Psychology 1101 Final Exam UNCC (Questions + Answers) Solved

3 blows to human ego - Copernicus: Earth is not the center of the universe Darwin: Natural selection, evolution Freud: Psychic determinism, personality is a defense system to protect self from damage 4 lobes - Frontal: Reasoning Temporal: Speech Occipital: Vision Parietal Adrenal gland - Reaction to stress Epinephrine - activates somatic nervous system Norepinephrine - raises blood pressure and leads to production of more hormones Autonomic nervous system - Part of the peripheral nervous system Sympathetic: Arousal Parasympathetic: Relax Axon - Long, single fiber. 1 per neuron Behavior genetics - Nature vs. Nurture Identical twins ideal for studies Binet's intelligence tests - Meant to identify children who may have problems in school Binocular vision - Depth perceptionCerebellum - Motor control Classical conditioning - A response elicited by a stimulus becomes elicited by a previously neutral stimulus Cochlea - Small, snail shaped structure with hair cells Cognitive therapy - Identify and change inappropriately negative and self-critical patterns of thought Cones (retina) - Color vision and wavelength Correlation - Range: -1.00 to +1.00 Higher number = stronger correlation Cortex - Covering on brain. Thinking and higher levels of cognition Delusion - A false belief Dendrites - Fibers extending from cell body. Pick up incoming messages from other neurons and transmit to cell body Dependent variable - Measured Displacement - Redirection of repressed motives and emotions from their original objects to substitute objects Dissociative disorders - Some aspect of the personality seems separated from the rest