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JEOPARDY!PowerPoint PresentationFor most of human history, Western scholars believed that the mind and body were separate and that humans were unique because a. they possessed a soul. b. they controlled other animals. c. they were mortal. d. the mind and body interacted for a divine purpose.Answer a. they possessed a soul.You are listening to some musical tones and are being asked to report the quality, intensity, and clarity of the tones. What is the limitation of this type of information in understanding your mind?Answer too subjectiveWith regard to their theories, Freud can be thought of as the ____________ of Pavlov and Watson. a. “father” b. opposite c. theoretical partner d. sonAnswer b. oppositeA psychologist examines the experience of asking someone for a date by measuring the separate components of heart rate, sweatiness of palms, stuttering, and subsequent sensations of relief. This characterizes which approach to understanding behavior?Answer structuralismThe expression, “a penny for your thoughts (or given inflation make that a dollar)” or asking “what’s on your mind?” would be least likely to come from which of the following? a. Freud b. Skinner c. Descartes d. George MillerAnswer b. SkinnerEvolution is an important area of study for understanding behavior because it is based on assumptions that behaviors are a. adaptable and influenced by natural selection. b. entirely determined by genes. c. the result of rapid changes in natural selection. d. related to the activities of lower mammals.Answer a. adaptable and influenced by natural selection.The ability to read your textbook and comprehend psychology may be considered a. an adaptive solution. b. an adaptive by-product. c. natural selection. d. reproductive fitness.Answer b. an adaptive by-product.Which of the following is not an evolutionary based reason for excluding people from groups? a. because they are untrustworthy b. because they are weak c. because they drain group resources d. because they are attractiveAnswer d. because they are attractiveA friend says to you, “I have a gene for Krispy Kreme” as a poetic way of joking about her addiction to doughnuts. In what way might she be correct?Answer Humans are evolutionarily predisposed to enjoy fatty-sweet foods because early humans increased their likelihood of survival with greater caloric intake.The fact that infants become wary of heights at about the same time they begin to crawl is an example ofAnswer an adaptation.Schizophrenia is an example of a disorder that a. is best understood from an environmental—nurture—perspective. b. is best understood from a biological—nature—perspective. c. is best understood as resulting from the inseparable interaction of nature and nurture. d. was originally thought to be caused entirely by biological factors and now is known to be caused largely by environmental factorsAnswer c. is best understood as resulting from the inseparable interaction of nature and nurture.The ________ refers to the genetic constitution of an individual, while the _______ refers to the observable characteristics.Answer genotype; phenotypeSickle cell disease occurs more frequently in certain populations because a. homozygotes for this disease are able to survive with very little water, preventing death from dehydration. b. heterozygotes for this disease are less susceptible to environmental influences of violence. c. heterozygotes for this disease are resistant to malaria. d. homozygotes for this disease are less susceptible to environmental influences of violence.Answer c. heterozygotes for this disease are resistant to malaria.What creates genotypic variation in the population? a. natural selection b. sexual reproduction c. sexual selection d. chromosomal abnormalitiesAnswer b. sexual reproductionSuomi’s studies with monkeys demonstrate that a. the short version of the gene he studied causes neurobehavioral deficits. b. raising infant monkeys without their mothers causes neurobehavioral deficits. c. the environment an infant monkey is raised in does not influence its outcomes. d. there is a gene-environment interaction between the short version of the gene and maternal buffering.Answer d. there is a gene-environment interaction between the short version of the gene and maternal buffering.What is the name of the biological system that functions as the body’s slow communication system, sending chemical messages throughout the body?Answer the endocrine systemHormones travel through the body and affect target cells that have _____________.Answer receptor sitesFeminizing sex hormones are called _______; masculinizing sex hormones are called ________.Answer estrogens; androgensWhich hormone has been demonstrated to influence aggression?Answer testosteroneWomen show more interest in sex during which phase of the menstrual cycle?Answer ovulationWhen you burn your finger, ____________ neurons carry the message to the spinal cord and ____________ neurons instruct the muscles in your arm to retract from the flame.Answer afferent; efferentAnother term for neuronal firing is ____________.Answer action potential.Excitatory signals are to ____________ as inhibitory signals are to ____________. a. depolarized; hyperpolarized b. action potential; resting potential c. hyperpolarized; depolarized d. resting potential; action potentialAnswer a. depolarized; hyperpolarizedThe neuroanotomical conditions of multiple sclerosis and the resulting difficulties in function demonstrate the importance of ____________.Answer myelinImagine you are at the end part of the chain of activity on a production line. Your boss, who in his previous career was a neuroscientist, comes up to you and calls you an agonist; what would he be implying? a. that you slow down production b. that you halt production c. that you take stuff out of the process that is defective d. that you facilitate production.Answer d. that you facilitate production.After a head injury the child had difficulty keeping his balance and was noticeably less coordinated. What portion of the brain was most likely injured?Answer the cerebellumWhen placed in an fMRI, you are asked to view emotionally stimulating faces on the screen. What area of your brain should be highly activated when a scary face is presented?Answer the amygdalaThe structure near the brainstem that is important for arousal is known as theAnswer the reticular formation.Olfaction is the only one of the five senses that is not


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