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2. Which perspective can be described as a marriage between the science of
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the mind and the science of the brain?: cognitive neuroscience
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as they select items to purchase.Which type of research is Professor Carter
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employing?: naturalistic observation
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4. After the attacks on the United States in September 2001,a friend suggested that
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the CIA and FBI should have foreseen the likelihood of this form of terrorism.
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According to her, all the clues were there.This perception may illustrate:: the
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hindsight bias.
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5. If you were taking a psychology class prior to 1920,psychology was defined as
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"the science of
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6. Psychology is now defined as the scientific study of:: behavior and mental ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
processes.
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tory in Germany.: Wilhelm Wundt
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8. Manypopular myths, such as the idea that sleepwalkers are acting out their
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dreams, have been debunked using:: critical inquiry.
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9. A focus on how we perceive, process, and remember information is most
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relevant to the
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assumptions, appraise sources, discern hidden biases, evaluate evidence,
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and assess conclusions.: critical thinking
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11. A focus on how we learn observable responses is most relevant to the
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perspective.: behavioral ty
12. Dr. Sorrentino is fascinated by an eccentric neighbor who has taken in
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numerous stray animals and is also interested in studying how to get more
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people to adopt pets from the animal shelter.Which approach is BEST for her
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study of this type of altruistic behavior of her neighbor and how it might be
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,applied to getting more people to adopt pets?: Conduct a case study by
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intensively interviewing the neighbor over the course of a year, remembering that
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anything learned about his altruistic behavior might not be relevant to the rest of the
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population.
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13. MaryWhiton Calkins was the first woman to:: be president of the APA (Amer- ican
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Psychological Association).
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14. A hypothesis is a prediction that is:: testable.
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and psychological therapy.: Psychiatrists
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, 16. Ivan Pavlov pioneered the study of:: learning. ty ty ty ty ty ty
17. EdwardTitchener is to as Sigmund Freud is to ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
.: structuralism; personality theory ty ty ty
18. People who engage in do not blindly accept arguments ty ty ty ty t y ty ty ty ty
and conclu- sions. Instead, they analyze assumptions, look into hidden
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values, and try to determine if conclusions are warranted.: critical thinking
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19. Edward Titchener was concerned primarily with the discovery of:: the struc- ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
ture of mind.
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20. In the past 20 years, about how many presidents of the Association for
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Psychological Science have been women?: 50 percent
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21. The empirical approach relies on:: observation and experimentation.
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23. The ethics codes of the APA require researchers to do all of the following
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EXCEPT:: provide an educational experience for the participant.
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24. The largest number of neurons within the brain and spinal cord are
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they are responsible for the central nervous system's complex internal com-
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munications system and mediate between inputs and outputs.: interneurons
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25. A drug that inhibits a neurotransmitter's release is called a(n):: antagonist
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26. In stressful situations, the
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dilates the pupils of the eyes.: sympathetic nervous system
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27. The work groups that neurons cluster into are known as:: neural networks.
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28. If the top of the spinal cord is severed, a person would:: exhibit a knee-jerk
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reflex response without feeling the tap.
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29. The spinal cord is like an information highway that connects the
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to the brain.: peripheral nervous system ty ty ty ty ty
30. This part of the peripheral nervous system controls the voluntary move-
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ments of the skeletal muscles.: somatic
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31. This endocrine gland secretes many different hormones, some of which
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affect other glands.: the pituitary gland
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32. This part of the endocrine system regulates the level of sugar in the
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blood.: pancreas
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33. The part of a neuron that contains the nucleus is the:: cell body
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34. In 1949, Moruzzi and Magoun severed a cat's
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brain regions; the cat lapsed into a permanent coma.: reticular formation
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35. Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is most directly involved in speaking?: -
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frontal
36. An organism's complete set of genetic instructions is called a:: genome
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37. Ants that become less sensitive to the repellants that are sprayed on them and
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are able to multiply are an example of:: natural selection.
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