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Is learning temporary or relatively permanent?
Relatively permanent
As one variable increases, the other variable decreases. What type of correlation is this?
Negative correlation
Bipolar disorder
The father of American Psychology
William James
Stressing over finals, which will be over soon, is ____ stress, while consistently stressing about things that are more persistent is ____ stress
acute, chronic
What is the bottom level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Physiological Needs
Identical twins are ____ while fraternal twins are _____ (genetically)
Monozygotic, Dizygotic
3 stages of the general adaptation syndrome:
Alarm stage, resistance stage, exhaustion stage
Primary drug used to treat bipolar disorder
Lithium
Getting rewarded for good behavior is a form of _____ conditioning
operant
Main hormone involved in chronic stress
Cortisol
General adaptation syndrome was a term coined by:
Seyle
Long term emotional memories are stored in the ____
amygdala
Ignoring a child during a meltdown is ______, while removing a shock when correct answers are given is ____
negative punishment, negative reinforcement
Philippe Pinel's primary contribution to mental health attitudes is:
That mentally ill people deserve to be treated humanely
Which stages of sleep involve delta waves
3 and 4 (mostly 4)
Irrational fears caused by classical conditioning
phobias
genes changing over time (turning on and off) based on environment is referred to as ___
epigenetics
Schizophrenia can be characterized by two types of symptoms, _____ and _____. One type causes people to withdraw and shutdown, while the other includes delusions, hallucinations, and paranoia
negative and positive
Which disorder is sometimes treated with electroconvulsive therapy (when medications are unsuccessful)
Depression
Kyle is studying whether sleep affects stress levels. He splits participants into 2 groups, 1 group gets 8 hours of sleep for a week and the other group gets 5 hours. He measures cortisol levels after the week. What is the independent variable (IV) what is the dependent variable (DV)
IV=Sleep, DV=Stress
In terms of roles within a neuron, dendrites are responsible for ____ while the axon is responsible for _____
detecting information, transmitting information
What do psychologists use that makes psychology a more concrete science as compared to something like philosophy?
The Scientific Method
When someone has OCD, their repetitive thoughts are referred to as ____ , while their repetitive behaviors are referred to as _____
Obsessions, Compulsions
What are the differences in the brain of someone who is schizophrenic as compared to a neurotypical person
enlarged lateral ventricles, low activity in frontal lobes, high levels of dopamine