Cochlear implants are a mechanical means of reproducing which function of the
auditory system?
A.amplifying sound
B.transducing sound
C.localizing sound
D.perceiving sound
If your brain was a building, sleep would play the role of the:
A.manager.
B.janitor.
C.security guard.
D.decorator.
The pain gate can theoretically reduce the sensation of pain sent by:
A.unmyelinated axons only.
B.myelinated axons only.
C.both unmyelinated and myelinated axons.
D.neither unmyelinated nor myelinated axons.
Casey is using statistical techniques to examine whether children with autism differ in
the amount of self-esteem they report as compared to children without autism. She finds
a significant difference, which suggests that the results of her analysis:
A.would occur by chance less than 5 percent of the time.
B.provide stronger evidence than a meta-analysis.
C.would be replicable 5 percent of the time in a new study.
D.are probably not valid.
In order to most effectively alter behavior, subliminal messages should target a person’s:
A.motivational state.
B.emotional state.
C.buying habits.
D.complex actions.
Frontal lobe damage is associated with the long-term use of:
A.methamphetamine.
B.marijuana.
C.LSD.
D.heroin.
In one study, a large number of patients were assigned to practice transcendental
meditation or to complete an educational program. The transcendental meditation group
experienced improvement on a number of health measures relative to the education
group. Which of the following criticisms best applies to this study?
A.The sample size was too small.
B.The study did not show what aspect of transcendental meditation produced the health
benefits.
C.Confirmation bias accounts for the results.
D.Meditation is not scientific.
Why is REM sleep called paradoxical sleep?
A.The person is not really asleep.
B.The person’s body is asleep, but the person’s brain is active.
C.The person has no awareness of being asleep.
D.The person is both awake and asleep at the same time.
A drug company is creating a commercial for a new heart medication. Since the
evidence for this drug is weak, they focus on the expertise of the drug company instead
of the research findings. This strategy is known as:
A.taking mental shortcuts.
B.the hindsight bias.
C.appeals to authority.
D.the confirmation bias.
Olfactory receptors are embedded in the:
A.olfactory bulb.
B.olfactory epithelium.
C.basilar membrane.
D.papillae.
Pavlovian conditioning is also referred to as:
A.behavior modification.
B.operant conditioning.
C.classical conditioning.
D.reward conditioning.
You find your friend sleeping and wake her up. She denies she was sleeping. Your
friend was likely in which stage of sleep?
A.stage 1
B.stage 2
C.stage 3
D.REM
If you could increase the level of releasing factors in a person, it would cause their
________ to release a ________.
A.hypothalamus; hormone
B.pituitary; hormone
C.hypothalamus; neurotransmitter
D.pituitary; neurotransmitter
Which of the following is NOT one of the major biases in thinking described in your
text?
A.misunderstanding or not using statistics
B.seeing relationships that do not exist
C.failing to accurately judge source credibility
D.ignoring other people’s perspectives
Storage in this memory system is brief and represents a sensory experience.
a.short-term memory
b.long-term memory
c.sensory memory
d.working memory