Walter has a strong desire to use methamphetamine, even though he no longer enjoys
the feelings it produces. This phenomenon is primarily due to activity in the:
A.amygdala.
B.nucleus accumbens.
C.cannabinoid system.
D.hippocampus.
If a researcher’s data are reliable:
A.they still might involve a high level of systematic error.
B.they are definitely also valid.
C.there will be little chance of participant reactivity.
D.measurements were definitely culturally sensitive.
If you can remember exactly what you did yesterday but have trouble remembering the
names of the 50 states, then you have excellent episodic memory but somewhat poor
_____ memory.
a.semantic
b.implicit
c.explicit
d.procedural
“Why am I so depressed?” asked Phia. “Obviously,” said Dr. Fox, “you have inner,
unconscious turmoil that we need to explore.” Dr. Fox takes a(n) ________ approach to
psychology.
A.evolutionary
B.psychoanalytic
C.functionalist
D.Gestalt
How is a meta-analysis different from other types of studies?
A.Replication is important for meta-analyses, but not for separate studies.
B.Meta-analyses cannot detect significant differences, but separate studies can.
C.A meta-analysis combines many studies into one analysis.
D.A meta-analysis does not use effect sizes, but separate studies do.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a good consumer of scientific research?
A.open to new ideas
B.carefully considers the facts
C.wary of scientific findings
D.all of the above
Why would researchers choose to use animal models for research?
A.Animals’ brains and humans’ brains are practically indistinguishable in research.
B.They want to study a condition that exists in animals but not in humans.
C.They want to study important brain or genetic changes that would be unethical to
induce in humans.
D.Animals often have the same disorders and diseases that humans have.
Transduction is an important step of ________ processing, while recognition of objects
is an important element of ________ processing.
A.vision; audition
B.top-down processing; bottom-up processing
C.ventral stream; dorsal stream
D.sensory; perceptual
Methamphetamine and cocaine differ in which of the following ways?
A.They belong to different drug classes.
B.Only one of the drugs operates on the dopamine system.
C.They remain in the body for different lengths of time.
D.Only one of the drugs was used in pharmaceuticals.
Sleep disturbances disrupt memory because they disrupt:
a.consolidation.
b.transience.
c.consciousness.
d.analogies.
A ganglion cell receives excitatory input from cones that transduce blue light.
According to opponent-process theory, what will happen to this same ganglion cell
when L cones are activated?
A.It will be excited.
B.It will be inhibited.
C.It will be both excited and inhibited.
D.It will be neither excited nor inhibited.
Which of the following is a research question that a personality psychologist might
study?
A.What team processes make some teams more successful than others?
B.What individual traits lead to deviant behavior and criminal activity?
C.What are the best therapies for obsessive-compulsive disorder?
D.What interventions would reduce the rate of mental illness in homeless populations?