Psychology Exam 1 Flashcards
_______________occurs when we have a mismatch between our circadian rhythms cycles and out environment.
Jet Lag
Marty has been having trouble sleeping and isn’t able to reach the fifth stage of sleep for a few days now. The next day he is able to fall asleep without any disturbances and finally has a restful night of sleep. During this night it can be said that Marty ______________.
Experienced a REM rebound
A balance or optimal level of biological equilibrium is referring to as ______________.
Homeostasis
A researcher is studying a pair of twins and investigating if they still share similarities even though they were raised by separate parents. What type of research is this researcher using?
A case study
The Skinner Box was an experiment that investigated the behavior of rats through __________________ and _________________.
Reinforcement, punishment
Frontal Lobe
Involved in thinking, reasoning, and cognitive functioning
Temporal Lobe
Involved in hearing, language and includes Wernicke’s Area
Occipital Lobe
Involved in processing visual information
Parietal Lobe
Involved in processing sensory info such as touch, pain and temp
During a therapy session your psychologist asks you to tell them about your childhood experiences and asks you to describe your dreams in an attempt to uncover your unconscious mind. Who is your psychologist?
Sigmund Freud
What is the correct order of steps for the scientific method?
Theory, Hypothesis, Research, Observations
As the hours of work increases, a persons salary increases. What type of correlation would this is?
positive correlation
Cody is interested in how a monkey finds food in it’s environment. So, he goes into the jungle, camouflaged from the monkeys, and takes notes on how a monkey finds food. Cody is performing what kind of research?
Naturalistic Observation
According to Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection, organisms that are better suited for their environment will _________________.
survive and reproduce
A red fox and a black fox have a baby fox that is red. The baby red fox carries the same genes from his mother and father which is called the _________________________. And the baby fox’s red fur is the expression of the physical characteristics of his genes which is called the _____________________.
genotype, phenotype
REM sleep produces similar waves as which previous stage in the sleep cycle?
Stage 1
This gland in the endocrine system is called the “master gland” because it releases hormones to control other glands throughout the body.
Pituitary Gland
Developmental Psychology is the study of the _______ ___________
human lifespan
The study of thinking and how it relates to people’s actions and experiences is __________ _______________
Cognitive Psychology
The study of the patterns of thoughts and behaviors that make a person unique is ______________ Psychology
Personality
Social Psychology is the study of how people _______________________________________.
interact with each other.
_____-_____________ is the study of how biology influences behavior.
Bio-psychology
Cause and effect conclusions can only be drawn from ______________ studies.
Experimental
The space between the terminal button and dendrites where neurotransmitters are released is called the ___________________?
Synapse
