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Review Quiz #1 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6euckz 1. In the early years of psychology, a research partic- ipant might have been asked to observe carefully and systematically his conscious experiences. What method would the participant be using? Introspection 2. According to Wilhelm Wundt, the focus of scientific psychology should be the study of conscious experi- ence 3. Cognitive psychologists are most likely to study the acquisition of knowledge, plan- ning, and prob- lem-solving 4. Standard deviation is a measure of how much scores in a group differ from the mean of that group 5. A psychological researcher designs a study to deter- mine whether positive feedback affects self- esteem. The researcher requires each participant to toss twen- ty coins into a coffee can that is three feet away. Half of the participants are told that their performance is superior, and the other half are told that their per- formance is well below average. Although some of the participants want to quit tossing coins after a few attempts, they are told that once they begin the study they have to complete it. After the coin toss, participants take a test measuring self- esteem. Fol- lowing the test, all participants are debriefed and told that information about their performance was false. Results of the study indicate that participants who are told their performance is well below average report lower levels of self-esteem than do those who are told their performance is superior. The feedback about relative per- formance in coin tossing 6. A psychological researcher designs a study to deter- mine whether positive feedback affects self- esteem. The researcher requires each participant to toss twen- ty coins into a coffee can that is three feet away. Half Violation of the right to withdraw 1 / 3

Review Quiz #1 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6euckz of the participants are told that their performance is superior, and the other half are told that their per- formance is well below average. Although some of the participants want to quit tossing coins after a few attempts, they are told that once they begin the study they have to complete it. After the coin toss, participants take a test measuring self- esteem. Fol- lowing the test, all participants are debriefed and told that information about their performance was false. Results of the study indicate that participants who are told their performance is well below average report lower levels of self-esteem than do those who are told their performance is superior. 7. The results of a correlational study involving student volunteers in a psychology laboratory might not apply to the general population because the sample is not randomly chosen and therefore may not be a represen- tative sample 8. Researchers have found a negative correlation be- tween income and dental problems. What conclusion can correctly be drawn from this statement? As income in- creases, the like- lihood of dental problems decreas- es. 9. A person with damage to Broca's area would most likely demonstrate which of the following symptoms? Difficulty with speech production 10. Consistent with the concept of neural plasticity, neu- rons in mammals have been found to change the way they function as a result of repeated stimulation by doing which of the following? Growing new den- dritic spines 11. An individual was admitted to the hospital after ex- periencing a mild tingling on the right side of the face and a sudden inability to speak. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a doctor would likely find an abnormality in the brain tissue of the left hemi- sphere 12. 2 / 3

Review Quiz #1 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6euckz After an electrode implanted in a cat's brain stimulates the cat's amygdala, the cat will most likely do which of the following? Immediately with- draw in fear 13. When people consume large amounts of alcohol, they are often unable to recall what they did and said while they were drinking. This occurs because alcohol inter- feres with the brain's ability to form new memories in the hippocampus 14. Ben was enjoying a walk in the woods on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. As he went around a curve, he noticed a bear walking toward him. Immediately his pupils dilated, he began to perspire, and his heart accelerated. These changes are most closely related to the function of the sympathetic ner- vous system 3 / 3

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