Quiz Psychology
Intro Psychology: Research & Brain
Scientific method, brain methods, memory, and learning.
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Question 1
Why is random assignment important in an experiment?
- It helps balance participant differences across conditions
- It guarantees every result is statistically significant
- It removes the need for a hypothesis
- It prevents all measurement error
Question 2
A correlation between two variables shows what?
- They vary together, not necessarily that one causes the other
- One definitely causes the other
- The sample is always biased
- Both variables are impossible to measure
Question 3
Functional MRI is commonly used to study what?
- Brain activity related to blood oxygen changes
- The exact weight of a single neuron
- Only bone fractures
- The legal meaning of testimony
Question 4
Classical conditioning pairs a neutral stimulus with what?
- An unconditioned stimulus that naturally produces a response
- A court order
- A DNA codon
- A legislative veto
Question 5
Working memory is best described as what?
- A limited-capacity system for holding and manipulating information briefly
- A permanent record of every event
- Only reflexive motor behavior
- A measure of blood type
Question 6
The hippocampus is especially important for what function?
- Formation of new declarative memories
- Producing insulin
- Filtering urine
- Digesting proteins in the stomach
Question 7
Nature-nurture debates concern what relationship?
- Genetic influences and environmental influences on behavior
- Only climate and geography
- Only grammar and punctuation
- Only court procedure
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