Ch. 1 - What's Psychology?
Ch. 2 - Psyc's Scientific Method
Ch. 3 - Biological Foundations
Ch. 4 - Sensation and Perception
Ch. 5 - States of Consciousness
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What's the definition of Psychology?

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

1. It's scientific

2. Behavior - Observable and repeatable behavior, external factor

3. Mental processes - Why we do the things we do, internal factor

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3 min

You're the experimenter here; you also need 2 answers here:

1. According to the scientific methods, after you make an observation, what do you do next? 

2. What is the last step in the scientific method?

1. Create a testable hypothesis.

2. Fail to support or support

Don't forget to replicate as well.

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2 min

What is the difference between afferent and efferent nerves?

Afferent - Nerves that carry information from our external environment to the brain and spinal cord, via sensory receptors. "Afferent nerves arrive."

Efferent - Nerves that carry information out of the brain and spinal cord to other areas of the body. "Efferent nerves exit."

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2 min

What is the difference between sensation and perception?

Sensation (objective/biological) is the process of receiving raw external stimuli from your environment.

Perception (subjective/personal) is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information so that it makes sense to you!

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1 min

How long is a circadian rhythm?

24 hours.

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2 min

What is the difference between structuralism and functionalism?

Structuralism focuses on identifying the structures of the human mind. - W.W.

Functionalism focuses on the functions and purposes of the mind and behavior in the person's adaptation to their environment. - William James

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3 min

Needs: 2 correct answers!

1. Do we prove? If not, then what do we do instead?

2. What is a meta-analysis?

1. We never prove! We either support or fail to support

2. "study of studies." A summary of a large body of evidence from the research literature on a particular topic.

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30 sec

How do neurons communicate, and what is the advantage of this type of communication?

Neurons communicate electrochemically, and the advantage is neuroplasticity.

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30 sec

In our bodies, where does transduction occur, in order for us to see and hear?

Vision - Retina

Ear - Cochlea

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30 sec

What are the unique features of REM sleep?

Vivid dreams and rapid eye movement (REM). 

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2 min

What's the difference between a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist? 

Clinical psychologist - holds a doctorate and focuses on talk therapy, behavioral intervention, etc.

Psychiatrist - holds an MD, attended medical school, and can actually prescribe psych meds.

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2 min

Give an example of a case study.

A descriptive research method in which a researcher gathers detailed, qualitative, information about a single individual

Example: Studying the behavior and mind of a serial killer

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1. Memory

2. Emotion

3. Relay Station

What parts of the brain correlate with 1, 2, and 3?

1. Hippocampus

2. Amygdala

3. Thalamus

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2 min

What's this called? - Smallest intensity necessary for a stimulus to be detected, when you are first able to sense something.

Absolute Threshold

- By the appropriate sense organ 50% of the time

EX: In order for you to hear the couple in the apartment next door to you arguing, they have to be going at it loudly enough for your ears to hear

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1 min

Provide an example for both:

1. Lower level of consciousness

2. Altered state of consciousness

1. Can be daydreaming and includes automatic processing that requires little attention.

Ex: Typing on a keyboard (if you've built up that muscle memory), and starting up your car (having had years of driving experience).

2. Produced by drugs, trauma, fatigue, and possibly hypnosis.

Ex: Undergoing hypnosis for pain relief or feeling the effects after consuming alcohol.

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1 min

What's an operational definition?

This can provide an objective description of how a variable is going to be measured and observed in a particular study.

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3 min

What are the 3 different types of research methods? AND What is the key word assosiated with each one?

1. Descriptive - describe

2. Correlational - relationship

3. Experimental - causation

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3 min

DRAW, LABEL, and IDENTIFY the brain's lobes!

Frontal (executive function)

Parietal(body map) - Includes motor cortex and somatosensory cortex

Temporal(auditory)

Occipital(vision)

Cerebellum(coordination, balance, movement)

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2 min

Tendency for one's sensitivity to stimuli to be lessened overtime during continuous exposure.

Sensory Adaption

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3 min

Provide an example for each:

1. Cross-sectional study

2. Longitudinal study

1. Selecting a child from each grade in a small elementary school to observe social media usage.

2. Monthly observations of the same participants, starting from birth, born into different socioeconomic backgrounds, to see whether or not their upbringings affect their brain development.

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5 min

1. What are the 3 elements of a true experiment?

2. In this example, what are the I.V., D.V., E, and C?

A psychologist wants to test whether listening to music affects students’ memory. The researcher randomly assigns college students to two groups. One group studies a list of words while listening to music, while the other group studies the same list in silence. After five minutes, both groups take the same memory test to see how many words they can recall. By comparing the results of the two groups, the researcher can determine whether music influences memory performance.


1. Randomization, manipulation, control

2. 

I.V. - Music

D.V. - memory test

E - groups that listen to music

C - Group with no music.


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3 min

DRAW and IDENTIFY the basic anatomy of a neuron.

Remember: "To receive or not to receive."

Dendrites(receive neurotransmitters) -> Cell body -> Axon -> Terminal buttons(release neurotransmitters)

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3 min

It goes: sensation, transduction, then perception. 

What are the definitions of each of these terms?

Sensation - (objective/biological) is the process of receiving raw external stimuli from your environment.

Transduction - (conversion) conversion of one form of energy into another, specifically the transformation of sensory input into neural chemical impulses. 

Perception - (subjective/personal) is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information so that it makes sense to you!

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