Pscl 101 exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Psychology Correct Answer-the scientific study of the mind and behavior, both of which depend on processing in the brain Critical Thinking Correct Answer-systematically evaluating information to reach conclusions best supported by evidence Nature-Nurture Debate Correct Answer-does an organism's genetic code or environment affect its behavior more? Mind-Body Dualism Correct Answer-the idea that the mind and body are distinct from each other Scientific Method Correct Answer-a systemat...

CWRU: PSCL 101 - Exam 2| Questions with 100% Correct Answers

affective component of emotion Correct Answer-subjective feeling of an experience (develop by using car accidents) physiological component of emotion Correct Answer-physical reaction (heart rate, blood pressure, blush, alertness) behavioral component of emotion Correct Answer-when behavior differs from affective component evolutionary basis of emotion (Darwin) Correct Answer-emotion is present in both animals and humans, this makes us go towards food, stay away from harm primary emot...

abstract thinking (bidet and simon) Correct Answer-if 1904 developed an intelligence test to test overall learning. Helped distinguish between slow and fast learners in the US. Used against non-americans due to language/cultural barriers. alfred bidet Correct Answer--measured intellectual performance of French school children Test is a measure of current performance not innate abilities -Mental age vs. chronological age general intelligence (charles spearman) Correct Answer-in 1927 devel...

Appraisal - An evaluation of the emotion-relevant aspects of a stimulus. 6 Basic emotions - 1. Happy 2. Anger 3. Disgust 4. Scared 5. Sadness 6. Surprise Two-Factor Theory - The theory that emotions are based on the causes of physiological arousal. Terror Management Theory - The theory that people cope with their existential terror by developing a "cultural worldview."

CWRU PSCL 101- Exam 1 notecards| Questions with 100% Correct Answer

(NeuroTransmitter) Norepinephrine - fight or flight response to danger, regulate mood, manage sleep and awake (NeuroTransmitter) Epinephrine - control arousal, manage sleep and awake (NeuroTransmitter) Dopamine - attention, movement, memory, emotion high amounts: emotional arousal/ pleasure Schizophrenia Low amounts: Parkinson's disease

(NeuroTransmitter) Norepinephrine - fight or flight response to danger, regulate mood, manage sleep and awake (NeuroTransmitter) Epinephrine - control arousal, manage sleep and awake (NeuroTransmitter) Dopamine - attention, movement, memory, emotion