Mid term psychology
Mid-Term Review
1. Chemicals that cause birth defects are:
a. morphogenic c. homeostatic
b. homophobic d. teratogenic
2. A person with X,X, and Y sex chromosomes must be
a. heterosexual c. male
b. homosexual d. bisexual
3. Which controversy deals with the question of whether development is a gradual, cumulative change or a sequence of distinct stages?
a. nature vs. nurture c. stability vs. change
b. continuity vs. discontinuity d. evolution vs. creation
4. Knowing how to ride a bicycle is stored in which of our memory subsystems?
a. explicit c. semantic
b. implicit d. episodic
5. Damage to the hammer, anvil, and stirrup can result in
a. conduction deafness c. blindness
b. sensorineural deafness d. color-blindness
6. If you stand on one foot and close your eyes, which of the following senses prevents you from falling?
a. gustatory c. kinesthetic
b. olfactory d. visual
7. Hormones most closely related to stress are produced by the
a. thyroid c. pineal
b. parathyroid d. adrenals
8. The unit of structure and function of the human nervous system is the
a. neuron c. axon
b. nerve d. brain
9. Which of the following technologies enables psychologists to visualize brain functions?
a. EEG & EKG c. EKG & PET
b. PET & fMRI d. PET & CAT
10. The part of the brain most closely associated with regulation of hunger, thirst, and body temperature is the
a. left frontal lobe c. hypothalamus
b. right frontal lobe d. cerebellum
11. Which of the following are stimulants?
a. methamphetamine & codeine c. nicotine & cocaine
b. caffeine & morphine d. alcohol & Benzedrine
12. Which approach emphasizes the nature of people to maximize their own potential?
a. biological c. cognitive
b. behavioral d. humanistic
13. The evolutionary approach emphasizes changes in behavior
a. resulting from cloning c. on the species level
b. resulting from changes in chromosome number d. within cultural groups
14. Which of the following is the result of learning?
1. Chemicals that cause birth defects are:
a. morphogenic c. homeostatic
b. homophobic d. teratogenic
2. A person with X,X, and Y sex chromosomes must be
a. heterosexual c. male
b. homosexual d. bisexual
3. Which controversy deals with the question of whether development is a gradual, cumulative change or a sequence of distinct stages?
a. nature vs. nurture c. stability vs. change
b. continuity vs. discontinuity d. evolution vs. creation
4. Knowing how to ride a bicycle is stored in which of our memory subsystems?
a. explicit c. semantic
b. implicit d. episodic
5. Damage to the hammer, anvil, and stirrup can result in
a. conduction deafness c. blindness
b. sensorineural deafness d. color-blindness
6. If you stand on one foot and close your eyes, which of the following senses prevents you from falling?
a. gustatory c. kinesthetic
b. olfactory d. visual
7. Hormones most closely related to stress are produced by the
a. thyroid c. pineal
b. parathyroid d. adrenals
8. The unit of structure and function of the human nervous system is the
a. neuron c. axon
b. nerve d. brain
9. Which of the following technologies enables psychologists to visualize brain functions?
a. EEG & EKG c. EKG & PET
b. PET & fMRI d. PET & CAT
10. The part of the brain most closely associated with regulation of hunger, thirst, and body temperature is the
a. left frontal lobe c. hypothalamus
b. right frontal lobe d. cerebellum
11. Which of the following are stimulants?
a. methamphetamine & codeine c. nicotine & cocaine
b. caffeine & morphine d. alcohol & Benzedrine
12. Which approach emphasizes the nature of people to maximize their own potential?
a. biological c. cognitive
b. behavioral d. humanistic
13. The evolutionary approach emphasizes changes in behavior
a. resulting from cloning c. on the species level
b. resulting from changes in chromosome number d. within cultural groups
14. Which of the following is the result of learning?