Test 1: Chapters 1, 2, 5.1, 5.4

Question 1

The scientific study of affect, behavior, and cognition in humans and animals.

Answer 1

Psychology

Question 2

A collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on the scientific method.

Ex: Astrology and Psychoanalysis

Answer 2

Pseudoscience

Question 3

Affect, Behavior, and Cognition

Affect=Feelings
Behavior=Action
Cognition=Thoughts

Answer 3

Psychology’s ABCs

Question 4

The thought that your skull had direct relation to your personality and different lumps and indents meant something specific.

Answer 4

Phrenology

Question 5

The man who had a tamping pole go though his brain and live.

Damaged frontal cortex=loss in ability to “filter his thoughts”

Answer 5

Phineas Gage

Question 6

The Brain and Spinal Cord

Answer 6

Central Nervous System (CNS)

Question 7

The sensory and motor nerves

Somatic=Voluntary
Autonomic=Involuntary

Answer 7

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Question 8

Fight or Flight

Calms you down

Answer 8

Sympathetic NS

Parasympathetic NS

Question 9

Brain structure simple

Answer 9

2 hemispheres connected by Corpus Collosum

Question 10

Lobe that controls sensations and motor functions

Answer 10

Parietal Lobe

Question 11

Lobe that controls personality, impulse control, attention

Answer 11

Frontal Lobe

Question 12

Lobe that controls Vision

Answer 12

Occipital Lobe

Question 13

Lobe that controls Language, hearing, speech, communication

Answer 13

Temporal Lobe

Question 14

Two hemispheres severed but still work separately

Answer 14

Split-Brain Research

Question 15

Controls movement, balance, vision, cognitive function

Answer 15

Cerebellum

Question 16

Controls emotional response, fear, aggression, emotional memory

Bloodborne Reference

Answer 16

Amygdala

Question 17

Controls memory, learning, emotional processing (anxiety)

Answer 17

Hippocampus

Question 18

Controls hormones, temperature, nervous system, appetite, sleep, thirst, sex drive

Answer 18

Hypothalamus

Question 19

4 F’s

Answer 19

Fighting, Fleeing, Feeding, Mating ;)

Question 20

Feel good to do, doesn’t feel like work, usually for self

Answer 20

Intrinsic Motivation

Question 21

For reward, praise, money, etc.

Answer 21

Extrinsic Motivation

Question 22

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Answer 22

Physiological > Safety > Love/belonging > Esteem > Self-actualization

Question 23

Breathing, food, water

Answer 23

Physiological Needs

Question 24

Security of body and employment

Answer 24

Safety Needs

Question 25

Family, Friends, lovers

Answer 25

Love/Belonging Needs

Question 26

Self Esteem, confidence, Achievement

Answer 26

Esteem Needs

Question 27

Morality, Confidence, Lack of Prejudice

Answer 27

Self-actualization Needs

Question 28

Misattribution of Arousal

Answer 28

Your body confusing one emotion for another due to similar symptoms of emotions + outer factors.

Ex: Experimental Bridge Test

Question 29

Mindset

Answer 29

Growth and Fixed

How your mind will go about things and how it sees different situation.

Question 30

James-Lange Theory

Answer 30

“Instant fear”

Ex: I’m afraid because of the bears

Question 31

Schacter-Singer Theory

Answer 31

Must process yourself before showing emotion.

Question 32

Display Rules

Answer 32

Cultural rules on when to display emotion and when not to.

Question 33

Self-regulation Theory

Answer 33

Put treat in front of dog and telling them to not touch it.

delay of gratification