Psy 101 Exam 1 Study Guide Updated Actual Questions And Correct Answers

PSY 101 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

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1. Psychology
Answer:
Scientific study of behavior and mental process

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2. Science investigates questions with what 4 attitudes
Answer:
1. being curious 2. being skeptical 3. being objective 4. thinking critically.

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3. Psycholalytic/Psychodynamic Perspective
Answer:
Unconscious thought, the conflict between biological insticts and societys demands

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4. Humanistic perspective
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A persons positive qualities, the capacity for positive growth.

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5. Ethical Guidlines
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1. Informed consent 2. confidentiality 3. debriefing.

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6. Deception
Answer:
Psychologist debate extensivley

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7. sensation change in temp involves what nervous system
Answer:
Somatic nervous system

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8. Charles Darwin
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1. Natural selection, 2. Evolutionary psychology approach

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9. How do neoron communicate with each other

, Answer:
through is axon in the form of brief impulses or waves of electricity

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10. What two systems make up Peripheral nervous system
Answer:
1. Somatic nervous system 2. Autonomic nervous system

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11. What are the three parts of the brain
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1. Midbrain 2. Hindbrain 3. Forebrain

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12. Midbrain
Answer:
Nerve fiber system ascends and descends to connect the higher and lower portions of the brain

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13. Hindbrain
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Lowest level of the brain consisting of medulla, Cerebellum and Pons

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14. Forebrain
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Highest level of the brain consistin of Limbic system,Thalamus, Basal

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15. Cerebal Cortex
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Highest level of the forebrain, highest mental funcions, thinking and planning take place

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16. Endorphines
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A chemical the body produces when excersising

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17. Imprinting
Answer:
Infant animals form a attachment to the first moving object.

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18. Ericksons Middle adulthood crisis