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Worksheetsap psych final 1
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 59mins
which school deals with unconscious thought
psychodynamic
cognitive
behavioral
which school deals with thought processes
cognitive
behavioral
humanistic
which school deals with observable behaviors
behavioral
humanistic
biological
which school deals with relationships
humanistic
biological
evolutionary
which school deals with biology and brain chemistry
biological
evolutionary
social cultural
which school deals with evolution
evolutionary
social cultural
psychodynamic
which school deals with your upbringing
social cultural
psychodynamic
cognitive
what does a dendrite do
receives signals
sends signals
classifies the type of neuron
which direction does the signal go from a neurons nucleus
away from it
towards it
above it
what does the nucleus of a neuron do
tells what type of neuron it is
sends signals
carries signals
what does the axon of a neuron do
sends the signal down it
receives the signal
stops the signal
what does the myelin sheath of a neuron do
carries the signal
tells what type of neuron it is
releases potassium
what does the axon terminal of a neuron do
gets the signal sent to it
carries the signal
sends the signal
what are the buttons
the connecting parts of a neuron
the connection point of a neuron
the connection gap of a neuron
what is the synapse
the connecting point of a neuron
the connecting parts of a neuron
the connection gap of a neuron
what is the synaptic gap
the connection gap of a neuron
the connecting point of a neuron
the connecting parts of a neuron
what is the process of a neuron resetting
refractory period
reuptake
resting potential
what is the reabsorption of neurotransmitters called
reuptake
refractory period
resting potential
what is the stage before a neuron fires
resting potential
refractory period
reuptake
what do motor neurons do
control movement
control senses
connect neurons together
what do sensory neurons do
control senses
connect neurons together
help you learn
what do interneurons do
connect neurons together
help you learn
control movement
what do mirror neurons do
help you learn
control movement
control senses
which neurotransmitter enables muscle actions, learning, and memory
acetylcholine
dopamine
serotonin
which neurotransmitter influences movement, learning, attention, and emotional stability
dopamine
serotonin
norepinephrine
which neurotransmitter affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
serotonin
norepinephrine
GABA
which neurotransmitter helps control alertness and arousal
norepinephrine
GABA
glutamate
which neurotransmitter is a major inhibitory neurotransmitter
GABA
glutamate
endorphins
which neurotransmitter is a major excitatory neurotransmitter
glutamate
endorphins
acetylcholine
which neurotransmitter helps to block pain
endorphins
acetylcholine
dopamine
who was the guy that shot a metal pole through his head
phineas gage
B.F skinner
john watson
Which nervous system controls skeletal muscles
somatic nervous system
autonomic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
which nervous system controls glands and internal orgam muscles
autonomic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
which nervous system helps conserve energy and calms you
parasympathetic nervous system
central nervous system
peripheral nervous system
which nervous system involves the brain and spinal cord
central nervous system
peripheral nervous system
somatic nervous system
which philosopher worked with introspection
aristotle
socrates
plato
which philosopher said "I think, therefore I am"
rene descartes
socrates
plato
which philosopher created tabula rosa (blank state)
john locke
francis bacon
aristotle
Who is the father of psychology
wilhelm wundt
francis bacon
g stanley hall
who created structuralism
edward titchener
william james
john b watson
who created functionalism
william james
sigmund freud
mary calkins
what are the two types of research
basic
applied
complex
simple
what is the goal of a case study
to reveal universal truths
to describe behavior
to look at many cases at once
what is the goal of naturalistic observation
to describe behavior
to look at many cases at once
to reveal universal truths
what is the goal of a survey
to look at many cases at once
to describe behavior
to reveal universal truths
two things that should have nothing to do with each other that correlate
spurious correlation
illusory correlation
perceived non-existent correlation; random coincidence
illusory correlation
spurious correlation
when subjects do not know what groups they are in
single-blind experiment
double-blind experiment
when neither subject nor experimenter know who is in what group
double-blind experiment
single-blind experiment
what is the process of sensing and perceiving the world at the same time
transduction
sensation
change blindness
max stimulation we can detect 50% of the time
absolute threshold
difference threshold
minimum change needed for a difference to be noticed
difference threshold
absolute threshold
processing that starts at sensory receptors and works up to a higher level of processing
bottom-up processing
top-down processing
processing that constructs perceptions from sensory input by drawing on your experience and expectations
top-down processing
bottom-up processing
a set of mental tendencies that affect what we hear, see, feel, and taste
perceptual set
mental set
perception that uses only one eye
monocular cues
binocular cues
perception that uses both eyes
binocular cues
monocular cues
spot a sound wave hits matters
place theory
frequency theory
amount of time a sound wave hits matters
frequency theory
place theory
what you are dreaming of
manifest content
latent content
what your dreams mean
latent content
manifest content
the three types of drugs are depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens
true
false
being unable to differentiate between stimuli that are similar
generalization
discrimination
extinction
being able to differentiate between similar stimuli
discrimination
acquisition
extinction
learning to pair stimuli
acquisition
spontaneous recovery
generalization
learning to no longer pair stimuli
extinction
spontaneous recovery
discrimination
when you find the wrong things when trying to remember
retrieval error
encoding failure
declarative memory
explicit memory
implicit memory
nondeclarative memory
implicit memory
explicit memory
lose all memory before brain injury
retrograde amnesia
anterograde amnesia
remember everything before the brain injury but can no longer make new memories
anterograde amnesia
retrograde amnesia
can restate things with little/no other info
shallow processing
deep processing
great understanding of something
deep processing
shallow processing
when you have lots of solutions and then work towards solving a problem
convergent thinking
divergent thinking
when you start with a problem then break it into lots of solutions to find the best one
divergent thinking
convergent thinking
all possible ideas and solutions you have for a problem
mental set
perceptual set
likelihood of something happening
representative heuristic
availability heuristic
how often something actually happens
availability heuristic
representative heuristic
