Exam 1 Flashcards

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Wilhelm Wundt

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father of psychology, introspection (identifying elements of consciousness)

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William James

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Functionalism, (Individuals make the whole society)

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B.F. Skinner and John Watson

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Behaviorism (Behavior is acquired through conditioning)

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Alfred Binet

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Applied psychology movement (Intelligence test that helped children in need of education support)

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Psychology as a profession

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AAAP and National Mental health Act

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AAAP (when and why)

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1930 and to focus on training of professional psychologists

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National Mental Health Act (when and why)

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1946 and to get funding for clinical psychologists

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Independent Variable

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What is being manipulated

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Dependent Variable

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What is being measured

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Control Group

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The group that does not receive any treatment

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Experimental Group

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The group that does receive treatment

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Confounding variable

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Affects the relationship between the independent and dependent variables

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Correlation Coefficient

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Positive = More correlation; Negative = Less correlation

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14
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Negatives of Surveys

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Respondents may give incorrect information

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Quasi-experimental design

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An experiment that does not use random assignment, but instead the IV is the group they are assigned (Married vs Unmarried)

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16
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Steps to the human nervous system development

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(ZEF) 1) Zygote 2) Embryo 3) Fetus. (40 weeks total)

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Central nervous system encompasses what

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Brain and spinal cord

18
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Peripheral nervous system encompasses what

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Everything, but brain and spinal cord

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Basic neuron Structure

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Soma, Dendrites, and axon

20
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Lobes of the brain and their function

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Frontal - Higher level thinking, Parietal - Sensory, Occipital - Sight, Temporal - Sounds and smells

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Sympathetic vs Parasympathetic

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sympathetic (fight or flight); parasympathetic (rest and digest)

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Nature vs Nurture

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Nature - Genes and biology
Nurture - How you are raised

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Who founded nature vs nurture

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Francis Dalton

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Why can we do animal studies, but not human studies?

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Animals are much faster replicators, and it is unethical to test humans

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Behavioral Genetics
Empirical science of how genes and environments work together
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Heritability Coefficient
Measures how strongly differences among individuals for a trait are related to differences among their genes
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High Awareness Examples
Decision making, mindfulness, problem solving
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Low awareness example
coma, sleep, and daydreaming
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5 Stages of sleep
1) Awake 2) Light Sleep 3) Moderately light 4) Transitional 5) REM (rapid eye movement)
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3 Sleeping disorders
1) Sleep Apnea (snoring) 2) Narcolepsy (falling asleep randomly) 3) Insomnia (can't fall asleep)
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Types of psychoactive drugs
Depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens