Psychology 110 Exam 1 (100% correct and graded A+)

Psychology - Answer-the scientific study of behavior and mental processses Structuralism - Answer-involved introspection and study of basic components of conscious experiences Functionalism - Answer-explored how mental and behavioral processes function- how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish Hypothesis - Answer-a tentative statement about the relationship between 2 or more variables; a testable prediction or question Operational Definition - Answer-a precise definition of how the variables in a study will be manipulated or measured Theory - Answer-a tentative explanation that tries to integrate and account for the relationship of various findings and observations Correlation Coefficiant - Answer-numerical indication of magnitude and direction of the relationship between 2 variables Independent Variable - Answer-the experimental factor that is manipulated Dependent Variable - Answer-the variable that may be changed in the response of the independent variable True Experiment - AnswerNaturalistic Observation - Answer-the systematic observation and recording of behaviors as they occur in their natural setting Case Study - Answer-an intensive study of a single individual or small group of individualsLearning - Answer-relatively enduring change in behavior or knowledge as a result of experience Classical Conditioning - Answer-type of learning in which 1 learns to link 2 or more stimuli and anticipate events Unconditional Response - Answer-unlearned, reflexive response that is elicited by an unconditional stimulus Unconditional Stimulus - Answer-natural stimulus that reflexively elicits a response without the need prior learning Conditional Stimulus - Answer-Formerly neutral stimulus that acquires the capacity to elicit a reflexive response Conditional Response - Answer-learned, reflexive response to a conditional stimulus Stimulus Generalization - Answer-the occurrence of a learned response not only to the original stimulus but to other, similar stimulus as well Stimulus Discrimmination - Answer-the occurrence of a learned response to a specific stimulus but not to other, similar stimuli Higher Order Conditioning - Answer-procedure in which a conditioned stimulus from one learning trial functions as the unconditioned stimulus in a new conditioning trial; the second conditioned stimulus comes to elicit the conditioned response, even though it has never been directly paired with the unconditioned stimulus