Final Exam

Question 1

early psychologists tried to do exatcly what the term “psychology” implies - the study of the mind. T or F

Answer 1

True

Question 2

William James wrote what?

Answer 2

The first General Psychology book

Question 3

before psychology was recognized as a distinct discipline it was considered to be a branch of what?

Answer 3

Philosophy

Question 4

What are the Four lobes of the brain

Answer 4

Frontal, parietal, ocipital, temporal lobe

Question 5

What are the four sources of motivation?

Answer 5

Bodily functions, inner feelings and rational desires, interpersonal functions, and holy spirit

Question 6

Define homeostatic activity and give an example.

Answer 6

any activity taken by an individual to reduc a drive in order to accomplish a physiological balance. Ex - drinking water when thirsty

Question 7

Four common biological motivators are?

Answer 7

Hunger, thirst, pain and pleasure.

Question 8

Not all hyper activity is ________.

It may also be what?

Answer 8

Biological.

The consequences of learned behavior of poor discipline techniques.

Question 9

Millers Law stats that….

Answer 9

The average person can only retain 7 bits of info (+ or -2) within his or her short-term memory

Question 10

What are the 3 stages in which info is processed by a human being are….

Answer 10

Sensory screening, short term and long term memory.

Question 11

Massed-time rehearsal is

Answer 11

When someone spends an extended period of time rehearsing the given info

Question 12

the believer response to any situation of suspect motivations should be to…

Answer 12

turn to God, seeking His grace through Jesus Christ…….and prayer.

Question 13

What are the three models of Learning?

Answer 13

Classical, operant and observational conditioning

Question 14

credit for the development of of classical conditioning theory is usually given to..

Answer 14

Ivan P. Pavlow

Question 15

Psychology might be thought of as the study of what?

Answer 15

How living creature interact with their environment and each other, and how they cope with that environment

Question 16

Twitmyer investigated the knee jerk finding that abnormal responses suggest…

Answer 16

Damage to the spinal cord

Question 17

Classical condition theory can be used to determine the likely effect of church on people…

Answer 17

age inappropriate sunday school lessons causeing boredom then punishment for fidgeting causeing fear and punishment to be connected to church. Fear or boredome can also possible cary over into adolescence

Question 18

How do advertiser use classical conditioning?

Answer 18

Use it in movie theaters to attempt to sell their product in public. you see a cold cup of soda and it makes you want one

Question 19

what is observational learning?

Answer 19

learned behavior by watching models engage in those actions

Question 20

What are the observational learning models?

Answer 20

Peers, Parents , tv actors and teachers

Question 21

the best evidence to date from studies of children in foster homes who were moved to a more stimulating environment indicates what?

Answer 21

the environment plays a crucial role in the development of intellectual functioning.

Question 22

what is intellignece?

Answer 22

iq is a measure of natural intelligence or mental potential

Question 23

what are the characteristics of intelligence?

Answer 23

good vocabulary, making wise decisions, planning ahead and displaying interest in the world at large

Question 24

Describe being senile

Answer 24

a decline in physical strength or short term memory loss

Question 25

mental retardation was considered a form of ________ untill the time of philosopher and physician John Locke

Answer 25

Insanity kdfzjb;dfsblksdf;hbgdjzfbaerhgbia

Question 26

what are the four classifications of mental retardation?

Answer 26

mild, moderate, severe, and profound

Question 27

aggressive behavior to schizophrenia and three to four times more frequent in _________ individuals than the general public.

Answer 27

Mentally retarded.

Question 28

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can produce what? and how is it manifested?

Answer 28

fetal alcohol syndrome.

retarded growth, mental retardation, diformites of the head, face and limbs