Psychology Review Test Chapters 1 and 2 1. The first woman to receive a Pd.D.

. in psychology later wrote an influential book The Animal Mind. Her name was A. Mary Whiton Calkins C. Mary Floy Washburn B.Rosalie Rayner D. Jean Piaget 2. Who dismissed the idea of mental life and instead defined psychology as the Scientific study of observable behavior? A. Watson B. Freud C. Wundt D. James 3. Peoples potential for personal growth was emphasized by A. naturalistic observation B. psychoanalysis C. natural selection D. humanistic psychology 4. Dr. Tiao studies the effect of head injuries on peoples problem skills. Which psychological subfield does her research best represent? A. developmental psychology B. biological psychology C. industrial organizational psychology D. personality psychology 5. Dr. Winkle studies the systematic changes in intelligence associated with aging. Dr. Winkle is most likely a (n) ____________ psychologist. A. biological B. social C. developmental D. industrial/organizational 6 A psychologist who studies how the brain influences behaviors and mental states is working from the _________ perspective. A. social cultural B. psychodynamic C. behavioral D. neuroscience 7. In a class lecture, Professor Han emphasized the link between blood chemistry and psychological disorders. This professor highlighted a __________ perspective. A. psychodynamic B. neuroscience C. social-cultural D. cognitive 8. Critical thinker can best be described as A. questioning B. cynical C. pessimistic D. impatient 9. As scientist, psychologist adopt an attitude of skepticism because they believe that A.people are unlikely to reveal what they are really thinking. B.most common sense ideas about human behavior are wrong. C.claims about human behavior need to be supported with evidence. D.events never occur randomly. 10. Replication involves A.the selection of random samples. B.perceiving order in random events. C.repeating an earlier research study. D.rejecting ideas that cannot be scientifically tested. 11. To understand how brain damage influences behavior, Dr. Dayan carefully observed and questioned two stroke victims. Which research method did Dr. Dayan employ? A. randon sampling B. the survey C. the case study D. experimental 12. Researchers observe random samples because they are likely to be A. vivid. B. homogeneous. C. representative. D. readily available.

13. If college graduates typically earn more money than high school graduates, this would indicate that level of education and income are A. positive correlated B.independent variables C.dependent variables D.negatively correlated 14. The cells that serve as the basic building blocks of the bodys nervous system are called A. neurons B. neurotransmitters C. glands D. genes 15. The branching extensions of nerve cells that receive incoming messages from other neurons are called the A. axons. B. synapses. C. dendrites D. neurotransmitters 16. The junction where impulses are chemically transmitted from one neuron to another are called A. free radicals. B. synapses. C. association areas. D.thresholds. 17. The reuptake of a neurotransmitter like serotonin would involve the reabsorption into A. axon. B. associated areas. C. endorphin. D. gland. 18. When Dirk was stung by a bee, the pain message was transmitted to his spinal cord by the_________ nervous system. A. sympathetic B. parasympathetic C.peripheral D. central 19. Motor neurons are to the ______ nervous system as interneurons are to the _________ nervous system. A. sympathetic; parasympathetic B. central; peripheral C. parasympathetic; sympathetic D. peripheral; central 20. The spinal cord is part of the ________ nervous system. A. central B. peripheral C. automatic D. somatic 21. Which nerve network in the brainstem plays an important role in controlling arousal? A. reticular formation B. hypothalamus C. cerebellum D. medulla 22. A loss of physical coordination and balance is most likely to result from damage to the A. hypothalamus B. cerebellum C. corpus callosum D. amygdale 23. The amygdale and hypothalamus are part of the A. brainstem B. limbic system C. reticular system D. medulla 24. Information is most quickly transmitted from one cerebral hemisphere to the other by A. corpus callosum B.angular gyrus C. sensory cortex D. reticular cortex 25. When light strikes the retina, it signals neural clusters in the hypothalamus, which then Signals the pinal gland to alter the production of A. melatonin B. serotonin C. acetylcholine D. dopamine 26. After Carlos had been asleep for about an hour and a half, his heart begans to beat faster, his breathing became fast and irregular, and his closed eyes began to dart back and forth. Carlos was most likely experiencing A. Stage 4 sleep B. sleep apnea C. narcolepsy D. REM sleep 27. Feli has been asleep for three hours. As he continues to sleep we can expect that A. Stage 4 sleep will grow shorter and stage 3 sleep will get longer. B. Stage 3 sleep will grow shorter and stage 4 sleep will get longer. C. Stage 4 sleep will grow shorter and REM sleep will get longer. D. REM sleep will grow shorter and stage 3 sleep will get longer. 28. A full nights sleep promotes A. effective memory B.REM rebound C. narcolepsy D. insomia