Semester 1 Flashcards

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1
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Abraham Maslow

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humanistic psychologist

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2
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What two men asked the question “how can the environment nurture human growth”?

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Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow

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3
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Knowing if something is right or wrong

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intuition

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4
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which approach focuses on concious experiences and choosing to take control of our lives and our destiny

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humanistic

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5
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The advantage of this descriptive method of research is that it yields a great deal of detailed descriptive information and they are very useful in forming a hypothesis

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case study

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6
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What are operational definitions?

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Specific explanations for how variables are measured in research

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7
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standard deviation

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Measures the average difference between each score and the mean of the data set.

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8
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hawthorne effect

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the alteration of behavior by the subjects of a study due to their awareness of being observed.

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9
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Which neurotransmitter is associated with mood regulation and sleep?

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serotonin

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10
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Which disorder is characterized by the degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons?

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parkinson’s disease

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11
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What is the role of the cerebellum in the hindbrain?

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regulate balance

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12
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What is the role of the medulla in the hindbrain?

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regulate breathing

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13
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Which brain structure connects the two sides of the brain?

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corpus callosum

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14
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Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is responsible for processing sensations of pain, pressure, and touch?

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parietal lobe

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15
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What is the function of the reticular formation in the midbrain?

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regulating alertness

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16
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Which brain waves are associated with sleepwalking and sleep talking?

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delta

17
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Spindles and K complexes are associated with which stage of sleep?

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NREM 2

18
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Explain manifest and latent content of dreams

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manifest: explicit info of the dream/plot
latent: underlying meaning

19
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This stage of sleep is the most restorative for our bodies.

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NREM 3

20
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thyroid gland

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produces hormones that regulate the body’s metabolic rate, growth and development.

21
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parathyroid gland

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produce parathyroid hormone, which plays a key role in the regulation of calcium levels in the blood

22
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pineal gland

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receives information about the state of the light-dark cycle from the environment and convey this information by the production and secretion of the hormone melatonin

23
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SSRIs

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

24
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Mirror neurons are believed by some scientists to provide a biological basis for

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observational learning