E1: Book Wrap-up

Question 1

Introspection

Answer 1

ppl to inspect and report on the content of their own thoughts

Question 2

Psychologist associated with introspection

Answer 2

Wundt

Question 3

Structuralism

Answer 3

idea that conscious experience can be broken down into its basic underlying components

Question 4

Psychologist associated with structuralism

Answer 4

Titchener

Question 5

Functionalism

Answer 5

approach concerned with function of mind and behavior

Question 6

Psychologist associated with functionalism

Answer 6

James

Question 7

Evolutionary Theory

Answer 7

inherited, adaptive value of physical characteristics, of mental activity and of behavior

Question 8

Psychologist associated with the evolutionary theory

Answer 8

Darwin

Question 9

Gestalt Theory

Answer 9

idea that the whole of personal experience is different from simply the sum of its constituent elements

Question 10

Psychologist associated with the gestalt theory

Answer 10

Wertheimer/Kohler

Question 11

Directionality Problem

Answer 11

find correlation between two variables but can’t figure out what variable caused the other variable to change

Question 12

Cross-sectional Studies

Answer 12

compares participants from different groups at the same time

Question 13

Longitudinal studies

Answer 13

studies the same participants multiple times over a period of time

Question 14

Hawthorne effect

Answer 14

(aka - Reactivity) the participant will answer or do things differently/better because they know they are being watched/observed

Question 15

Case Studies

Answer 15

involve the intense examination of unusual ppl or organizations

Question 16

Self-report bias

Answer 16

collection of data where ppl are asked to provide information about themselves (ex. questionnaires/surveys)

Question 17

Meta-Analysis

Answer 17

combination of multiple studies findings to arrive at a conclusion

Question 18

Connection within neurons is…

Answer 18

electrical

Question 19

Connection between neurons is…

Answer 19

chemical

Question 20

Plasticity

Answer 20

a property of the brain that allows it to change as a result of experience, drugs, or injury

Question 21

Visual Agnosia

Answer 21

impairment in recognition of visually presented objects

Question 22

Hemineglect

Answer 22

patients fail to notice anything on their left side

Question 23

Wernicke’s Aphasia

Answer 23

inability to use or understand more than the most basic nouns and verbs

Question 24

Broca’s Aphasia

Answer 24

expression by speech or writing is severely impaired