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History of Psych
Neuroscience
Sensation and Perception
The Scientific Method
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These cultural values describe whether a society values the well-being of the self over the group or vice-versa. Name both and which is which.
Individualism-self over group
Collectivism-group over self
100
This school of psychology founded by Edward Titchener broke mental processes into sensations, images, and affections.
What is structuralism?
100
Communication within a neuron is _____ in nature while communication between neurons is _____ in nature.
electrical-action potential
chemical-neurotransmitters
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While driving, Khalil was distracted by a large bird flying overhead. Because of this, he did not see the large moose in the road directly ahead. What is this an example of?
inattentional blindness
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This is the part of the experiment which the experimenter manipulates to look for changes in the other variable.
What is the independent variable?
200
This part of the neuron releases neurotransmitters to other neurons at the output end.
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This part of the neuron branches from the soma and receives information from other neurons.
Axon terminals
VS
Dendrites
200
Known as the "father" of psychology, he established the first psychology research laboratory.
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
200
The ability of the brain to change constantly in response to injury, life experience, psychotherapy, and new neurons being made.
What is brain plasticity?
Bonus: neurons being born is neurogenesis
200
Rereading her presentation silently, Yasmine decided it looked correct and submit it to her professor. When she presented it and read her slides out loud, she found there were many words misspelled. What is this an example of?
change blindness
200
What is the difference between the experimental group and the control group?
experimental group-receives treatment
control group-stays the same
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This type of processing starts with sensation, takes longer, and tends to be more accurate.
VS
This type of processing starts with perception, is fast, but can lead to incorrect judgements.
Bottom-Up
VS
Top-Down
300
Freud founded this school of psychology, which focused on the unconscious and the lifelong influence of one's childhood.
What is psychoanalysis?
300
What are the three types of neurons and their functions?
sensory neurons-collect information
motor neurons-respond to environment(movement)
interneurons-connect sensory and motor neurons
300
Standing in the dark, Lee can just barely see the flicker of a candle 1 mile away. This represents his ______ for detecting light.
absolute threshold
300
Describe the graphs of positive and negative correlation.
In positive correlation when one variable goes ____ the other goes ____ .
In negative correlation when one variable goes ____ the other goes ____ .
positive- up, up
negative- up, down
400
Relative size, linear perspective, and shading are examples of _______ depth cues.
Retinal disparity is an example of a ________ depth cue.
monocular
binocular
400
John Watson, Ivan Pavlov, and B.F. Skinner are all famous for this school of psychology with an emphasis on observable phenomena, with no room for introspection.
What is behaviorism?
400
Which three structures make up the limbic system and what are their primary functions?
Hypothalamus-urges and impulses
Hippocampus-memory
Amygdala-emotional processing
400
When Zuri begins her exam, the ticking clock in the room is very distracting. As she gets further into it, the sound is much less noticeable. What is this an example of?
sensory adaptation or habituation
400
In this phenomenon, a fake treatment affects subject results, showing that just expectations rather than the experimental manipulation can cause a change.
What is the placebo effect?
500
When this small part of the temporal lobe is damaged, an individual can speak fluently, but may use nonsensical words and have difficulty understanding others.
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When this small part of the frontal lobe is damaged, an individual can understand speech but cannot produce coherent speech themselves.
Wernicke's Area
VS
Broca's Area
500
His "hierarchy of needs" was a key part of humanism, which says that human nature is naturally good and growth-oriented. He and Carl Rogers believed in the human desire to self-actualize.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
500
What is the endocrine system, how does it communicate, and which part of the brain "controls" it?
Set of glands which uses hormones to communicate with the body through the bloodstream.
The hypothalamus signals the pituitary gland, which signals the other glands.
500
Raina is lifting one hundred pounds. The person spotting her adds one pound to the bar, and Raina does not say anything. They then add five pounds to the bar. Raina finds this harder to lift and asks her spotter if they changed anything. What is this an example of?
difference threshold/just noticeable difference
500
What are the differences between descriptive research, correlational research, and experimental research?
descriptive-describes in terms of a particular variable
correlational-identifies a pattern between two variables
experimental-manipulates a variable to see how another variable responds