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You have a memory of your first time stepping foot on Truett McConnell’s campus.  This is a: declarative/explicit, semantic memory declarative/explicit, episodic memory nondeclarative/implicit, semantic memory nondeclarative/implicit, episodic memory

Which system is activated during the stress response? Central serotonin fix (CSF) loop Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis Prefrontal-dopamine (PD) pathway Autonomic reward system (ARS)

The action potential involves the movement of: sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) ions electrons sodium chloride (NaCl) ions sodium (Na+) ions potassium (K+) ions

Lawrence Kohlberg’s pre-conventional morality is based on: universal moral principles social contracts and rules rewards and punishments internalized faith values

There are TWO questions to answer here.  1. What conclusions can you make from this graph? Being taller causes a person to weigh more. As a person’s height increases, their weight tends to increase. Height and weight are unrelated variables. Weighing more causes a person to be taller. 2. What does this graph show? A positive correlation A negative correlation No correlation An absolute correlation

In operant conditioning, “negative reinforcement” means: punishing undesirable behavior removing something unpleasant to increase behavior adding something pleasant to increase behavior taking away something pleasant to decrease behavior

The scientific method is not truly complete until: you report your results by publishing your findings or presenting your findings at a conference. you write a lab report summarizing what you learned. you apply the conclusions from your research to your everyday life. you tell your parents about your research findings.

Which parenting style is high in both demand and responsiveness?  Indulgent Authoritative Authoritarian Indifferent

Which type of research design is the only one that allows you to determine causation, that one variable causes another? Correlational research Longitudinal studies Qualitative studies Experimental research

Jairus is a psychologist who focuses on the role of thoughts and mental processes in his clients’ behavior.  What type of psychology does Jairus use? Cognitive psychology Biological psychology or biopsychology Humanistic psychology Personality psychology