1.When traits are being passed from your biological parents to their offspring isA.Hypothalamus B.Chromosomes C.Heredity D.DNA

2. The mental representation of knowledge that is influenced by our experiences is called what?A. Schema B. Cognition C. Memory D.Neuroscience

3. What factors influence our representation of knowledge? A. Culture B. Behavior C. A & B D. Neither A or B

4.The Central Nervous system is made up of A. Dopamine B.Brain & spinal cord C.Endorphins D.Genitals

5.Who established the first psychology lab?A.B.F Skinner B.Wilhelm Wundt C.William James D.Sigmund Freud

6.Who came up with the basic six emotions? A. Gordon Bower B. Nelson Cowan C.Sidney Smith D. Paul Ekman

7. Out of these, which is NOT a basic emotions? A. Anger B. Fear C. Paranoia D. Surprise

8.Working memory has a limited capacity of ____ (plus or minus____) elementsA. 2;7 B. 5;3 C. 7;3 D.7;2

9.What is the main functions for the frontal lobeA. Personality, emotions making decisions B.Seeing, spelling abilities C. Memory & language development D.Translates within words into Auditory

10. When we are happy, we tend to store memories that are what? A. Positive things B. Happy things C. Good things D. suprised things

11.Visual cortex is responsible for what function?A.memory language development B.Controls speech muscle C. Translates words D. seeing written words.

12.Who thought that our mind was blank when we were born?A.Ekman B.Freud c. Bacon D. John Locke

13.What is cognition?A.Thinking,knowing,remembering information B.unconscious C.General knowledge of the world D.Retrieval of memory

14.What type of memory deals with the visual stimuli?A.echoic memory B. Iconic memory C.primary effect D.Amnesia

15.What type of memory deals with Auditory stimuli?A.Iconic memory B.echoic memory C.prospective memory D. retrospective memory

16.What are the two concepts that relate to of serial position effect?A.primacy effect and recency effect B.state dependent memory and mood congruent memory Retrieval and relearning D. Priming and procedural

17.What is the Definition of Automatic Processing?A.Tendency to recall events. B.Roy G BIV C.identify items previously learned D.Unconscious encoding of incidental information.

18.Which type of memory focuses on doing something in the future?A.prospective memory B. retrospective memory C. encoding D. semantic

19.Which type of memory is when you already did something in the past?A.recall B.Amnesia C.retrograde D. Retrospective memory.

20. Three steps to automatic processing?A.space B.time C. Frequency D.All there.

21.Which part of the brain translates written words into auditory “phonetics”A.Wernicke's area B.motor cortex C.Angular Gyru D.Temporal lobe

22.The first psychology lab was set up by?A.Wundt and Titchener B.Paul Ekman C.George Armitage D.Freud

23.The motor cortex is used for?A.sensory sensations. B.vision C.motor movement D.balance

24.which is not one of the original schools though of psychology.A.structuralism B.functionalism C psychodynamic D.psychoanalysis

25.Aristotle was one of who Students?A.Plato B.Wundt C Freud D. Aristotle

26. How many types of neurons are there? A.3 B. 8 C.4 D.6

27. Which of these is NOT a type of neuron? A.Tripolar B. Multipolar C. Unipolar D.Bipolar

28. Hormones move _____ while neurotransmitters move _____A.quickly;slowly B. slowly;quickly C. partially;fully D. fully;partially

29. How many ways do neurons transmit signals? A. 6 B. 2 C.4 D.9

30. The brainstem is responsible for which? A.Controlling balance B.Controlling heartbeat C. Controlling hormones D. Controlling sensation

31. The founder of modern science was who? A. Francis Bacon B. Paul Ekman C. Aristotle D. John Locke

32. Who supported the idea of behaviorism?A. Sigmund Freud B.Aristotle C. Ivan Pavlov D. Paul Ekman

33. Psychology is scientific study of which two? A. Heart and Brain B. Body and Body functions C. Behaviors and Mental Processes D.Learning and Memory

34. Which supports the idea that we like or dislike things from DNA?A. Nurture B.Nature C.Psychoanalysis D.Humanistic

35. Which supports the idea that we like or dislike things from EXPERIENCE?A. Nurture B.Nature C.Psychoanalysis D.Humanistic

36. Which memory helps us remember to do something in the future? A. Long-Term memory B.Prospective memory C. Mood Congruent memory D. Retrospective

37. Which memory helps us remember you already did something in the past? A. Long-Term memory B.Prospective memory C. Mood Congruent memory D. Retrospective

38. Which of these is NOT apart of memory Processing? A. Encoding B. Storage C. Priming D. Retrieval

39. Which of these is a type of Amnesia? A. Anterograde B. Recency C. Repression D. Retroactive

40. Who believed that are behaviors were controlled by our heart and not our head? A. Wundt B. Titchener C. Aristotle D.Freud

41. Which supports the idea that people unknowingly revise their history? A. Interference B. Repression C.Amnesia D. Motivated forgetting

42.Which of these does NOT impact unconscious encoding of incidental information? A. Space B. Time C. Environment D. Frequency

43. Which of these is a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier? A. Recognition B. Recall C. Reconstruction of memories D. Memory Retrieval

44. Which of these is a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned?A. Recognition B. Recall C. Reconstruction of memories D. Memory Retrieval

45. The brain's ability to recognize itself after damage or removal of parts is known as what? A. Schema B. Memory C. Brain Plasticity D. Endorphins

1. What is psychology?A. Study of behavior and mental processB. A hard word to spellC. The science of the human bodyD. A cool way to dance

2. Any action an organism does is called what?A. A social science B. BehaviorC. NeuronsD. Schema

3. Who is the founder of modern science?A. Confucius B. SocratesC. AristotleD. Francis Bacon

4. Which of the following is not one of the original schools of thought of psychology?A. Psychoanalysis B. PsychodynamicC. FunctionalismD. Structuralism

5. The individual that believed that our behaviors are controlled by animal spirits that run through our nerves wasA. SocratesB. ConfuciusC. DescartesD. Plato

6. Which of the following does not relate to structuralism?A. InnateB. Objective SensationC. IntrospectionD. Subjective Feelings

7. Who established the first psychology lab?A. B.F. SkinnerB. Wilhelm WundtC. Sigmund FreudD. William James

8. The psychoanalytic perspective assumesA. Personal experience and reinforcement guide individual developmentB. Unconscious motives influence behaviorC. Our heart controls our behaviors D. Biological processes influence behavior and mental processes

9. Which of the following did not support the idea of behaviorism?A. John B. WatsonB. Ivan PavlovC. Sigmund FreudD. B.F. Skinner

10. Who supported the idea known as structuralism?A. Aristotle B. WundtC. FreudD. Socrates

11. Which of the following is not considered a contemporary psychological perspective?A. ClinicalB. EvolutionaryC. BiologicalD. Sociocultural

12. Who believed the mind was a blank slate upon birth?A. Francis BaconB. Sigmund FreudC. SocratesD. John Locke

13. Perceptions, thoughts, dreams, beliefs, and feelings are all examples ofA. BehaviorsB. PrinciplesC. FunctionsD. Mental Processes

14. People make conscious choices based on their unique experiences is the key assumption of which perspective?A. LearningB. PsychoanalyticC. HumanisticD. Cognitive

15. In the first psychological experiment, it was discovered that humans have a quicker reaction time with which sense?A. TouchingB. SeeingC. SmellingD. Hearing

Chapter 3- Biology of behavior

1. What runs through our entire body and communicates with each otherA. Cell bodyB. NeuronsC. AxonD. Neurotransmitters

2. Produces energy that fuels the activity of the cellA. DendritesB. SynapseC. Cell bodyD. synapse

3. Teeth, gums, and pharynx are all part of the...A. Sensory cortex B. Terminal branchC. nucleusD. Visual cortex

4. The area of the brain responsible for movement is…..A. The motor cortexB. The visual cortexC. Brain stemD. Wernicke's area

5. The _________ are the talkersA. DendritesB. AxonC. Cell bodyD. Terminal buttons

6. Which system secretes hormonesA. Endocrine systemB. Nervous systemC. HypothalamusD. Reproductive system

7. Which body part can you not voluntarily moveA. EyesB. Fingers

C. GenitalsD. Tongue

8. Which age is the brain most susceptible to plasticityA. 7B. 25C. 75D. 22

9. What percentage of genes do monozygotic twins share?A. 25%B. 60%C. 75%D. 100%

10. Fight vs. Flight response comes from…A. EndorphinsB. Adrenal glandC. NeuronsD. Axons

11. Control center of the cellA. Cell bodyB. Brain C. NucleusD. Mylien

12. Fatty tissue that encases the axonA. Myelin sheathB. Corpus callosumC. Brain stemD. Cerebellum

13. DNA has to do withA. Your genesB. Your traitsC. Your appearanceD. All of the above

14. What percent of your genes do you share with your parents?A. 20B. 50C. 100D. 80

15. Which part of the brain governs visionA. visual cortexB. Wernicke's areaC. Brochas areaD. Frontal cortex

1. Which is not one of the 6 basic emotionsa. Happinessb. Sadnessc. Deja vud. disgust

2. What sense does echoic memory remember?A. TouchB. TasteC. SoundD. Sight

3. If you remember to do something in the future which memory are you using?A. EncodingB. Retrospective C. ProspectiveD. Implicit

4. Remembering something you already didA. RetrospectiveB. RetrogradeC. ProspectiveD. Recall

5. What memory do you use to perform tasks like running or brushing your teeth?A. PrimingB. ProceduralC. Episodic D. Semantic

6. Which part of a list is forgotten the mostA. BeginningB. TitleC. MiddleD. End

7. Being able to remember something when you are in the same context as the memory is called what?A. Mood congruent memoryB. State dependent memoryC. Context dependent memoryD. Encoding failure

8. Which is the most effective remembering techniquea. Massed practiceb. Chunkingc. Mnemonic devicesd. Distributed practice

9. Which is not a reason for forgettinga. Encoding failureb. Primingc. Storage decayd. Retrieval failure

10. Priming and procedural are examples of what type of long term memorya. Implicitb. explicitc. Sensory

d. recall

11. Idea that people unknowingly revise their history. A. Motivated forgetting B. Interference C. Tip of the toungeD. Retrieval

12. Amnesiac patients usually have a loss in ______ memorya. Implicitb. Encodingc. Explicitd. Unconscious

13. All the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, and remembering information is known as?A. PersistanceB. CognitionC. NeuronsD. Memory

14. What is a measure of retention of memory that assessed the time saved compared to learning the first time when learning information again

a. Retrivalb. Primingc. Proactived. Relearning

15. Iconic memory remembers which sensory information?A. SightB. SoundC. TouchD. Taste

1. Who was one the most influential but controversial thinkers of all time? A. Sigmund Freud B. Wilhelm Wundt C. William James D. Aristotle

2. Someone known to be a founder of modern science was who? A. John Locke B. Francis Bacon. C. Edward Titchener D. Aristotle

3. Of the listed subfields of psychology, which mostly relates to introducing yourself and communicating with others? A. Theories of personality B. Intelligence C. Social Interaction D. Memory

4. Mental Process consist of which of the following? A. Perceptions, thoughts, talking to others, being happy B. Perceptions, thoughts, beliefs, and feelings C. Doing math homework, learning how to do your work D. None of these

5. One benefit from learning and studying psychology?

6. Which of these women was accepted and given their P.H.D? A. Margaret WashBurn B. Mary Calkins C. Rene Descartes D. B.F. Skinner

7. Explain the differences between nature and nurture, and which one you agree with more? (Open Answer)

8. Transmitting genes to future generations for organisms to continue to survive is related to which perspective? A. Natural Sciences B. Psychoanalysis C. Social Sciences D. Empiricism

9. What is known to be the most complex physical object known in the entire cosmos? A. The Heart B. The Human Brain C. Neursons D. Human Eyes

10. What was an animal Skinner used in his experiments? A. Roach B. Frog C. Cat D. Rats

11. Out of the options listed, which one is a school of thought? A. Structuralism B. Communication C. Navigation D. Federalism

12. Out of all the options listed, which is closely related to the word perception? A. Seeing the world B. Doing your homework while sleepy C. Seeing things differently than others D. Admiring those you like

13. William James established which of the following? A. Structuralism B. Social Interaction C. Functionalism D. Mental Processing

14. Out of the scientist listed, which was the First Psychology lab set up by? A. Wundt B. James C. Titchener D. Freud

15. If personality is known to to be shaped by unconscious effort, list examples of certain unconscious efforts that may shape one's personality.

1. Basic building blocks of hereditary are? A. Genes B. Hormones C. Fissures D. Dendrites

2. A threadlike structure that is linked all throughout the body is known to be? A. Neurotransmitters B. Chromosomes C.Fissure D.Hormones3. This is the outer layer the nucleus that protects it. A. Terminal Button B. Myelin Sheath C. Cell body D. Dendrite

4. This area is responsible for your vision and being able to see others and objects. A. Frontal Lobe B. Occipital Lobe C. Brain Stem D. Broca's Area

5. Part of the brain that connects the two hemispheres? A. Corpus Callosum B. Synaptic Cleft C. Spinal Cord D. Amygdala

6. The basic building block of the nervous system? A. Brain B. Cerebellum C. Spinal Cord D. Neuron

8. When you damage your frontal lobe, what effects may one experience? A. Loss of interpretation and personality B. Sleeping C. Talking to others D. Walking around

10. Out of the listed basic hormone functions, which isn’t a hormones function? A. Appetite B. Aggression C. Acceptance D. Attraction

13. Which of the following is an example of studying Kinship? A. twins studies B. Social development C. Case study D. none of these

14. Traits being passed from one family member to the other is known as what? A. DNA B. Genes C. Chromosomes D. Hereditary

1. What did Irwin Pollack use in his studies of cognition?

A. Musical Tones B. Human Screams C. Animals D. Writing Tests

2. Which of the listed words is one the six basic emotions. A. Mad B. Bad C. Sadness D. Strictness

1. Emotions were first seen as? A. Bad feelings B. Overwhelming thoughts C. Symptoms D. Anger towards others/yourself

2. Which of the following is known to be cognition? A. Social Interaction B. Self Emotion C. Acquiring knowledge and understanding thought D. None of the above

3. Information is processed through our brain, which part of the brain is responsible for your movement? A. Broca's Area B. Frontal Lobe C. Occipital Lobe D. Motor Cortex

4. Millers had multiple theories for cognition, which of the following was one of them? A. Human thought B. Emotion Control C. Chunking D. None of the above

Who was the first person to purpose short term memory? A. Williams James B. Sigmund Freud C. Titchener D. Wundt

Alan Tulving compared the brain to which of the following? A. Animal Brain B. Computer Processing C. Slow Turtle D. None

How many elements(Limited Capacity) does the brain have? A. 10 B. 3 C. 2. D. 7

Psychology is what type of science?A. Social Science B. Natural ScienceC. Physical Science D. Both A and B

2.What is considered the most complex physical object known to us?A)The immune system B) The smartphoneC) The human brainD) The engine of a car

3. Who supported the idea of functionalism?A. John B. WatsonB. Francis BaconC. Sigmund Freud D. William James

4) Who established psychoanalysis?A. Aristotle B. William JamesC. Sigmund FreudD. Wilhelm Wundt

5) John Locke supported the idea of what?A. Our mind is a blank slate at birthB. Functionalism

C. Structuralism D. Psychodynamic

6) Which relates to the idea of Structuralism?A. Mental and behavior process B. Used introspection to explore the mindC. How we adapt and flourish D. Functions of each body part and how they work

7) Who said the mind is in control and knowledge is innate?A. Socrates and PlatoB. DescartesC. Confucius D. Ivan Pavlov

8) Who believed knowledge is preexisting, but grows?A. DescartesB. John LockeC. AristotleD. Plato

9) Which is true about Mary CalkinsA. 2nd APA female President B. Wrote the boo “The Animal Mind”C. Experimental PsychologyD. Denied of PH.D from Harvard University

10) What is an example of mental processes?A. PerceptionsB. DreamsC. FeelingsD. All of the above

11) Which is true about nurture?

A. DNA and GeneticsB. Biology C. Experiences and Environment D. Height

12) The first Psychology lab was established by who?A. Wilhelm WundtB. Sigmund FreudC. Jack Wundt D. Margaret Washburn

13) Who was the founder of modern science?

A. Edward TitchenerB. Francis Bacon C. John LockeD. B.F Skinner

14) Who were the psychologists that brought attention to behaviorism?A. Watson,Skinner, JamesB. Watson, Locke , Wundt

C. Titchener, Wundt, PavlovD. Watson, Skinner, Pavlov

15) Who supported the idea structuralism?A. William JamesB. Wilhelm WundtC. Sigmund FreudD. Titchener

1. Unipolar, Bipolar, Multipolar, and Pyramidal Cell are examples of what?A. Neurotransmitters B. Neurons C. SynapsesD. Endorphins

2) What is true about the pituitary gland?

A. It secretes growth hormonesB. Controls all other glands C. Directs the endocrine system D. Both A and B

3) What is synapses?A. Ways neurons transmit signalsB. EndorphinsC. Contact point between two neuronsD. Prominent folds that separates the four lobes

4) How do neurons transmit signals?A. Stimulated by sensory inputB. Triggered by neighboring neuronsC. An electric cord from one neuron to the otherD. Both A and C

5) The corpus callosum does what?A. Connects the two hemispheres of the brain B. Separates the four lobesC. Send messages between two neuronsD. Revs the neurons up

6) What is a method of Studying the Brain?A. AccidentsB. Electrical stimulation of the brainC. CAT scansD. All of the above

7) What part of the brain is responsible for vision?

A. Visual CortexB. Occipital LobeC. Wernicke’s AreaD. Broca’s Area

8) What part of the neuron is responsible for receiving messages from other neurons?A. Cell body

B. Nucleus C. Axon terminalD. Dendrite

9) What is a neuronA. Nerve cellB. Nucleus C. NeurotransmitterD. Axon

10) What does the Myelin Sheath do?A. Protects axonB. Help sends messages fasterC. Send messagesD. Both A and B

11) The Parietal Lobe is responsible for what?A. Making sense of the worldB. Math abilities C. Spelling abilitiesD. All of the above

12) What is heredity?A. Microscopic threadlike structure in the nucleus of every living cellB. Genetic transmission of traits from one generation to the nextC. The regulation of the body’s vital functionsD. The body’s natural opiate like neurotransmitters

13) What gland is responsible for the flight vs fight responseA. Pituitary B. AdrenalC. HypothalamusD. Thyroid

14) Who are people who study the shape and size of the cranium to determine character and mental abilities?A. PhrenologistB. PsychologistC. BiologistD. mentologist

15) What is the Homunculus Diagram?A. Visual representation of your shared genesB. Representation to show the different regions of the motor and sensory cortexC. The study of kinshipD. The representation of the types of twins

Chapter 7: Cognition1. Interpretation of mental images, thinking and language, is what perspective?A. LearningB. CognitiveC. HumanisticD. All of the above

2. What are the different types of implicit memory?

A. Episodic and procedural B. Priming and semanticC. Episodic and semanticD. Procedural and priming

3. What is retrospective memory?A. Remembering to do something in the future B. New memories preventing the retrieval of old memoriesC. Remembering that you did something in the pastD. Old memories preventing the retrieval of new memories

4. What is the name for a mental representation of knowledge that is influenced by our expectations?A. ExperienceB. SchemaC. Factors of lifeD. Cognition

5. What psychologist came up with the idea that memories can be banished from consciousness?A. Ekman B. Freud C. JamesD. Miller

6. Working memory has a limited capacity aboutA. SevenB. Six(plus or minus two) elementsC. Six D. Seven(plus or minus two) elements

7. Who was the first psychologist who introduced the idea that our working memory can hold seven (plus or minus two) elements

A. Ekman B. James C. Kaufman D. Miller

8) When we are in a happy mood, we tend to store in memory the _______ when we are in a unhappy mood, we tend to store in memory the _______

A. Happy things, Unhappy thingsB. Positive things, Negative thingsC. Good, The badD. Both, Happy things

9) How basic emotions do we have?A. 5B. 9C. 6D. 7

10) Who introduced the idea of the basic emotions?A. Miller B. SmithC. Tulving D. Ekman

11) Who backed up Miller’s theory of seven (plus or minus two)?A. James B. Smith C. SchacterD. Kaufman

12) Who stated that our facial expressions are evolutionary ?A. Ekman B. PollackC. MillerD. Tulving

13) Why might people use motivated forgetting?A. To copeB. Not to feel guiltyC. So you will not have bad emotionsD. All of the above

14) Forgetting is a result of?

A. Encoding FailureB. Storage DecayC. Retrieval FailureD. All of the above

15) What are the two types of encoding?A. Think and naturalB. Effortful and naturallyC. Automatic and conscious D. Effortful and automatic

Mid-term ReviewWhat is psychology?1. What did Skinner use in his experiment?

A. RatsB. PigeonsC. BabiesD. All of the above

2. The study of behavior and mental health is ... A. PsychodynamicB. InnateC. PsychologyD. Functionalism

3. Who did not support behaviorism?A. B.F SkinnerB. Sigmund FreudC. Ivan PavlovD. John B. Watson

4. Who was one of the most influential but controversial thinkers of all times?A. Sigmund FreudB. William JamesC. Wilhelm WundtD. Plato

5. Who believed that our behaviors are controlled by animals spirits that run through our nerves?A. DescartesB. PlatoC. Aristotle D. Confucius

6. What is empiricism?A. Uses introspection to gain insight in order to explore the elemental structure of the mind B. How mental & behavioral process function and how we adapt, survive, and flourish.C. Scientific study of behaviors & mental processesD. Knowledge originates in experience and that science should rely on observations & experimentation

7. Who is the founder of modern science?A. Francis BaconB. John LockeC. Wilhelm WundtD. William James

8. Which idea looks at how mental & behavioral process function and how we adopt, survive, and flourish?A. StructuralismB. PsychoanalysisC. FunctionalismD. Empiricism

9. Who established psychoanalysis?A. Edward TitchenerB. Sigmund FreudC. Francis BaconD. Mary Calkins

10. Behavior is ... A. Any action an organism doesB. Internal, subjective experiences we infer from behavioral perceptionsC. Structure of the human within societies and the interactions with othersD. Nature of the physical world seek to find answers through the scientific method

11.Which idea uses introspection to gain insight in order to explore the elemental structure of the mind?A. StructuralismB. PsychoanalysisC. FunctionalismD. Empiricism

12.Which sense has the quickest reaction time?A. TouchingB. HearingC. Seeing D. smelling

13. What are principles?A. Helps answer whyB. Rules or lawsC. Power of ideasD. Any action an organism does

14. He believed that our mind at birth is a blank space.A. John LockeB. Francis BaconC. B.F. SkinnerD. Ivan Pavlov

15. Who was the student of wilhelm Wundt?A. Edward TitchenerB. B.F. SkinnerC. John LockeD. Sigmund Freud

Biology of Behaviors(Neuroscience)1 .How are fraternal twins formed?

A. Sperm cells goes into one eggB. 2 eggs fertilized by two separate spermC. Sperm cells goes into 2 eggsD. 1 egg fertilized by one sperm split

2. What does the frontal lobe control?A. Speech musclesB. Memory & language developmentC. Personality, emotions, & making decisionsD. Connects brain to spinal cord

3. What part of the neuron receives messages?A. DendriteB. AxonC. NucleusD. Cell body

4. What is the central nervous system made of?A. MedullaB. Corpus callosumC. DendritesD. Brain & spinal cord

5. Which of the following is not used to the study the brain?A. CAT scansB. MRIC. NeurotransmittersD. PET scans

6. What percentage of your genes do you share with your parents?A. 100%B. 50%C. 25%D. 12.5%

7.What gender can monozygotic twins be?A. Female, FemaleB. Male, Male C. Male,Female

D. A&B

8. What is the basic building block of hereditary?A. Chromosomes B. HormonesC. GenesD. None of the above

9. Which are parts that only show up on the sensory cortex?A. TeethB. Gums C. PharynxD. All of the above

10. Which part of the brain functions speech muscles?A. Broca’s areaB. Wernicke’s areaC. Motor cortexD. Cerebellum

11. What is the genetic transmission of traits from one generation to the next?A. HeredityB. GenesC. NeuronsD. Dendrite

12. Which part of the neuron sends messages to other neurons?A. Terminal button B. AxonC. Terminal Branch D. Dendrite

1. What is the study of behavior and mental processesa. Social science c. Psychologyb. Natural science d. Cognition

2. Rules or laws are…a. Principles c. Functionsb. Theories d. Confucius

3. Who thought that animal spirits flowed through usa. Francis Bacon c. Aristotleb. Descartes d. Plato

4. The Founder of Modern Sciencea. John Locke c. Descartesb. Aristotle d. Francis Bacon

5. The idea that knowledge originates in experiencea. Empiricism c. Psychoanalysisb. Functionalism d. Structuralism

6. Who believed that people were born as a “blank slate” and had no knowledgea. Descartes c. Sigmund Freudb. John Locke d. Plato

7. Chemistry, Biology, and Physics are examples of what?a. Natural Science c. Social Scienceb. Principles d. Theories

8. Who set up the first psychology lab?a. Freud c. Pavlovb. Skinner d. Wundt

9. According to psychoanalysis, how could mental illness be healed? a. Talk Therapy c. Self Discoveryb. Self Talk d. All of the above

10. Which school of thought was least successful in testing, due to people not being able to explain why they felt the way they did?

a. Functionalism c. Psychoanalysisb. Structuralism d. None of the above

11. This helps answer why, predicts behavior, and can be changed or disregarded at any time.a. Principles c. Theoryb. Memory d. Feelings

12. Who was denied a Ph.D due to his/her gender.a. Margaret F. Washburn c. Sigmund Freudb. Mary Calkins d. Aristotle

13. Which school of thought is “how we adapt”?a. Functionalism c. Psychoanalysisb. Structuralism d. None of the above

14. Which idea is related to people are the way they are because of their individual experiences?a. Nurture c. Innateb. Nature d. Learned

15. Which idea is related to people are the way they are because of heredity?a. Nurture c. Innateb. Nature d. Learned

16. Chapter 3:

17. Which part of the brain is responsible for your personality, emotions, and decision making?a. Visual Cortex c. Temporal Lobeb. Frontal Lobe d. Cerebellum(“Little Brain”)

18. Which part of the brain controls your speaking muscles?a. Broca’s Area c. Angular Gyrusb. Wernicke’s Area d. Brain Stem

19. Another name for a nerve cell.a. Nervon c. Nervous Bodyb. Neuron d. None of the above

20. What protects the axon and enhances the speed of messages through nerve cells?a. Axon Terminal c. Cell Bodyb. Terminal Button d. Myelin Sheath

21. What part of the nerve cell receives messages?a. Terminal Button c. Dendriteb. Terminal Branch d. Axon

22. What part of the brain did Phineas Gage damage when he took a rod through his head?a. Motor Cortex c. Frontal Lobeb. Occipital Lobe d. Temporal Lobe

23. What connects the two hemispheres of the brain?a. Corpus Callosum c. Fissuresb. Hypothalamus d. Amygdala

24. How much of the body’s energy does the brain require?a. 10% c. 30%b. 20% d. 50%

25. What are the wrinkles in your brain called?a. Crevices c. Sensorsb. Valleys d. Fissures

26. What percentage of DNA do monozygotic twins share?a. 99% c. 100%b. 50% d. Unspecified

27. Hormones cover what three basic responses?a. Attraction c. Aggressionb. Appetite d. All of the above

28. Which gland is the most influential and rules all others?a. Thyroid Gland c. Adrenal Glandb. Pituitary Gland d. None of the above

29. Psychopaths typically have a shrunken what?a. Frontal lobe c. Amygdalab. Hypothalamus d. None of the above

30. Which is an example of an excitatory neurotransmitter?a. GABA c. Melatoninb. Serotonin d. Glutamate

31. Which part of the brain controls survival functions, like breathing?a. Cerebellum c. Temporal Lobeb. Brain Stem d. Wernicke’s Area

32. Chapter 7:

33. Which type of memory is general knowledge?a. Episodic c. Primingb. Semantic d. Procedural

34. Which type of memory is related to specific events?a. Episodic c. Primingb. Semantic d. Procedural

35. Which type of memory is that you do on a normal basis without thinking too much?a. Episodic c. Primingb. Semantic d. Procedural

36. Which type of memory is remembering to do something in the future?a. Prospective c. Retrogradeb. Retrospective d. Anterograde

37. Which type of memory is remembering that you’ve already done something?a. Prospective c. Retrogradeb. Retrospective d. Anterograde

38. Which type of memory is memory of visual stimuli?a. Iconic memory c. Recognitionb. Echoic memory d. Recall

39. What type of amnesia doesn’t allow patients to remember anything BEFORE the accident?a. Prospective c. Retrogradeb. Retrospective d. Anterograde

40. What type of amnesia doesn’t allow patients to remember anything AFTER the accident?a. Prospective c. Retrogradeb. Retrospective d. Anterograde

41. What is the limit on capacity of working memory?a. 7 +-2 c. 5 +-9b. 2 +-7 d. 9 +-5

42. Mood Congruent Memory suggests that when we are in a happy mood we tend to store what things in memory?a. Happy c. Positiveb. Sad d. Negative

43. Who suggested that we have six basic emotions?a. Paul Ekman c. George A. Millerb. Irwin Pollack d. Sidney Smith

44. What is the idea that memories, especially negative ones, can be banished from consciousness?a. Interference c. Reconstructionb. Forgetting d. Repression

45. Old information affecting your retrieval of new information is what type of interference?a. Proactive c. Anteroactiveb. Retroactive d. Repressed

46. New information affecting your recall of old information is what type of interference?a. Proactive c. Anteroactiveb. Retroactive d. Repressed

47. What is something that reminds you of information you’re trying to retrieve?a. Retrieval Cues c. Mnemonic Devicesb. State-Dependent Memory d. Retention

1. What is the scientific study of behavior and mental process? A. Social & Natural scienceB. Principles & ConfuciusC. Behavior & Mental ProcessD. Structuralism

2. Structure of the human within societies and the interactions with others.A. TheoryB. Social SciencesC. DescartesD. Functionalism

3. Principles are….A. Helps answer why.B. Power of ideas.C. Seek to find answers. D. Rules or laws

4. Nature of the physical world. Seek to find out answers through the scientific method. A. Natural StructureB. BehaviorC. Mental ProcessD. Theory

5. What is Theory?A. Power of ideas.B. Helps answer why.C. Seek to find answers.D. Rules or laws.

6. What is the power of ideas and educated mind?A. Socrates & PlatoB. PsychologyC. PrinciplesD. Confucius

7. Who was Plato’s student?A. AristotleB. BaconC. LockeD. Wundt

8. The mind is in control & knowledge is innate (born with us).A. Bacon B. LockeC. Socrates & Plato D. Aristotle

9. Knowledge is not preexisting and instead it grows from experiences.A. Locke B. Aristotle C. PlatoD. Wundt

10. The dissection of animals, discovered that nerves control our reflexes (animal spirits).A. BehaviorB. DescartesC. Mental ProcessD. Principles

11. Francis Bacon was…

A. Founder of modern science.B. Researched the human mind and its fallings.C. Nothing and remembering to confirm our beliefs.D. All of the above.

12. John Locke believed…A. We were born with a blank slate.B. Born with emotions already.C. We learn emotions from experience.D. None of the above.

13. Knowledge originates in experience and that science should rely on observation and experimentation.A. Structuralism B. Functionalism C. EmpiricismD. Descartes

14. 1st Psychological laboratory “Atoms of the mind”.A. BaconB. WundtC. JamesD. Washburn

15. How mental and behavioral process function - how we adapt, survive, and flourish. Ex: habits, emotionsA. Empiricism B. BehaviorC. StructuralismD. Functionalism

Chapter 3: Biology of Behaviors (Neuroscience)

1. The portion of the cerebral cortex lying just being the forehead; involved in emotions.A. Parietal LobeB. Frontal LobeC. Occipital LobeD. Temporal Lobe

2. The portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position.

A. Occipital LobeB. Temporal Lobe C. Frontal LobeD. Parietal Lobe

3. The portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes the visual areas which receive visual information from the opposite visual field.

A. Occipital LobeB. Motor CortexC. Frontal Lobe D. Sensory Cortex

4. The portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes the auditory areas, each of which receives auditory information primarily from the opposite ear.

A. Broca's AreaB. Motor Cortex

C. Temporal LobeD. Frontal Lobe

5. An area at the rear of the frontal lobe that controls voluntary movements.A. SensoryB. Broca’s AreaC. Motor CortexD. Temporal Lobe

6. The area at the front of the parietal lobe that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations.A. Sensory CortexB. Wernicke's AreaC. Frontal LobeD. Occipital Lobe

7. Controls language expression - an area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movements involved in speech.

A. Motor CortexB. Parietal LobeC. Wernicke's AreaD. Broca's Area

8. Controls language reception - a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression, usually in the left temporal lobe.

A. Frontal LobeB. Wernicke's AreaC. Temporal LobeD. Motor Cortex

9. Translates writing into speech.A. Parietal LobeB. Wernicke’s AreaC. Angular GyrusD. Occipital Lobe

10. The intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information processing center.

A. Cerebral CortexB. Occipital LobeC. Motor CortexD. Broca's Area

11. Two lima bean sized neural clusters that are components of the limbic system and are linked to emotion; influences aggression and fear.

A. HypothalamusB. AmygdalaC. LobesD. Plasticity

12. The oldest part and control core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; responsible for automatic survival functions.

A. Temporal LobeB. Broca’s AreaC. Motor CortexD. Brainstem

13. The base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing.A. MedullaB. AmygdalaC. PlasticityD. Lobes

14. Excess neurotransmitters reabsorbed by the sending neuron.A. BrainstemB. PlasticityC. ReuptakeD. Amygdala

15. The extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles or glands.

A. AmygdalaB. ReuptakeC. MedullaD. Axon

Chapter 7: Cognition

1. Persistence of learning over time via the storage and retrieval of information.A. MemoryB. CognitionC. EncodingD. Storage

2. All the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, information.A. EncodingB. StorageC. CognitionD. Memory

3. Transforming sensory information into meaningful memory.A. StorageB. MemoryC. RetrievalD. Encoding

4. Creating a biological trace of the encoded information in memory, which can be consolidated or lost.A. StorageB. CognitionC. RetrievalD. Memory

5. Using stored information.A. MemoryB. RetrievalC. EncodingD. Cognition

6. Sensory memories include both:A. Prospective Memory & Retrospective Memory

B. Encoding & StorageC. Iconic & Echoic MemoryD. Memory & Cognition

7. A momentary sensory memory of a visual stimuli. Memory only lasts for a few tenths of a second. A. Echoic MemoryB. CognitionC. EncodingD. Iconic Memory

8. A momentary sensory memory for auditory stimuli. Sound memories can usually last up to 3 or 4 seconds.A. Echoic MemoryB. MemoryC. EncodingD. Cognition

9. Remembering to do something in the future.A. Retrospective MemoryB. Echoic MemoryC. Prospective MemoryD. Iconic Memory

10. Remembering you already did something in the past.A. Iconic MemoryB. Retrospective MemoryC. Echoic Memory D. Prospective Memory

11. Type of encoding that requires attention and conscious effort.A. Effortful ProcessingB. AmnesiaC. RecognitionD. Recall

12. A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier.A. AmnesiaB. RecognitionC. CognitionD. Recall

13. A measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned.A. CognitionB. AmnesiaC. RecallD. Recognition

14. Activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations of memory.A. RecognitionB. PrimingC. Effortful ProcessD. Amnesia

15. Organizing items into familiar, manageable units, often occurs automatically.A. ChunkingB. AmnesiaC. Cognition

D. Recall

1. What is psychology?A.Sigmund Freud B. The study of behavior and metal processC. Heart and not our headD.William James

2. The mental process is the____ subjective experiences we infer from____

A. Anthropology; behavior B. Psychology; confusion C. Internal; behavior D. Theory; principles

3. What are the three schools of thoughts?A. Structuralism,Functionalism,and Psychoanalysis B. Wundt,Titchener,and James C. Thoughts,Feelings,and Behavior D. Personalities,Hearing, and Seeing

4. Structure of the human with societies and interactions with otherA. Natural scienceB. Theory C. Genetics D. Social science

5. Albert Bandura had a theory that if children was to see adult models on t.v rudely treating a bobo doll that they would do the same to their bobo doll. What do you think the word theory means in the sentence.

A. Helps predict behaviorsB. Is a Law C. Doing Research D. Examples

6. What are principles?A. Predicting B. Laws and rules C. Science D. Behavioralism

7.What is Nature?A. Experience B. Biology C. NurtureD. Locke

8. The mind is in control and knowledge is inmate (born with us). Which philosopher/philosophers believed this. A. Aristotle B. John locke C. Margaret Aashburn

D. Socrates and Plato

9. Wundt experiment was the “atoms of the mind”. This experiment Included reaction times. Which was the fastest reaction time.

A. Hearing B. Seeing C. 4.5 sec. D. 8 sec.

10. From question 9, how many psychological experiments did Wundt do before the “atoms of the mind experiment” ?A. 3B. 7C. Was the first one D. No record of knowing

11.What is Nurture? A.Biology B.Nature C.Margaret Floy Washburn D. Experience

12. Who was the first women president for the APAA. John Locke B. Margaret Floy Washburn C. Mary Carter D. Mary Calkins

13. First person to receive her Ph.DA. Margaret Floy Washburn B. Mary Calkins C. Messlia Cratt D. Alexandria Menior

14. Who founded modern scienceA. Francis bacon B. Wundt C. John locke D. Astelle

15. How mental and behavioral process function; how we adapt and survive. What is the first name of the man who believed this? A. Francis B. John C. James D. Wundt

1.The teeth, gums, & pharynx are body parts that only show up on what cortex ? A. Sensory B. Pituitary C. Motar D. Synapse

2. The basic building blocks of heredity are ____A. Dendrite B. Gems C. Neurons D. Dopamine

3. What is the definition of heredity ?A. Traits from just your parents B. Genes you share with your twin ‘C. Personal life profile about a person D. Genetic transmission of traits from one generation to the next

4. When the brain can reorganize itself after damage is ___A. Reuptake B. Endorphins C. Brain plasticity D. Neurotransmitter

5. What is another name for identical twins ? A. Monzygotic B. Just identical C. Dizygotic D. Fraternal

6. What is another name for dizygotic twins ? A. Monozygotic B. Fraternal C. IdenticalD. Leozygotic

7. When a set of twins say they only share 50% of their genes, what kind of twins are they ?A. Identical B. Monozygotic C. Dizygotic D. Leozygotic

8. What is the central nervous system made of ? A. Sympathetic and parasympathetic B. autonomic & somatic C. Spinal cord & Bain D. Brain & spinal cord

9. The success rate of brain plasticity is dependent on __A. Age B. How much therapy in one day C. What the doctor says D. All of these above

10. The fatty tissue that has the axon to speed up neural transmitters is known as the ___ A. Terminal branch B. Synapse C. Dendrite D. Myelin sheath

11. Part of the brain that connects the two hemispheres in known as the ___ A. Spinal cord B. Corpus callosumC. AmygdalaD. Synaptic cleft

12. How are two monozygotic twins formed ? A. 1 egg 1 sperm that splits B. 1 egg 1 sperm that stay together C. 2 eggs 2 sperms fertilized at the same time D. 2 eggs 2 sperms fertilized at different times within the same time period

13. Give an example of a hormone ?A. GABAB. Testosterone C. Endorphin D. Somatic

14. Which one is the high ruler of glands and still secretes growth ? A. Testes glands B. Adrenal glands C. Dendrites D. Pituitary glands

15. Which percent of the genes do we share with our grandparents ? A. 45%B. 92% C. 20%D. 25%

What is Cognition?

A. All the metal activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering information. B. Transforming sensory information into meaningful memory C. Creating a biological trace D. Using stored information

2. What are the types of forgetting ? A. Priming, chunking, and mnemonicB. State-dependent memory and mood congruent memory C. Encoding Failure, Storage Decay, and Retrieval FailureD. Proactive and Retroactive

3. When we are certain we know something yet we are unable to recall it is known as Phenomenon?A. DepressionB. Tip Of The Tongue C. Interference D. Priming

4. What are the types of memory retrieval ? A. Encoding, Effortful, and Automatic

B. Space, Time, and Frequency C. Encoding, Storage, and Retrieval D. Recall, Recognition, and Reconstruction of Memories

5. What is unconscious memory?A. Implicit B. ExplicitC. EpisodicD. Priming

6.What is conscious memory?A. Procedural B. ImplicitC. Semantic D. Explicit

7.What sensory memory is a visual stimuli?A. Echoic Memory B. Short-Term Memory C. Inonic MemoryD. Long-Term Memory

8. What sensory memory is an auditory stimuli?A. Inonic Memory B. Echoic Memory C. Memory D. Repression

9. What are the memory process?

A. Encoding, Storage,and RetrievalB. Iconic Memory and Echoic MemoryC. Prospective Memory and Retrospective Memory D. Sensory Memory

10. Remembering to do something in the future is ?A. Retrospective B. Iconic C. Sensory D. Prospective

11. Remembering you already did something in the past is ?A. Iconic B. ProspectiveC. Retrospective D. Encoding

12. What are the six basic types of emotions ?A. Anger, Disgust, Fear. Happiness. Sadness, and SurpriseB. Disgust, Crying. Laughing, Scared, Excited and SurpriseC. Mad, Anger, Fear, Happy, Crying and JoyD. Trust, Happy, Fear, Shame, Kind, and Excited

13.What is the limited capacity of memory? A. 2+ or - 7

B. 7+ or - 2C. 3+ or - 7 D. 7+ or - 5

14. What are the two types of amnesia? A. Anterograde Amnesia and Retrograde Amnesia B. Recall and Recognition

C. Prospective & retrospectiveD. Automatic & effortful

What is psychology:1. Which of the these is NOT part of the original schools of thought of psychology?A. PsychodynamicB. PsychoanalysisC. StructuralismD. Functionalism

2. This person believed that our behaviors are controlled by animal spirits that run through our nerves was…A. Descartes B. PlatoC. SocratesD. Confucius

3. Which of the following has NO relation with with structuralism?A. InnateB. Objective sensation C. Introspection D. Subjective feelings

4. The first psychology lab was established by who?A. william jamesB. B.F SkinnerC. Wilhelm Wundt D. Sigmund Freud

5. The psychoanalytic perspective infers that…A. Our heart controls our behaviorsB. Personal experience & reinforcement guide individual developmentC. Unconscious motives influence behaviorD. Biological processes influence behavior and mental processes

6. The founder of modern science was…A. John LockeB. Francis BaconC. Aristotle D. Edward Titchener

7. Which of the following did NOT support the idea of behavioralism?A. B.F SkinnerB. Sigmund FreudC. Ivan PavlovD. John B. Watson8. Which of these is NOT considered psychological perspective?

A. ClinicalB. Sociocultural C. BiologicalD. Evolutionary9. In the first psychological experiment, it was discovered that humans have a quicker reaction time with which sense?A. TouchingB. SeeingC. HearingD. Smelling

10. Who believed that we are born with blank minds?A. Francis BaconB. Sigmund FreudC. SocratesD. John Locke

11. People make free and conscious choices based on their unique experiences is the key assumption of which perspective?A. HumanisticB. Cognitive C. LearningD. psychoanalytic

12. Perceptions Thoughts, Dreams, Beliefs, & Feelings are all examples of…A. Mental ProcessesB. PrinciplesC. BehaviorsD. Functions

13. Finding answers through the scientific method and looking at the nature of physical world best correlates to…A. EmpiricismB. Social SciencesC. Natural sciences D. Psychoanalysis

14. What did Aristotle believe?A. Knowledge is not preexisting but instead it grows from experiences B. We are born with knowledgeC. Knowledge come to the mind when it wants toD. Knowledge comes in around the age of 5

15. Psychology is the study of what?A. Behaviors and Mental ProcessesB. illness and treatmentC. Doctors and ScientistsD. Education and Health Care

What is the definition of psychology?a. The study of lifeb. The study of the human body c. The science of the mind and behaviord. The study of nutrition

2. Who is the founder of psychology ?

a. Wilhelm wundtb. Sigmon freud

c. Atkinsond. Carl Jung

3. Who was Aristotle ?a. Plato’s cousinb. Socrates student c. A student of Platod. None of the above

4. Who was the founder of modern science?a. Albert Einsteinb. Sigmund Freudc. Paul Ekmand. Francis Bacon

5. Who believed that at birth your mind is at a blank state?

a. John Lockeb. Aristotlec. Augustined. Socrates

7. What did Aristotle believe?A. Behaviors are controlled by your moodB. Behaviors are controlled by your hormonesC. Behaviors are controlled by your heart and not your headD. All of the above

8. Humans have a quicker reaction to which sense ?A. SmellB. TasteC. TouchingD. Hearing

9. Of the following who is a humanistic psychologistA. Sigmund Freud B. B.F. skinnerC. John watsonD. None of the above

10. One good reason to study psychology is to?A. To understand the human mind and how it worksB. Just for funC. To give advice to peopleD. To learn how to manipulate others

11. The goals of psychology are to?A. Explain the human mind B. Control human behaviorC. Describe, understand and control behaviorD. All of the above

12. Who believed that we were born with a blank mind?

A. SocratesB. John LockeC. Francis BaconD. Sigmund Freud

13. What is the three schools of thought?A. Structuralism, functionalism, cognitionB. Structuralism ,cognition, schemasC. Structuralism, functionalism, psychoanalysisD. None of the above

14. The first psychology lab was set up by who? A.Locke B. Wundt C.Williams D.Freud 15. What type of science is psychology? A.integrate B.biology C. physics D. all of the above

1. What is the nervous system is made up of?A. SomaticB. AutonomicC. DendritesD. Brain and spinal cord

2. Which is a basic response that hormones control?A. AppetiteB. The way you walkC. Both A & CD. None of the above

3. What part of the brain connects the two hemispheres?

A. Wernicke’s areaB. Frontal lobeC. Parietal lobeD. Corpus callosum

4. What are techniques that are used to research the brain?A. MRIB. AccidentsC. Pet scansD. All of the above

5. What is the contact point between two neurons?A. Synapse B. DendriteC. ThyroidD. Chromosome