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Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
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Rene Descartes studied. . .

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Interactive dualism

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2
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John Locke studied. . .

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Tabula rasa

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3
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Interest in the human brain is called?

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Phrenology

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4
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Wilherm Wundt is the father of?

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Experimental psychology

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5
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When was the first research lab establish and who founded it?

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1879 by Wilherm Wundt

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6
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Wilherm Wundt studied. . .

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Mental reaction times to auditory and visual stimuli

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7
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Where did Edward Tichener establish a research lab?

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Cornell

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8
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Edward Tichener studied. . .

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Structuralism

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9
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What is structuralism?

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Mental experiences can be broken down and analyzed as basic elements or structures.

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10
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What is Psychology?

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Psychology is the scientific study of mental processes and behavior.

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11
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William James studied. . .

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Functionalism

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12
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What is functionalism?

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Emphasis on studying the purpose of mental processes and behavior.

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13
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Sigmund Freud studied. . .

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Psychoanalysis

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14
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What is psychoanalysis?

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Emphasis role of unconscious factors for personality and behavior.

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15
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John B. Watson studied. . .

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Behaviorism

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16
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What is behaviorism?

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Emphasis that psychology is the study of observable behavior

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17
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B.F. Skinner studied. . .

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Behaviorism

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18
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Carl Rogers studied. . .

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Humanistic

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19
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Abraham Maslow studied. . .

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Humanistic

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20
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What is humanistic psychology?

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Focuses on free will, personal choice, psychological growth, and self determination

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21
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What are some major perspectives in psychology?

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Biological
Psychodynamic 
Behavioral
Humanistic 
Cognitive 
Evolutionary
Cross cultural
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22
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What are some speciality areas in psychology?

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Biological
Clinical
Cognitive 
Counseling
Developmental
Educational
Forensic 
Health
Industrial/organizational
Personality
School
Social
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23
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What is a variable?

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Factor/condition that can vary and is observable, measurable, and verified

24
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What is an independent variable?

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The variable that changes

25
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What is a dependent variable?

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The controlled variable

26
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What is a confounding variable?

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Can skew the research/no control over

27
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What are the 2 observational approaches

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Naturalistic and laboratory

28
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What are the 3 different research approaches?

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Observational
Case studies
Correlational

29
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What is the Correlational study?

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Relationship between 2 variables

-1 0 +1

The number indicates strength
Sign indicates direction

30
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What is a positive correlation?

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Relationship between variables vary in same direction

31
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What is a negative correlation?

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Relationship between variables vary in opposite direction

32
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What is a zero correlation?

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No relationship between variables

33
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What is biological psychology?

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Study of biological bases of mental processes and behavior

34
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What are neurons?

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Nerve cell; specializes in sending and receiving information or neural impulses

35
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What is a cell body?

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Controls the whole cell

36
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What is a dendrite?

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Receive information from other cells

37
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What is an axon?

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The information tunnel

38
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What is the myelin sheath?

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Encases the axon and speeds up the information travel

39
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What is the axon terminal

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Last part to get information and sends it to another cell

40
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What is the resting potential of a neuron?

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-70 millivolts

41
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What is the action potential of a neuron?

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+30 millivolts

42
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What is acetylcholine?

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Muscles contractions, learning, memory

43
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What is dopamine?

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Movement, attention, pleasurable sensations, thought processes

44
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What is serotonin?

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Sleep, mood states, emotions, sensory perceptions

45
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What is norepinephrine?

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Sleep, psychical arousal, learning, memory

46
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What does the forebrain control?

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Higher mental processes

47
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What does the midbrain do?

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Communicates between the forebrain and the hindbrain

48
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What does the hindbrain do?

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Things you need to survive

49
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What is the cerebellum and what part of the brain is it in?

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Smooth movements, balance, and posture

Hindbrain

50
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What is the medula and what part of the brain is it in?

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Vital life functions

Hindbrain

51
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What is the pons and what part of the brain is it in?

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Coordinates body movement

Hindbrain

52
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What is the reticular formation and what part of the brain is it in?

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Regulates arousal, attention, and sleep

Hindbrain

53
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What is the substantia nigra and what part of the brain is it in?

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Associated with motor control

Midbrain

54
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What is the cerebral cortex and what part of the brain is it in?

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Higher mental processes

Forebrain

55
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What is the corpus callosum and what part of the brain is it in?

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Connects both hemispheres together

Forebrain

56
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What are the 4 cerebral lobes and what do they do?

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Frontal - processing
Parietal- touch
Occipital - vision
Temporal - hearing

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