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Psychology 1 Quiz #1 Chapters 1 and 2
1. The young science of psychology developed from the more established fields of
philosophy and
A) economics.
B) biology.
C) geography.
D) sociology.
2. Looking inward and reporting your immediate sensations, images, and feelings is called
A) cognitive neuroscience.
B) introspection.
C) behaviorism.
D) humanism.
3. Clinical psychologists specialize in
A) constructing surveys.
B) animal research.
C) providing therapy to troubled people.
D) providing drugs to treat behavioral disorders.
4. The case study is a research method in which
A) a single individual is studied in great depth.
B) a representative sample of people are questioned regarding their opinions or
behaviors.
C) organisms are carefully observed in a laboratory environment.
D) an investigator manipulates one or more variables that might affect behavior.
5. The study of the links between physiology activity and psychological events is called
A) neurology.
B) cognitive psychology.
C) endocrinology.
D) biological psychology.
6. The function of dendrites is to
A) receive incoming signals from other neurons.
B) release neurotransmitters into the spatial junctions between neurons.
C) coordinate the activation of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.
D) control pain through the release of opiatelike chemicals into the brain.
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7. Which of the following definitions best fits psychology as described by the professor in
class?
A) the study of psychological disorders and the treatment of the mentally ill.
B) the study of human behavior and mental processes
C) the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes
D) the study of changes that occur from the womb to the tomb
8. You come home one night to find a burglar in your house. Your heart starts racing and
you begin to perspire. These physical reactions are triggered by the
A) somatic nervous system.
B) sympathetic nervous system.
C) parasympathetic nervous system.
D) sensory cortex.
9. If your ________ is destroyed, the left side of your brain could not control the movements
of your right hand.
A) brainstem
B) hippocampus
C) amygdala
D) corpus callosum
1010.
A)
B)
C)
D)
This structure in the brain is linked to fear and aggression.
brainstem
hippocampus
amygdala
corpus callosum
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