Psychology 101
This field of psychology studies how people grow and change throughout the lifespan.
What is developmental psychology?
A specific, testable prediction is called this.
What is a hypothesis?
In an experiment, the outcome that researchers measure is called this.
What is the dependent variable?
These parts of a neuron receive messages from other neurons.
What are dendrites?
These photoreceptors are especially useful for seeing in dim light and peripheral vision.
What are rods?
This perspective emphasizes observable and measurable behavior.
What is the behavioral perspective?
This variable is deliberately manipulated by the researcher.
What is the independent variable?
Participants being placed into experimental conditions by chance is called this.
What is random assignment?
Put these in the correct order for the route of a neural message: axon, dendrite, cell body.
What is dendrite → cell body → axon?
This is the minimum amount of stimulation needed to detect a stimulus.
What is the absolute threshold?
A psychologist studying conformity, persuasion, attraction, and aggression is most likely working in this field.
What is social psychology?
Researchers define “stress” as a participant's score on a 20-question stress survey. Creating this specific, measurable definition is called what?
What is an operational definition?
Researchers give one group caffeine and another group no caffeine, then measure word recall. What is the IV?
What is caffeine consumption / whether participants receive caffeine?
Your heart begins pounding after you suddenly see something dangerous. Which division of the nervous system has been activated?
What is the sympathetic division?
You're trying to read a blurry word but figure it out based on the sentence surrounding it and your previous experience. What type of processing are you using?
What is top-down processing?
In this perspective, A therapist believes people have free will and emphasizes personal growth, potential, and self-direction.
What is the humanistic perspective?
A researcher finds that students who study more tend to have higher exam scores. What type of correlation is this?
What is a positive correlation?
In that same experiment, what is the DV?
What is word recall?
The danger passes and your body begins calming and returning to normal. Which division is now primarily responsible?
What is the parasympathetic division
You're carrying a backpack and someone adds weight. This concept refers to the minimum change in weight necessary for you to notice that something was added.
What is the difference threshold?
In this perspective, A psychologist believes a client's behavior is strongly influenced by unconscious forces and unresolved conflicts.
What is the psychodynamic perspective?
Researchers find a strong correlation between social media use and anxiety. Why can't they conclude that social media use causes anxiety?
What is correlation does not prove causation?
A researcher wants to study whether sleep affects exam performance. One group sleeps 8 hours and another sleeps 4 hours before taking the same exam. Identify both the IV and DV
What are hours of sleep (IV) and exam performance/score (DV)?
After brain damage, a patient understands what other people are saying but speaks very slowly and with great difficulty. What condition best matches these symptoms?
What is Broca's aphasia?
In a crowded room, you automatically perceive people standing close together as belonging to the same group. Which Gestalt principle explains this?
Answer: What is proximity?