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PSY 200 Midterm Flashcards

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The _________ perspective focuses on how biology influences behavior. This perspective emphasizes studying the physical bases of behavior, including the nervous system, endocrine system, immune system, and genetics. STUDY

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Biopsychology

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The ________ perspective focuses on the human potential for good and positive growth. Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers are among this perspective’s most prominent theorists. STUDY

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humanistic

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___________ was an early school of psychology that emphasized studying the most basic components, or structures, of conscious experiences. STUDY

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structuralism

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If you are interested in the functionalist approach to psychology, you would be most interested in

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the purpose of behavior

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In his practice, Dr. Wagner stresses his clients’ unconscious processes as well as their unresolved conflicts and early childhood experiences. Dr. Wagner adheres to the ________ approach.

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psychoanalytic

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Which of the following perspectives focuses on the role of mental processes in how people process and remember information, develop language, solve problems, and think?

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cognitive

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Which perspective of psychology emphasizes the study of observable behaviors, especially as they pertain to the process of learning? Theorists ascribing to this perspective include Ivan Pavlov, John B. Watson, and B.F. Skinner.

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behaviorism

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Wilhelm Wundt/Edward Titchener are to ________, as William James is to ________.

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structuralism; functionalism

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Which perspective argues that although a sensory experience can be broken down into individual parts, how those parts relate to each other as a whole is often what the individual responds to in perception?

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Gestalt psychology

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Which branch of psychology focuses on the ways individuals interact with and relate to others? Psychologists in this field explore topics relating to attraction, prejudice, and conflict.

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Social psychology

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A correlation coefficient indicates the ________ between two factors.

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strength of relationship

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__________ reasoning is top-down reasoning in which researchers begin with a general idea that can be tested in the real world. __________ reasoning is bottom-up reasoning in which real-world observations lead to new ideas and theories.

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deductive; inductive

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___________ is a method of investigation used to demonstrate cause and effect relationships by purposely manipulating one factor thought to produce change in another factor.

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experimental research

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A theory can be defined as:

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a well-developed set of ideas that propose an explanation for observed phenomena.

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In an experiment, the _________ is the purposefully manipulated factor and is controlled by the experimenter.

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independent variable

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In an experiment, the factor that is observed and measured for change in an experiment:

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dependent variable

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A major criticism of Freud’s theory is that it was not:

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falsifiable

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A study finds that as hours of study time increase, GPA also increases. This finding is an example of a ___________ correlation.

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positive

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Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates the strongest relationship between two variables?

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-.90

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Which statement best illustrates a negative correlation between the number of hours spent watching TV the week before an exam and the grade on that exam?

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The more hours spent watching TV, the lower the exam grade

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A neurologist says that your aunt has a condition affecting her central nervous system. You know from your text that the parts affected are the

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brain and spinal cord

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An electric nerve impulse that travels through a neuron’s axon, changing the neuron’s charge from negative to positive is called __________.

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action potential

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________ are chemical messengers of the nervous system that carry messages across the synapse to the dendrite of a receiving neuron.

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neurotransmitters

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The ________ is a protective coating of fat that coats the axon of a neuron and insulates and speeds transmission of neural impulses.

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myelin sheath

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Which of the following are the two integrated parts of the autonomic nervous system?

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sympathetic and parasympathetic

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The ____________ nervous system is the part of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body down after a stressor or emergency.

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parasympathetic

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Which division of the nervous system controls our internal organs and glands – the heart, blood vessels, glands, lungs, and other organs that function involuntarily?

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autonomic

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Which part of the autonomic division of the nervous system acts to prepare the body for action in stressful situations, engaging all the organisms resources to respond to a threat?

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sympathetic

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The primary function of dendrites is to

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receive messages from other neurons

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The _____________ division of the nervous system specializes in the control of voluntary movements and the communication of information to and from the sense organs.

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somatic

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The ________ is a sensory relay station where all sensory information, except for smell, goes before being sent to other areas of the brain for further processing.

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thalamus

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The _______ is involved in our experience of emotion and in tying emotional meaning to our memories.

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amygdala

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The ________ cortex is responsible for higher level cognitive functioning.

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prefrontal

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The _____lobe is involved in processing information from the body’s senses and contains the somatosensory cortex.

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parietal

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The ______ lobe is associated with hearing, memory, emotion, and some aspects of language and contains the auditory cortex.

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temporal

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The ______ lobe contains the primary visual cortex and is responsible for interpreting incoming visual information.

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occipital

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___________ is a sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and brief lapses into sleep throughout the day.

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narcolepsy

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__________ is a sleep disorder in which the person repeatedly stops breathing during sleep.

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sleep apnea

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___________ are a group of addictive drugs that relieve pain and produce feelings of euphoria.

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opioids

40
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The cyclical daily (24 hour) fluctuations in biological and psychological processes are called _____________ rhythms.

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circadian

41
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__________ proposed that dreams are a way to access the unconscious mind.

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Sigmund Freud

42
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_________ are psychoactive drugs that suppress or inhibit central nervous system activity.

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depressants

43
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The body’s biological clock, the suprachiasmatic nucleus, is located in the:

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hypothalamus

44
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According to Freud, the ________ content of a dream is the actual content or storyline, whereas the _______ content is the hidden meaning of the dream. STUDY

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manifest; latent

45
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_______ is a sleep disorder in which a person has difficulty falling or staying asleep.

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insomnia

46
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_________ occurs when a drug user requires more and more of a given drug in order to experience the same effects of the drug.

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tolerance

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The thin, light sensitive membrane, located at the back of the eye, that contains the sensory receptors for vision is called the ________________.

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retina

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The ___________ theory states that color perception is produced by three types of cone receptors in the retina that are particularly sensitive to different but overlapping ranges of wavelengths. These cone receptors are sensitive to red, blue, and green.

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trichromatic

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_________ are the receptor cells in the retina that work best in bright light, detect color, and are responsible for color vision and visual acuity.

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cones

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____________ are the receptors in the retina that work well in low light conditions, but are not sensitive to color and are primarily responsible for peripheral vision and night vision.

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rods

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The __________ theory of color vision states that receptor cells for color are linked in pairs, working in opposition to each other.

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trichromatic

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The smallest intensity of stimulus energy that must be present for the stimulus to be detected 50% of the time is called an:

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absolute threshold

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Decreased sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus is known as:

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sensory adaptation

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________ occurs when sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced.

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perception

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________ involves the conversion of sensory stimulus energy into neural impulses.

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transduction

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_______ is when sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor.

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sensation

57
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Learning that occurs through observing the actions of others is called:

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observational learning

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In _________, an undesirable stimulus is added to decrease a behavior.

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positive punishment

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The decrease in the conditioned response when the unconditioned stimulus is no longer presented with the conditioned stimulus is known as:

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extinction

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In ____________, a pleasant stimulus is removed in order to decrease behavior.

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negative punishment

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In operant conditioning, ___________ reinforcement is when a response is followed by the addition of a desirable stimulus, increasing the likelihood that the response will be repeated in similar situations.

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positive

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In the famous experiment with Pavlov’s dogs, Pavlov rang a bell before presenting the food to the dogs each time.

The dogs learned to anticipate food whenever the bell was rung and began to salivate in response to sound of the bell only. After this association was learned, salivation to the sound of the bell only would be called the ___________.

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conditioned response

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In this same experiment, the food that originally produced salivation in the dogs, with no learning needed, was considered the
___________.

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unconditioned stimulus

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In Pavlov’s experiments, salivation to the food would be considered the:

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unconditioned response

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In this same experiment with Pavlov’s dogs, the bell, after being paired with the food numerous times, eventually produced salivation by itself, with no presentation of food. The bell itself would be called the _____________.

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conditioned stimulus

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___________ reinforcement is when a response results in the removal of an undesirable stimulus, increasing the likelihood that the response will be repeated in similar situations.

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negative

67
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Mental shortcuts that suggest a solution to a problem but do not guarantee an answer are called:

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heuristics

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Cognitive psychology is the branch of psychology that focuses on the study of _____________.

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human thinking

69
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Which type of bias involves becoming fixated on a single trait of a problem?

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anchoring bias

70
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A specific formula for solving a problem is called ________________.

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algorithm

71
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Which theorist put forth the triarchic theory of intelligence?

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Sternberg

72
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The ability to understand emotions of yourself and others, show empathy, understand social relationships and cues, and regulate your own emotions:

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emotional intelligence

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_________ consists of acquired knowledge and the ability to retrieve it.

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crystallized intelligence

74
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__________ consists of the ability to see complex relationships and solve problems.

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fluid intelligence

75
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Sternberg proposed that _____________ intelligence consists of “street smarts”.

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practical

76
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A problem solving strategy which involves continuing to try different solutions until a problem is solved:

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trial and error

77
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_____ was an early perspective in psychology which focused on the purpose on behavior. STUDY

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functionalism

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