Introduction
What is the scientific study of the mind and behavior?
Psychology
The control group receives ________ and the experimental group receives _________.
Control = no treatment (placebo, no stimulus, etc.)
Experimental = treatment
Axon
A strip in the brain that corresponds to each of the senses. The more sensitive a body part is, the more area it takes up.
Sensory area (somatosensory cortex)
True or false: Correlation = causation
FALSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who is known as the father of psychology?
Wilhelm Wundt
When both the researchers and participants do not know the group assignments is called________.
Double-blind study
Which type of neurons send sensory information into the body (to the brain) from the outside world?
Afferent
Which lobe is associated with making complex decisions, solving problems, and your personality?
Frontal lobe
What design will allow you to determine cause-and-effect conclusions?
Experimental designs
What is the process where a person examines their own conscious experience as objectively as possible?
Introspection
You are conducting a study on the effects of violent tv on 5-year-olds. They will participate in yearly interviews until they are 20 years old. What design is this?
Longitudinal design
When giving a speech, your palms are sweaty, your mouth is dry, and your heart is racing. What system is involved?
Sympathetic nervous system
The brain injury of Phineas Gage allowed psychologists to learn about the functions of the brain's ________ areas.
Association areas
Which category of brain imaging includes CT and PET scans?
Radiation
What was the shift called where many psychologists moved away from behaviorism to focus on how people think, understand, and know about the world?
The cognitive revolution
What is a factor that affects both variables of interest and may falsly give the impression of a cause and effect relationship?
Confounding variable
Protective coating of fat around the axon, which speeds up transmission of the signal to the next neuron.
Myelin sheath
Lily has issues with her balance after getting in a car crash. Which brain part is primarily involved?
Cerebellum
You eat a big lunch right before class causing you to be sleepy during the whole lecture. Which system is involved?
Parasympathetic nervous system
When looking at a lemon, John would describe it as a yellow sphere that has a hard exterior, and a sour, juicy interior. What perspective is he taking?
Structuralism
Increased study time is associated with fewer errors on the exam. What type of correlation is this?
Negative correlation
The rule that neurons are either on or off is called ___________.
All-or-none law
Which type of aphasia impacts an individual's ability to understand other people's speech?
Wernicke's aphasia
Every quiz has been easy; therefore the exam will be easy. Which type if reasoning is this?
Inductive (multiple observations were drawn to form conclusion)