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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Definition of Psychology

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the scientific study of behavior and processes

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2
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What is the dufference between psychologists and psyciaratrist?

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Psychiatrists are medical doctors that perscibe medicnes, psychologists evaluate and diagnos individuals

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3
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Part of the brain that is involved in balance and movement coordination

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Cerebellum

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4
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Which of ‘Psychology’s Big Questions study biological and environental factors?

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Biopsychosocial Theory

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5
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Which part of the neuron that receives information from other neurons

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Dendrites

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6
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What subfield of psychology focuses on psychological disorders?

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Clinical psychology

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7
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A zero correlation coefficient finds

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No correlation

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8
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What psychologist is credited with discovering psychoanalysis?

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Sigmund Freud

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9
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The type of tesearch in which the goal is to determine tge relationship between two variables

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Correlational research

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10
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What lobe of the brain is involved in complex thinking, action taking, planning, and other advanced tasks

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Frontal Lobe

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11
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Part of the brain tgat contains memory

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Hippocampus

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12
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To achieve happiness one must be true to themselves

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Humanism

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13
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The group in an experiment who recieve treatment

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Experimental group

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14
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Neurotransmitters

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Chemical messengers

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15
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A neuron whos purpose is to only connect with other nearby neurons

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Interneurons

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16
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Variable that is being manipukated by the researcher is called

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Independent variable

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17
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Structuralism

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Determine what mental processes are

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18
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William James

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Father of psychology

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19
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Behaviorism

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Focuses on observable behavior over mental processes

-John Watson& BF Skinner

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20
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Multiculturalism

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Enphasizes the influences tye cultural, behavioral, and mental issues

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21
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Positive Psychology

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Emphasizes peoples strengths and successes

22
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Descriptive research

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Goal is to describe an aspect of a particular group

23
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What is central tendency?

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One number to represent a group of numbers

Ex:mean, median, mode

24
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Experimental research

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Determine cause and affect relationships between variables

25
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Descriptive statistics

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Describe the sample using measures of central tendency

26
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Inferental statistics

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Allow researchers to determine if there are statistically significant differences exist between experimental and control groups

27
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Placebo Effect

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Change in behavior due to the belief in treatment

28
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Sensory neurons

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Afferent= bringing info in

29
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Motor neurons

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Efferent= takes info out

30
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Myelin sheath

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Fatty tissue insulating axon to make messenges to travel to the axon at maximum speed with minimal loss

31
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Synapse

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Space between sending & recieving neurons

32
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Reptake

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Absorbed back into sending neuron

33
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Action potentials

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Release of an electrical impulse that travels thru axon

34
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Central neevous system

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In brain & spinal cord

35
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Peripheral nervous system

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connects to parts of the body that we voluntarily control

- any action or sensation u are aware of

36
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Sympathetic nervous system

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Revs body up in response to stressors

37
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Parasympathetic nervous system

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Calms body down when stressors decrease

38
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Lobe in the brain involved with hearing & speech

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Temporal

39
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A tendency to maintain belief when evidence suggests it is incorrect

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Belief perserverance

40
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What subfield of psychology focuses on improving tge fubctiong of people who are goong through difficult times

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Counseling psychology

41
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What is one thing educational psychologists do?

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Research testing effects

42
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What is not part of the endocrine system

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Glial glands

43
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Sacklike containers for neurotranmitters

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Synaptic vessels

44
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Which psychologist dicovered functionalism?

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William james

45
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What id not located in the brainstem

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Cerebellum

46
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Subfield of psychology might research the effects of stress on the mind

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Health psychology

47
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Lobe of the brain that is involved with touch and perception

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Parietal lobe

48
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The ability of tge brain to adapt its structure or function in response to damage

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Plastcity

49
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Which area of psychology applies tgeir expertise in the real world

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Applied psychology

50
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Established first psychology research lab

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Wihelm wundt

51
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Love of the brain involved in vision

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Occipital

52
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Conducting a study to confirm of disconfirm results of credibility id

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Replication

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