Exam 1

Question 1

Humanistic

Answer 1

Rogers and Maslow- capacity of positive growth

Question 2

psychodynamic

Answer 2

Freud- unconscious thought driven by impulse

Question 3

Wilhelm Wundt

Answer 3

Father of Psychology- founded structuralism and opened 1st psychology lab

Question 4

Behavioral

Answer 4

pavlov, watson, skinner

Question 5

Reliability

Answer 5

consistent results every time

Question 6

Validity

Answer 6

accurate results across experiments

Question 7

Longitude Studies

Answer 7

Same group of people studied over a longer period of time

Question 8

Cross-sectional studies

Answer 8

different groups at the same point in time

Question 9

Descriptive Research

Answer 9

Case studies, survey, observing natural habitat

Question 10

Confounding Variables

Answer 10

other variables that could effect the dependent variable

Question 11

Ethical Protocol

Answer 11

Informed consent, protection from harm, confidentiality, debriefing, no deception

Question 12

Central Nervous System

Answer 12

brain and spinal chord

Question 13

Sympathetic NS

Answer 13

fight or flight/ percieved threat

Question 14

Parasympathetic NS

Answer 14

calms body and reserves energy

Question 15

Afferent Neurons

Answer 15

transmits info from spinal chord to brain (sensory)

Question 16

Efferent Neurons

Answer 16

transmits from brain to muscles (motor)

Question 17

Reflex Arc

Answer 17

action potential bypasses brain processing–dedicated pathways for faster processing

Question 18

Reuptake

Answer 18

neurotransmitters not absorbed go back to presynaptic neurons

Question 19

Cerebral Cortex

Answer 19

highly folded outer surface area of the brain

Question 20

Corpus Callosum

Answer 20

connects left and right hemisphere of the brain

Question 21

Broca’s Area

Answer 21

speech production (frontal)

Question 22

Wernicke’s Area

Answer 22

critical to language COMPREHENSION (temporal)

Question 23

Frontal Lobe

Answer 23

primary motor cortex, higher level thinking, working memory

Question 24

Parietal Lobe

Answer 24

Processes touch and memory integration

Question 25

Occipital Lobe

Answer 25

visual cortex for balance and visual processing

Question 26

Temporal Lobe

Answer 26

auditory cortex and memory association/ processing and connecting emotions

Question 27

Reticular Formation

Answer 27

arouses higher levels of the brain

Question 28

Forebrain

Answer 28

cerebral cortex, corpus callosum, thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus, amygdala

Question 29

Hindbrain

Answer 29

cerebellum, medulla, pons, spinal chord, reticular formation

Question 30

Cerebellum

Answer 30

controls voluntary movement and fine motor skills (cordination)

Question 31

Medulla

Answer 31

controls necessary life functions

Question 32

Pons

Answer 32

connects cerebellum to brain stem– controls sleep patterns

Question 33

Thalamus

Answer 33

processes sensory information to send to spinal chord

Question 34

Hypothalamus

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controls regulatory functions (hunger, thirst, etc.)

Question 35

Amygdala

Answer 35

emotional responses to incoming sensory info

Question 36

Hippocampus

Answer 36

processes new memories to permanent storage

Question 37

Limbic System

Answer 37

Hypothalamus, amygdala, and Hippocampus

Question 38

Components of Stress

Answer 38

stressor, cognitive appraisal, body response, coping strategies

Question 39

Appraisal

Answer 39

deciding if an event is a stressor