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PSY 200 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2024 UpdateWhat 2 concepts did psychology derive from? - (correct answer) -philosophy and physiology; philosophy (thinking of the
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mind), physiology (body)
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Define psychology - (correct answer) -scientific study of human thought and behavior
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What are the goals of psychology? - (correct answer) -description (usually broad), explanation(why does a relation exist? or
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why does someone do things in certain ways), prediction(experimental studies, cause & effect) and change( how can you
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change a behavior or mental process)
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Critical thinking - (correct answer) -soft skill, process of objectively evaluating, comparing, analyzing, and synthesizing info
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consists of the brain and spinal cord - (correct answer) -central nervous system (CNS)
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An antagonist drug that blocks an excitatory neurotransmitter like acetylcholine, which works in muscle action, will lead to.... -
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(correct answer) -paralysis
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What is the part of the brain that is most likely overactive in someone who suffers from panic disorder? - (correct answer) -
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amygdala
We are able to learn a new language or a new sport because of the brain's .... - (correct answer) -neuroplasticity
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When your hand touches a hot stove, you immediately and reflexively pull away. This action is controlled by your.... - (correct
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answer) -spinal cord
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Evidence for _____ can be found when adopted children's behavior resembles that of their adopted family. - (correct answer)
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-predominance of "nurture"
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This neurotransmitter is suspected of playing a role in Alzheimer's disease - (correct answer) -Acetylcholine
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One of the hormones released by the adrenal glands in response to stress is... - (correct answer) -cortisol
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What is the name of the bundle of fibers that carries information between the brain's right and left hemispheres? - (correct
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answer) -corpus callosum
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Your text presented an analogy showing that neurotransmission at synapse is like___, whereas hormonal communication is
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like ____. - (correct answer) -an individual e-mail; global e-mail
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The fatty insulation surrounding the axon of most neurons is called ______ - (correct answer) -myelin sheath
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Neurotrasnmitters - (correct answer) -chemicals that cross the synaptic gap and bind to receptors on another neuron ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
What is the major sensory relay area for the brain? - (correct answer) -thalamus
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Structuralism made an important contribution to the science of psychology because it _____. - (correct answer) -established a
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model for the scientific study of mental processes
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,____ research observes and records behaviors without manipulating variables or producing casual explanations. - (correct
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answer) -Descriptive
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Psychology is defined as the.... - (correct answer) -scientific study of behavior and mental process
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What stage of the scientific method will someone be at if they make a prediction that drinking alcohol will make people more
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violent during a sporting event? - (correct answer) -forming a testable hypothesis
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A sample is BEST defined as _____ - (correct answer) -selected group of participants that is representative of a larger
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population
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An example of ________ correlation would be the more a mother smokes, the more damage a fetus suffers. - (correct
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answer) -positive
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The largest specialty area in the field of psychology is ________ - (correct answer) -clinical psychology
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Cause-and-effect conclusions can be drawn from _____ studies. - (correct answer) -experimental ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
SQ4R stands for.... - (correct answer) -survey, question, read, recite, review, write
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Replication increases scientific confidence in a theory if the _____ - (correct answer) -findings are similar across studies
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In a case study, researchers are most likely to.... - (correct answer) -conduct an in-depth study of a single research participant
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Hypothesis - (correct answer) -specific prediction about how one variable is related to another
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Dr. Watson, from the ______ school of psychology, focused on objective, observable behavior rathe than on the unconscious.
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- (correct answer) -behaviorist
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pseudopsychology - (correct answer) -a claim that evidence comes from scientific methods (ex, psychics, mediums, palmists, ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
astrologers..); gives the appearance of science but is false
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clincial - (correct answer) -more serious, evaluation and diagnosis, deals more with psychological disorders
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counseling - (correct answer) -patients don't usually have mental disorders, focuses more on social (i.e. marriage)
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Structuralism - (correct answer) -discovered by Edward Titchener, established a scientific method for how we study human
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thought, failed. it sought to identify the basic building blocks of mental life via introspection and determine how these
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elements combine from experience
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Functionalism - (correct answer) -studied how the mind functions to enable humans and other animals to adapt to their
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environment influenced by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. it expanded the scope of psychology to include research on
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emotions and observable behaviors
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psychodynamic - (correct answer) -more dynamic, more efficient and quicker- helps with conflicts within self (ex, ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
displacement- trying to emotionally deal with something we put down before- displaced with an unthreatening source when
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you catch yourself it moves from unconscious to conscious
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goal of psychodynamic perspective - (correct answer) -explore unconscious dynamics, internal motives, conflicts, and
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childhood experiences
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behaviorism/ behavioral perspective - (correct answer) -most successful in treating observable behavioral problems like
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phobias and alcoholism, founded by John B. Watson, it rejected the practice of introspection and the influence of
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unconscious forces
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How we think or process information - (correct answer) -Cognitive
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