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History & Methods
Biological Psychology
Sensation, Perception, & Consciousness
Development, Language, & Thought
Learning, Thinking, & Memory
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This is the study of behavior and mental processes
What is psychology
100
This consists of the brain and spinal cord.
What is the central nervous system
100
This is the passive process of a gathering raw information from one's surroundings through his/her senses.
What is sensation.
100
According to Harlow's baby monkey study, baby monkeys are not attached to their parents solely because their parents provide food, but also because they provide this:
What is contact comfort
100
Doing this the night before the final exam will enhance your cognitive performance.
What is getting a full night of sleep
200
Studies have shown that as alcohol consumption increases, driving ability decreases. This represents what type of correlation?
What is negative
200
This structure connects the two halves of the brain and facilitates communication between them.
What is the corpus callosum.
200
This is an active process that creates meaningful information from raw sensory data.
What is perception.
200
This is the arrangement of words to create well-formed sentences in language.
What is syntax
200
This is a relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs due to experience.
What is learning
300
This type of study randomly divides participants into 2 or more subgroups (conditions) and manipulates levels of 1 variable to see if it changes levels of the outcome variable
What is an experiment
300
This is the main function of the occipital lobe.
What is vision.
300
This type of sleep increases in frequency and duration over the course of the night and is responsible for dreaming.
What is REM sleep
300
This type of substance causes birth defects when exposed to babies in utero.
What is a teratogen
300
This type of learning is less of an automatic association between 2 factors and more of a change in behavior due to punishment or reward.
What is operant conditioning
400
Though traditionally psychology was studied from 1 of a varied number of approaches (biological, evolutionary, behavioral, humanistic approach, etc), this type of psychology often combines approaches to examine cognition and behavior
What is modern psychology
400
After a horrific car accident, Sue is unable understand language. Sue has most likely incurred damage to this lobe of the brain.
What is the temporal lobe.
400
The minimum amount of stimulation needed to detect a stimulus is known as this
What is absolute threshold
400
This period of development is the period of time when babies in utero are most susceptible to teratogens, due to the rapid development that occurs during this phase of the central and peripheral nervous system.
What is the embryonic stage
400
This is a schedule of reinforcement that is highly effective for maintaining conditioned responses, though it varies when a reward is given according to a random number of behaviors.
What is variable ratio
500
This type of study, which examines the association between 2 variables, is conducted when participants are not divided into subgroups (conditions) and, instead, are given surveys to complete.
What is correlational research
500
Liv has overly aggressive behavior. Occasionally, Liv enjoys playing Mortal Kombat and Resident Evil. Liv's mother has also been known to have strong aggressive tendencies. Wondering about whether Liv was born with aggression or if violent video game playing caused it is known as this classic debate.
What is nature vs nurture.
500
Jay occasionally texts while driving. Attending to both of these tasks increases the likelihood that he will make a mistake causing an accident. This is known as _________.
What is inattentional blindness
500
This laboratory test was created by Mary Ainsworth to determine if a toddler was securely or insecurely attached to his/her parent. It involved a parent leaving a child alone momentarily and then returning.
What is the strange situation
500
This is the mental representation that is considered most typical of a given concept.
What is a prototype