Midterm Assessment:



Midterm Assessment: Read the introductory question and refer to the corresponding website. Read thoughtfully and carefully. On a separate sheet of paper write the answers to #1, #3, and #4, and #5. For Q #2 read through the entire website and explain why that statement is correct. For #5 the search for the answer is up to you. Explore critically the internet to find the answer. Reflect with students about the answer.

Key Points of interest:

1. In vision, transduction occurs…

2. The principles of operant conditioning are best illustrated by a token economy to reinforce adaptive behaviors.

3. During a psychology experiment, a researcher uses a probe to lesion the ventromedial nucleus of a rat’s hypothalamus. After the procedure the rat most likely will… Hunger and the Fat Cat

4. Which process transfers information from sensory memory to short-term memory? Iconic Memory

5. Researchers find a significant positive correlation between # of hours students sleep and their grades. What can be concluded: Students who earn good grades tend to sleep more than those who do not. Explain why that is the best answer and correct answer rather than more sleep has a beneficial impact on student’s grades

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