OC userin Psychology·14 Mar 201818. The capacity of a brain area to reorganize in response to damage is known as brain a. hemispherectomy b. cognitive neural prosthetics. c. plasticity. d. lateralization
OC userin Psychology·11 Mar 201826. Two weeks of final exams filled with stress and too much caffeine has caused you to suffer from the inability to fall asleep, or A) Insomnia B) Nonsomnia C) Narcolepsy D) Somnambulism E) Sleep apnea
OC userin Psychology·6 Mar 201834. A therapist teaches a client to relax while imagining giving a speech to his managers. This is part of a technique known as A) selective forgetting B) repression C) creative imagination D) systematic desensitization E) observational learning
OC userin Psychology·3 Mar 201823. If a drug changes a bodily function in a certain way, the brain will try to adjust by producing A) slower reactions leading to tolerance B) faster reactions to avoid withdrawal C) opposite reactions called compensatory responses D) opposite reactions called antagonistic responses E) more enzymes to more quickly break down the chemicals in the blood
OC userin Psychology·3 Mar 201837. Negative reinforcement the rate of a response; punishment the rate of a response. no increases; decreases decreases; increases increases; increases decreases; decreases
OC userin Psychology·4 Mar 2018refers to the specific genetic makeup of an individual, and it is A) genotype; present at birth and never changes B) phenotype; present at birth and never changes C) genotype; present at birth and is potentially modified by environmental factors D) phenotype; present at birth and is potentially modified by environmental factors E) genotype; develops after birth and is potentially modified by environmental factors
OC userin Psychology·27 Feb 20182.Factor analysis is useful to a psychologist pursing a trait approach to personality because it allows him or her to
OC userin Psychology·27 Feb 201829. When a new stimulus that is similar to the original stimulus causes responding, this is called a. generalization b. discrimination c. spontaneous recovery d. none of these
OC userin Psychology·26 Feb 201830. Which of the following statements concerning divorce is most accurate? A) though divorce is associated with several temporary short-term negative outcomes, research indicates that it is associated with almost no long-term negative outcomes B) though divorce is associated with an increased risk for a variety of short and long-term problems, most children from divorced families develop into normally adjusted adults C) divorce has serious short- and long-term consequences that negatively impact the vast majority of children from divorced families D) though there are no immediate short-term risks associated with divorce, there are several long-term negative effects that impact the majority of children from divorced families E) divorce has not been found to have either short- or long-term impacts on children
OC userin Psychology·28 Feb 201811. There is no question that the brain is the centre of intellectual abilities. But is a bigger brain indicative of a more intellectual person? Research on Einstein's brain has shown that A) his entire brain was larger than average B) certain areas of Einstein's brain were more densely packed with neurons C) parts of Einstein's brain were actually smaller than average D) the language area of his brain was highly developed E) both B&C
OC userin Psychology·24 Feb 201820. Frasier felt his life was hopeless and climbed out onto a bridge deck, planning to commit suicide. Initially, about 40 people stood and pointed at him as he clung to the railing on the bridge, but after 30 minutes most of the crowd had dispersed. When only three people remained, one of the onlookers decided to call for help. The best explanation for why Frasier received help when the crowd was small, rather than when it was large, is that
OC userin Psychology·22 Feb 20185) If someone has damage the bottom are of their right occipital lobe, where do u expect them to have a blind spot
OC userin Psychology·22 Feb 201843. Consider the following scenario: A group of psychologists are studying the genetic influence on intelligence. They find that identical twins (raised together) have a heritability coefficient of .88 and that fraternal twins (raised together) have a heritability coefficient of 42. Based solely on these findings, the psychologists can legitimately conclude that A) intelligence is entirely shaped by genetics B) intelligence is entirely shaped by the environment C) intelligence is impacted be genetics D) intelligence is not impacted by the environment E) intelligence is not at all impacted by genetics
OC userin Psychology·19 Feb 201819. As was presented in the textbook, modern emotion researchers assume that most emotions A) are determined primarily by physiological responses B) are determined primarily by cognitive responses C) are reflected in particular behavioral responses D) involve a combination of cognitive, physiological, and behavioral response patterns E) are exclusively culturally determined
OC userin Psychology·19 Feb 201848. While genetic engineering gives humans potential control over heredity and evolution processes, your text emphasizes which key issue with respect to their use? A) uncertainty whether findings on animals can be meaningfully applied to humans B) uncertainty whether these techniques actually produce any lasting changes C) uncertainty whether this research is valuable enough to warrant research on animals D) uncertainty about moral/ethical issues related to manipulating genetic makeup E) uncertainty about whether these techniques are even useful