PSYC 515 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Structuralism.
Answer: the psychological study of the basic elements that make up
conscious mental experiences
◍ synapse.
Answer: converts electrical signals (action potentials) into chemical
messages (neurotransmitters) that excite or inhibit the receiving cell
◍ Applied Science.
Answer: Discovering ways to use scientific finding to accomplish practical
goals
◍ Forensic Psychologist.
Answer: psychologist who applies psychology to law and legal proceedings
◍ functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
Answer: measures BOLD signals (blood oxygenation changes); reflects
neural activity indirectly via neurovascular coupling; low temporal
resolution (seconds) and high spatial resolution (millimeters)
◍ Psychiatry.
Answer: Branch of medicine that address mental, emotional, and/or
behavioral health
◍ electroencephalography (EEG).
Answer: measures electrical activity from the scalp; reflects synchronized
neural firing (postsynaptic potentials); very high temporal resolution
(milliseconds) & low spatial resolution (source localization is indirect)
, ◍ unconditioned response.
Answer: in classical conditioning, an unlearned, naturally occurring
response to an unconditioned stimulus (i.e. salivate at food)
◍ the algorithm of the human mind can be broken down into....
Answer: hardware (neurobiology) + software (psychology) = how hardware
runs the software (cognition)
◍ eclectic approach.
Answer: an approach to psychotherapy that uses techniques from various
forms of therapy
◍ cognitive functions.
Answer: sensory input, memory, language, decision making
◍ Carl Rogers.
Answer: 1902-1987; Field: humanistic; Contributions: founded
person-centered therapy, theory that emphasizes the unique quality of
humans especially their freedom and potential for personal growth,
unconditional positive regard, fully functioning person
◍ Humanist Psychology.
Answer: An approach to psychology that argues that each person has
freedom in directing his/her own future and achievement of personal
growth. Pioneered by Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.
◍ reticular theory (Golgi 1870s).
Answer: all neurons are one big net (incorrect)
◍ hypothalamus.
Answer: controls behaviors that serve biological needs
◍ axon.
Answer: aka nerve fiber; conducts electrical impulses (action potentials)
away from the cell body (soma) toward other neurons, muscles, or glands
◍ how do we link V1 neurons to cognition?.
Answer: V1 neurons detect orientation -> higher level of visual cortex
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Structuralism.
Answer: the psychological study of the basic elements that make up
conscious mental experiences
◍ synapse.
Answer: converts electrical signals (action potentials) into chemical
messages (neurotransmitters) that excite or inhibit the receiving cell
◍ Applied Science.
Answer: Discovering ways to use scientific finding to accomplish practical
goals
◍ Forensic Psychologist.
Answer: psychologist who applies psychology to law and legal proceedings
◍ functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
Answer: measures BOLD signals (blood oxygenation changes); reflects
neural activity indirectly via neurovascular coupling; low temporal
resolution (seconds) and high spatial resolution (millimeters)
◍ Psychiatry.
Answer: Branch of medicine that address mental, emotional, and/or
behavioral health
◍ electroencephalography (EEG).
Answer: measures electrical activity from the scalp; reflects synchronized
neural firing (postsynaptic potentials); very high temporal resolution
(milliseconds) & low spatial resolution (source localization is indirect)
, ◍ unconditioned response.
Answer: in classical conditioning, an unlearned, naturally occurring
response to an unconditioned stimulus (i.e. salivate at food)
◍ the algorithm of the human mind can be broken down into....
Answer: hardware (neurobiology) + software (psychology) = how hardware
runs the software (cognition)
◍ eclectic approach.
Answer: an approach to psychotherapy that uses techniques from various
forms of therapy
◍ cognitive functions.
Answer: sensory input, memory, language, decision making
◍ Carl Rogers.
Answer: 1902-1987; Field: humanistic; Contributions: founded
person-centered therapy, theory that emphasizes the unique quality of
humans especially their freedom and potential for personal growth,
unconditional positive regard, fully functioning person
◍ Humanist Psychology.
Answer: An approach to psychology that argues that each person has
freedom in directing his/her own future and achievement of personal
growth. Pioneered by Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.
◍ reticular theory (Golgi 1870s).
Answer: all neurons are one big net (incorrect)
◍ hypothalamus.
Answer: controls behaviors that serve biological needs
◍ axon.
Answer: aka nerve fiber; conducts electrical impulses (action potentials)
away from the cell body (soma) toward other neurons, muscles, or glands
◍ how do we link V1 neurons to cognition?.
Answer: V1 neurons detect orientation -> higher level of visual cortex
