Research Methods
History of Psychology/Psychology Careers
The Brain
Behavioral Neurosci.
Sensation and Perception
100
Identify the Dependent Variable:
The amount of money that a person has, influences the amount of love they recieve
love
100
What school of thought is this:
The way in which individuals behave is influenced by their unconscious
psychoanalysis
100
Karen is in a coma. She can breathe on her own, her heart still beats, and she still has basic reflexes. What part of her brain is still active?
Brainstem
100
Joe got brain surgery in his left frontal lobe. A complication of this surgery led to Joe not being able to produce grammatically correct sentences. This condition is called
Brocas aphasia
100
_____ is when sensory organs receive stimuli from environment and transmit them to the brain
_____ is your brain interpreting what has just been taken in
Sensation; Perception
200
Dr. G is watching how an individual reacts to the Quad Gods. This is an example of _______ and is a ______ study method
Naturalistic observation; descriptive
200
An individual who conducts psychological assessments for those who are involved in legal cases
Forensic psychologist
200
The ____ is involved in emotions, particularly fear
Amygdala
200
Neurotransmitters are released into the ____ from the ____ that are located in the _____
synapse, synaptic vesicles, axon terminals
200
When you go into a dark room, its hard to see anything, but after a couple of minutes you can make out some shapes and outlines
Sensory adaptation
300
To measure hunger, Dr. G will be counting the number of times the participants stomach growls over a 5 minute period. What is this an example of?
Operational Definition
300
A counseling psychologist focuses on _____ while a clinical psychologist _____
people who function well but are going through difficult times (i.e. job loss)
focus on diagnosable disorders and conduct psychological assessments
300
Tactile stimuli is detected by which area of the brain
somatosensory cortex
300
Once released into the synapse, neurotransmitters can go back into the presynaptic cell. This process is called?
Reuptake
300
You and your friend are looking at an abstract painting. Your friend, who is a plumber, sees a toilet and you, a college student, see a textbook. You guys see different things because you have different _____ ___
Perceptual Sets
400
This is a
Negative correlation
r= -0.8
400
Rob wants to determine the purpose of mental processes. What school of thought is Rob using?
Functionalism
400
The ___ ____ plays a role in regulating growth, thyroid-stimulating, and other hormones in the body.
pituitary gland
400
Dr. G is walking through a haunted house at Land of Illusion and a clown jumps up and startles him. As a result, his heart rate increases and his pupils dilate because of the ___
sympathetic nervous system
400
A pirate is wearing an eyepatch. Even though he is only using one eye, he is still able to determine the depth of a gold chest due to ____ ___ ___
Monocular depth cues
500
Steps of the scientific method according to chapter 1.
-posing a question
-conducting a literature review
-developing a hypothesis
-testing hypothesis
-analyze the data and draw conclusions
500
Dr. G uses information from research and other expertise to real-world problems. This is an example of what?
Applied Specialization.
500
Dr. G is able to maintain her balance when she walks largely due to the ____.
Cerebellum
500
Louis had a stroke and lost her sight, however, her ability to hear increased because of what is called ____ ____
brain plasticity spec. functional
500
What are the 5 gestalt grouping principles?
Proximity, similarity, common fate, connectedness, closure