Chapter 1

Question 1

3 categories of psychology themes

Answer 1

Biology, sociocultural, psychology

Question 2

Cognitive perspective

Answer 2

Internal, memory, MENTAL

Question 3

Behavioral genetics

Answer 3

Our behaviors are generally programmed INHERITED

Question 4

Social cultural

Answer 4

Our behavior is downloaded from our culture

Question 5

Neuroscience

Answer 5

Study of the nervous system

Question 6

Psychodynamic

Answer 6

Inner CHILDHOOD events that affect behavior

Question 7

Behaviorist

Answer 7

How are our problematic behaviors reinforced HABITS

Question 8

Evolutionary

Answer 8

Why are humans prone to irrational judgments NATURAL INSTINCT

Question 9

Hindsight Bias (our natural thinking styles FAIL)

Answer 9

The mind builds wisdom on what we’ve already been told

Question 10

Over confidence error

Answer 10

We over estimate our performance. Confidence > accuracy
Familiarly isn’t understanding

Question 11

Coincidence error

Answer 11

Events based on luck do not ‘even’ out. They average
You cannot predict random outcomes
Cannot put meaning to coincidence

Question 12

How to combat natural thinking styles

Answer 12

Curiosity, skepticism, humility

Question 13

Discovering correlation

Answer 13

A measure of how closely related 2 factors vary together.
Run an experiment

Question 14

Correlation is not causation

Answer 14

Strength messed from 0.0-1.0. Higher= closer relationship
Correlation coefficient is the number of reps how close they are to

Question 15

Central nervous system

Answer 15

Brain and spinal cord

Question 16

Peripheral

Answer 16

NERVES
somatic- controls actions
Sympathetic- fight or flight
Parasympathetic- rest and digest

Question 17

Structure of a Neuron

Answer 17

Receiving information constantly from other neurons (electro-chemical messages)

Question 18

Dendrites

Answer 18

Receive messages from other neurons

Question 19

Axon

Answer 19

Pass messages from neuron body

Question 20

Cell body

Answer 20

Life support

Question 21

Action potential

Answer 21

A neutral impulse that travels down a axon like a wave
Only ion exchange moving in and out

Question 22

When does the cell send the action potential

Answer 22

When it reaches a THRESHOLD
THRESHOLD is reached when fire outweighs don’t fire
AP travels down axon
Message must pass the gap called SYNAPES

Question 23

The synapes

Answer 23

The function between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron.

Action potential tells neurotransmitter to move to the synaptic gap

Question 24

Serotonin

Answer 24

Mood, hunger, sleep MHS

Question 25

Dopamine

Answer 25

Influences movement

Question 26

Acetylcholine

Answer 26

Muscle action, dilates blood vessels (ace ventura)

Question 27

GABA

Answer 27

inhibitory

Question 28

Norepinephrine (naughty)

Answer 28

Arousal

Question 29

Glutamate

Answer 29

Exclamatory

Question 30

EEG

Answer 30

electroencephalogram Record electrical waves on brains surface

Question 31

PET

Answer 31

Position emission tomography See brains ACTIVITY Traces radioactive glucose through body

Question 32

MRI

Answer 32

Magnetic resonance imaging Structure only, better than xray

Question 33

FMRI

Answer 33

Functional MRI give structure and activities

Question 34

Medulla

Answer 34

Brainstem Controls hate rate and breathing (mega important)

Question 35

Thalamus

Answer 35

Sensory switch board Gateway to the cortex All sensory messages except smell These messages crossover from one side of the body to the other side of the brain

Question 36

Reticular formation

Answer 36

Nerve network in brainstem Alertness, arousal, awakeness

Question 37

Cerebellum

Answer 37

Little Brain Voluntary movement Non verbal learning Implicit memory Cera belly flop

Question 38

Hippocampus

Answer 38

Process conscious memory

Question 39

Amydala

Answer 39

Emotions- fear, aggression

Question 40

Hypothalamus

Answer 40

Bellow thalamus Regulates body temperature (take a lot of energy) Ensures correct food and water intake Sex drive

Question 41

Pituitary gland

Answer 41

Endocrine system control Hormones

Question 42

Cortex (Brain)

Answer 42

6layers deep 4 lobes Wrinkled to have more surface area

Question 43

Frontal lobe

Answer 43

Speaking, muscle movement, judgment, plans

Question 44

Pariental lobe

Answer 44

Sensory cortex, skin map (please touch me)

Question 45

Occipital lobe

Answer 45

Visual area (back of brain)

Question 46

Temporal lobe

Answer 46

Auditory ( by ears) temperature by Sean Paul

Question 47

Corpus callosum

Answer 47

Keep brain together Shares information

Question 48

3 things to remember

Answer 48

Each hemisphere controls opposite side of the body (lateralization) Without the corpus callosum the half’s of the body do not work together Only the left half of the brain has enough verbal ability to speak

Question 49

Consciousness

Answer 49

Our awareness of ourselves and our environment

Question 50

Conscious ‘high’

Answer 50

Our minds take deliberate action, we know what we are doing Problem solving, naming and action

Question 51

Conscious ‘low’

Answer 51

Automatic reactions without thought. Walking, processing sensory

Question 52

Blindsight

Answer 52

2 tracks of parallel processing

Question 53

Blindsight

Answer 53

2 tracks of parallel processing