Drugs that enhance the effects of GABA:
A.are used to treat depression.
B.affect the location of reception.
C.are used to treat anxiety disorders.
D.may cause seizures and hallucinations.
Suppose a researcher studying the effect of having a pet on elderly people’s subjective
well-being does NOT use a control group in his study. What type of validity is this
measure lacking?
A.construct
B.external
C.internal
D.operational
Sara loves the taste of fish soup because her mother always made it on special holidays
when she was growing up. What part of Sara’s gustatory system was most likely
changed by this experience?
A.papillae
B.taste buds
C.thalamus
D.frontal lobe
For what area of research did Ivan Pavlov receive the Nobel Prize?
A.operant conditioning
B.animal training
C.salivary reflex and digestion
D.biological boundaries of learning
Subjects participating in an MRI study are shown pictures of several kinds of faces. To
which of these types of faces will the fusiform gyrus show the greatest activation?
A.any upright face
B.any upside-down face
C.a face gazing to the left
D.a face gazing to the right
The working of memory is frequently compared to the actions of a computer. However,
human memory differs from that of a computer because human memories:
a.are entered by sensory input.
b.can degrade over time.
c.become stronger over time.
d.”live” in one place in the brain.
Which of the following is a benefit of using heuristics and mental shortcuts?
A.They can lead to reasonably good decisions without too much effort.
B.They can lead to better decisions compared to effortful decision-making strategies.
C.They can lead to poor decisions but are very easy to use.
D.They can lead to poor decisions, but we outgrow them as we get older.
Research by Shepard Siegel and colleagues has shown that tolerance to a drug’s effects
is most likely to be greatest in which setting?
A.where the drug is most frequently used
B.where the drug has not been used before
C.where there are the most other people using the drug
D.Tolerance is generally the same under all locations.
Roberto studies music preferences. Roberto claims that it is useless to isolate and listen
to only a rhythm, a violin part, or another single aspect of music because perceiving the
complete piece is most important. Roberto’s opinion is similar to the ________
approach.
A.structuralist
B.Gestalt
C.behaviorist
D.psychoanalytic
Will believes that most modern men prefer young and healthy female partners because
this preference increases the likelihood of the survival of our genetic ancestors. Which
psychological approach does Will believe?
A.social
B.evolutionary
C.functionalist
D.cognitive
Lucy tried a new drug. She noticed that she felt alert, sociable, and wide awake. Which
of the following neurotransmitter systems did the drug most likely affect?
A.serotonin
B.cannabinoid
C.GABA
D.dopamine
Which statement best describes the role of dopamine in learning?
A.Dopamine activity signals the arrival of the unconditioned stimulus.
B.Dopamine activity signals the arrival of the conditioned stimulus and the associated
unconditioned stimulus.
C.Dopamine activity signals positive and negative prediction errors.
D.Dopamine activity signals positive but not negative prediction errors.
Which of the following is the most effective treatment for insomnia?
A.drug therapy with CBT
B.drug therapy alone
C.CBT alone
D.there is no treatment for insomnia
The illusion of the Ames room works because:
A.size is computed from an incorrect estimate of distance.
B.distance is inferred from an incorrect assumption about size.
C.conflicting occlusion cues make a depth determination ambiguous.
D.the conflict between texture gradient and convergence cues is incorrectly resolved.
Mandy is talking about her problems on a radio talk show. The host explains that these
problems came about because of Mandy’s unconscious internal struggles. This
explanation is consistent with the ________ approach in psychology.
A.behaviorist
B.structuralist
C.evolutionary
D.psychoanalytic
The key to whether presentations of a stimulus will lead to sensitization or habituation
is whether the stimulus is:
A.potentially harmful or rewarding.
B.likely to be repeated.
C.novel.
D.a sound.
Unlike a full set of electroencephalograms, examining event-related potentials means
that an investigator is looking at:
A.average neural responses to an event.
B.the relatedness between different cognitive states.
C.electrical potentials.
D.multiple recordings.
According to cross-cultural studies, ________ consume the most alcohol.
A.women
B.men
C.the elderly
D.teenagers