Psy 1010- Quiz 1

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Psychology

Back 1

Is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

Front 2

True or False...
Although it’s widely used, it is too subjective of a way to acquire knowledge.

Back 2

False

Front 3

Which of the following people played a key role in establishing psychology as a scientific discipline in the United States?

Back 3

William James

Front 4

When was psychology recognized as a formal academic discipline?

Back 4

when the scientific method began to be used to study psychological processes

Front 5

As a psychologist, you are most interested in how to help individuals increase their quality of life. Based on this information, in which type of research should you be involved?

Back 5

applied research

Front 6

Research intended to help those grieving a loss of a parent is called ________________; Research intended to find exactly where in the brain grieving is processed is called.

Back 6

applied research; basic research

Front 7

All of the following are considered descriptive research methods EXCEPT?

Back 7

Experimental methods

Front 8

Which of the following are advantages to the use of naturalistic observation as a research method?

Back 8

we can study behavior in naturally occurring environments

Front 9

Which research method is used to set up a cause- effect relationship between two or more variables?

Back 9

experimental method

Front 10

The independent variable is ___________________________ whereas the dependent variable is ______________________________.

Back 10

The experimenter, switches around

Front 11

The variable that the experimenter changes, or manipulates, in an experimental method is referred to as the ________________________.

Back 11

Independent variable

Front 12

The most important advantage to using the experimental method over other research methods is _______________________________.

Back 12

that it allows us to setup cause and effect between two variables

Front 13

true or false...
Naturalistic observation is considered a descriptive research method?

Back 13

true

Front 14

true or false....
Results of case studies can easily be generalized to larger groups.

Back 14

False

Front 15

The brain’s ability to adapt and/or reorganize as a result of an injury is called _______________.

Back 15

plasticity

Front 16

The endocrine system consists of various _______________ that create and release __________.

Back 16

glands; hormones

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The Central Nervous System is made up of _____________________________.

Back 17

brain and spinal cord

Front 18

_________________________ is a process in which information is taken in through the senses; ______________ is a process in which the brain organizes and understands information.

Back 18

sensation; perseption

Front 19

Typical sleep deprivation has been known to cause

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1. an irritable, negative mood
2. a decrease in attention
3. trouble in attention
4. poorer performance on cognitive tests
(all of the above)

Front 20

True or false....
The experience of pain is a universal phenomenon, which shows very little cultural variation.

Back 20

false

Front 21

_______________________ is the process in which sensory information is changed into neural impulses.

Back 21

transduction

Front 22

Melatonin is a(n) ___________________ that ___________________.

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hormone; induces sleep

Front 23

All of the following would be considered an altered state of consciousness.

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1. sleep
2. being high on cocaine
3. meditation
4. Being under hypnosis.

Front 24

what are the functions of neurons

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1. Afferent neurons- relay messages form the sense organs and receptors- eyes, ears, nose, mouth and skin- to the brain or spinal cord;
2. efferent neurons convey signals from the central nervous system to the glands ans the muscles, enabling the body to move
3. interneurons, thousands of times more numerous than motor or sensory neurons, carry information between neurons in the brain and between neurons in the spinal cord.