Perspectives
What perspective believes in unconditional positive regard?
Humanistic Perspective
A researcher secretly observing squirrels in their natural habitat is an example of which research method?
Naturalistic observation
What brain lobe controls judgement decision making, and movement?
Frontal lobe
What brain part is responsible for controlling emotions like anger, fear and aggression?
Amygdala
This brain part controls balance and coordination.
Cerebellum
What perspective focuses on mental processes, and storing memories?
Cognitive perspective
A researcher finds that there is a relationship between the amount of ice-cream that is eaten and the amount of murders that are committed.
What research method is this an example of?
Correlation
Which lobe is in charge of hearing?
Temporal lobe
What brain part is in charge of storing memories?
Hippocampus
___ are cells that make up the brain.
Neurons
What perspective studies how gender socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and culture influence behavior?
Sociocultural Perspective
A psychology professor sends out a questionnaire to find out about the stress levels of her students.
What research type is this an example of?
Survey
This brain lobe controls sensation (touch).
Parietal lobe
What part of the brain sends messages and receives messages from the brain and the body (the relay station)?
Thalamus
List the IV, DV, and confounding variable, for the following hypothesis:
Stressful experiences significantly increase the likelihood of headaches.
IV- Stressful experiences
DV- Headaches
Confounding variable-
Evolutionary perspective
A researcher proves that eating chocolate while studying for an exam improves test scores by 20%.
What research method is this an example of?
Experimental
Which brain lobe that controls vision?
Occipital lobe
What part of the brain controls hormones?
Pituitary gland
Your therapist focuses on unconscious drives and childhood.
What psychology perspective do they most likely believe in?
Psychoanalytic/ Psychodynamic
Perspective that studies how the brain, neurotransmitters, genetics, and hormones influence behavior
Biological Perspective
List the IV, DV, and confounding variable, for the following hypothesis:
Lack of sleep significantly affects learning in 10 year old boys.
IV- amount of sleep
DV- Learning
Confounding variable- amount of time spent studying
Which lobe is the last to finish developing?
Frontal lobe
What brain part controls vital processes like breathing and heartbeat?
Medulla Oblongata
What are neurotransmitters? Provide 2 examples.
Neurotransmitters are brain chemicals
ex: dopamine, serotonin, acetylcholine, adrenaline, GABA, Oxytocin