OC userin Psychology·3 Feb 201815) The depth cue where things near the retina seem to move faster than those that are further is called?
OC userin Psychology·1 Feb 201819. As dusk occurs, blue and green colors appear darker and deeper. This is called? a. motion parallax b. color bi-constancy C. purkinje shift d. Lowel's colors
OC userin Psychology·31 Jan 201830. The gradual disappearance of aresponse that is no longer being reinforced is called: a. extinction. c. spontaneous remission b. unconditioning. d. conditioned forgetting. e. none of these.
OC userin Psychology·29 Jan 201849. Any given child has a 50% chance of sharing any particular gene with his/her A) biological mother B) biological father C) non-twin biological sibling D) fraternal twin E) all of the above
OC userin Psychology·27 Jan 201845. In Asch's conformity studies (where participant's had to judge the length of lines), what effect did a dissenter have (a confederate who disagrees with the others)? A) dissenters were criticized and excluded from the group B) dissenters increased conformity C) dissenters reduced conformity D) dissenters only reduced conformity if they dissented by choosing the correct answer E) dissenters only increased conformity if they dissented by choosing the correct answer
OC userin Psychology·29 Jan 201815. Structure A is called the a. Cornea b. Iris C. Lens d. Fovea e. None of these
OC userin Psychology·25 Jan 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·26 Jan 201833)A process of searching for the means to reduce the differences between the current situation and the desired goal, is called?
OC userin Psychology·26 Jan 201836. The neurotransmitter acetylcholine (Ach) is known to be involved in A) eating and sexual behaviour B) disordered thinking and emotions C) reducing pain D) memory and muscle activity E) mood, especially depression
OC userin Psychology·23 Jan 201833. The sequence of brain regions from the evolutionarily oldest to newest is a. brainstem, cerebral cortex, limbic system. b. brainstem, limbic system, cerebral cortex. c. limbic system, brainstem, cerebral cortex. d. limbic system, cerebral cortex, brainstem.
OC userin Psychology·20 Jan 201836. Asch's studies of conformity in a line judgment task best exemplify A) reactance B) obedience C) informational influence D) normative influence E) both C) & D)
OC userin Psychology·19 Jan 201820. You realize that the PowerPoint assignment that you were going to work on this weekend is actually due today. You feel stressed, anxious, and show signs of physiological arousal such as muscle tension and increased heart rate and blood pressure. According to the Canon-Bard theory of emotion A) the physiological arousal and subjective experience occur simultaneously B) you have the subjective experience of emotion prior to the physiological arousal C) you have the physiological arousal and then interpret this as feeling stressed D) the subjective experience of emotion generates the physiological arousal E) the amount of anxiety you feel will depend on happy you were when you put off working on the assignment the previous week
OC userin Psychology·18 Jan 201845. If you drink coffee while you are studying for an exam, you are likely to do better on the exam if you take it again just before the actual exam. This phenomenon is called a. stimulant facilitation c. context dependent recall b. state dependent learning d. drug induced learning
OC userin Psychology·18 Jan 201824. You would really like to minimize any possible experimenter expectancy effects in your study. What can you do? A) use a double-blind procedure B) use a placebo C) decrease internal validity D) increase the demand characteristics E) nothing - you cannot minimize experimenter effects
OC userin Psychology·19 Jan 201836. Asch's studies of conformity in a line judgment task best exemplify A) reactance B) obedience C) informational influence D) normative influence E) both C) & D)