Psychology Chps. 1 & 2

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What is psychology?

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scientific study of behavior & mental processes

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What are the goals of psychology?

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description (what)
explanation (why)
prediction (when)
application (how it's useful)

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What was psychology born out of?

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philosophy

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what is structuralism vs. functionalism?

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Struct: "how is mind put together?"
Funct: "How is the mind useful?"

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What are the three forces of psychology?

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psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanism

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What are psychology's 'schools of thought'?

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psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanism, cognitive psyc, evolutionary psyc, biological psyc, & sociocultural

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Main points of psychoanalysis:

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Sigmund Freud.
nervous disorders caused by repressing threatening urges & desires into unconscious.
based primarily on unconscious forces & the early relationship to parents, sexual & aggressive urges.

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Main points of behaviorism:

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John. B. Watson
focuses only on observable details.
all behavior is learned.

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Main points of humanism:

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Carl Rogers
based on people's individual experiences
focuses on personal meaning, allowing a person to direct their own behavior & choices

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main points of psychodynamic perspective:

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modern psychoanalysis, with less focus on sexuality

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This man established the first formal laboratory devoted to experimental psychology and is generally thought of as the "father" of psychology.

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Wundt

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Which of the following completed the requirements for a Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University in the mid-1880s, but had to wait over 40 years before receiving her degree in 1926?

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Christine Ladd-Franklin

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What is the process of objectively evaluating claims, propositions, and conclusions to determine whether they follow logically from the evidence presented?

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critical thinking

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A theory that has __________ stimulates debate among psychologists and motivates both proponents and opponents of the theory to pursue research related to it.

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heuristic value

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PSA

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prostate specific antigent
used to screen for prostate CA but elavated in other two

prostate carcinoma, BPH, prostatitis.

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Which research method would be used to measure the relationship between two variables, such as alcohol consumption and aggression?

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Experimental method

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The ___________ is exposed to the treatment in an experiment.

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dependent group

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Concerning the protection of research participants' rights, informed consent

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must be obtained from all institutions involved in a study.

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Molly is a psychologist whose specialty includes diagnosing and treating learning disabilities. Molly is

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a school psychologist.

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Which type of psychologist specializes in the diagnosis of abnormal behavior?

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clinical psychologist

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What is a form of research conducted to seek new knowledge, as well as to explore and advance general scientific understanding?

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basic research

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In Wundt's study of the perception of a variety of visual, tactile, and auditory stimuli, he used the __________ method.

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introspection

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Who conducted studies on bias in intelligence testing during the 1930s that pointed out cultural bias in testing?

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George Sanchez

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__________ is the characteristic of objectively evaluating new evidence, even when it contradicts preexisting beliefs.

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Willingness to modify or abandon prior judgment

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Which of the following correlation coefficients reflects the weakest relationship?

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A. -.11
B. +.46
S C. -.72
D. +.21

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The ___________ is exposed to the treatment in an experiment.

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experimental group

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These branched fibers extend outward from the main cell body to carry information into the neuron.

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dendrites

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Which neurotransmitter plays a role in learning, attention, movement, and reinforcement?

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dopamine

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The neurotransmitter ___________ is associated with anxiety.

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GABA

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What are the two components of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

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somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system

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1. Which of the following is a feature that IS NOT common to ALL cells?
A.Presence of a cell membrane.
B.Presence of membrane bound organelles.
C.Presence of DNA, RNA, and other proteins.
D.Ability to regulate influx and efflux of nutrients, waste produces, ions, and other materials.

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B.Presence of membrane bound organelles.

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The _____________ is the gray, convoluted covering of the cerebral hemispheres that is responsible for the higher mental processes of language, memory, and thinking.

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cerebral cortex

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A ______ is a wire that can be inserted into a single neuron to monitor its activity.

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microelectrode

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If Fred is having a technique done that relies on the detection of radioactive sugar consumed by active brain cells, then he is likely having

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PET scan

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The thinking part of the brain is called the

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cerebrum

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What is the primary function of the limbic system?

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regulates emotions

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In times of danger, the emotion processing system which is fast and unconscious, routes incoming visual information through the visual thalamus to the

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amygdala

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Mr. Brown suffered a stroke, after which he could speak but had trouble understanding what others said to him. Mr. Brown most likely had damage to which part of his brain?

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Wernicke