Phsychology Study Guide
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- Authoritarian parents demonstrate _________ levels of parental control and _______ levels of parental responsiveness.
- High; low
- Newborns have been observed to show the greatest visual interest in:
- The drawing of a human face
- Sixteen year old Brenda questions her parents values but does not fully accept her friends standards either. Her confusion about what she really wants and values in life suggest Brenda is struggling with the problem of:
- Identity
- Studies of monkeys raised with artifical mothers suggest that mother infant emotional bonds result primarily from mothers providing infants with:
- body contact
- Despite there poor memories of early life experiences, 14 month olds are still capable of ___________________ 3 months earlier
- imitating actions they observe
- Nageeb thought all nurses were young females until a middle-aged male nurse took care of him. Nageebs altered conception of a nurse illustrates the process of
- accomodation
- Dementia is most commonly associated with
- Alzheimers Disease
- According to Erikson, trust is to ________ as identity is to adolescence
- infancy
- Incorporating new information into existing theories
- assimilation
- Modifying existing theories in light of new information
- accomodation
- Cross sectional research indicated that during early and middle adulthood, aging is associated with
- declining levels of intelligence
- Longitudinal research indicated that during early and middle adulthood, aging is associated with
- increasing levels of intelligence
- Identical twins with similar values and preferences are not very strongly attached to one another's fiances. This suggest romantic attraction is influenced by
- chance encounters
- In a pleasent but unfamiliar setting, infants with a secure maternal attachment are not likely to use their mothers as
- a base from which to explore new surroundings
- Little Karen will approach and play with unfamilar animals only if her mother first reassures her that it is safe to do so. This best illustrates the adoptive value of
- attachment
- Genes perpetuate:
- individuals
- Memes perpetuate
- cultures
- Human genetic diversity consists of the variations in our
- genetic code
- People have always responded so positively to Alyssa's good looks that she has developed a socially confidant and outgoing personality. This best illustrates the
- interaction of nurture and nature
- The unique temperaments of children evoke predictable responses for their caregivers. This best illustrates the
- interaction of nurture and nature
- Heritability refers to
- the extent to which trait differences among individuals are attributable to genetic variations
- Compared to environmentally impoverished rats, rats housed in enriched environments experienced a dramatic increase in the number of their
- offspring, synapses
- A human egg contains what chromosome
- X
- A human sperm contains what chromosome
- Y
- The segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a specific protein
- Gene
- Ten year old Migdalia insists of wearing very feminine looking clothes because she wants to appear ladylike. This best illustrates the impact of
- gender roles
- Prenatal testosterone secretions exert one of their earliest influences on
- gender
- Of the four distinct skin senses, specialized receptor cells have been indentified for
- pressure
- Frequency theory creates
- pitch
- Young-Helmholtz theory creates
- hue, color
- After a small section of his basilir membrane was damaged. Jason experienced a noticeable loss of hearing for high-pitched sounds only. Jason's hearing loss is best explained by
- place theory
- People who experience blindsight most likely suffered damage to their
- visual cortex
- Jennifer can tune her guitar more effectively than Maria because Jennifer is better at detecting whether specific strings are playing too sharp too flat. With respect to tone sensitivity Maria has a __________ threhold than does Jennifer
- higher
- When looking at the hands of a clock signifying 8 o'clock, certain brain cells in the visual cortex are more responsive than if the hands signify 10 o'clock. This is most indicative of
- feature detection
- Complete sensation in the absence of complete perception is
- subliminal stimulation
- Plays the biggest role in our feeling dizzy and unbalanced after a thrilling roller coaster ride.
- Semicircular canals
- According the Young-Helmholtz theory, when both red and green cones are stimulated, a person should see
- yellow