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Univ. of MS- M. Reysen- Psy 320 Unit 3

Question 1 of 49

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What is the scientific study of behavior and mind?

Select one of the following:

  • psychology

  • philosophy

  • religion

  • phonology

Explanation

Question 2 of 49

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Psychology was formed through a synthesis of ideas from philosophy and sociology.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 3 of 49

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The debated that states either we are born with certain knowledge or we have to learn everything is the _______.

Select one of the following:

  • mind-body problem

  • nature-nurture question

  • functionalism vs structuralism

Explanation

Question 4 of 49

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An early technique used by William Wundt to study the mind. It required people to look inward and describe their own experiences.

Select one of the following:

  • Structuralism

  • Functionalism

  • Systematic (analytical) Introspection

Explanation

Question 5 of 49

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Structuralism states that everything in consciousness can be broken down into _________ and _________.

Select one of the following:

  • thoughts and desires

  • desires and feelings

  • sensations and thoughts

  • sensations and feelings

Explanation

Question 6 of 49

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Idea that seeks to understand the processes rather than the content of thought. It attempts to understand a mental process by determining what problem in the environment it helps solve. (Ex: Hunger, fear, jealousy)

Select one of the following:

  • Structuralism

  • Functionalism

  • Psychoanalysis

  • Behaviorism

Explanation

Question 7 of 49

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Theory or idea that emphasized the influence of the unconscious mind on behavior.

Select one of the following:

  • Psychoanalysis

  • Behaviorism

  • Structuralism

  • Functionalism

Explanation

Question 8 of 49

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Sigmund Freud believed.....

Select one of the following:

  • that the conscious and unconscious mind must be analyzed before effective treatments can begin, that dreams offer insight into the unconscious world, and that many behaviors are a result of unconscious motivations

  • that the mind should not be studied, that you can only observe behaviors, and that the mind and body are not connected

  • that the mind and body are the same, that we are born with certain knowledge, and that experience affects brain development

Explanation

Question 9 of 49

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Childhood experiences play a larger role later in life. Experience affects brain development.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 49

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Functionalism states that the mind should not be studied. The only thing that can be studied is observable behaviors.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 11 of 49

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When you stop responding to an event that has become familiar. (Ex: The tornado sirens that go off every Wednesday at 12pm)

Select one of the following:

  • Habituation

  • Sensitization

  • First Person Shooter Syndrome

Explanation

Question 12 of 49

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When you respond more often to an intense event that has been repeated. (Ex: when you don't feel a cut until you see it then it starts to hurt)

Select one of the following:

  • sensitization

  • habituation

  • first person shooter syndrome

Explanation

Question 13 of 49

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A procedure in which paring in a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that elicits a response causes the neutral stimulus to elicit that response.

Select one of the following:

  • classical conditioning

  • operant conditioning

  • one-trial conditioning

Explanation

Question 14 of 49

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The gradual weakening and disappearance of conditioned behavior. (ex: Little Albert reversal)

Select one of the following:

  • Extinction

  • Spontaneous Recovery

  • One-trial Conditioning

  • Taste Aversion

Explanation

Question 15 of 49

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Pavlov's Dog Experiment: 1. Before Conditioning- the food is the unconditioned stimulus and the dog's salivation is the unconditioned response. 2. Before conditioning- tuning fork is the neutral stimulus which causes the no conditioned response from the dog. 3. During Conditioning- the tuning for and the food is presented and causes the unconditioned response. 4. After Conditioning- the turning fork is now the conditioned stimulus and is presented to cause the conditioned response (salivation).

Select one of the following:

  • Classical Conditioning

  • Operant Conditioning

Explanation

Question 16 of 49

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The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Select one of the following:

  • Spontaneous recovery

  • One- Trial Conditioning

  • Taste Aversion

Explanation

Question 17 of 49

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When one pairing of a conditioned stimulus and unconditioned stimulus produces considerable learning.

Select one of the following:

  • Classical Conditioning

  • Operant Conditioning

  • One- Trial Conditioning

Explanation

Question 18 of 49

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A Conditioned dislike for a particular food or drink that develops when you get ill from consuming it.

Select one of the following:

  • Taste Aversion

  • Conditioned Aversion

  • Extinction

Explanation

Question 19 of 49

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Changing the probability that a response will occur by manipulating that consequences of the response.

Select one of the following:

  • Instrumental Conditioning

  • Operant Conditioning

  • Classical Conditioning

Explanation

Question 20 of 49

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Eliminating Phobias

Select one of the following:

  • Systematic Desensitization

  • Extinction

  • Shaping

Explanation

Question 21 of 49

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Selectively reinforcing successively closer approximations of a target behavior.

Select one of the following:

  • Shaping

  • Classical Conditioning

  • Targeting

  • Reinforcement Learning

Explanation

Question 22 of 49

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Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others

Select one of the following:

  • Observational Learning

  • Instructional Learning

  • Characteristic Learning

Explanation

Question 23 of 49

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The example of 4 year olds, Bobo Dolls, and aggression is an example of

Select one of the following:

  • Observational Learning

  • Reactivity

  • Shaping

Explanation

Question 24 of 49

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Reasonableness: does the information “make sense” given the facts-- and -- Authority: accepting information from a credible source-- are both

Select one of the following:

  • ways of gathering data

  • ways of knowing if information is believable

  • ways to determine accuracy of a book

Explanation

Question 25 of 49

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Way of gathering data where the researcher unobtrusively observes subjects in their natural environment.

Select one of the following:

  • participant observation

  • observational learning

  • naturalistic observation

Explanation

Question 26 of 49

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Way of gathering data where the researcher observes behavior while participating in the situation

Select one of the following:

  • Reactive Observation

  • Observational Learning

  • Participant Observation

Explanation

Question 27 of 49

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Refers to how much an individual's behavior is changed as a result of being observed.

Select one of the following:

  • reactivity

  • selectivity

Explanation

Question 28 of 49

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Explores if the experiences of the research study are truly representative of others

Select one of the following:

  • External Validity

  • Reasonableness

  • Authority

Explanation

Question 29 of 49

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When two variables move in opposite directions (one goes up and one goes down) it is said to have a positive correlation

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 30 of 49

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When no systematic relationship exists between two variables

Select one of the following:

  • Zero Correlation

  • Negative Correlation

  • Positive Correlation

Explanation

Question 31 of 49

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Comparing two preexisting groups

Select one of the following:

  • differential research

  • experimental research

  • Comparison research

Explanation

Question 32 of 49

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manipulating some aspect of the environment to observe the effect of the manipulation on behavior

Select one of the following:

  • experimental research

  • differential research

  • manipulative research

Explanation

Question 33 of 49

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What is manipulated in an experiment. must have at least two conditions

Select one of the following:

  • independent variable

  • dependent variable

  • subject variable

  • behavioral variable

Explanation

Question 34 of 49

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behavior that is observed or measured in an experiment

Select one of the following:

  • behavioral variable

  • dependent variable

  • independent variable

  • extraneous variable

Explanation

Question 35 of 49

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observable responses

Select one of the following:

  • behavioral variable

  • subject variable

  • stimulus variable

  • dependent variable

Explanation

Question 36 of 49

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things that could affect an organism's response

Select one of the following:

  • stimulus variable

  • subject variable

  • behavioral variable

Explanation

Question 37 of 49

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characteristics of the participant

Select one of the following:

  • subject variables

  • behavioral variables

  • independent variable

  • stimulus variable

Explanation

Question 38 of 49

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variable that is not controlled that could affect the dependent variable

Select one of the following:

  • extraneous variable

  • stimulus variable

  • subject variable

  • independent variable

Explanation

Question 39 of 49

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Study of the mind and mental processes

Select one of the following:

  • cognitive psychology

  • psychology

  • physiology

  • philosophy

Explanation

Question 40 of 49

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Finding a location in the brain that supports a particular cognitive process or function

Select one of the following:

  • localization

  • sensing

  • neuroscience

Explanation

Question 41 of 49

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the conversion of physical energy into the neural codes recognized by the brain

Select one of the following:

  • visual perception

  • sensing

  • projection

Explanation

Question 42 of 49

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an internal representation of the object is formed and a percept of the external stimulus is developed

Select one of the following:

  • perceiving

  • sensing

  • projection

Explanation

Question 43 of 49

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Occurs because the world is 3D but our retinal image is 2D

Select one of the following:

  • inverse projection problem

  • 3D perceptive problem

  • sensing problem

Explanation

Question 44 of 49

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a retinal image can change dramatically but we still perceive the same thing

Select one of the following:

  • perceptual constancies

  • depth perception

  • relative size

Explanation

Question 45 of 49

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involves using visual cues to perceive the distance of objects

Select one of the following:

  • perceptual constancies

  • depth perception

  • relative size

Explanation

Question 46 of 49

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if an image of one object is bigger than another object it appears closer

Select one of the following:

  • perceptual constancies

  • relative size

  • occlusion

Explanation

Question 47 of 49

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when one object is blocked by another object , the blocked object is perceived as being further away

Select one of the following:

  • occlusion

  • relative size

  • atmospheric perspective

Explanation

Question 48 of 49

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far away objects often appear hazy or slightly blurred

Select one of the following:

  • occlusion

  • linear perspective

  • atmospheric perspective

Explanation

Question 49 of 49

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parallel lines seem to meet in the distance

Select one of the following:

  • linear perspective

  • atmospheric perspective

  • depth perception

Explanation

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