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Psychology the science of behavior and mental process Behavior the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes Theory an explanation using a set of principles to organize observation and predict future behaviors or even...

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Psychology Comprehensive Exam
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Psychology


✓ the science of behavior and mental process




Behavior


✓ the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies

behavior without reference to mental processes




Theory


✓ an explanation using a set of principles to organize observation and

predict future behaviors or events




Hypothesis


✓ a testable prediction which directs the course of research/studies.




variable


✓ anything a person can manipulate




behaviorism

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✓ ...




freudian psychology


✓ emphasized the ways our unconscious thought processes and our

emotional responses to childhood experiences affect our behavior.




humanistic psychology


✓ historically significant perspective that emphasizes the growth potential

of healthy people and the individuals potential for personal growth.




operational definition


✓ specific statements describing concepts/procedures. a single word

cannot capture the essence of what a person is trying to explain.




peripheral nervous system


✓ the sensory and motor neuron connecting the central nervous system

to the rest of the body. carries information between the brain and

spinal cord.




central nervous system




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✓ the brain and spinal cord, which act as transportation. the body's main

control center.




somatic nervous system


✓ controls voluntary movement sent down from brain to the nervous

system




autonomic nervous system


✓ controls involuntary movement. ex: heartbeat




sympathetic nervous system


✓ fight-or-flight. makes you alert and ready for action




parasympathetic nervous system


✓ rest-and-digest. body diverts energy so it can process food eaten after

meal.




action potential


✓ all-or-none. a neural impulse that travels down the axon to signal the

start. fires when reach a threshold.




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brainstem


✓ crucial for basic functions. information comes from cerebellum, which

can be modified before going down the spinal cord.




cerebellum


✓ 2nd largest division of the brain, which controls coordinated

movements. controls coordination of voluntary movement, nonverbal

learning and emory, judgement of time, processing of emotions, and

discrimination between sound and texture.




cerebral cortex


✓ a layer of interconnected neural cells on the outer layer of the brain.

primary control center for processing information from body and other

regions of the brain.




limbic system


✓ process information related to emotions and motivation.things that are

rewarding increase the probability that a person is going to engage in

that rewarding behavior again. ex: hunger, thirst




sensations



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