Exam 1

Question 1

Definition of Psychology

Answer 1

the scientific study of behavior and processes

Question 2

What is the dufference between psychologists and psyciaratrist?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

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

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Cerebellum

Question 4

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

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Biopsychosocial Theory

Question 5

Which part of the neuron that receives information from other neurons

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Dendrites

Question 6

What subfield of psychology focuses on psychological disorders?

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Clinical psychology

Question 7

A zero correlation coefficient finds

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No correlation

Question 8

What psychologist is credited with discovering psychoanalysis?

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Sigmund Freud

Question 9

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

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Correlational research

Question 10

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

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Frontal Lobe

Question 11

Part of the brain tgat contains memory

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Hippocampus

Question 12

To achieve happiness one must be true to themselves

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Humanism

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The group in an experiment who recieve treatment

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Experimental group

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Neurotransmitters

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Chemical messengers

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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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Variable that is being manipukated by the researcher is called

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Independent variable

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Structuralism

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Determine what mental processes are

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William James

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Father of psychology

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Behaviorism

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Focuses on observable behavior over mental processes

-John Watson& BF Skinner

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Multiculturalism

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Enphasizes the influences tye cultural, behavioral, and mental issues

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Positive Psychology

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Emphasizes peoples strengths and successes

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Descriptive research

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Goal is to describe an aspect of a particular group

Question 23

What is central tendency?

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One number to represent a group of numbers

Ex:mean, median, mode

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Experimental research

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Determine cause and affect relationships between variables

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Descriptive statistics

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Describe the sample using measures of central tendency

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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

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Placebo Effect

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Change in behavior due to the belief in treatment

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Sensory neurons

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Afferent= bringing info in

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Motor neurons

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Efferent= takes info out

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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

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Synapse

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Space between sending & recieving neurons

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Reptake

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Absorbed back into sending neuron

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Action potentials

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Release of an electrical impulse that travels thru axon

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Central neevous system

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In brain & spinal cord

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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

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Sympathetic nervous system

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Revs body up in response to stressors

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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Calms body down when stressors decrease

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Lobe in the brain involved with hearing & speech

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Temporal

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A tendency to maintain belief when evidence suggests it is incorrect

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Belief perserverance

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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

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What is one thing educational psychologists do?

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Research testing effects

Question 42

What is not part of the endocrine system

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Glial glands

Question 43

Sacklike containers for neurotranmitters

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Synaptic vessels

Question 44

Which psychologist dicovered functionalism?

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William james

Question 45

What id not located in the brainstem

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Cerebellum

Question 46

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

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Health psychology

Question 47

Lobe of the brain that is involved with touch and perception

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Parietal lobe

Question 48

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

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Plastcity

Question 49

Which area of psychology applies tgeir expertise in the real world

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Applied psychology

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Established first psychology research lab

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Wihelm wundt

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Love of the brain involved in vision

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Occipital

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Conducting a study to confirm of disconfirm results of credibility id

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Replication