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Theory of consciousness modification of how we process info to make easier


Adaption to an environment

Functionalism

Thinking:


Scientific study of mental process such as


attention


language use


Memory perception


Problem solving


Creativity

Cognitive

In the nervous system the job of the axons is to

Transmit actions potential to other neurons

The site where communication occurs between neurons through the release of chemicals called

Synapse

The part of the neuron that collects info from other neurons integrate it is the

Cell body

The spinal cord is part of the


Nervous system

Central

Your nervous system does not allow you to ?

Alter gene codes

In the nervous system each neuron communicates with

Many other neurons in organized network

Basic building blocks of the nervous system

Neurons

What do medications often replace

Ciritonin

Nancy is conducting a study on how couples communicate however she doesn’t have money to conduct the laboratory test so she collects data in the field to ensure she does not violate the ethical role of privacy

Observe couples in public settings

Dr. Chen asks participants to rate the differences of each photograph in this experiment participants seeing neutral faces Are


and the participants seeing :-)’s are

Control group


Experimental group

With training, babies can learn to crawl or walk at an early age

False

Keyshawn learns that according to psychology research students active reading is related to getting higher quiz scores the research method used to get this data must have been

Correlational

Joel wants to study whether children at public playgrounds tend to play with children of their own gender


Joel watches kids 20 min and takes notes conducting her own research by using descriptive method of

Observational study

Carolina wants to investigate how mental process such as attention affect the amount of time a child will work on difficult tasks Carolinas research is most similar to the research approach taken by


Who helped develop

Miller


Cognitive psychology

Monica believes that the human mind is like a piece of music must be broken into component parts to be understood Monica’s beliefs best reflects the psychology school of though called

Structuralism

Harry has a different girlfriend every week Jim explanation for Harrys behavior is that Harry has a naturally high level of testosterone Caroline idea is that his mother died at a young age these explanations tell you that Jim believes that


Influence who we are


Carolyn believes


Influences

Nature


Nurture

Frank is always polite and reserved Erick thinks franks behavior can be explained by his shyness Ericos view of franks most closely reflects the perspective of subfield of


Aidan raised in Kentucky reflects perspective of subfield

Personality


Cultural

Simon is a psychologist who studies whether people who watch a greater amount of tv are more likely to be good at memorizing visual info than those who watch less tv, to investigate this testable


Simon uses the number of remembered visually presented words at the


I’m out of TV watching

Hypothesis


Dependent variable

Linda is a psychologist during her day she is most likely to

Research thought process

Psychology originated from the disciplines of philosophy and medicines

True

Hey you must mean parents are more likely to have a child who is also homosexual

False

Depression is the most frequent Mental disorder

True

Marisol Enjoys her first cuppa coffee in the morning which of the following statements correctly describes the communication of marisols neurons in the situation

The dendrites of neurons receive neurotransmitter’s

You participate in a medical study testing a drug that temporarily increases the function of neurotransmitter glutamate you correctly believe that the increased glutamate well

Improve your ability to remember

Alyssas grandmother had a stroke afterward she experienced trouble keeping her balance and Stumbled when she walked Alyssa correctly believes that her grandmother stroke affected a structure in her


called the

Hind brain


Cerebellum

Ever since he had a motorcycle accident Cornelius has been unable to form new memories Cornelius has most likely damaged his cornea

Hippo campus

Zane is looking in a photo that his friend emailed him during this task the part of danes brain that processes his ability to see the information in the photo is most active this part of his brain is in the

Occipital

George touches a baby lamb at the local petting zoo George says the lamb feels soft the softness of the fur is a result of how the feel of the lamb was processed and George’s

Somatic nervous

While walking through the woods one day Ricardo sees a large bear his sympathetic nervous system will most likely

Caused his heart to beat faster as he prepares to run away

Corbin a 13-year-old asked his brother if hormones are responsible for Corbins sudden growth of facial hair his brother responds yes because hormones called blank are being released into your bloodstream where they affect the organs in your body through the blank system

Androgens


Endocrine

Dr. Ricard does research in the field of behavioral genetics he wants to investigate associations between different siblings grades in school to study the role of nature in siblings grades he should conduct


by contrast to study the role of nature and siblings grade he should conduct

A twin study


An adoptive study

Louise had a stroke that damaged the motor cortex in her right hemisphere making it impossible for her to walk however over time and with practice Louise started walking again because different undamaged parts of her brain took over control of this ability Louise was able to walk again most likely because of the influence of


In her brain

Plasticity

Guest speaker was from what local organization

Save the micheals

Which of the following drugs is an opioid

Herion

Sometimes depressant drugs are specifically used for

Constant worry


Anxiety

Hypnosis meditation and drug use all allow people to

Change the way we think act and feel

Genotypes

Never change

Phenotypes

Do change

CEO of the brain

Frontal lobe

What are the four types of neurons

Unipolar


Bipolar


Multi polar


Pseudounipolar

Matilda‘s boyfriend just sent her a beautiful teddy bear as a gift according to the global workspace model Matilda‘s awareness of how the teddy bear looks is most likely due to

Brain activity and her occipital lobe

When Fiona was a child her grandmother taught her to make lasagna now and Nicholas asked Fiona for her lasagna recipe she realizes she doesn’t know the measurements for the ingredients because she always just makes it Fiona‘s ability to cook lasagna without being aware of measuring the ingredients is best described as an example of

Automatic processing

Clark corpus callosum was surgically cut to reduce epilepsy when a picture of his dog is shown only to Clarks left hemisphere he will be


To name the object as dog and will be


To use his left hand to pick up a toy dog out of a group of objects

Able


Unable

Clark corpus callosum was surgically cut to reduce epilepsy when a picture of his dog is shown only to Clarks left hemisphere he will be


To name the object as dog and will be


To use his left hand to pick up a toy dog out of a group of objects

Able


Unable

Leo is participating in a sleep study during his sleep his brain shows delta waves activity at that point the researchers wake him up and he’s very disoriented when the researchers wake him up he is most likely in


Sleep

Slow wave sleep

For spring break you spend 10 days with friends going dancing late every night and not getting enough sleep according to consolidation theory of sleep afterward you will

Have trouble remembering things you did during spring break

While sleeping Kevin dreamed about being in a dancing competition as he dreamed about doing dance moves he kicked his foot against the wall the kick was most likely due to

REM behavior disorder

Stephen goes to a hypnotism show with his friend Missy and is chosen to be brought on stage to be hypnotized missing believes in the dissociation theory of hypnosis so she thinks that when Stephen is hypnotized he will

Actually be in a trance like state where he can’t access his conscious awareness

Remi likes to go home after a hard day at work and relax in a chair watching the fire roar and his fireplace in these situations he often feels zoomed out his thoughts and the world around him seem very fuzzy and indistinct Remi is most likely experiencing

An altered state of consciousness

Vivian is under the influence of a psychoactive drug she is experiencing changes in her emotions and perceptions in particular she is in technicolor because everything looks so Vivid Vivian is most likely experiencing an altered state of consciousness due to the effects of

Hallucinogens

When Jerry began college he rarely drink coffee so it didn’t take much coffee to get enough coffee caffeine to make him feel energetic but now Jerry must drink much more coffee to get enough caffeine to experience the same energy level however he experiences no negative side effects from drinking so much coffee taken together this information most likely indicates that Jerry

Has developed a tolerance for coffee