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1. Psychology is the study of behavior and

Emotions

Mental processes

Functionalism

Structuralism

2. What blood-alchol level is the legal driving limit for Georgia?

.02%

.06%

.08%

.10%

3. According to dream researchers, we dream of

Deeply rooted problems

Secret wishes

Conflicts that matter to us very much

All of the above

4. .................is a sleep disorder in which a person has trouble falling asleep or remaining asleep.

Apnea

Insomnia

Narcolepsy

Cataplexy

5. Which of the following is NOT a suggestion to help overcome insomnia?

Establish regular sleeping patterns

Have a strong alcoholic drink before bed

Change bedtime routine

Get out of bed and do sometime until feeling sleepy

6. Which nervous system is activated in an emergency?

Sympathetic

Peripheral

Parasympathetic

Somatic

7. The part of the brain that helps us focus on one thing and ignore distractions is the

Endocrine system

Limbic system

Reticular formation

Corpus callosum

8. Rotating shifts at work can cause

Hypervigilence

One to eat more than usual

Ulcers

Sleep difficulties

9. In....................research people are asked a set of questions.

Survey

Correlational

Experimental

Analytical

10. A single long fiber extending from the cell body that carries outgoing messages is called a/an

Nerve

Axon

Terminal

Dendrite

11. ........................is the chemical substance which is involved in the reduction of pain.

Myelin

Endorphin

Hormones

Norepinephrine

12. A research method that studies a person in-depth for some time through the use of observation, interviews, and writings is the.........................method.

Survey

Case study

Naturalistic observations

Pyschometric

13. ......................is credited with founding behaviorism.

William james

Margaret washburn

Edward titchner

John watson

14. Freud believed that our behavior is contolled by

Mental associations

Unconscious desires

Environmental stimuli

Gestalt interactions

15. The Basic units of experience and their combinations were the foundation of

Gestalt

Structionalism

Fuctionalism

Behaviorism

16. ........................is demonstrated when higher doses of a drug are required.

Withdrawal

Tolerance

Dependence

Potentiation

17. Milgram's research focused on

Learning

Pain threshold

Biofeedback

Obedience

18. If someone is sleeping and her eyes begin to move rapidly while still closed, we would assume that she is in the...................................stage of sleep.

REM

Stage1

Stage 2

Stage 3

19. Breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure are controlled by the

Medulla

Cerebral cortex

Hypothalamus

Limbic system

20. Which of the following is NOT true of subliminal perception?

Subliminal messages may be able to change attitudes

It works equally well in all people

Subliminal perception has not been shown to affect everyone in the same way

People can perceive stimuli they cannot consciously describe

21. What structure connects the two hemispheres of the brain and coordinates their activities?

Xamygdala

Corpus callosum

Hippocampus

Reticular formation

22. All of the following are goals of psychology EXCEPT

Contol

Prediction

Desription

Reinenforcement

23. .........................psychologists work to improve efficiency of people in business

Cognitive

Developmental

Industrial/organizational

Physiological

24. Day dreams are a form of

Sleep disorder

Drug induced intoxication

Trance

REM state

25. Gestalt theory enphasizes

Our tendency to see patterns

Environment stimuli

The atoms of thought

A flow of consciousness

26. In an experiment to test the effects of stress on performance, the dependant variable is

Stress

Age of person

Environment

Performance

27. The first psychology lab was opened by

James

Watson

Wundt

Freud

28. The gonads produce the male sex hormones called

Oxytocin

Thyroxin

Androgen

Progesterone

29. ...........................is a test on a fetus to determine if there are any genetic abnormalties.

Ct-scan

Pet-scan

Nmr

Amniocentesis

30. Activity levels of the brain are examined using

NMR

PET-scans

X-ray

CT-scans

31. Behavior genetics is most concerned with

Understanding how the environment can effect phenotype

Determing the influence of heredity on behavior

Studying the process of natural selection

Controling behavior through genetic manipulation

32. According to singer, daydreams

Are the result of unfulfilled sexual desires

Are a retreat from the real world and have no practical value.

Are an improtant part of our ability to process information

Are the equivalent of a mental vacation from reality

33. Which of the following is NOT an altered state of consciousness?

Intoxication

Concentration

Daydreaming

Meditation