PSY 101 Exam 1 Study Guide Graded A+

Psychology - Answer-Scientific study of behavior and mental process Science investigates questions with what 4 attitudes - Answer-1. being curious 2. being skeptical 3. being objective 4. thinking critically. Psycholalytic/Psychodynamic Perspective - Answer-Unconscious thought, the conflict between biological insticts and societys demands Humanistic perspective - Answer-A persons positive qualities, the capacity for positive growth. Ethical Guidlines - Answer-1. Informed consent 2. confidentiality 3. debriefing. Deception - Answer-Psychologist debate extensivley sensation change in temp involves what nervous system - Answer-Somatic nervous system Charles Darwin - Answer-1. Natural selection, 2. Evolutionary psychology approach How do neoron communicate with each other - Answer-through is axon in the form of brief impulses or waves of electricity What two systems make up Peripheral nervous system - Answer-1. Somatic nervous system 2. Autonomic nervous system What are the three parts of the brain - Answer-1. Midbrain 2. Hindbrain 3. Forebrain Midbrain - Answer-Nerve fiber system ascends and descends to connect the higher and lower portions of the brain Hindbrain - Answer-Lowest level of the brain consisting of medulla, Cerebellum and PonsForebrain - Answer-Highest level of the brain consistin of Limbic system,Thalamus, Basal Cerebal Cortex - Answer-Highest level of the forebrain, highest mental funcions, thinking and planning take place Endorphines - Answer-A chemical the body produces when excersising Imprinting - Answer-Infant animals form a attachment to the first moving object. Ericksons Middle adulthood crisis - Answer-Generativity versus stagnation-(40 to 50 yrs)- assist younger generation in developing and leading useful lives Hormones - Answer-Chemical messangers manufactured by the endocrine glands Sensation - Answer-Theprocess of recieving stimulus energies from the enviroment Molecular genetics - Answer-actual manipulation of genes using technology to detemine effects on behavior Characteristics of the nervous system - Answer-1. Complexity 2. Intergration 3. Adaptability 4. Electrochemical transmission Enocrine system - Answer-regulates the activites of certain organs by releasin chemical drugs in the bloodstream What are the development stages called - Answer-Socioemotional development Four stages of Piaget Theory - Answer-1. Sensorimotor(birth to 2 yrs) 2. Proplerational(2-7yrs) 3. Concrete Operational(7-11yrs) 4. Formal Operational(11-adulthood)Psychological dependence - Answer-Strong desire and craving to repeat use of drugs for emotional reasons How many hours of sleep to adult human need - Answer-8 hours Sleep helps functioning of what 4 area'a - Answer-1. Restoration 2. Adaptation 3. Growth 4. Memory Different levels of awarness - Answer-1. Higher levels of awareness(Most alert) 2. Lower levels of awareness 3.Altered states of concious 4. Subcouncious 5. No awareness