12. Psychologists\' personal values and goals A) are carefully tested by means o
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12. Psychologists' personal values and goals A) are carefully tested by means of observation and experimentation. B) lead them to avoid experiments involving human participants. C) can bias their observations and interpretations. D) have very little influence on the process of scientific observation. 13. The SQ3R study method emphasizes the importance of A) massed practice. B) rote memory. C) reviewing material. D) role modeling. 14. Olds& Miller in the 1950s botched an electrode implantation in the brain of a rat, and the tip of the stimulation electrode ended up in an unknown structure. When they tested the effects of electrical stimulation of this unknown area, they made a fascinating discovery. The rat found it extremely pleasurable, and would press a lever for hours at an extremely high rate if every press produced a brief stimulation to its brain through the electrode. The pleasure center of what area of the brain was likely being stimulated? A) Limbic system B) Brainstem C) Cortex D) Occipital lobeExplanation / Answer
Answer 12) Psychologists are regular people who have had professional training in learning and analyzing human and animal behaviour. Since they have been imparted the formal training for keeping their personal biases and values apart and to not judge people based on their own experiences, their personal values and goals have a very little influence on the process of scientific observations i.e option D. One of the major factors of being a psychologist is to not judge and record the observation 'as it is' rather than 'as one sees it'.
Answer 13) The SQ3R method emphasizes the importance of 'Reviewing' which is the last step that is advised for a comprehensive understanding of the paragraph or learning material, i.e Option C.
Answer 14) In Olds and Miller experiment, the pleasure center of the 'Limbic system' of the brain was being simulated. The hypothalamus which links the nervous system with the endocrine gland is the pleasure transmitting area which is a part of the limbic system of the brain, i.e option A.
Answer 15) People who engage in extreme physical activities witness a rush of hormones. The rush that they get from the hormones comes from the 'Adrenal glands' popularly known as the 'Adrenaline rush', i.e option B.
Answer 16) An area of great interest for a biological psychologist would be option A i.e 'Neurotransmitters and depression'.
Answer 17) The functions of Dendrites is to receive incoming messages from other neurons i.e option A.
Answer 18) A synapse is a junction between a sending neuron and a receiving neuron i.e option C.
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