PSY 101

According to the text, why are so many students attracted to studying psychology? - collect answer-Because it covers how we think, learn, use our memory, feel emotions, cope with adversity and change throughout life According to the book, a main reason students choose to major in psychology is because? - collect answer-They desire to become psychologists or work with people According to the "Ten Most Desirable Qualities in Prospective Employees" table, most employers look for all of the ...

Longitudinal research - correct answer-A research method that investigates behavior as participants get older Why were Gerald Levey and Mark Newman mentioned in ch 12 - correct answer-To introduce the question: how and to what degree do environmental and heredity both produce their effects What is the age of viability for a fetus - correct answer-Prenatal age 22 weeks Nurture refers to what kind of factors - correct answer-Environmental influences Define cross sectional research - co...

Developmental Psychology - correct answer-- A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span. - with a focus on three major issues: * Nature and nurture: how does our genetic inheritance (our nature) interact with our experiences (our nurture) to influence our development? * Continuity and stages: What parts of development are gradual and continuous like riding an escalator? What parts change abruptly in separate stages, like climbing rungs ...

A primary function of the thalamus is to - correct answer-relay information from the sensory organs to the cerebral cortex What is a physiological change that occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is active? - correct answer-pupils dilate The peripheral nervous system is subdivided into two regions called - correct answer-the autonomic and somatic nervous systems The major divisions of the nervous system are - correct answer-the central and the peripheral nervous system The lobe...

Define: Consciousness - collect answer-different levels of awareness Define: Continuum of Consciousness - collect answer-A wide range of consciousness experiences from being very aware (alert) to totally unresponsive List the Levels of Consciousness - collect answer-Controlled Process Automatic Process Daydreaming Altered States of Consciousness Define: Controlled Process - collect answer-Full awareness, concentration, trying to reach goal Define: Automatic Process - collect answe...

What is psychology? - collect answer-the scientific study of behavior and mental processes How did psychology begin as a field? - collect answer-Wundt- wanted to be separate from philosophy and physiology Psychology's 4 goals - collect answer-to describe, explain, predict, and to change Structuralism - collect answer-Edward Titchener- every experience could be broken down into its individual emotions and sensations Functionalism - collect answer-William James- how people work, play,...

Psychology - Answer-Scientific study of behavior and mental process Science investigates questions with what 4 attitudes - Answer-1. being curious 2. being skeptical 3. being objective 4. thinking critically. Psycholalytic/Psychodynamic Perspective - Answer-Unconscious thought, the conflict between biological insticts and societys demands Humanistic perspective - Answer-A persons positive qualities, the capacity for positive growth. Ethical Guidlines - Answer-1. Informed consent 2. confide...

Define "psychology" - Answer-the scientific study of behavior and mental processes Identify and describe the four main goals of psychology - Answer-1. Description: WHAT is their nature? 2. Explanation: WHY do they occur? 3. Prediction: WHEN will they occur? 4. Change: How can we CHANGE them? Define "critical thinking" - Answer-the process of objectively evaluating, comparing, analyzing, and synthesizing information EX: A team of scientists working with great precision through a compl...

PSY 101 Final Exam Review (Questions and answers from Exam 1, 2, and 3) The brain's use of knowledge and expectations to interpret sensory information is known as Top-Down Processing If academy awards were given to cells in the nervous system the ________ cells would receive the "best supporting role" award, while the ________ cells would receive the "best cell" award. Glial cells; neurons The cues used by one eye to detect depth are referred to as Monocular cues Match the lobes an...

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