Psychology 1111 Final Study Guide Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Behaviorism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |school |of |psychology |proposing |the |the |only |proper |
subject |matter |of |psychology |is |observable |behavior |rather |than |immediate |conscious |
experience. |Being |praised.
Clinical |Psychologlists |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Psychologists |who |specialize |in |the |diagnosis |
and |treatment |of |psychological |problems.
Psychiatrists |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |medical |practitioner |specializing |in |the |diagnosis |and |
treatment |of |mental |illness. |(Prescribes |meds)
Cognitive |Psychologists |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Are |research |psychologists |who |study |
processes |such |as |memory, |learning, |and |reasoning.
Case |Study |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |descriptive |research |technique |in |which |the |effort |is |
focused |on |a |single |case, |usually |an |individual.
Correlational |Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |statistic |that |indicates |whether |two |
variables |vary |together |in |a |systemic |way; |correlation |coefficients |vary |from |+1.00 |to |-1.00. |
Closer |the |value |is |to |1.00, |the |stronger |the |relationship |is. |Cannot |use |to |explain |behavior.
Positive |& |Negative |Correlations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Positive: |Both |increases |or |
decreases. |Negative: |One |increases, |while |the |other |decreases
Neurons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |cells |in |the |nervous |system |that |receive |and |transmit |
information.
, Dendrites |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |fibers |that |extend |outward |from |a |neuron |and |receive |
information |from |other |neurons.
Axons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |long |tail-like |part |of |a |neuron |that |serve |as |the |cell's |
transmitter.
Synapse |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |small |gap |between |the |terminal |buttons |of |a |neuron |an |
the |dendrite |or |cell |body |of |another |neuron.
Neurotransmitter |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chemical |messengers |that |relay |information |from |
one |neuron |to |the |next.
Glutamate |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Plays |a |critical |role |in |cognitive, |motor, |and |sensory |
functions. |The |most |common |neurotransmitter.
Acetylcholine |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |neurotransmitter |In |the |peripheral |nervous |system, |
controls |body |movement.
Dopamone |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |neurotransmitter |that |has |been |linked |to |reward |and |
pleasure |systems |in |the |brain; |linked |with |Parkinson |and |schizophrenia.
Sensory |Neurons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Carries |messages |inwards
Interneurons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Receives |and |passes |on |messages.
Motor |Neurons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Carries |message |away |and |causes |movement.
Serotonin |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Linked |with |sleep, |dreaming, |and |general |arousal, |linked |
with |depression |and |schizophrenia.
Questions With Correct Answers
Behaviorism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |school |of |psychology |proposing |the |the |only |proper |
subject |matter |of |psychology |is |observable |behavior |rather |than |immediate |conscious |
experience. |Being |praised.
Clinical |Psychologlists |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Psychologists |who |specialize |in |the |diagnosis |
and |treatment |of |psychological |problems.
Psychiatrists |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |medical |practitioner |specializing |in |the |diagnosis |and |
treatment |of |mental |illness. |(Prescribes |meds)
Cognitive |Psychologists |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Are |research |psychologists |who |study |
processes |such |as |memory, |learning, |and |reasoning.
Case |Study |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |descriptive |research |technique |in |which |the |effort |is |
focused |on |a |single |case, |usually |an |individual.
Correlational |Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |statistic |that |indicates |whether |two |
variables |vary |together |in |a |systemic |way; |correlation |coefficients |vary |from |+1.00 |to |-1.00. |
Closer |the |value |is |to |1.00, |the |stronger |the |relationship |is. |Cannot |use |to |explain |behavior.
Positive |& |Negative |Correlations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Positive: |Both |increases |or |
decreases. |Negative: |One |increases, |while |the |other |decreases
Neurons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |cells |in |the |nervous |system |that |receive |and |transmit |
information.
, Dendrites |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |fibers |that |extend |outward |from |a |neuron |and |receive |
information |from |other |neurons.
Axons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |long |tail-like |part |of |a |neuron |that |serve |as |the |cell's |
transmitter.
Synapse |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |small |gap |between |the |terminal |buttons |of |a |neuron |an |
the |dendrite |or |cell |body |of |another |neuron.
Neurotransmitter |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chemical |messengers |that |relay |information |from |
one |neuron |to |the |next.
Glutamate |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Plays |a |critical |role |in |cognitive, |motor, |and |sensory |
functions. |The |most |common |neurotransmitter.
Acetylcholine |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |neurotransmitter |In |the |peripheral |nervous |system, |
controls |body |movement.
Dopamone |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |neurotransmitter |that |has |been |linked |to |reward |and |
pleasure |systems |in |the |brain; |linked |with |Parkinson |and |schizophrenia.
Sensory |Neurons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Carries |messages |inwards
Interneurons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Receives |and |passes |on |messages.
Motor |Neurons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Carries |message |away |and |causes |movement.
Serotonin |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Linked |with |sleep, |dreaming, |and |general |arousal, |linked |
with |depression |and |schizophrenia.
