Quiz 1

Question 0

Define: Behavior

Answer 0

Anything we do that can be observed

Question 1

Define: Psychology

Answer 1

Scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Question 2

Define: Mental Processes

Answer 2

Thoughts, feelings, and motives we experience privately that cannot be observed directly

Question 3

Who is the father of psychology?

Answer 3

Wilhelm Wundt (Pressing the button when the ball drops)

Question 4

Describe experimental research and it’s components

Answer 4

Independent and dependent variables, experimental and controlled group, MUST be random, pre and post experiment survey, and cause and effect

Question 5

Describe correlational research and it’s components

Answer 5

Does not require or show cause and effect, never aware of confounding variables, and correlation (r - -1.00 to 1.00) opposite directions = (-) same directions = (+)

Question 6

What are the primary differences between psychiatrists and psychologists?

Answer 6

Psychiatrist prescribe medicine and are M.D.’s, and psychologist counsel and are Ph. D’s

Question 7

What is a neuron and it’s associated parts?

Answer 7

A neuron (nerve cell) is the basic building block of the nervous system that processes information/sends messages in the nervous system, it’s parts are the dendrite (receives information), axon (carries information), myelin sheath (surrounds axon), action potential (electrical charge), synapses (gaps between neurons), neurotransmitters (carry information)

Question 8

Define: Serotonin

Answer 8

Affects sleep, mood, attention, and learning, decrease cause depression

Question 9

Define: Acetylcholine

Answer 9

Affects learning, memory, and muscular activity, decrease causes Alzheimer’s, increase causes violent muscle spasms

Question 10

Define: Dopamine

Answer 10

Affects sleep, mood, attention, learning, and movement, increase causes schizophrenia, decrease causes Parkinson’s