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What is the term for the biological factors that influence behavior and mental processes?
What is heredity / nature
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Which perspective studies how behavior has been shaped over generations to promote survival and reproduction?
What is the evolutionary perspective?
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Identify the psychologist associated with Natural selection.
Who is Charles Darwin?
100
What term refers to the external experiences that shape behavior and mental processes?
What is environment /nurture?
100
What does the image represent
What is evolutionary psychology?
200
What is the main goal of twin studies in psychology?
What is to determine how much behavior is influenced by genetics versus environment?
200
What does this image represent?
What are identical (Monozygotic) and fraternal (Dizygotic) twins?
200
According to the evolutionary perspective, what role does natural selection play in shaping behavior?
What is it favors traits that increase survival and reproductive success?
200
What is one example of an environmental factor that might influence someone’s development?
What is parenting style, education, culture, or socioeconomic status?
200
What is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes?
What is Psychology?
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A student grows up in a home where reading is encouraged. Is this an example of nature or nurture?
What is nurture?
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A child shows aggressive behavior. How would a psychologist explain this using both heredity and environment?
What is, the child may have a genetic predisposition for impulsivity, and may have learned aggressive behavior from their home or social environment?
300
Which part of the nervous system connects the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body?
What is the peripheral nervous system?
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What division of the nervous system controls voluntary movements like walking or writing?
What is the somatic nervous system?
300
What division of the nervous system controls involuntary body functions like heartbeat and digestion?
What is the autonomic nervous system?
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Which two divisions make up the autonomic nervous system?
What are the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems?
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When a person is startled by a loud noise, which division of the nervous system causes their heart rate to increase?
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
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A patient has spinal cord damage and can no longer move their legs. What does this tell us about the function of the CNS?
What is that the CNS controls voluntary motor commands through the spinal cord?
What is that the CNS controls voluntary motor commands through the spinal cord?
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What does the image show?
What is the Central Nervous System
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How many questions are on the AP Psychology Exam?
What is 70 questions?
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During an emergency, describe how all three systems — CNS, somatic, and autonomic — work together to respond.
CNS processes danger; autonomic system increases heart rate; somatic system initiates voluntary escape movement.
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Explain how the nervous system would respond differently when preparing to run a race vs. during rest.
Before the race, the sympathetic system increases alertness and heart rate; during rest, the parasympathetic system restores calm
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A person has brain damage but can still reflex their arm. What does this suggest about the spinal cord’s role?
That the spinal cord can control reflexes independently of the brain.
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How does the somatic nervous system enable learning new motor skills, such as playing an instrument?
It controls the voluntary, repeated muscle movements needed for fine motor control and muscle memory development.
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who is considered the father of psychology?
who is Wilhelm Wundt ?