General psychology Test

1.

1 point

A relatively permanent change in behavior or mental processes as a result of practice or experience is called _____.

A) training

B) knowledge

C) intuition

D) learning

2.

1 point

_______ increases the likelihood that a behavior will occur, whereas _______ decreases that likelihood

A) Operant conditioning; classical conditioning

B) Higher-order conditioning; operant conditioning

C) Positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement

D) Reinforcement; punishment

3.

1 point

Which of the following is a mental process?

A) Memories

B) Crying

C) Reading

D) Sleeping

4.

1 point

The autonomic nervous system is responsible for _______.

A) connecting the CNS with the skeletal muscles

B) the somatic and parasomatic nervous system

C) regulation of the heart muscle and other involuntary functions

D) linking the body with the sense organs

5.

1 point

When learning occurs by watching others, it is called ______.

A) cognitive learning

B) social-cognitive

C) observational learning

D) observational cognition

6.

1 point

An action potential is _______.

A) the likelihood that a neuron will take action when stimulated

B) the tendency for a neuron to be potentiated by neurotransmitters

C) a neural impulse that carries information along the axon of a neuron

D) the firing of a nerve, either toward or away from the brain

7.

1 point

________ theory suggests that we forget things because other information is blocking its storage or retrieval.

A) Recall

B) Proactive forgetting

C) Blockage

D) Interference

8.

1 point

A neuron is _______.

A) the part of a nerve cell that receives information

B) the part of a nerve cell that sends information

C) the part of a nerve cell that creates energy

D) a cell of the nervous system responsible for receiving and transmitting electrochemical information

9.

1 point

A synapse is the _____.

A) gap between the brain and the skull that contains cerebrospinal fluid

B) tiny opening between the sending and receiving neurons

C) vesicle that contains neurotransmitters

D) place where neurotransmitters exchange ionic molecules

10.

1 point

Chemical messengers that are released by axons and stimulate dendrites on another neuron are called _____.

A) chemical messengers

B) neurotransmitters

C) synaptic transmitters

D) neuromessengers

11.

1 point

A main function of the medulla is to ______.

A) control automatic bodily functions such as respiration and heart rate

B) coordinate fine motor movement in the fingers and face

C) regulate the functioning of the pons

D) control sleep and dreaming

12.

1 point

Causation conclusions can be drawn from ______ studies.

A) Experimental

B) Descriptive

C) Correlational

D) Case

13.

1 point

What are the goals of psychology?

A) To explore the conscious and unconscious functions of the human mind

B) To understand, compare, and analyze human behavior

C) To improve psychological well-being in all individuals from conception to death

D) To describe, explain, predict, and change behavior

14.

1 point

A binocular cue is one that requires _______ to perceive depth or distance.

A) binoculars

B) farsightedness

C) two eyes

D) retinal disparity

15.

1 point

Sensory memory is small in its _______ but long in its _______.

A) capacity; duration

B) duration; capacity

C) purpose; capacity

D) purpose; duration

16.

1 point

Psychology is defined as the _______?

A) Science of conscious and unconscious forces on behavior

B) Empirical study of the mind

C) Scientific study of the mind

D) Scientific study of behavior and mental processes

17.

1 point

Taking away a stimulus that strengthens or increases a response is called _______.

A) secondary punishment

B) primary punishment

C) negative reinforcement

D) primary reinforcement

18.

1 point

The three storage systems included in the traditional memory model are _____.

A) sensory, perceptual, and factual

B) semantic, episodic, and long-term

C) sensory, short-term, and long-term

D) conscious, unconscious, and preconscious

19.

1 point

Using ______ to achieve deeper levels of processing enables you to improve long-term memory.

A) elaborative rehearsal

B) episodic processing

C) semantic processing

D) priming

20.

1 point

The light-sensitive inner surface of he back of the eye, which contains rods and cones, is called the _____.

A) lens

B) cornea

C) retina

D) fovea