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| the body is relaxed but eyes move and brain is very active. |
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| Caged rats respond to _______(drug) with high levels of agression. |
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| As sleep continues, what will increase in occurence? |
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| What drugs are more likely to be perscribed as a tranquilizer? |
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| hypnosis involves the theory of... |
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| Research on the effictiveness of spychotherapy suggests that... |
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| most clients are happy with their therapy |
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| For a phobia, or type of anxiety, what type of drug would you use? |
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| thinking positive thoughts before a stressful event is called |
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| stress inoculation training |
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| systematic desensitization was made by |
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| the best example of a particular category |
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| Karl von Frisch won the Nobel Prize for discovering that |
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| bumblbees attract each other by performing an intricate dance. |
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| Marilyn was asked to solve a set of math problems. The first 3 were long and involve, buthe 4th was easy, but she used the lengthy process to solve the easy one. This is an example of |
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| when use only the details of the onject to build an idea about it |
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| Top down processing is when |
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| you use schemas to illustrate your perception of something. |
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| The cochlea is responsible for |
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| transforming vibrations into neural impulses |
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| it holds the visual receptor cells |
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| in the absence of perceptual constancy |
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| objects would appear to change size as their distance changed |
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| African Pygmy Keng failed to recognize size constancy when hunting buffalo. Based on the principle of... |
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| perceptual understanding comes from inborn ways of organizing sensory experience was an idea expressed by.. |
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| When more light is reflected into your eyes, it is percieved as |
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| The principles of continuity and closure best illustrate that: |
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| sensations are organized into meaningful patterns. |
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| The fact that a white object under dim illumination appears lighter than a gray object under bright illumination is called |
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| When the soundtrack for a movie is played in the back of a classroom, students tend to perceive the sound as originating from the picture screen in the front of the room. This best illustrates |
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| The two facto theory of emotion was developed by |
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| This theory states that emotion is described as when you label your physiological response to a stimuli. |
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| The majority of rapes are ___- reported to the police. |
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| "Facilitated commnuication" would help with the problem of |
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| Groupthink can be prevented by a leader who |
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| invites outside experts to critique a group's developing plans. |
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| When the subjects in Milgram's study were later surveyed concerning their participation in the research, most reported that they: |
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| did not regret their participation in the experiment |
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| According to Piaget, during the formal operational stage people begin to |
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| Underlying Alzheimer's disease is a deterioration in neurons that produce |
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| Which psychologist focued on how birth order shapes personality, and what reealm of psychology is he from? |
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| Slot machines are based on ________. |
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| Jeff rewards his child for reading a book by taking him to get ice cream. Over time, his child seems to lose interest in reading for enjoyment and seems only motivated by the ice cream reward. This is an example of what? |
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| Place the steps of the sexual response cycle of Masters and Johnson in the correct order |
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| excitement phase–plateau phase–orgasm–resolution phase–refractory period |
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| A researcher has decided to repeat an earlier study using different participants. The researcher is |
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| replicating the earlier study |
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| Which subtype of schizophrenia often involves confused speech and behavior or flat and inappropriate emotions? |
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| Which of these constitutes sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body? |
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| peripheral nervous system |
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| Shanna is preparing dinner when she accidentally touches a hot pot. However, she pulls her hand back before her brain registers the actual sensation of pain. What could explain this? |
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| She is experiencing a simple spinal reflex. |
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| All of the following personality factors are considered part of the “Big Five” EXCEPT |
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| The central point of focus in the retina is called the _____. |
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| The rhythmic bursts of brain activity that occur during stage 2 sleep are known as |
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| Which of the following is NOT one of the basic skin senses? |
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| Under hypnosis, Austin gives a very detailed and lengthy description of his sixth birthday party. Later, he views an old videotape of his party with his parents and notes that he has confused many details and even added details that did not actually take place. This could best be explained by |
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| The somatotype theory deals with waht and was discovered by whom? |
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| It was discovered by William Sheldon and deals with body type detrmining personality: endomorphs(fat)friendly and outgoing, mesomorph(built)confident and assertive, ectomorph(skinnny) are shy and secretive |
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