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What is psychology?
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scientific study of behavior & mental processes
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What are the goals of psychology?
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description (what)
explanation (why) prediction (when) application (how it's useful) |
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What was psychology born out of?
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philosophy
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what is structuralism vs. functionalism?
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Struct: "how is mind put together?"
Funct: "How is the mind useful?" |
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What are the three forces of psychology?
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psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanism
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What are psychology's 'schools of thought'?
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psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanism, cognitive psyc, evolutionary psyc, biological psyc, & sociocultural
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Main points of psychoanalysis:
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Sigmund Freud.
nervous disorders caused by repressing threatening urges & desires into unconscious. based primarily on unconscious forces & the early relationship to parents, sexual & aggressive urges. |
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Main points of behaviorism:
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John. B. Watson
focuses only on observable details. all behavior is learned. |
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Main points of humanism:
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Carl Rogers
based on people's individual experiences focuses on personal meaning, allowing a person to direct their own behavior & choices |
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main points of psychodynamic perspective:
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modern psychoanalysis, with less focus on sexuality
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This man established the first formal laboratory devoted to experimental psychology and is generally thought of as the "father" of psychology.
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Wundt
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Which of the following completed the requirements for a Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University in the mid-1880s, but had to wait over 40 years before receiving her degree in 1926?
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Christine Ladd-Franklin
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What is the process of objectively evaluating claims, propositions, and conclusions to determine whether they follow logically from the evidence presented?
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critical thinking
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A theory that has __________ stimulates debate among psychologists and motivates both proponents and opponents of the theory to pursue research related to it.
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heuristic value
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PSA
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prostate specific antigent
used to screen for prostate CA but elavated in other two prostate carcinoma, BPH, prostatitis. |
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Which research method would be used to measure the relationship between two variables, such as alcohol consumption and aggression?
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Experimental method
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The ___________ is exposed to the treatment in an experiment.
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dependent group
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Concerning the protection of research participants' rights, informed consent
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must be obtained from all institutions involved in a study.
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Molly is a psychologist whose specialty includes diagnosing and treating learning disabilities. Molly is
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a school psychologist.
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Which type of psychologist specializes in the diagnosis of abnormal behavior?
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clinical psychologist
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What is a form of research conducted to seek new knowledge, as well as to explore and advance general scientific understanding?
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basic research
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In Wundt's study of the perception of a variety of visual, tactile, and auditory stimuli, he used the __________ method.
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introspection
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Who conducted studies on bias in intelligence testing during the 1930s that pointed out cultural bias in testing?
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George Sanchez
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__________ is the characteristic of objectively evaluating new evidence, even when it contradicts preexisting beliefs.
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Willingness to modify or abandon prior judgment
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Which of the following correlation coefficients reflects the weakest relationship?
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A. -.11
B. +.46 S C. -.72 D. +.21 |
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The ___________ is exposed to the treatment in an experiment.
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experimental group
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These branched fibers extend outward from the main cell body to carry information into the neuron.
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dendrites
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Which neurotransmitter plays a role in learning, attention, movement, and reinforcement?
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dopamine
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The neurotransmitter ___________ is associated with anxiety.
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GABA
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What are the two components of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
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somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system
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1. Which of the following is a feature that IS NOT common to ALL cells?
A.Presence of a cell membrane. B.Presence of membrane bound organelles. C.Presence of DNA, RNA, and other proteins. D.Ability to regulate influx and efflux of nutrients, waste produces, ions, and other materials. |
B.Presence of membrane bound organelles.
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The _____________ is the gray, convoluted covering of the cerebral hemispheres that is responsible for the higher mental processes of language, memory, and thinking.
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cerebral cortex
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A ______ is a wire that can be inserted into a single neuron to monitor its activity.
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microelectrode
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If Fred is having a technique done that relies on the detection of radioactive sugar consumed by active brain cells, then he is likely having
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PET scan
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The thinking part of the brain is called the
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cerebrum
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What is the primary function of the limbic system?
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regulates emotions
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In times of danger, the emotion processing system which is fast and unconscious, routes incoming visual information through the visual thalamus to the
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amygdala
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Mr. Brown suffered a stroke, after which he could speak but had trouble understanding what others said to him. Mr. Brown most likely had damage to which part of his brain?
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Wernicke
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