UCLA PSYCH 10 MIDTERM REVIEW |
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,Cross Cultural Psychology focus on comparing and contrasting behavior in different human populations; generally
study WesternEducatedIndustrializedRichDemocratic (WEIRD) people
Placebo Effect (Bias) knowledge of receiving treatment affects behavior; SOLUTION: blind treatment (e.g.
sugar pill)
Experimenter Bias The researcher's expectations influence a participant's response/interpretation of
observations; SOLUTION: Double Blind
Demand Characteristics (Bias) The participant changes behavior because of what they believe about the study i.e. act
different because they know they're being studied; (ex: Hawthorne Experiment, workers
more productive when light manipulated, didnt wanna look lazy)
SOLUTION: Double Blind
Humans unique from other species because of the more frontal cortex; = greater cognition, reasoning, etc.
developed ___________ in the brain.
The brain develops in a way that resembles the evolution of hind brain, mid brain, prefrontal cortex last (planning, risk-taking, impulsivity) (develops
the nervous system in other animals: The _______ brain and _____ later in life = teenagers + Phineas Gage poor judgment and inc. in risky/impulsive
brain develop first, while the ________ develops last. behavior)
Hindbrain Controls info coming in and out of the spinal chord, controls life sustaining processes
(e.g. breathing, etc.)
Pons Hindbrain, "bridge over a PONdS;" connects the cerebellum and the rest of the brain
, Reticular Formation Hindbrain, "ReTICKular Formation;" controls sleep, wakefulness, arousal; nerve fibers on
brain stem to connect the different parts of hindbrain
Medulla (Oblongata) Hindbrain, "without MEdulla, ME DIE;" Middle of the brain stem, controls important core
functions (e.g. heart rate, breathing, circulation, etc.)
Cerebellum Hindbrain, "I'm not drunk, my cerebellum is;" fine motor skills, coordination of
movements, balance, etc.; the "little brain"
Midbrain relay station between body and brain; important for coordination/motor movement, eye
movement, auditory and visual processing; Main structures: Tectum and Tegmentum
Forebrain sensory integration, control of voluntary movement, speech, abstract thought
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREP, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, CORRECT ANSWERS AND
STUDY GUIDE
| GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
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,Cross Cultural Psychology focus on comparing and contrasting behavior in different human populations; generally
study WesternEducatedIndustrializedRichDemocratic (WEIRD) people
Placebo Effect (Bias) knowledge of receiving treatment affects behavior; SOLUTION: blind treatment (e.g.
sugar pill)
Experimenter Bias The researcher's expectations influence a participant's response/interpretation of
observations; SOLUTION: Double Blind
Demand Characteristics (Bias) The participant changes behavior because of what they believe about the study i.e. act
different because they know they're being studied; (ex: Hawthorne Experiment, workers
more productive when light manipulated, didnt wanna look lazy)
SOLUTION: Double Blind
Humans unique from other species because of the more frontal cortex; = greater cognition, reasoning, etc.
developed ___________ in the brain.
The brain develops in a way that resembles the evolution of hind brain, mid brain, prefrontal cortex last (planning, risk-taking, impulsivity) (develops
the nervous system in other animals: The _______ brain and _____ later in life = teenagers + Phineas Gage poor judgment and inc. in risky/impulsive
brain develop first, while the ________ develops last. behavior)
Hindbrain Controls info coming in and out of the spinal chord, controls life sustaining processes
(e.g. breathing, etc.)
Pons Hindbrain, "bridge over a PONdS;" connects the cerebellum and the rest of the brain
, Reticular Formation Hindbrain, "ReTICKular Formation;" controls sleep, wakefulness, arousal; nerve fibers on
brain stem to connect the different parts of hindbrain
Medulla (Oblongata) Hindbrain, "without MEdulla, ME DIE;" Middle of the brain stem, controls important core
functions (e.g. heart rate, breathing, circulation, etc.)
Cerebellum Hindbrain, "I'm not drunk, my cerebellum is;" fine motor skills, coordination of
movements, balance, etc.; the "little brain"
Midbrain relay station between body and brain; important for coordination/motor movement, eye
movement, auditory and visual processing; Main structures: Tectum and Tegmentum
Forebrain sensory integration, control of voluntary movement, speech, abstract thought
