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Purdue PSY 200 Exam 1 Questions and Answers2024 Update
Behaviorism - (correct answer) -Using observable behavior as the basis for studying psychology, without reference to
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unobservable mental processes
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Choice Reaction Time - (correct answer) -time to detect the presentation of a stimulus, make a decision about it and respond
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Classical Conditioning - (correct answer) -procedure in which pairing a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that elicits a response
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leads to the neutral eliciting a similar response
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Cognitive Models - (correct answer) -representations of structures or processes involved in cognition
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Cognitive Neuroscience - (correct answer) -"Science of the physiological basis of cognition"
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Focuses on brain structure and function
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Cognitive Psychology - (correct answer) -scientific study of the mind. systematic study of through observation and
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experimentation. Creates and controls mental functions
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Cognitive Science - (correct answer) -interdisiplinary work including psychology, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience,
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philosophy
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Comparative Psychology - (correct answer) -science of the minds of non-human animals
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Diffusion Model - (correct answer) -
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Information-processing view - (correct answer) - ty ty ty ty ty
Introspection - (correct answer) -Trained participants describe their experiences and thoughts in response to stimuli
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Mental Chronometry - (correct answer) -inferring the timing of a cognitive process by measuring the time taken to raise your
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Operant conditioning - (correct answer) -procedure in which behavior is strengthened by presenting positive reinforcement or
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withdrawing negative reinforcement
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Reaction/Response time - (correct answer) -Time between stimulus presentation and an observable response
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Simple reaction time - (correct answer) -time to detect the presentation of a stimulus and respond
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Structuralism - (correct answer) -our overall experience is just a combination of basic sensations
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Subtractive Method - (correct answer) -
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Action potential - (correct answer) -A brief electrical signal that travels down a neuron's axon and is involved in transmitting
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Broca's aphasia - (correct answer) -Broca's area: region of frontal lobe involved with language
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ex: "book book two table" = Two books on table
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Cerebral cortex - (correct answer) -Outer layer of the brain that accomplishes higher mental functions
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Four lobes of Cerebral Cortex - (correct answer) -Frontal lobe
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Electroencephalography (EEG) - (correct answer) -Electrodes placed around scalp to measure electrical activity emanating ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
from neurons within brain. Record brainwaves.
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Event-related potentials (ERP's) - (correct answer) -EEG recordings time-locked to an event and averaged across many trails
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ADV: Very precise timing (>fMRI) ty ty ty ty
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) - (correct answer) -generates images of brain activity by measuring changes in
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blood flow. Done via magnetic field and measuring disturbances
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Lesions - (correct answer) -cutting or removing brain tissue to examine behavior.
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Localization of function - (correct answer) -Some mental functions are achieved by specific brain areas.
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Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) - (correct answer) -Shining light into skull and detecting how much is absorbed by brain.
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(brain activity leads to changes in blood flow that affect light absorption)
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DV: Only activity in outer cortex can be examined
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Neuron - (correct answer) -A specialized cell that receives and transmits information in the nervous system
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Neuropsychology - (correct answer) -Study of behavioral effects from brain damage ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
Neurotransmitters - (correct answer) -Chemicals released from vesicles in Neuron's axon ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
Phrenology - (correct answer) -pseudoscience that assumed mental "propensities" are associated with specific brain areas and
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can be measured from skull surface
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Prosopagnosia - (correct answer) -an inability to recognize faces ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
Single-cell recording of neurons - (correct answer) -Electrode inserted in brain tissue until tip is near neuron. Action potentials
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