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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Who was the first president of the APA?

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G. Stanley Hall

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2
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Who performed ablations on animals?

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Pierre Flourens

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3
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Who is considered the father of modern psychology?

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Wilhelm wundt

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4
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Who studied aphasics’ problems producing speech?

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Paul Broca

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5
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Who studied aphasics’ problems understanding speech?

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Karl Wernicke

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6
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Who was the German phrenology specialist?

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Franz Joseph Gall

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7
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Who was the English philosopher who formalized scientific method?

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Roger Bacon

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8
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What is it called when simple explanations are better?

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Parsimony; occams razor

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9
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What is the word for experimental prediction?

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Hypothesis

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10
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What is it called when conditions improve based on patient’s beliefs?

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Placebo

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11
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What does not imply casuality?

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Correlation

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12
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What involves extensive in-depth, studies of an individual?

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 case study

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13
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What is the fear of horses called?

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Equinophobia

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14
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EEG and fMRI are examples of what research methodology 

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Psychophysiological Method Nueroimaging.

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15
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What is the drug that causes experiences of fantastic images?

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LSD

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16
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What is the Illusion of movement neon signs?

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The phi phenomenon

17
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What are the three types of intelligence according to Sternberg?

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Analytical, creative, and practical 

18
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What is another word for overwhelming sleepiness?

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Nacrolepsy

19
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Five Gestalt principles of perception:

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Proximity, similarities, continuity, connectedness and closure.

20
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When we see an apple as red it is called ___ vs. when we see an apple as a fruit is it ____

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Sensation and perception

21
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What is the study of anomalous experiences called?

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Psi phenomena (psychic phenomena)

22
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What are five things intelligence tests measures?

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  1. Predict academic performance
  2. Evaluate for Mental Retardation & Learning Disabilities
  3. Evaluate for brain damage
  4. Career counseling
  5. Research
23
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Six reasons why chimps are not smarter than humans:

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  1. Highest Encephalization Quotient
  2. Highest Sentience Quotient
  3. Sophisticated language
  4. Large frontal cortex
  5. Most Extensive Gyrification
  6. Humans dominate all other species
24
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Six parapsychological phenomena and psychological evidence to explain each

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  1. Telepathy: mind to mind communication
  2. ESP: sixth sense
  3. Poltergeist events: paranormal experience
  4. Alien abduction
  5. UFOs
  6. Teleportation
25
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What is our awareness of ourselves and our environment called?

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Consciousness

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