History Of Psychology
Clara believes that human beings are capable of positive growth and can make their own choices in behavior. She is most likely to be attracted to which school of thought?
Humanistic
Dr. Li wanted to see if a protein-enriched diet would enhance the maze-running performance of rats. One group of rats was fed a high-protein diet for the duration of the study; the other group continued to receive ordinary rat food. All rats were then timed as they learned a new maze. What is the control group in this experiment?
The rats who received a regular diet.
An adopted child’s intelligence is MOST likely to be similar to the intelligence of which of the following?
Biological Parents
If a dog came up and licked your hand, which area of the brain (lobe) would light up?
Parietal Lobe
The sympathetic division is the branch of the autonomic nervous system that mobilizes the body’s resources for emergencies. What is another popular term for this system?
Flight or flight response system
What were the two schools of thought that were considered to be in a battle with each other?
Functionalism & Structualism
What is one critique of using the correlational method?
You cannot prove causation
People’s love of fatty foods is an example of the result of
Natural Selection
What is the main function of the Corpus Collapsum?
Transfer information between the left and right brain
Which 2 things within the body make up the Central Nervous System
Brain & Spinal Cord
Taz is researching natural selection, which school of thought would he belong to?
Evolutionary Psychology
Dr. Miller recently held an exam in her psychology class. The scores on the exam were 98, 74, 77, 74, 43, 76, 99, 71, and 73. Which measure of central tendency provides the BEST estimate of a typical score on this exam?
Median
Where are neurotransmitters stored before they are released on the synapse?
Axon Terminals
Name the 4 areas (lobes) of the brain.
Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal
Axons that carry information inward to the central nervous system from the periphery of the body.
Afferent Nerve Fibers
What are the four professional specialties in contemporary psychology?
Clinical, Counselling, Educational, Industrial/Organizational.
What is the difference between the Independent Variable and the Dependent Variable
IV - Manipulated
DV - Measured
Name the 3 monoamine neurotransmitters
Dopamine, Serotonin, Nueropinephrin.
The cerebellum is often refered to as the
Little brain
Which system controls automatic, involuntary, visceral functions that people don’t normally think about, such as heart rate, digestion, and perspiration
The autonomic nervous system (ANS)
What type of psychology had a resurgence of popularity in the 1950s & 1960s researchers emphasized the importance of studying internal mental events to understand human behavior.
Cognitive Psychology
What are the 5 steps in a scientific investigation?
1 - Formulate a hypothesis
2 - Design the Study
3 - Collect the data
4 - Analyze the Data
5 - Report your Findings
Name at least 3 parts within the anatomy of a neuron
Soma, Dendrites, Mylien Sheath, Axon, axon terminals (buttons)
Which area of the brain controls muscle movements and includes the primary motor cortex?
Frontal Lobe
I send a message between the Central Nervous System (CNS) and all body parts. Who am I?
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)