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G PSY CH 1, 2, 3 SG Flashcards

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Psychology

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SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF BEHAVIOR, MENTAL PROCESSES

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What are the subfields of psychology?

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-NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY & BIOLOGY
-CLINICAL
ASSESS & TREAT MENTAL ISSUES
-DEVELOPMENTAL
CHANGES THRU LIFESPAN
-FORENSIC
PSYCHOLOGY & LAW
-HEALTH
HEALTH & WELLNESS
-INDUSTRIAL-ORGANIZATIONAL (I/O)
PSYCHOLOGY & BUSINESS
-SOCIAL
INDIVIDUALS IN SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

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Behavioral perspective

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behavior is learned primarily through associations, reinforcers, and observation

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Humanistic perspective

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humans are naturally inclined to grow in a positive direction

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Cognitive perspective

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behavior is driven by cognitive processes

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Evolutionary perspective

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humans have evolved characteristics that help them adapt to the environment increasing their chances of surviving and reproducing

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Psychoanalytic perspective

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underlying conflicts influence behavior

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Biological perspective

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Behavior and mental processes arise from physiological activity

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Sociocultural perspective

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other people and the broader cultural context, influence behavior and mental processes

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Biopsychosocial perspective

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behavior and mental processes are shaped by a complex interplay of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors

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Structuralism

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-WUNDT & TITCHNER
-CONSCIOUS MIND
-HOW FORM SENSATIONS, IMAGES, & FEELINGS
-METHOD—INTROSPECTION
-breaking down mental processes into the most basic components
-CONTRIBUTION—STARTING POINT FOR PSYCHOLOGY

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Functionalism

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-STUDY WAY MIND FUNCTIONS TO ENABLE HUMANS TO ADAPT TO ENVIRONMENT
-MIND
-BEHAVIOR
-LEADER— JAMES
-METHOD
-NO STRUCTURED METHOD
-PROBLEM
-NO WAY TO GATHER INFO
-CONTRIBUTION–BROADEN SCOPE OF PSY.

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Gestalt psychology

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a movement in psychology founded in Germany in 1912, seeking to explain perceptions in terms of gestalts rather than by analyzing their constituents (patterns or configuration)

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Hypothesis

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proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation

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Theory

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a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained

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What are the steps of the scientific method?

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-Develop a question (theory)
-Develop a hypothesis (prediction)
-Design study and collect data
-Analyze the data
-Publish the findings

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Naturalistic observation

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STUDY SUBJECTS IN NATURAL SETTING

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Case study

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INDEPTH STUDY OF 1 PERSON

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Survey

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ESTIMATES ATTITUDES OR BEHAVIORS OF A POPULATION

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Correlation

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 2 FACTORS (DOES NOT MEAN CAUSE & EFFECT)

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Experiment

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ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT CAUSES, 1 OR MORE FACTORS (VARIABLES) MANIPULATED TO SEE EFFECT ON SOME BEHAVIOR

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Longitudinal research

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researchers repeatedly examine the same individuals to detect any changes that might occur over a period of time

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Cross-sectional research

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observational studies that analyze data from a population at a single point in time

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Illusory correlations

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a perceiver that two variables are associated with each other, even though they were not associated in the information on which the judgment was based

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Confirmation bias

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the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one’s existing beliefs or theories (you grade student A’s work higher than student B’s for no specific reason)

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Central nervous system

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receiving, processing, and responding to sensory information (brain and spinal cord)

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Peripheral nervous system

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CONVEYS SIGNALS FROM SENSORY RECEPTORS TO CNS & TRANSMITS COMMAND TO MUSCLES

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Brain

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controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger and every process that regulates our body

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Spinal cord

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send motor commands from the brain to the body, send sensory information from the body to the brain, and coordinate reflexes (transmits information to, and from the brain)

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Somatic nervous system

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CONTROLS SKELETAL MUSCLES VOLUNTARY ACTIVITY

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Autonomic nervous system

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CONTROLS SMOOTH MUSCLES & GLANDS (E.G., HEART) INVOLUNTARY

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Sympathetic nervous system

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AROUSING (FIGHT OR FLIGHT)

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Parasympathetic

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RELAXING

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Dendrites

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receiving end of neuron

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Axon

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transmits info

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Myelin Sheath

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white fatty substance that speeds up the neural message

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Neuron

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Nerve cell

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Sensory neurons (AFFERENT)

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CARRY INFORMATION FROM THE SENSE RECEPTORS TO BRAIN

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MOTOR NEURON (EFFERENT)

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CARRY INFORMATION FROM BRAIN TO MUSCLES

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INTERNEURONS

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HELP BRIDGE OR CONNECT SENSORY AND MOTOR NEURONS

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SAME neurons = ?

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Sensory, Afferent, Motor, Efferent

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Cerebrum

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largest part of the brain; two distinct hemispheres

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Corpus callosum

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thick band of nerve fibers connecting the right and left cerebral hemispheres

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Dopamine

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give you feelings of pleasure, satisfaction and motivation

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Serotonin

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mood, sleep, digestion, nausea, wound healing, bone health, blood clotting and sexual desire

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Endocrine system

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glands that make hormones

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Alzheimer’s disease

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-Irreversible, progressive brain disorder
-Slowly destroys memory & thinking skills
-Eventually a person loses the ability to carry out the simplest tasks

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Aphasia

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-Affects the ability to communicate using language
-Usually due to stroke or traumatic injury to the brain (broca’s (speech production) and wernicke’s area (language comprehension))

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Prosopagnosia

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-Inability to recognize faces “Face-blindness”
-May be present at birth (congenital)
-May be a result of traumatic brain injury, stroke, or degenerative disease

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