Midterm

Question 1

Experimental

Answer 1

Case studies

Archival research

Survey research

Naturalistic observation

Question 2

Descriptive Research

Question 3

Correlational Research

Question 4

Measures of Central Tendency

Question 5

Psychological Subfields

Answer 5

Clinical Psychologist
Biological Psychologist
Developmental Psychologist
Health Psychologist
School Psychologist

Question 6

Clinical Psychologist

Question 7

Biological Psychologist

Question 8

Developmental Psychologist

Question 9

Health Psychologist

Question 10

School Psychologist

Question 11

Neuron Structure

Answer 11

A Neuron is made up of the cell body, dendrites, axon, and myelin sheaths

Question 12

Action Potential

Question 13

Neurotransmitters

Answer 13

dopamine v. serotonin v. GABA

Question 14

dopamine

Question 15

serotonin

Question 16

GABA

Question 17

All or None Law

Answer 17

The all or none law states that a neuron will either fire or not. There is no lesser signal, or smaller charge, it either goes or not at the same exact velocity.

Question 18

MRI

Question 19

FMRI

Question 20

PET

Question 21

EEG

Question 22

Older brain structures

Answer 22

(thalamus, hypothalamus, cerebellum, amygdala, medulla, hippocampus

Question 23

thalamus

Question 24

hypothalamus

Question 25

cerebellum

Question 26

amygdala

Question 27

medulla

Question 28

hippocampus

Question 29

Four lobes of the brain and the corresponding cortex

Question 30

Broca

Question 31

Wernicke

Question 32

Stimulus

Question 33

Sensation

Question 34

Perception

Question 35

Absolute Threshold

Question 36

Eye functioning

Question 37

Eye - structure

Question 38

Theories of pain

Question 39

Conscious

Question 40

Altered States of Consciousness

Question 41

Unconscious

Question 42

Sleep Cycle

Question 43

Theories of Dreams

Answer 43

Wish Fulfillment, Information Processing, Activation Synthesis

Question 44

Wish Fulfillment

Question 45

Information Processing

Question 46

Activation Synthesis

Question 47

Sleep Disorders

Question 48

Hypnosis Theories

Question 49

Meditation

Question 50

Psychoactive Substances

Question 51

Categories of Psychoactive Substances

Question 52

Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

Question 53

Attachment

Question 54

Strange Situation Experiment

Question 55

Secure attachment

Question 56

Insecure attachment

Question 57

Erikson's Stages of Social Development

Question 58

Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development

Question 59

Classical Conditioning

Question 60

Neutral Stimulus

Question 61

Unconditioned Stimulus

Question 62

Unconditioned Response

Question 63

Conditioned Stimulus

Question 64

Conditioned Response

Question 65

Operant Conditioning

Question 66

+Reinforcement

Question 67

- Reinforcement

Question 68

+ Punishment

Question 69

- Punishment

Question 70

Schedules of Reinforcement

Answer 70

(fixed/variable ratio v fixed/variable interval)

Question 71

fixed ratio

Question 72

variable ratio

Question 73

variable interval

Question 74

fixed interval

Question 75

Bandura's Social Cognitive/Observational Learning Theory