Psy Final

Question 1

The Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrated how people quickly conform to these behavioral expectations based on the positions they are assigned, such as “guard” or “prisoner”. What is this topic?

Answer 1

Social Roles

Question 2

The Milgram Experiment revealed how far individuals would go in following orders from an authority figure, even when it required inflicting what they believed to be these on another person. What did they do?

Answer 2

Electric Shocks

Question 3

The tendency to overemphasize internal factors as explanations for behavior of other people and underestimate the situation.

Answer 3

Fundamental Attribution Error

Question 4

If you agree to a small request you are more likely to agree to a larger request later. This demonstrates what phenomenon?

Answer 4

Foot in the Door Phenomenon

Question 5

This is the tendency for no one in a group to help because the responsibility to help is spread throughout the group.

Answer 5

Diffusion of responsibility

Question 6

Classical Conditioning is THIS type of learning, where organisms make connections between stimuli or events that occur together in the environment.

Answer 6

Associative Learning

Question 7

Bandura demonstrated the importance of modelling and observational learning with this study.

Answer 7

Bobo Doll Experiment

Question 8

Research has shown that these two factors are important for socioemotional well-being as we grow older.

Answer 8

Employment & Relationships

Question 9

Any environmental agent (biological, chemical, or physical) that causes damage to the developing embryo or fetus.

Answer 9

Teratogen

Question 10

This psychologist emphasized the social nature of development and argues that personality development takes place across the lifespan, not just in childhood.

Answer 10

Erik Erikson

Question 11

This hormone is release by your body when you are experiencing a stress response.

Answer 11

Cortisol

Question 12

When encountering a sudden stressor, this part of our nervous system responds, putting us “fight or flight” mode to reduce pain and increase the heart rate, giving us energy to act.

Answer 12

Sympathetic nervous system

Question 13

This term refers to “good stress” - stress that can be positive and motivate us to do things in our best interests.

Answer 13

Eustress

Question 14

This theory explains how an individual’s perception and evaluation of a situation can determine their emotional and physiological response.

Answer 14

Cognitive Appraisal

Question 15

Strong emotions, especially stress, can strengthen memory formation. These two parts of the brain are involved in stressful or emotional memory formation.

Answer 15

Amygdala and Hippocampus

Question 16

Nervous System is made up of these two parts

Answer 16

Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems

Question 17

This part of the brain, divided into left and right hemispheres, is responsible for higher-order functions such as perception, decision-making, and voluntary movement.

Answer 17

Cerebral Cortex

Question 18

The brain’s cerebral cortex is divided into these four regions, each responsible for distinct functions.

Answer 18

Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, and Temporal lobes

Question 19

This term describes the nervous system’s ability to change and adapt in response to personal experiences, trauma, or injury, allowing for learning and recovery.

Answer 19

Neuroplasticity

Question 20

These types of specialized cells, found in the nervous system, use an electro-chemical communication system to receive and and send signals.

Answer 20

Neurons

Question 21

In Split Brain Studies, this section of the brain has been removed.

Answer 21

Corpus Callosum

Question 22

The variety of chemicals in the brain are collectively known by this name.

Answer 22

Neurotransmitters

Question 23

This process starts at starts at the receptors in the eyes, nose, tongue, hands, or ears and travels to brain for processing and integration of information.

Answer 23

Sensation

Question 24

This process turns stimulus energy (sight, sound, smell) into a neural impulse (electricity) so it can be interpreted by our brain.

Answer 24

Transduction

Question 25

Before psychology research can begin, studies involving human participants is reviewed by this, a group of local community members and administrators.

Answer 25

Institutional Review Board
IRB

Question 26

This term meaning “about a day” describes the body’s natural 24-hour cycle, roughly matched to the day/night cycle of light and dark.

Answer 26

Circadian rhythm