Psychology Exam 1

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Scientific Method

Procedure to gather and analyze information to test and idea or hypothesis.
5 Steps of the Scientific Method.
- 1)find the issue
- 2)form a testable hypothesis
- 3)chose an appropriate strategy
- 4)conduct the study
- 5)analyze to support or reject the hypothesis
Psychoanalytic Theory

segmund theory that people like animals share the sexual and aggressive primitive urge but unlike animals humans think and reason to be approved by other people.
Behaviorism

study based on observable responses and behavior
Humanism

study that people posses inner resources for growth and development and to make healthier choices.
Cognative Psychology

study of the mental process such as reasoning and problem solving
Humanistic Perspective

behavior comming from free will and ones choices based on self concept and self esteem.
Eelectic Approach

integrates or combines several perspectives to provide a more complete or complex picture of the behavior.
Basic Research

focuses on uncovering the specifics about a behavior (chemicals involved in memory)
Applied Research

solves a problem (uses the findings in basic research). how to treat something better (depression)
Naturalistic Observation

conducting research in the environment which the behavior typically occurs.
Correlation

studies test the relationship between two or more variables (tv & violent behavior)
Positive + correlation

one variable increases and the second tends to increase and vice versa
Negative - correlation

one variable increases the other decreases or the inverse relationship. (opposite directions)
Experiment

research method used to test casual hypothesis where variables are controlled or manipulated and participants are randomly assigned.
Independent Variable

variable that the experimenter manipulates (the cause in the experiment)
Dependent Variable

measures any result of manipulating the independent variable (the Effect)
Confounding Variables

variables that can be problematic and have to be controlled anything effecting the outcome of the experiment that shouldnt.
Institutional Review Board

The board insures that research is ethical and follows guidelines.
Debriefing

Full disclosure by the researcher to inform participants of the true nature of the researcher.
Transduction

conversion of environmental stimuli into a form your nervous system can process (light bouncing off a page being able to read it)
Absolute Threshold

the minimum intensity of a stimulus that can be detected 50% of the time
Subliminal

intensity of a stimulus below the absolute threshold and the participant isn't conciously aware of the stimulus.
Visible Spectrum

spectrum of light visible to the human eye 360nm to 750nm
Pupil

behind the cornea the black opening is a hole in the iris where light passes through the eye.
Lens

behind the iris and the pupil is the lens a clear and attached to the eye by strong ciliary muscles.
Retina

surface that lines the inside back of the eyeball that transduces light into neural signals.
Rods

light sensitive cells of the retina that pick up any level of light energy and convert it to neuro signals.
Cones

sensitive to specific color lights and send signals to the brain about specific colors being seen.
Optic Nerve

composed of the axons of the ganglion cell conveys visual signals from the retina to the brain.
Pitch

the frequency a sound heard...the higher the frequency the higher the pitch.
Frequency

measured in Hz is the number of cycles that occur during a given amount of time
Loudness

sound as the amount of pressure the compressed waves of air exert on the eardrum.
Decibles

measure unit for the loudness of a sound.
Cochlea

Curled fluid filled tube that looks like a snail that holds the basilar membrane. transduction of neural impulses happens here.
Basilar Membrane

lined with hair cells which transduce sound waves into action potentials.
Hair Cells

Neurons grown out of the basilar membrane transduce sound waves into action potentials.
Auditory Nerve

carries information from the inner ear to the brain.
Gustation

sense of taste; foods must be broken down by our saliva.
Pheromones

airborne chemicals released form glands and detected by vomeronasal organs.
Retinal Disparity

our eyes are slightly apart and get two different images and inform the brain the distance of the stimuli (depth perception)
Gestait Approach

the whole of perception is better understood than trying to piece the parts in perception together.
Figure Ground 1

we pull the stimuli forward and push everything else into the background (ground) (most important principle)
Clsoure

we tend to finish shapes even when they arent closed (shapes)
Proximity

we group close objects together during perception.
Similarity

we group like objects together during perception
Good Continuation

perceive stimuli that seem to follow one another as being part of a continuing pattern. (camo)
Suki's dentist gave her a drug that froze the sodium channels along Suki's neural axons. What is the likely effect of this drug.

A) Suki's neurons will fire more action potentials than normal.
B) Suki's neurons will fire weaker action potentials.
C) Suki's neurons will fire stronger action potentials.
D) Suki's neurons will fail to fire action potentials.
D) Suki's neurons will fail to fire action potentials.
Sabrina has contracted a disease that is destroying her myelin sheath. What effect would you expect this disease to have on the functioning of Sabrina's nervous system?

A) It won't affect the functioning of her nervous system in any measurable way.
B) Her nervous system will speed up and slow down in random fashion.
C) It will slow down the neural signals traveling through her nervous system.
D) It will speed up the neural signals traveling through her nervous system.

C) It will slow down the neural signals traveling through her nervous system.
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A drug that causes potassium ions to leave one's neurons is likely to produce what type of effect on the neuron?

A) excitation
B) increased firing
C) both excitation and inhibition
D) inhibition

D) Inhibition
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Lamont developed a disease that reduces the amount of serotonin in his brain. What symptoms would you expect Lamont to have?

A) Hallucinations
B) Seizures
C) Trouble with his motor skills
D) Symptoms of depression

D) Symptoms of depression
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Jackson is a normal, healthy adult man. Jackson's brain likely contains more ___ than any other neurotransmitter.

A) Dopamine
B) GABA
C) Acetylcholine
D) Glutamate

D) Glutamate
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Sasha has been drinking an herbal tea that she believes boosts her body's ability to manufacture acetylcholine. Why do you suppose Sasha is so interested in drinking the tea?

A) she is hoping it will help her sleep better
B) She is trying to treat her depression
C) She is hoping it will help her have more energy
D) She is trying to improve her memory

D) She is trying to improve her memory
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Juanita was hiking in the woods when she stumbled upon a rattlesnake. Immediately after she saw the snake, which division of the nervous system was most likely in control of Juanita's internal organ functions?

A) spine
B) endocrine
C) parasympathetic
D) Sympathetic

D) Sympathetic
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Moving your arm is a n example of a behavior that is governed by which branch of the nervous system?

A) somatic nervous system
B) sympathetic nervous system
C) autonomic nervous system
D) parasympathetic nervous system

A) Somatic Nervous System
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The sensory neurons in your fingertips are part of the ____ nervous system?

A) sympathetic
B) autonomic
C) peripheral
D) central

C) Peripheral
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Damage to which of the following brain structures would be most likely to cause death?

A) frontal lobe
B) hippocampus
C) amygdala
D) Medulla

C) Medulla
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Billy suffered a stroke on the left side of his brain. Most of his left frontal lobe was destroyed. What symptoms would you most expect to see in Billy as a result of this damage?

A) paralysis on the right side of his body and an inability to speak
B) paralysis on the left side of his body and an inability to understand speech.
C) paralysis of his left leg , partial deafness, and stuttering
D) paralysis on the right side of his body and an inability to understand speech

A) Paralysis On The Right Side Of His Body And An Inability To Speak
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Cindy is addicted to crack cocaine. Which of the following brain structures is most likely to play a role in her addiction?

A) midbrain
B) septum
C) thalamus
D) hypothalamus

B) Septum
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Which of the following techniques cannot indicate brain activity in an accident victim?

A) EEG
B) PET
C) fMRI
D) Angiogram

D) Angiogram
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Which of the following techniques would a surgeon use if she wanted to see the structures of the brain in great detail prior to operating on a patient?
A) Angiogram
B) EEG
C) MRI
D) X-ray

C) MRI
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Which of the following techniques would researchers probably be most reluctant to use on a human research subject?

A) Lesions
B) EEG
C) CAT Scan
D) fMRI

A) Lesions
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Kerry has an overactive thyroid gland. His condition is also known as ____?

A) Pituitary disorder
B) hypothyroidism
C) Hyperthyroidism
D) Dwarfism

C) Hyperthyroidism
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A malfunction in which of the following endocrine glands would be most disruptive to the overall functioning of the endocrine system?

A) Pituitary
B) Thymus
C) Hypothalamus
D) Adrenal

A) Pituitary
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Juanita was just frightened by a snake. Which of the following endocrine glands most likely played the biggest role in her response to danger?

A) Adrenal
B) ovaries
C) Thymus
D) thyroid

A) Adrenal
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I have brown hair. The exact shade of my hair represents my ____ of hair color.

A) Phenotype
B) Gene
C) Genotype
D) All of the above

A) Phenotype
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Genes that determine your eye color are made up of ___.

A) ACh
B) DNA
C) Phenotypes
D) GABA

B) DNA
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Dr. Jasper is a scientist who believes that our characteristics are primarily a function of the environment in which we are raised. Dr. Jasper's point of view is most closely aligned with the ___ perspective.

A) Nature
B) Evolutionary
C) Interactionist
D) Nurture

D) Nurture
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Brain scan that can show the brain structure and function.

fMRI
The chemical messengers of the endocrine system.

Hormones
The connection between two neurons in the brain.

Synapse
A sensory relay station in the brain

Thalamus
The body's chief excitatory neurotransmitter

Glutamate
The part of the neuron that receives incoming signals

Dendrites
A process that makes a neuron more likely to fire an action potential

Excitation
A brain structure that may play a role in addiction

Septum
If you lost this part of your brain, you could no longer store long-term memories

Hippucampus
Male hormones

Androgens
The chemical messengers of the nervous system

neurotransmitters
This branch of the nervous system is most active during times of calm

parasympathetic nervous system
This part of the brain allows your to speak language

Broca's area
The threshold of excitation of a neuron

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This brain structure allows the right and left hemispheres to communicate.

Corpus Callosum

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Psychology Exam 1

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Psychology Exam Ch.1,2 Review & Matching,3

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