Psych 100 Unit 1 Ch. 1 & 2 Study Guide

Front 1

What is the focus of Psychodynamic Psychology?

Back 1

to dig into the unconcious.

Example: past experiences, conflicts. etc.

Front 2

What is the focus of of Behavioral Psychology?

Back 2

to focus on the objective, observable, and enviromental influences on Overt behavior

Front 3

What is the focus of Humanistic Psychology?

Back 3

focuses on Free will, human nature, and self actualization as naturally positive and growth seeking

Front 4

What is the focus of Cognitive Psychology?

Back 4

focused on basic processing of the mind,. Thinking, perceiving, problem solving, etc.

Front 5

What is the focus of Biological Psychology?

Back 5

Focuses on the biology of the brain. Genetics, biological processes, and other parts of the nervous system that may affect the mind

Front 6

What is the focus of Evolutionary Psychology?

Back 6

focuses on natural selection, adaptation, and the evolution of behavior

Front 7

What is the focus of Sociocultural Psychology?

Back 7

focuses on one's social and cultural interactions and how they relate to behavior

Front 8

What is the focus of Biopsychosocial Psychology?

Back 8

modern version of psychology that puts biological, psychological, and sociological processes together.

Front 9

what are the 6 steps of the scientific method?

Back 9

1) Question & Literature Review

2) Testable Hypothesis

3) Research Design

4) Data Collection and Analysis

5) Publication

6) Theory Development

Front 10

For Scatter plots what do you write?

Back 10

whether it's positive, negative, or zero and the coefficient. Ex: +.8 or -.3

Front 11

When we say experiment what do we really mean?

Back 11

Study

Front 12

What research method do researchers use for cause and effect?

Back 12

Experiments

Front 13

What are the elements of an Experiment?

Back 13

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

Random assignment into an Experimental group or Control group

compare those groups

Front 14

What is a confounding variable?

Back 14

variable we did not take into account yet

Front 15

What are psychology's main goals?

Back 15

Describe

Explain

Predict

Change

Front 16

What is Naturalistic Observation?

Back 16

watch what people do in their natural capacity

see their behavior changes

"be a stalker"

Front 17

What are Surveys?

Back 17

descriptive method, typically used to gather statistical data.

problem is people may not be completely honest

Front 18

what is a case study?

Back 18

take one person or a small sample that are experiencing a phenomenon to gain as much information as possible

purpose is to understand something that is rare/uncommon

Front 19

what is archival research?

Back 19

take a look at a lot of existing data and look at the patterns within it.

problem is that you had no control on how the data was collected

Front 20

what is correlational studying?

Back 20

collect data and look at the correlation/relationship between two variables.

correlation should be between -1 & 1

Front 21

what are glial cells?

Back 21

make up 90% of brain cells

means glue in greek

take waste away and give the cells nutrients

Front 22

what are neurons

Back 22

look like snow flakes ie; no neurons looks the same

Front 23

what are dendrites

Back 23

they are attached to the cell body

Front 24

what does the cell body contain?

Back 24

the nucleus

Front 25

how do neurons communicate?

Back 25

neuron receives signals from dendrites, which are EXCITATORY or INHIBATORY

which triggers "Action potential"

Front 26

Chemical Signals

Back 26

signals go from 1 neuron to another

there is action potential in the sending neuron

the signal travels to axon terminals and bursts synaptic vesicles

then transmitters travel through synapse to receiving neuron

Front 27

what is the function of acetylcholine?

Back 27

regulates muscle action, learning, and memory.

involved with alzheimers

Front 28

what is the function of serotonin?

Back 28

hunger, sleep, arousal. to little is a contributor of depression

Front 29

what is the function of dopamine?

Back 29

movement, learning, attention, and emotion

associated with skizophrenia

Front 30

what is the function of norephinephrine?

Back 30

alertness and arousal

too little of it is a contributor of depression

Front 31

what is the function of epinephrine?

Back 31

reduces pain

enhances pleasure

Front 32

what is the function of glutamate?

Back 32

EXCITATORY transmitter

too little leads to migraines

Front 33

what is the function of GABA?

Back 33

INHIBITORY

deficiency of this can cause seizures

Front 34

what are the funcions of endorphines

Back 34

regulate mood pain and memory

Front 35

what are the 3 parts of the brain

Back 35

Forebrain - newest "crown jewel"

midbrain

hindbrain - oldest

Front 36

what are the function of the sympathetic nervous system?

Back 36

(AROUSES)

pupils dilate

salivation decrease

heart accelerates

lungs dilate

digestion decrease

orgasm/climax

sweat increase

Front 37

what are the function of the parasympathetic nervous system?

Back 37

(CALMS)

pupils constrict

heart slows

lungs constrict

digestion increase

erection

no sweating

Front 38

what are the lobes of the brain

4 of them

Back 38

frontal

parietal

temporal

occipital

Front 39

medulla

Back 39

regulates breathing and heart rate

Front 40

pons

Back 40

breathing and movement

Front 41

thalamus

Back 41

all senses except smell

Front 42

reticular formation

Back 42

arousal

looks like webbed fingers

Front 43

cerebellum

Back 43

muscle movement

motor skills

memory

balance

Front 44

amygdala

Back 44

agression

Front 45

hypothalamus "running hippo"

Back 45

fight or flight

Front 46

hippo campus

"learning hippo"

Back 46

learning and memory

Front 47

substantia nigra

Back 47

eye and body movement

Front 48

brocas area

Back 48

speech production

Front 49

Wernickes area

Back 49

speech comprehension