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Sample Questions for First Mid-term Exam
Answer each of the following. (1 point/question)
1. Wilhelm Wundt¹s system of experimental psychology was called _____________________________; it emphasized introspective methods.
2. A measure of central tendency, the ______________________________ gives the midpoint of a group of values arranged numerically.
3. The process through which the axon terminal retrieves neurotransmitters that have just been released is called ___________________________.
Answer X of the Y questions below. (2 points/question)
1. Polyandry:
2. Pituitary gland:
3. Control group:
Answer X of the Y questions below. Where appropriate labeled diagrams and figures may be used to support your answer. (5 points/question)
1. In terms of research methodology, how is case study research different from experimental research?
2. What is a mutation? Despite the fact that many mutations are lethal, why are mutations important for a species?
3. What is the philosophical concept of materialism? What does this have to do with using animals as models of complex psychological behaviours seen in humans?
Answer X of the Y questions below. Where appropriate, labeled diagrams and figures may be used to support your answer. (10 points/question).
1. What is altruism? If an animal is only considered to be ³successful² if it passes its genes on to the next generation, how did altruism ever evolve. Why would a person be more likely to be altruistic towards their sister than a complete stranger?What importance would kin recognition, the ability to identify other members of your species that you are related to, have in the evolution of altruism?
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