Psych 10 UCLA final UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
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1. psychology the scientific investigation of behavior and mental processes
2. behavior observable actions of humans and animals
3. mental processes the mind, private inner experience
4. Hindsight Bias belief that an outcome was foreseeable
5. expert blind spot once you know the answer it is impossible to remember what
it felt like to not know
6. barnum effect "we have something for everyone"
7. Structuralism goal: to discover the mind's structure by breaking down expe-
riences into their underlying components
8. functionalism goal: to study the purpose of behaviors and mental processes
by examining them in terms of adaption to the environment
9. behaviorism redefined psychology as the scientific study of observable be-
havior; predominant in 1920s-1960s
10. cognitive revolution reaction against behaviorism in 1950s-1960s; brought back
interest in mental processes; set stage for modern approach
to psychology
11. Institutional Review Board need to make sure it meets the accepted standards of science
12. Nervous system responsible for everything we think, feel, and do
13. Neurons basic units of the nervous system that operate via elec-
tro-chemical signals
14. CNS brain and spinal cord
, Psych 10 UCLA final UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
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15. PNS neurons transmit info from CNS to organs/muscles
16. Sensory neurons carry info from sensory receptors to CNS (brain to body)
17. motor neurons carry info from CNS to muscles/glands (brain to body)
18. interneurons connect sensory, motor, and other interneurons
19. dendrites detect incoming signals
20. cell body (soma) collects/sums input; contains nucleus and cell material
21. axon transmits signal to axon terminal
22. myelin sheath covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed up neural
impulses
23. terminal buttons small modules at the end of the axon that release chemical
signals from the neuron into the synapse
24. synapse space between axon of a sending neuron and dendrite of a
receiving neuron
25. resting membrane potential at rest electrical charge
26. action potential caused by changes in the electrical and chemical gradients
across the cell membrane
27. cerebellum fine motor skills; balance and coordinated movement
28. medulla heart rate, circulation, breathing
29. reticular formation sleep/wakefulness, arousal
30. pons connects to rest of brain
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31. forebrain subcritical structures and cortex
32. frontal lobe planning, decision making, speaking
33. parietal lobe sensory input for touch and position
34. temporal lobe auditory, processing language
35. occipital lobe receive visual information
36. plasticity property of the brain that allows it to change as a result of
experience or injury
37. motor cortex sends out info
38. somatosensory cortex receives info
39. sensation detecting physical stimuli and sending this info to the brain
40. perception processing, organizing, and interpreting sensory info
41. transduction process of converting one form of energy to another
42. bottom up processing perception based on the physical features of the stimulus -
basic to more complex
43. top down processing how knowledge, expectations, or past experiences shape the
interpretation of sensory info
44. absolute threshold minimum amount of stimulation needed to detect a stimulus
50% of the time
45. difference threshold minimum difference between 2 stimuli needed to detect dif-
ference between them 50% of the time
46. Weber's Law
CORRECT Answers
1. psychology the scientific investigation of behavior and mental processes
2. behavior observable actions of humans and animals
3. mental processes the mind, private inner experience
4. Hindsight Bias belief that an outcome was foreseeable
5. expert blind spot once you know the answer it is impossible to remember what
it felt like to not know
6. barnum effect "we have something for everyone"
7. Structuralism goal: to discover the mind's structure by breaking down expe-
riences into their underlying components
8. functionalism goal: to study the purpose of behaviors and mental processes
by examining them in terms of adaption to the environment
9. behaviorism redefined psychology as the scientific study of observable be-
havior; predominant in 1920s-1960s
10. cognitive revolution reaction against behaviorism in 1950s-1960s; brought back
interest in mental processes; set stage for modern approach
to psychology
11. Institutional Review Board need to make sure it meets the accepted standards of science
12. Nervous system responsible for everything we think, feel, and do
13. Neurons basic units of the nervous system that operate via elec-
tro-chemical signals
14. CNS brain and spinal cord
, Psych 10 UCLA final UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
15. PNS neurons transmit info from CNS to organs/muscles
16. Sensory neurons carry info from sensory receptors to CNS (brain to body)
17. motor neurons carry info from CNS to muscles/glands (brain to body)
18. interneurons connect sensory, motor, and other interneurons
19. dendrites detect incoming signals
20. cell body (soma) collects/sums input; contains nucleus and cell material
21. axon transmits signal to axon terminal
22. myelin sheath covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed up neural
impulses
23. terminal buttons small modules at the end of the axon that release chemical
signals from the neuron into the synapse
24. synapse space between axon of a sending neuron and dendrite of a
receiving neuron
25. resting membrane potential at rest electrical charge
26. action potential caused by changes in the electrical and chemical gradients
across the cell membrane
27. cerebellum fine motor skills; balance and coordinated movement
28. medulla heart rate, circulation, breathing
29. reticular formation sleep/wakefulness, arousal
30. pons connects to rest of brain
, Psych 10 UCLA final UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
31. forebrain subcritical structures and cortex
32. frontal lobe planning, decision making, speaking
33. parietal lobe sensory input for touch and position
34. temporal lobe auditory, processing language
35. occipital lobe receive visual information
36. plasticity property of the brain that allows it to change as a result of
experience or injury
37. motor cortex sends out info
38. somatosensory cortex receives info
39. sensation detecting physical stimuli and sending this info to the brain
40. perception processing, organizing, and interpreting sensory info
41. transduction process of converting one form of energy to another
42. bottom up processing perception based on the physical features of the stimulus -
basic to more complex
43. top down processing how knowledge, expectations, or past experiences shape the
interpretation of sensory info
44. absolute threshold minimum amount of stimulation needed to detect a stimulus
50% of the time
45. difference threshold minimum difference between 2 stimuli needed to detect dif-
ference between them 50% of the time
46. Weber's Law
