The word psychology comes from the Greek word for the “study of the _________.”

The modern definition of psychology is the science of ___________ and mental processes.

Modern psychology began in the late 1800s in

A general approach to gathering information and answering questions so that errors and biases are minimized is known as the

When a criminal is arrested for a horrific crime, such as murder, people often think about

What is the study that focuses on the shape and size of the cranium to determine a person’s character and mental abilities?

A person with a fixed mindset would

A growth mindset person would most likely

A fixed mindset person has __________ amounts of brain activity when solving difficult tasks.

True/False. Teaching poorly taught students the “yet” mindset will help them improve their education.

True/False. Psychologists and Psychiatrists are the same thing.

True/false. We use more than 10% of our brains.

CNS refers to the

PNS refers to the

What is the job of neurons in the body?

The part of the brain responsible for vision processing, analyzing shapes, colors and movement is the

What is the junction between two nerve cells is the

Brain plasticity refers to which of the following

Substances that carry information between neurons and target cells are known as

This part of the body is in charge of regulating vital body functions and general well-being

This part of the body secretes hormones that trigger “fight or flight” responses

Small, pea-size gland which controls most of the other endocrine glands is the ______________ gland, also known as the “Master Gland”.

Receptors in the brain that reduce your perception of pain

What would damage to the myelin sheath cause in a person? In other words, if a person’s myelin sheath was breaking down, how would that affect a person?

Nerve impulses travel through the neuron in this order.

Music & The Brain – True/False

Daniel Levitin, a psychologist who studies the neuroscience of music at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Levitin points out that many of our ancestors, before there was writing, used music to help them remember things, such as how to prepare foods or the way to get to a water source.

The above passage illustrates that music has been a part of life since the beginning of civilization.

Advertisers exploit music in many commercials to make you excited about products. As a result, you may associate songs with particular cars, for instance.

The above passage explains how consumers can be manipulated by music.

True/False. Studies are finding that music can help Alzheimer’s patients.

Tue/False. The chills of euphoria experienced when listening to music, were found to activate different reward systems that are stimulated by food, sex and addictive drugs.

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COLOR PSYCHOLOGY

True/False. Color can affect a company’s brand

True/False. One’s perception of color remains constant throughout life.

True/False. In the 10 unbelievable experiments, all of them caused irreparable damage to the participants.

The purpose of the marshmallow experiment was to show the relationship between ___________________ and success later in life.

Of the 10 unbelievable experiments, one that showed people’s good nature was the

In which of the 10 unbelievable experiments were electric shocks given to show that people would follow orders that hurt others just as Nazi soldiers did?

True/False. Threshold is the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural response.

All of the following are research methods used in psychology except

What helps scientists/psychologists remain objective when performing scientific inquiry and research?

In order to determine cause and effect relations between two variables, a researcher would

This guy was the first to believe that illness was caused by natural rather than supernatural causes.

A research method that studies the strength of the relation between two variables is a/n

True/False. The placebo effect is when a fake pill is given to an unknowing participant in a study to see the difference in effect between that participant and a participant receiving the real medicine

True/False, Negative correlation is when two correlating things both increase. (Ex. Drinking coffee gives a person more energy).

Psychological approaches -

How we encode, process, store and receive information

Behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures

Psychological approaches -

Behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts

Galen’s 4 humors correspond with which colors

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Sanguine, Choleric, Melancholic, Phlegmatic

The 17th century philosopher who believed that the mind is blank at birth and that most knowledge comes from sensory experience is __________________. He also influenced early American political ideas.

Which of the psychologists below gets credit for this "Hierarchy of Needs" diagram which is part of the Humanistic Approach?