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3201PsychologyMedium

This is not a part of brainstem?

Apons

Bcorpus collosum

Cmidbrain

Dmedulla

Correct answer

B. corpus collosum

Explanation

The correct answer is corpus collosum.

3202PsychologyMedium

Which of the following statements is correct in relation to acquisition?

AAlthough it is interesting to understand the impact on witness memory of factors such as the type of crime, it is not critical because what is encoded during acquisition does not from the basis for what is stored in memory and eventually retrieved when giving testimony.

BThe phenomenon of ‘weapons focus’ occur only when the central detail is a gun.

CNone of the above.

DWhile controlled experimental studies suggest that violence results in better witness accurancy, field studies of real- life witnesses are exposed to highly violent events do not give very accurate testimony.

Correct answer

C. None of the above.

Explanation

The correct answer is None of the above..

3203PsychologyMedium

The barn owl’s right ear opens slightly upward while its left ear opens slightly downward. This asymmetry is most useful for enabling the owl to detect the________of a sound.

Aamplitude

Blocation

Cloudness

Dwavelength

Correct answer

B. location

Explanation

The correct answer is location.

3204PsychologyMedium

Which of the following disorders do NOT often accompany OCD?

ADepression

BAttention Deficit Disorder

CBorderline Personality Disorder

DTourette’s Syndrome

Correct answer

C. Borderline Personality Disorder

Explanation

The correct answer is Borderline Personality Disorder.

3205PsychologyMedium

Which of the following functional types of neurons is found in mammals?

AMotor

BAll of these

CAssociative

DSensory

Correct answer

B. All of these

Explanation

The correct answer is All of these.

3206PsychologyMedium

A young man explained that he did poorly on his exam because his eyes hurt the test was unfair, and he did not feel the subject was important anyway. The young man is using what type of defense mechanism?

Afantasy

Brationalization

Cdisplacement

Dprojection

Correct answer

B. rationalization

Explanation

The correct answer is rationalization.

3207PsychologyMedium

Hope, happiness, optimism and flow takes together as ________?

AEvolutionary psychology

BCognitive psychology

CPositive psychology

DHumanistic psychology

Correct answer

C. Positive psychology

Explanation

The correct answer is Positive psychology.

3208PsychologyMedium

All of the following are some of the major sources of work stress EXCEPT ________?

AHigh decision latitude

BDiscrimination

CLittle control

DShift work

Correct answer

A. High decision latitude

Explanation

The correct answer is High decision latitude.

3209PsychologyMedium

Neurons convey information about the strength of stimuli by varying:

Aall of the above

Bthe velocity of their action potentials

Cthe size of their action potentials

Dthe rate at which they fire action potentials

Correct answer

D. the rate at which they fire action potentials

Explanation

The correct answer is the rate at which they fire action potentials.

3210PsychologyMedium

One of Freud’s major contributions was his:

Aelaboration of the humanistic approach to personality development

Bbelief that the first years of life help to shape personality

Cdiscovery of complexes during the genital stage

Dbelief in the concept of libido, sexual desires, and biological instincts

Correct answer

B. belief that the first years of life help to shape personality

Explanation

The correct answer is belief that the first years of life help to shape personality.

Which of the following statements is correct in relation to acquisition?

BThe phenomenon of ‘weapons focus’ occur only when the central detail is a gun.

CNone of the above.

Correct answer

C. None of the above.

Explanation

The correct answer is None of the above..

One of Freud’s major contributions was his:

Aelaboration of the humanistic approach to personality development

Bbelief that the first years of life help to shape personality

Cdiscovery of complexes during the genital stage

Dbelief in the concept of libido, sexual desires, and biological instincts

Correct answer

B. belief that the first years of life help to shape personality

Explanation

The correct answer is belief that the first years of life help to shape personality.