Psy 201 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

everything you do depends on... correct answers sensory/perceptual processing (e.g. walking, obtaining food, interacting socially) sensory processing correct answers fast & accurate; needs to be for survival what are the various human senses? correct answers vision hearing touch taste smell balance correct answers vestibular sense kinesthesis correct answers limb position & movement, temperature, and pain; body awareness somatosensation correct answers (touch) touch, temperatu...

Memory correct answers information-processing system that works to encode, store and retrieve information Information-processing model correct answers cognitive understanding of memory which emphasizes how info is changed when it is encoded, stored, and retrieved Encoding correct answers - Selection and identification of stimulus from vast array of input - Conversion of the stimuli to fit the preferred format for the memory system Storage correct answers Retention of encoded material ...

Divided Attention correct answers People can also divide their attention and deal with a great deal of high level information concurrently Stroop interference effect correct answers An example of a perceptual skill that has become automatic (to the point of being obligatory 0 with practice→ reading Cell phones and driving correct answers Talking on cell phones (hand free or not) while driving is as dangerous as driving while intoxicated due to inattention to the driving task (attention i...

As Stacie drives on a main road, she approaches a traffic light that turns from red to green. In a process called transduction, A. the green light is a physical stimulus. B. the light waves are detected by Stacie's eyes. C. Stacie's sensory receptors translate the light into signals for the brain. D. Stacie's brain constructs a representation of the green light, which means "go." correct answers C Jack is camping with a friend in the woods. While stargazing, Jack notices a very faint...

What is Psychology? correct answers The scientific study of behavior and the human mind What two words are the meaning of psychology when combined? correct answers Soul (psyche) and Study (ology) What determines human behavior? correct answers Genetics, Culture, Personal Experience, and Cultural Environment The principles of psychology are similar to what other principles? correct answers The principles of physics What is the need for Psychological Science? correct answers Many peopl...

Representing verbal info correct answers retain gist/ meaning vs. exact wording when told a story people retain the gist of the story not the exact wording Visual-spatial information correct answers stored as propositions (verbal statements) or as visual images ( a visual representation that preserves spatial and form information) Evidence for a visual-spatial format correct answers 3 ways: 1) Scanning experiments 2)mental rotation experiments 3) eidetic imagery Scanning experiment...

biopsychosocial model correct answers concept that emphasizes three aspects of abnormal behavior: biological, psychological, and sociological Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) correct answers book that sets specific criteria for each psychological diagnosis personality disorder correct answers maladaptive, inflexible way of dealing with the environment and other people behavior therapy correct answers treatment that begins with clear, well-defined behavioral go...

PSY 2012 REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2022. Although the bulk of psychology focuses on human behavior, studying animal behavior has been an essential part of the discipline that allows for . Selected Answer: c. making essential comparisons with humans • Question 2 Ancient Greek philosophers . 5 out of 5 points Selected Answer: a. provided natural explanations for their observations • Question 3 Functionalism emerged partly in response to the publication of . 5 out of 5 poin...

In its earliest days, psychology was defined as the a. science of mental life b. study of conscious and unconscious activity c. science of observable behavior d. science of behavior and mental processes correct answers a. science of mental life Who would be most likely to agree with the statement, "Psychology should investigate only behaviors that can be observed"? a. Wilhelm Wundt b. Sigmund Frued c. John B. Watson d. William James correct answers c. John B. Watson Today, psych...

Psychology correct answers The science of behavior and mental processes; "study of the mind" Clinical & Counseling Psychology correct answers Help individuals experiencing a continuum of psychological difficulty Forensic Psychology correct answers Provide psychological enterprise to the legal and judicial system Industrial/Organization Psychology correct answers Deals with psychological issues in the work place Sports Psychology correct answers Focus on improving athletic performan...