Psych 115 Final Review Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

What structure of the brain is said to be responsible for producing the effect of the lemon-juice experiment? {Ans: ascending reticular activation system}Cohen purposely infected study participants with live cold virus. He found that those most likely to "catch" the cold were those who {Ans: reported higher levels of stress}When newer information (e.g., a French verb learned in 12th grade) interferes with the retrieval of older information (e.g., the same verb learned in Spanish in 7th grade), this is called proactive interference. {Ans: False}Dr. Borden conducts a study to examine how a persons perception of control impacts their experienced stress. She creates two conditions of control (perceived control vs. perceived lack of control) to see whether there is an impact on one's self-reported stress levels. What is the Dependent Variable? {Ans: Experienced Stress}The more one texts while driving, the higher the probability of having an accident. Stated this way, there is _ correlation between the two variables. {Ans: Positive}Which of the following statements about antisocial personality disorder is TRUE? {Ans: most people with this disorder are men}