History And Scientific Scope
The meaning of the word "psychology"
What is the study of the mind?
Personal reasoning is often subjective, whereas scientific thinking is __________
What is objective?
Presenting someone else's work as your own
What is plagiarism?
The two major parts of the body's nervous system
What are the central and peripheral nervous systems?
The function of neurotransmitters
What is transmitting signals across neurons?
The idea that the mind can be understood by breaking it down to the smallest elements of mental experience
An in-depth study of one or a small group of people
What is a case study?
True or False: Animals taking part in experimental research have rights
What is true?
The largest section of the brain
What is the forebrain?
The type of situation that produces adrenaline
What is a stressful situation?
The ________ approach to psychology sees people as inherently good.
What is humanistic?
The scientists who review a study before it is published
What are peer reviewers?
Human participants must be protected from greater than usual levels of ______
What is harm or discomfort?
The function of the central nervous system
What is processing the information recieved by the body?
The neurotransmitter that contributes to well-being and happiness
What is serotonin?
_________ is the approach to psychology that views all behavior as purposeful and contributing to survival
What is functionalism?
The best method to determine causation between two variables
What is an experiment?
When dealing with human participants, you must obtain _________ _______ before conducting an experiment
What is informed consent?
The somatic nervous system governs __________ movements
What is voluntary?
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is an __________ neurotransmitter
What is inhibitory?
_______ _____ created the psychodynamic approach to psychology
Who is Sigmund Freud?
What is a correlation?
Human participants must be fully _______ after an experiment if information was kept from them
What is debriefed?
The _______ ________ _________ regulates the body's involuntary movements
What is the autonomic nervous system?
The excitatory neurotransmitter that "turns on" many different neurons.
What is Glutamate?