History, Approaches & Research Methods
Who is the father of Psychology?
Wilhelm Wundt
What machine uses an X-Ray?
CT Scan
What is one of the most addictive stimulants?
Nicotine
What neurons are in the center of the retina, that are associated with color?
Cones
Which approach looks at how our thoughts and behaviors vary from people living in other cultures?
Socio-Cultural
What makes up the brain stem?
The pons and the medulla
What is the mnemonic for how light enters the eye?
Cats Play In Light Rain
What are the three bone in the middle ear?
The hammer, anvil, and stirrup.
How are psychiatrists different from psychologists?
Psychiatrists are medical doctors licensed to prescribe medication while psychologists cannot prescribe medication.
What is the primary function of the hypothalamus?
Controlling the pituitary gland, body temperature, arousal, hunger, thirst, and the endocrine system.
Who discovered the Gestalt form of perception?
Max Wertheimer
What is opponent Process theory?
Opposing retinal processes enable color vision in three sets of color: red/green,blue/yellow, black/white
What is the difference between random sampling and random assignment?
Random Assignment: Each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to either the experimental group or control group.
Random Sampling: Each member of a population has an equal chance of inclusion into a sample
What do motor nerves carry?
Instructions from the central nervous system out of the body's glands.
What is the difference between small fiber and large fiber activity?
Small Fiber: opens the gate in your spinal cord to make you feel pain
Large Fiber: Closes the gate in your spinal cord to stop feeling pain
What is the sense of our body parts position and movement?
Kinesthetic Sense
Which research method would you use for studying a person in depth to reveal underlying behavioral principles?
Case Study
An under supply of this neurotransmitter tends to deprive one's mood, but also help control alertness and arousal?
Norepinephrine
What is manifest content and what is latent content?
Manifest content: The remembered story line
Latent Content: Underlying meaning or symbolism
What is perceptual adaptation?
The ability to adjust to an artificially displaced visual field.