Unit Test Review

With which of the following statements would Behaviorism most likely agree? 

• Psychology should study the growth potential in all people 
• Psychology should study the unconscious 
• Psychology should focus on observable behavior
• Psychology should study mental thought processes

Which perspective would be most useful when explaining how people from different countries express anger? 

•  Social-cultural 
• Psychodynamic
•  Behavioral
• Biological

 Which of the following kinds of psychologists would most likely explore how we process and remember information? 

• Developmental 
• Biological
• Social 
• Cognitive

A researcher looking for gender differences in 3-year old observes a preschool class and records how many minutes children of each gender play with dolls.  She then compares the two sets of numbers. What type of descriptive research is the conducting?

• Case study
• National study
• Random sample method
• Naturalistic Observation

An individual with an exceptional memory is identified.She is capable of recalling major events, the weather, and what she did on any given date. What research method is being used if a psychologist conducts an in-depth investigation of this individual including questionnaires,brain scans, and memory tests?

• Survey
• Interview
• Case Study
• Naturalistic Observation

Which method should a psychology researcher use if she is interested in testing whether a specific reward in a classroom situation causes students to behave better?

• Case Study
• Experiment
• Survey
• Naturalistic Observation

A journalism student is writing an article about her school’s new cell-phone policy, and she’d like to interview a random sample of students. Which of the following is the best example of a random sample?

• The writer arrives at school early and interviewsthe fi rst fi ve students who come through the main entrance
• The writer pulls the names of five students from a hat that contains all students’ names. She interviews the five selected students.
• The writer passes out brief surveys to 50 students inthe hall and uses the 18 surveys returned to her as the basis of her article.
• The writer asks the principal for the names of 10students who have had their cell phones confi scatedfor a day for violating the policy. She interviews these 10 students

What is the function of the autonomic nervous system?

• Controls the heart, intestines, and other organs

• Controls the stock market

• Controls art exhibitions

• Controls international trade

The basic unit of the nervous system is the____________________.

• neuron

• synapse

• myelin

• axon

The ______________________nervous system contains the brain and spinal cord.

• autonomic

• central

• peripheral

• somatic