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Psych I Midterm Flashcards

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If you believe that peoples decisions can override past habits, this belief reflects the____Psychological Perspective
A. Humanistic
B. Psychodynamic
C. Sociocultural
D.Operant Conditioning

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Humanistic

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According to Freudian Theory, the primary psychological motive is conflict between unconscious drives and____
A. Societal Constraints
B. Biological urges
C. Free will
D. Patterns of reinforcement

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Societal constraints

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Little Baby Albert represents a famous case of ___under the Behavioural Perspective
A. Cognitive mechanisms
B. Evolutionary pressures
C. Classical conditioning
D. Operant Conditioning

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Classical conditioning

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When evaluating cultural expectations on interpersonal responsibility you are focused on the ___level of analysis identified in class
A. Environment
B. Humanistic
C. Freudian
D. Emotional

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Environmental

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Field of psychology emphasizes the importance of testing these proposals in real world situations. This testing process reflects the importance of the ____ approach in psychology
A. Conceptual
B. Reliable
C. Interpersonal
D. Empirical

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Empirical

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Your lecturer identified ___ as a fundamental limitation in survey accuracy

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Intentional or unintentional information inaccuracy

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The correlations statistic ranges from

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-1 to +1

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___ research design can establish cause and effect conclusions

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Experimental

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Neurotransmitters communicate two basic forms of input: ____ or ____
A. Excitatory ; inhibitory
B. Excitatory ; diffusion
C. Inhibitory ; action potential
D. All or one ; gradual

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Excitatory ; inhibitory

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___ is a major excitatory neurotransmitter throughout the brain which supports learning and memory. Too much of this neurotransmitter can cause seizures

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Glutamate

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A drug that decreases the reputable of dopamine exemplifies an ___ function - a type of neurotransmitter regulation

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Agonistic

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A set of the same neurotransmitters attach to various dendrites on different parts of the cell body. If these neurotransmitters produce the same type of input signal, the input would lead to__ summation

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Spatial

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___ is primarily an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain associated with Depression

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Serotonin

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The ___ of the neuron computes and determines how to respond to incoming signals from the other neurons

A. Axon hillock
B. Soma
C. Synapse
D. Neuron capacitor

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Soma

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An intracellular state of depolarization is created due to ___ input

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Excitatory

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You meet someone who looks exactly like your sister, but you claim that she is not your sister. The woman and the rest of your family try to convince you that she is, you don’t believe them. You likely are suffering from

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Capgras Syndrome

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Your instructor suggested that face recognition and personal identify identification is primarily due to ___ processing

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Facial configuration

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The ____ lobe of the brain contains the motor cortex which controls intentional body movements

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Frontal

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Impulse control among violent offenders was associated with alterations in the __ brain region

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Prefrontal cortex

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You can recognize a wide variety or objects and structures but you have lost the ability to recognize people based on there facial appearance. You likely have damage in your ___ brain region

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Fusiform face area

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What are the steps in the research process

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  1. Describe 2. Explain 3. Predict 4. Alter
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ID

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Pleasure principle

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Ego

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Reality principle, other ppl have needs and desires
The mediator

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Superego

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Moral part of us
Right and wrong

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Modern Psychodynamic Perspective

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Early relationship with parents ~> unconscious psychological model of close relationships
Parents responsive and caring ~> secure
Parents unresponsive and self-centred ~> insecure

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Parent-Toddler attachment Theory

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Unconscious psychological expectations of future relationships

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Behavioural Perspective

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Each person starts as a blank slate, environment determines how we develop and act

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Human Nature: Classical conditioning

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Reactions to the environment
Learning from experience
Environmental stimuli ~> consequences
Pairs a behaviour with a stimulus

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Humanistic Perspective

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Free will, can go against conditioning
Finding meaning in one’s existence

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Cognitive Psychology

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How we process information
Human Nature: focused on the thinking process

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Operational Definition

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Someone can replicate precisely your measurement of the variable

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Quantitative Variable

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Use a number to represent variables meaning

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Qualitative Variable

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Need words to represent variables meanings

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Design types: Case studies

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Historical documents
Interviews
Direct assessments

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Design types: naturalistic observation

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Go into real world, watch and learn

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Design types: participant observation

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Join a group to observe group members

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Design types; surveys

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Subjective

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Quasi-Experiment

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Real world constraints on examining important factors

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Dendrites

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Receive messages and initiate/ suppress electrical activity

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Cell body

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Integrates / evaluates incoming information from other neurons

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Axons

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Conduct electric activity

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Axon
Axon Terminal

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Reslesse chemicals (neurotransmitters) in sysnapse - communicate

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Neurotransmitter

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Chemical substance alters activity of receiving neuron

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Myelin sheath

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Speeds up electrical activity

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Neuron communication: Electrical Details

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Resting potential ~> polarized - natural neuron state
-70

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Neuron Communication : Depolarized

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If sufficiently excited (excitatory)
Action potential ~> increase + 40 millivolts

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Neuron Communication: Hyperpolarization

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Inhibitory input
Decrease intracellular level to below normal resting. Potential

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Spatial Sumamtion

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Verious dendrites receive same input at the same time

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Temporal Summation

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Same dendrites receive the same input repeatedly over time
Same input = all excitatory or all inhibitory

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Neurotransmitter: GABA

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Inhibitory, anxiety and motor control
Tremors and loss of motor control
Personality change

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Neurotransmitter: (Ach) Acetylcholine

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Excitatory esp. memory and muscle control
Problem: black widow venom
- muscle contractions, convulsions and desth

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Neurotransmitter: Serotonin

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Inhibitory most brain: mood, arousal, sex, sleep
Problems : depression sleep and eating disorders

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Neurotransmitter: Norepinephrine

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Excitatory or inhibitory
Learning and memory
Wakefulness and esting
Problems: depression (too little)
Stress and panic ( too much)

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Neurotransmitter: Dopamine

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Excitatory or inhibitory
Experience of pleasure
Emotional arousal, motivation
Learning
Voluntary movement
Problems: depression (to little)
Schizophrenia ( to much)
Parkinson’s loss of motor control (too little)

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Agonist

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Enhance NT activity

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Antagonist

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Reduce or interfere with NT activity

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Depolarized

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If sufficiently excitatory
Action potential ~> increase +40 volts

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Hyperpolarized

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Inhibitory
Decrease intracellular level to below normal

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Neurotransmitter: Glutamate

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Excitatory - learning and memory
Too much - seizures and schizophrenia

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Frontal Lobe

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Motor Control
Concentration, Planning and Problem Solving
Speech
Smell

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Parietal Lobe

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Touch and Pressure
Taste
Body Awareness

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Temporal Lobe

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Hearing
Facial Recognition

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Occipital Lobe

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Vision

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The shit in parietal, occipital and temporal lobes

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Language
Reading

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