Alterations in activity at dopamine synapses have been implicated in the development of: A. Anxiety B. Schizophrenia C. Alzheimer’s disease D. Nicotine addiction Correct answer is: B. Schizophrenia NA
Bandura’s social learning theory emphasizes that most of what we learn is acquired through: A. Observing B. Experimenting C. Imitating D. All Correct answer is: D. All Bandura’s theory highlights learning through observation and imitation.
Jim just barely avoided a head-on collision on a narrow road. With heart pounding, hands shaking, and body perspiring, Jim recognizes that these are signs of the body’s fight or flight response, which is controlled by the: A. Empathetic division of the peripheral nervous system B. Parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system C. Somatic division of the peripheral nervous system D. Sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system Correct answer is: D. Sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system NA
What we think and feel in altered states of awareness is: A. Humanistic Psychology B. Transpersonal Psychology C. Gestalt Psychology D. Cognitive Psychology Correct answer is: B. Transpersonal Psychology Transpersonal Psychology studies altered states of awareness.
Learning in which students construct an understanding on their own is: A. Social learning B. Discovery learning C. Insight learning D. Emotional learning Correct answer is: B. Discovery learning Discovery learning involves students constructing knowledge themselves.
The hindbrain consists of: A. Endocrine system and the limbic system B. Reticular formation C. Thalamus, the hypothalamus, and the cerebrum D. Cerebellum, the medulla, and the pons Correct answer is: D. Cerebellum, the medulla, and the pons NA
Bronfenbrenner’s theory consists of environmental systems: A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 Correct answer is: C. 5 Bronfenbrenner’s theory outlines five environmental systems.
Wilhelm Wundt is primarily known for: A. The establishment of the first formal laboratory for psychology research B. The distinction between mind and body C. The discovery of how signals are conducted along nerves D. The development of the first formal program for psychotherapy training Correct answer is: A. The establishment of the first formal laboratory for psychology research Wundt established the first psychology research lab.
The thalamus can be characterized as: A. A regulatory mechanism B. The consciousness switch of the brain C. A relay system D. A bridge between the two cerebral hemispheres Correct answer is: C. A relay system NA
A setting in which the individual spends considerable time is: A. Microsystem B. Mesosystem C. Exosystem D. Macrosystem Correct answer is: A. Microsystem The microsystem involves the environments an individual frequently interacts with.