Psychology Chapter: Scientific Method and Theories

In the scientific method, a _______ is a testable and falsifiable prediction.

What was the first and last name of the person who proposed the hierarchy of needs?

The operant conditioning chamber (also known as the _______) is a device used to study operant conditioning.

If Marilyn wants to become a psychology professor at a university, what level of degree will she need to obtain?

Structuralism was a school of psychological thought that was concerned with the operation of the whole mind, while Functionalism was only concerned with the contents of mental processes.

What school of psychology thought emerged in rejection of the pessimistic and reductionistic works of Freud and Watson?

Marketing and sales are the most common occupation for someone who graduates with a BA in psychology.

How is modern psychology an empirical science?

The individual was the first 'psychologist' who thought psychology should be used to identify components of consciousness. What was their first and last name?

What kinds of skills do psychology students gain from their studies?

Which of the following is a strength of survey research?

This type of observational research study focuses on one or a few individuals.

Scientific hypotheses are _______ and falsifiable.

Scientific knowledge is _______.

A correlation coefficient indicates the weakest relationship when it is closest to what number?

Longitudinal research is complicated by high rates of attrition.

What kind of research uses existing records to answer a research question?

This type of research study takes place when the researcher manipulates a variable to understand the other dependent or outcome variables.

Violent crimes and ice cream sales are positively correlated.

Annual income is negatively correlated with stress levels.

There is no correlation between the number of metal albums inst. Simpson owns and the amount of hours they grade.

What is a sudden, permanent change in a sequence of DNA called?

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

What part of a neuron receives incoming signals from other neurons?

Multiple sclerosis involves a breakdown of the synaptic vesicles.

An action potential involves Na+ moving inside the cell and K+ moving outside the cell.

The central nervous system is comprised of what?

A _______ uses magnetic fields to create pictures of a given tissue.

What provides scaffolding and support to the nervous system?

Which of the following are in the frontal lobe?

What does an action potential do in terms of neuronal communication?

_______ occurs when there is a chronic deficiency in sleep.

Sleep spindles and K-complexes are most often associated with what sleep stage?

This type of content of a dream refers to the true meaning of the dream according to Freud. What type of content is this?

What refers to the loss of muscle tone or control that is often associated with narcolepsy?

What is another word for sleepwalking?

Meditation is most effective in individuals that are very open to the power of suggestion.

At the age of 23, what is the recommended amount of sleep to get each night?

What are the theories of why humans need sleep?

Tyler often wakes up with bruises and scratches on his face. Tyler's partner says he watches Tyler move sporadically throughout the night, sometimes hitting and kicking at the air around him. Tyler may have what condition?

What class of drug increases blood pressure and creates a sense of mild euphoria in low doses? (In higher doses, these drugs can cause agitation, paranoia, and sometimes cause hallucinations.)

Classical conditioning is a form of associative learning.

In what kind of conditioning does the stimulus occurs before the behavior and eventually gets paired with the behavior?

In operant conditioning, what would you call when you take away a pleasant stimulus to stop a behavior?

Which are examples of primary reinforcers?

What do we call the process of rewarding successive approximations toward a target behavior?

Slot machines reward gamblers with money according to which reinforcement schedule?

What are the steps of the modeling process in the correct order?

Classical conditioning happens when a person or animal associates a behavior with its outcome.

Cindy notices that her daughter won't stay seated in the cart when grocery shopping. Cindy decides to give her daughter a piece of candy if she stays seated in the cart the duration of the trip. This is an example of what kind of outcome in operant conditioning?

Rex, the puppy, gets excited when he hears the cabinet door open after learning that the cabinet door sound leads to the sound of his kibble bag opening. This is an example of _______.