Chapter 1
Psychology is the scientific study of the
mind and behavior
What is a hypothesis?
A testable prediction
When substances no longer have desired effect
Tolerance
What is consciousness?
Awareness of internal and external stimuli
__________ is the process of detecting environmental stimulus and converting it into neural activity
Sensation
Process of examining one's own thoughts and feelings
Introspection
This was created to help protect participants well-being in research studies
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Two alleles that are different
Heterozygous
What happens during sleep?
Melatonin is released allowing our brains to switch from wake to sleep cycle
Perception involves what?
Top-down and bottom-up processing
What are the characteristics of a testable hypothesis?
Measurable
Specific
Falsifiable
Concise
What is the independent variable?
The variable that is manipulated
Genetic makeup of individuals
Genotype
What medication helps to reverse an opioid overdose?
Naloxone (Narcan)
Sensory stimulus energy converted to action potential
Transduction
Why is standardization important?
Credibility
Validity
Uncovers inconsistencies
Extends existing knowledge
This can effect the relationship between two variables
Confounding variable
What do agonists do?
Bind to receptors and activate them
What is manifest content?
Actual content of a dream
Length of a wave from one peak to the next
Wavelength
Correctly list the steps of the scientific method
Observation --> Question --> Hypothesis --> Experiment --> Analysis --> Conclusion
What 3 elements are involved in a true experiment?
Random assignment
Variable manipulation
Control group
What are the steps of a neuron firing?
Resting potential --> Threshold of Excitation --> Refractory period
What happens during the stages of sleep?
Stage 1 - Transition between wakefulness and sleep
Stage 2 - Deep relaxation (Sleep spindles, K-complex)
Stage 3 - Deep sleep
REM Sleep - rapid eye movement
Inattentional blindness
Failure to notice something visible due to attending to something else