OC userin Psychology·5 Jun 201818. In a tug-of-war competition, Teniel pulled much harder on the rope when competing as an individual than when she competed as a member of a team. This phenomenon is known
OC userin Psychology·30 May 201812. The reason we cannot see things that fall on our blind spot is because A) the cones in that area do not contain photopigments B) there are no receptors in the optic disk C) the image is inverted and reversed D) the lens cannot bend the incoming light rays enough to focus the image E) the pupil cannot dilate enough to allow sufficient light to focus the image on this point of the retina
OC userin Psychology·30 May 20189) You read that their a relationship between eating meat and the possibility if getting cancer, you decide to do an experiment and find that their exists no relationship. What can be a reason for your not finding any relationship between these two variables?
OC userin Psychology·28 May 201827. Stephanie sustained severe damage to her cerebellum in a motor vehicle accident. This damage would most likely cause difficulties with A) the timing and coordination of motor movements B) language comprehension C) language production D) regulating biological drives, such as thirst, and hunger E) organizing sensory information and sending this information to appropriate areas of the brain
OC userin Psychology·29 May 201837. Neurotransmitter substances are stored in the of the neuron, and after an action potential fires at the axon terminal, the neurotransmitters A) dendrites, are released into the soma of the neuron B) synaptic vesicles; are released into the axon of the neuron C) glial cells; bind to receptor sites on the post synaptic membrane D) synaptic vesicles, are released into the synapse E) dendrites; are deactivated and broken down in the axon of the neuron
OC userin Psychology·27 May 20182. According to lecture, the absolute threshold is defined as when an organism can detect a stimulus_ percent of the time. a. 30 b. 50 c. 66 d. 70 e. none of these are correct
OC userin Psychology·25 May 201812. The main problem with the current classification scheme for personality disorders is that
OC userin Psychology·24 May 201816. A hypothesis is an) a unprovable assumption about the unobservable processes that underlie psychological functioning. b. set of principles that organizes observations and explains newly discovered facts, c. testable prediction that gives direction to research. d. observable relationship between specific independent and dependent variables.
OC userin Psychology·25 May 201828. According to the division of awareness theory of hypnosis, one stream of consciousness responds to the hypnotist's suggestions, while the other stream A) monitors behaviour while remaining in the background B) ignores behaviour while remaining in the background C) monitors behaviour while not remaining in the background D) ignores behaviour while not remaining in the background E) monitors behaviour while competing with the other stream
OC userin Psychology·22 May 201827. Following an intense, 4 hour exam, sleep is usually deeper and lasts somewhat longer. This supports the theory of sleep. A) peripheral feedback B) circadian rhythm C) preservation and protection D) restoration E) evolution
OC userin Psychology·22 May 2018on a variety of traits. 37. We would expect the most differences between a. identical twins raised apart b. identical twins raised together c. fraternal twins raised apart d. fraternal twins raised together
OC userin Psychology·21 May 20188. Roger enjoys gambling so much that he does it every day, totally neglecting his family and job. Roger's behavior satisfies which criterion of abnormality MOST clearly?
OC userin Psychology·21 May 2018Which of the following statements comparing the behavioral and psychodynamic perspectives is most accurate? A) though they are rather different on the surface, the perspectives are similar in that they both place a strong emphasis on free will and personal choice B) the behavioral approach emphasizes free will and personal choice while the psychodynamic approach does not C) the behavioral approach emphasizes internal causes while the psychodynamic approach places more emphasis on external causes D) the behavioral approach emphasizes external causes while the psychodynamic approach places more emphasis on internal causes E) A & C are correct
OC userin Psychology·18 May 201831. When researchers use a design, they typically find that both fluid and crystallized intelligence decline relatively early in life, but when they use a design, they often find that both of these abilities remain stable until much later in life A) correlational; experimental B) cross-sectional; longitudinal C) naturalistic observation, self-report D) placebo; double-blind E) sequential; double-blind