PSYCH 103 All 13 Quizes (151 Pages)

QUIZ 1 Question 1 Question 1 1 / 1 point What is the difference between an evolutionary psychologist and a developmental psychologist? Evolutionary psychologists study populations that lived millions of years ago while A) developmental psychologists look at the generations currently living. Evolutionary psychologists study behaviour as an individual changes from a parent to a B) grandparent while developmental psychologists study newborns. Evolutionary psychologists study changes in behaviour over many generations while C) developmental psychologists study changes in behaviour over a lifetime. Evolutionary psychologists study how genetics and environment affect behaviour D) while developmental psychologists only study the effects of the environment. View Feedback Question 2 1 / 1 point Which of the following would best explain why an evolutionary psychologist believes depression exists in a population? A) Symptoms of depression become much less severe with age. Individuals being treated with medication are able to manage the disorder and B) function the same as non-depressed individuals. Undergoing cognitive behavioural therapy results in decreased alienation from your C) closest friends and relatives. D) Increased peer support leads to increased survival. View Feedback Question 3 0 / 1 point Every time Mike asks his supervisor Dave for a break, Mike gets yelled at and is given more work. Even after a nicer supervisor Jen, is hired in addition to Dave, Mike still asks Dave to go on break as he expects to get yelled at anyways. What is this phenomenon known as? A) Depression B) Habituation C) Classical conditioning D) Learned helplessness View Feedback Question 4 1 / 1 point Denys is writing a review paper on the topic of bullying. His focus is on variations in hypothalamic- pituitary-adrenal axis activity among bullied and non-bullied children throughout their time in high school. What two perspectives does Denys use to address this issue? A) Developmental and neuroscience B) Social and Learning C) Neuroscience and evolution D) Learning and developmental 0 / 1 point What type of question would a learning researcher most likely ask regarding a baby’s first words? View Feedback View Feedback Question 2 Question 6 Question 5 A) Does positive reinforcement help a baby learn new words faster? B) What areas of the brain must be developed for a baby to say its first words? Is the age at which parents learn their first words associated with when a baby C) learns its first words? D) What environmental factors contribute to when a baby learns its first words? 1 / 1 point As a drug addict, John relies heavily on cocaine to relieve his anxiety.According to the textbook, how would Freud and Watson approach John’s drug addiction? Freud: John’s unconscious is fighting a struggle of identity and he uses cocaine to A) suppress this conflict from reaching his consciousness. Watson: John’s behaviour is a result of poor decision-making. Freud: John’saddiction is due to his early exposure to behavioursreinforced by his addicted father. B) Watson: His behaviour is a result of an environment that reinforces his addictive behaviours. Freud: John’s unconscious is fighting a struggle of identity and he uses cocaine to suppress this conflict from reaching consciousness C) Watson: John’s behaviour is a result of an environment that reinforces his addictive behaviours. Freud: John’s addiction is due to his early exposure to behaviours reinforced by his D) addicted father. Watson: His behaviour is a result of poor decision-making. View Feedback Question 7 0 / 1 point Every time you hear a loud sound, there is a burst of electrical activity in a specific region of the brain, known as the primary auditory cortex. What is this association an example of? A) Principle of totality B) Principle of psychometric connections Principle of psychophysical isomorphism C) D) Principle of psychoanalysis 0 / 1 point Which of the following is true of the target study entitled: EEG Evidence for Mirror Neuron Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorders by Oberman et al (2005)? Individuals with autism are missing the mirror neuron network that healthy controls A) have. The results of the study were better explained by the psychological level of analysis B) than the environmental level of analysis. C) Mirror neuron activity was studied using an fMRI. D) The results of the study could be explained by all levels of analysis. View Feedback Question 9 0 / 1 point According to your textbook, which of the following statements are true regarding structuralism? View Feedback Question 8 A) B) C) Structuralism studied mental processes primarily through internal self-reflection. Structuralism was developed by Wilhelm Wundt. Structuralism’s main focus is to explain why we have conscious thought. Structuralism sought to understand the bigger picture of visual, auditory and touch D) sensations rather than its basic component parts. View Feedback If you answer the following question, you will receive one mark regardless of your answer. We are interested in using data collected from this quiz to assess test questions as effective evaluation tools as part of ongoing research conducted by Matthew Pachai on behalf of Dr. Joseph Kim from the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, and Behaviour. In this study, your responses to the questions and your demographic information will be kept confidential. Your participation in this study is voluntary and you may terminate the study at any time without penalty. Please note that all data will only been seen by the research coordinator (Matthew Pachai) and Dr. Kim will not be told who participated or see anything other than aggregate data. If you have questions any time about the study or the procedures, please contact Matthew Pachai,[email protected]. This study has been reviewed and approved by the McMaster Research Ethics Board. By answering yes:  I have read and understand the above information, and agree to participate in this study.  I understand that I may withdraw from the study at any time, if I choose to do so. Question 10 1 / 1 point Informed Consent Form 2011-2012 Academic Year: Principal Investigator: Dr. Joseph Kim Questi on 1 A) YES B) NO 1 / 1 point Which of the following scenarios is the best demonstration of how habituation would be used in psychological methodology? A mouse receives a small shock when he presses a lever in his cage. If, over time, the A) frequency with which he presses this lever increases, it can be inferred that the mouse ha...

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