early adulthood while that of novelists often originates during middle adulthood requires a distinction between neural networks A stroke may impair the ability to speak distinctly without harming...

PSYCH 115.10 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS intuition A period of distraction that enables people to process complex information unconsciously can improve decision making. This best illustrates the value of do not have a refractory period and achieve many orgasms during a sexual encounter Masters and Johnson reported that unlike men, women _______________________. females score higher than males on the verbal ability test Researchers have usually found that __________. gender A set of character...

PSYCH 115.3 FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Obesity Particularly among men, sleep apnea is linked with increase;decrease Alcohol consumption is likely to ________ attention to an arousing provocation and ________ attention to normal inhibitions. selective attention A bank teller was so distracted by the sight of a bank robber's weapon that she failed to perceive important features of the criminal's physical appearance. This best illustrates the impact of have very relaxed muscles After s...

PSYCH 115.7 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS overimitation Five-year-olds copy senseless and irrelevant adult actions such as stroking a plastic jar with a feather before reaching inside the jar for a toy. This best illustrates prosocial behavior Helpful and constructive actions best illustrate Sound of an electric can opener Harmony notices that her cat salivates as soon as her cat hears the sound of Harmony opening a can with an electric can opener. In this example, the _______________ is t...

PSYCH 115 FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS According to the Corey's love does not involve? Emotional disengagement In order to harden ourselves so that we won't experience a need for love, we can? Close ourselves from others, isolate ourselves by never reaching out to another, refuse to trust others and make ourselves vulnerable, cling to an early perception that we are basically unlovable. The following is a misconception about love When we love someone, we do not need to have other ...

PSYCH 115 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Why are psychologist interested in human biology? the scientific study of the links between biological (genetic, neural, hormonal) and psychological processes Why did Franz Gall propose phrenology? Why did it fail? studying bumps on the skull, could reveal a person's mental abilities and character traits. There was no critical thinking in this idea What is localization of function? the idea that various brain regions have particular functions. Wh...

PSYCH 115.14 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Which of the following disorders most often coexists with a learning disorder or with defiant and temper-prone behavior? generalized anxiety disorder Rishi, a college student, complains that he feels apprehensive and fearful most of the time but doesn't know why. Without warning, his heart begins to pound, his hands get icy, and he breaks out in a cold sweat. Rishi most likely suffers from a fear of b...

PSYCH 115.8 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Hippocampus After recovering from a stroke, Farina was able to learn how to hit a tennis ball. She is unable, however, to learn and remember the name of the rehabilitation therapist who has been working with her each day to develop her tennis swing. Farina is most likely to have suffered damage to her motivated forgetting Compulsive gamblers frequently recall losing less money than is actually the case. Their memory failure best illustrates cerebellu...

psych 115 midterm Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass How many levels of analysis are there in behavioral neuroscience and what does each one focus on? Social levels (Individuals behaving in social interaction), Organ levels (Brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and eyes), Neural Systems level (eyes and visual brain regions), Brain region level (visual cortex), Cellular level (single neuron), Circuit level (local neural circuit), Synaptic level, Molecular level What did French Philosop...