Intro to Psychology Exam 1 1. The behavioral research perspective is similar to the sociocultural research perspective because both focus on how behavior and mental processes are explained by: A.internal factors such as genes B.the external environment C.memory systems D.evolution E.problem-solving skills and reasoning 2. Which of the following cortical areas is most closely associated with vision? A.Frontal B.Prefrontal C.Temporal D.Occipital E.Parietal 3. The following are a description of__________________ -examining the relationship between 2 variables -correlation coefficient (r) indicates the strength and direction of the relationship (-1 to +1) -correlation does not imply causation a. Correlational research b. Behavioralism c. Experimental research d. Functionalism 4. The following are a description of__________________ -Wilhelm Wundt -first psych lab in Leipzig, Germany in 1879 -goal: break down behavior(s) into component parts to better understand elemental components -decision time experiments a. Structuralism b. Functionalism c. Behavioralism d. Serotonin 5. The following are a description of__________________ -neuron is not stimulated -membrane and ion pumps help maintain potential -potential=-70mV -more sodium(Na+) ions on outside and more potassium (K+) and large, negative proteins on the inside of cell membrane a. attention b. resting potential c. serotonin d. feature detectors 6. The following are a description of__________________ -William James (first American psychologist) -started first American school of psych -opposed structuralism; interested in why certain behaviors -goal: understand the function of different behaviors a. Functionalism b. Psychoanalysis c. consciousness d. structuralism 7. What two disciplines had an influence on early psychology? a. Anthropology and history b. Biology and medicine c. Philosophy and biology 8. Which psychologist was one of the strongest advocates of behaviorism? a. William James b. John B. Watson c. G. Stanley Hall d. Frued 9. What type of research is needed to determine a cause-and-effect relationship between two or more variables? a. Correlational studies b. Longitudinal studies c. Experimental studies 10. A positive correlation indicates that as one variable goes up, the other variable also ________________. a. Goes up b. Goes down c. Stays the same 11. The first step in the scientific research method is to: a. Form a testable hypothesis b. Collect data c. Perform statistical analysis 12. Out of the following correlations, which indicates the strongest relationship? a. -0.95 b. 0.23 c. 0.79 13. Which type of neuron transmits information from the brain to the muscles of the body? a. Sensory neurons b. Interneurons c. Motor neurons 14. Once an electrical impulse reaches the end of an axon, it crosses the synapse via: a. Terminal buttons b. Neurotransmitters c. Dendrites 15. Which area of the brain is associated with reasoning, motor skill.

1. Intro to Psychology
Exam 1
1. The behavioral research perspective is similar to the
sociocultural research perspective because both focus on how
behavior and mental processes are explained by:
A.internal factors such as genes
B.the external environment
C.memory systems
D.evolution
E.problem-solving skills and reasoning
2. Which of the following cortical areas is most closely
associated with vision?
A.Frontal
B.Prefrontal
C.Temporal
D.Occipital
E.Parietal
3. The following are a description of__________________
-examining the relationship between 2 variables
-correlation coefficient (r) indicates the strength and direction
of the relationship (-1 to +1)
-correlation does not imply causation
a. Correlational research
b. Behavioralism
c. Experimental research
d. Functionalism
4. The following are a description of__________________
-Wilhelm Wundt
-first psych lab in Leipzig, Germany in 1879
-goal: break down behavior(s) into component parts to better
understand elemental components
-decision time experiments

2. a. Structuralism
b. Functionalism
c. Behavioralism
d. Serotonin
5. The following are a description of__________________
-neuron is not stimulated
-membrane and ion pumps help maintain potential
-potential=-70mV
-more sodium(Na+) ions on outside and more potassium (K+)
and large, negative proteins on the inside of cell membrane
a. attention
b. resting potential
c. serotonin
d. feature detectors
6. The following are a description of__________________
-William James (first American psychologist)
-started first American school of psych
-opposed structuralism; interested in why certain behaviors
-goal: understand the function of different behaviors
a. Functionalism
b. Psychoanalysis
c. consciousness
d. structuralism
7. What two disciplines had an influence on early psychology?
a. Anthropology and history
b. Biology and medicine
c. Philosophy and biology
8. Which psychologist was one of the strongest advocates of
behaviorism?
a. William James
b. John B. Watson
c. G. Stanley Hall

3. d. Frued
9. What type of research is needed to determine a cause-and-
effect relationship between two or more variables?
a. Correlational studies
b. Longitudinal studies
c. Experimental studies
10. A positive correlation indicates that as one variable goes up,
the other variable also ________________.
a. Goes up
b. Goes down
c. Stays the same
11. The first step in the scientific research method is to:
a. Form a testable hypothesis
b. Collect data
c. Perform statistical analysis
12. Out of the following correlations, which indicates the
strongest relationship?
a. -0.95
b. 0.23
c. 0.79
13. Which type of neuron transmits information from the brain
to the muscles of the body?
a. Sensory neurons
b. Interneurons
c. Motor neurons
14. Once an electrical impulse reaches the end of an axon, it
crosses the synapse via:
a. Terminal buttons
b. Neurotransmitters
c. Dendrites

4. 15. Which area of the brain is associated with reasoning, motor
skills, higher lever cognition and expressive language?
a. The temporal lobe
b. The frontal lobe
c. The occipital lobe
16. Mind was a blank sheet at brith, tabla rasa, empiricism
where the ideals of
a. John Locke
b. Cerebellum
c. E.B. Titchener
d. hindsite bias
17. Jeanne’s therapist asks her to recount a violent dream she
recently experienced in order to gain insight into the
unconscious forces affecting her behavior. Jeanne’s therapist is
working from a _______________ perspective.
18. “It is behavior that can be observed that should be studied,
not the suspected inner workings of the mind.” This statement
was most likely made by someone with which perspective?
a. Cognitive perspective
b. Neuroscience perspective
c. Humanistic perspective
d. Behavioral perspective
19-21. Match these forms of research to their definition:
a. Naturalistic observation
b. Survey research
c. Case study
i. ______ directly asking a sample of people questions about
their behavior
ii. ______looking a behavior in the true setting without
intervening in the setting
iii. ______doing an in-depth investigation of a person or small

5. group
22. A psychologist wants to study the effect of attractiveness on
willingness to help a person with a math problem.
Attractiveness would be the ____________ variable, and the
amount of helping would be the ______________ variable.
23. The _________________ is the most basic structural unit of
the nervous system.
24-25. Neurons receive information through their
______________ and send messages through their
________________.
26. The gap between two neurons is bridged by a chemical
connection called a ______________.
27-28. The central nervous system is composed of the
_______________ and the ________________.
29. The portion of the brain that is responsible for the executive
functions is the _____________.
30. The portion of the brain that is responsible for language is
the __________________.
31. A prediction of how two or more variables are likely to be
related is called a
a. theory
b. conclusion
c. hypothesis
d. correlation
32. Which of the following is desirable in research?
a. having the control and experimental conditions differ on
several variables
b. interpreting correlations as implying causality
c. systematic manipulation of the variable(s) of interest
d. using samples of participants who are more capable than the
population you
want to draw conclusions about

6. 33.John believes that growing up in an abusive family causes
children to become physically violent. He wants to draw the
strongest possible conclusion about causality with the fewest
ethical concerns; therefore, he should use
a. Case studies
b. experiment
c. quasi-experiment
d. survey
34. Which is not true of a naturalistic observation?
a. provides a lot of rich information
b. technique to gather descriptive data
c. no one will act differently if they know they are being
observed
d. observations may be biased if recorded by someone not
trained
35.In the experimental design, the variable that a researcher
manipulates is the
a. independent variable
b. dependent variable
c. cause and effect variable
d. quasi variable
36.In the experimental design, the variable that the researcher
observes for an effect is the
a. independent variable
b. dependent variable
c. cause and effect variable
d. quasi variable
Match each approach to psychology to its goal or founder(s).
(10 points)
37. Functionalism a. Watson & Skinner

7. 38. Structuralism b. To study how the mind works
in allowing an
organism to adapt to the environment
39. Behaviorism c. To explain personality
and behavior; to
develop techniques for treating mental illness
40. Psychoanalysis d. to study conscious experience
and its
structure