Chapters 1,2,3 & 14 Test

Front 1

Psychology

Back 1

the scientific study of the mind, behavior & mental process

Front 2

Behavior

Back 2

everything we do that can be directly observed

Front 3

Mental Process

Back 3

the thoughts, feelings, and motives that people experience privately but cannot be observed directly

Front 4

Structuralism

Back 4

Wundt's approach to discovering the basic elements of structures, of mental process

Front 5

Functionalism

Back 5

Jame's approach to mental processes, emphasizing the functions and purposes of the mind and behavior in the individual's adaptation to the environment

Front 6

Biological Approach

Back 6

looking at the brain, body & Nervous System

Front 7

Behavioral Aproach

Back 7

Observing behavioral responses & their environmental determinants

Front 8

Psychodynamic Aproach

Back 8

Emphasizing on the unconscious mind, biological drives, early childhood, parent relationships

Front 9

Humanisitc Aproach

Back 9

emphasizing peoples positive qualities, & free will

Front 10

Cognitive Aproach

Back 10

mental processes involved in thinking, memory & intellect

Front 11

Evolutionary Aproach

Back 11

behavior & evolutionary process

Front 12

Sociocultural Aproach

Back 12

Looking at groups & influence on the individual

Front 13

Theory

Back 13

A broad idea or set of ideas attempting to explain observations

Front 14

Hypothesis

Back 14

a testable prediction that derives logically from a theory

Front 15

Research Methods

Back 15

• Experimental
• descriptive
• Correlational

Front 16

Independent Variable

Back 16

the variable being studied

Front 17

Dependent Variable

Back 17

The behavior being measured

Front 18

Experimental Group

Back 18

the are exposed to X

Front 19

Control Group

Back 19

they are not exposed to X

Front 20

Naturalistic observation

Back 20

Record/observe behavior in a participants natural environment

Front 21

Surveys

Back 21

General opinions on a subject

Front 22

Case Studies

Back 22

in depth exams. of a single research participant

Front 23

Correlation Method

Back 23

trying to determin the degree of relationship between (2) variables

Front 24

Positive correlation

Back 24

both move in the same direction

Front 25

Negative Correlation

Back 25

The move opposite of each other

Front 26

Zero Correlation

Back 26

no relationship between variables

Front 27

Descriptive Method

Back 27

Observe and record behavior w/ out determining causation

Front 28

Experimental Method

Back 28

most powerful method, only one that can determine causation i.e. (cause + Effect)

Front 29

Nervous System

Back 29

the bodes eletochemical communication circuitry

Front 30

Central Nervous System

Back 30

Brain + Spinal Cord

Front 31

Peripheral Nervous System

Back 31

All nervous outside the C.N.S.

Front 32

Somatic Nervous Sysem

Back 32

All nerves that go to skeletal muscles

(pain, temp., motor nerves)

Front 33

Autonomic Nervous System

Back 33

Nerves responsible for involuntary functions. (breathing, heart rate, digestion)

Front 34

Parasympatheic Nervous System

Back 34

Calms the body (rest + digest)

Front 35

Sympathetic Nervous System

Back 35

Fight/Flight, involved in experiences of stress

Front 36

Axon

Back 36

part of the neuron caring info. from the cell body to other cells

Front 37

Cell Body

Back 37

Part of the neuron that contains the nucleus.

Front 38

Myelin Sheath

Back 38

A layer of fat cells that encases and insulates most axons

Front 39

Dendrites

Back 39

treelike fibers projecting from a neuron, they receive information and orient it to the cell body

Front 40

Action Potential

Back 40

Brief wave of positive electrical charge that sweeps down the axon

Front 41

Neurotransmitters

Back 41

Chemical substances that are stored in very tiny sacs within the terminal buttons. transmitting info across synaptic gap to the next neuron

• Serotonin
• Endorphins
• Dopamine

Front 42

Serotonin

Back 42

involved in the regulation of sleep, mood, attention, and learning

Front 43

Endorphins

Back 43

natural opiates that mainly stimulate the firing of neurons

Front 44

Dopamine

Back 44

helps control voluntary movement and effects, sleep, mood, attention, learning and the ability to recognize rewards

Front 45

Frontal Lobe

Back 45

the portion of the cerebral cortex behind the forehead, (personality, intellect, & control of voluntary muscles)

Front 46

Pariatal Lobe

Back 46

top and toward the rear of the head

registering spatial location, attention, and motor control

Front 47

Temporal Lobe

Back 47

Just above the ears

hearing, language, processing and memory

Front 48

Occipital Lobe

Back 48

Back of the head

Sight

Front 49

taste

Back 49

Gustatory

Front 50

Smell

Back 50

Olfactory

Front 51

Pheromones

Back 51

Chemical odors we naturally emit the influences the behavior of others

Front 52

General Adaptation Syndrome

Back 52

Selye's model of body stress'

3 stages

• alarm
• resistance
• exhaustion

Front 53

Coping Strageties

Back 53

• Emotion focused coping(emotional reaction)
• problem focused coping (facing problems)

Front 54

Psychoneuroimmunology

Back 54

study of behavioral, neurological and immune factors & their relationship to develop disease

Front 55

Personality Characteristics of Healthy People

Back 55

• Consientiousness
• Personal Control
• Religious & Spiritual fair
• Social support
• Commitment
• Flexibility

(Sorry really cold please come faster)

Front 56

Tactile

Back 56

Touch

Front 57

Hearing

Back 57

Auditory

Front 58

Hearing

Back 58

Auditory

Front 59

Sight

Back 59

Vision