HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY 101 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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Wundt - ANSWER- father of psychology, introspection, structuralism
Started first lab
Introspection - ANSWER- looking inward and report back (describe how you feel)
Structuralism (Wundt) - ANSWER- description of concepts (structure) through introspection
Darwin Effect - ANSWER- Studying specimen putting them into categories but wonders why
they are how they are.
Functionalism - ANSWER- What is the function and why is it useful.
William James - ANSWER- founder of functionalism; First American Psychologist, influenced
by Darwin, functionalistic purpose
Why do we sleep? What is its function?
Discriptive - ANSWER- Collect info through a survey, naturalistic observation, or a case study
Survey - ANSWER- can collect a lot of data quickly but doesn't represent everyone, who is the
sample?
naturalistic observation - ANSWER- a descriptive technique of observing and recording
behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation.
More accurate results but time consuming
Ex. Jane Goodall
case study - ANSWER- in depth look at a single individual
correlational study - ANSWER- a research project designed to discover the degree to which
two variables are related to each other
,-1.0-+1.0 closer to 1 stronger relationship
can't assume causation
experimental research - ANSWER- manipulate the factor of interest
hold constant (control) other factors
independent variable - ANSWER- The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable
whose effect is being studied.
dependent variable - ANSWER- The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response
to manipulations of the independent variable.
operational definition - ANSWER- how the researcher measures the DV
internal validity - ANSWER- how confident can I be that it was my IV and nothing else that
changed my DV
external validity - ANSWER- how generalizable are my findings i.e. would these hold up?
Population - ANSWER- everyone in the group the experimenter is interested in studying
Sample - ANSWER- a subset of the population
random sample - ANSWER- a sample that fairly represents a population because each member
has an equal chance of inclusion
random assignment - ANSWER- assigning participants to experimental and control conditions
by chance, thus minimizing preexisting differences between those assigned to the different groups
"great equalizer"
,experimental condition - ANSWER- the condition of an experiment that exposes participants
to the treatment, that is, to one version of the independent variable
control condition - ANSWER- a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a
scientific experiment
double-blind procedure - ANSWER- an experimental procedure in which both the research
participants and the research staff are ignorant (blind) about whether the research participants have
received the treatment or a placebo. Commonly used in drug-evaluation studies.
measures of central tendency - ANSWER- mean, median, mode
measures of variation - ANSWER- range and standard deviation
Franz Gall - ANSWER- -memory located in the front of the brain.
-identify parts of the brain and their use.
-one of the first people to categorize brain and function.
Contralateral functioning - ANSWER- each hemisphere of the cortex receives information
from and controls the opposite side of the body
Right brain controls left body
Left brain controls right body
frontal lobe - ANSWER- decision making, problem solving, planning
parietal lobe - ANSWER- receives sensory input for touch and body position
occipital lobe - ANSWER- vision
, temporal lobe - ANSWER- hearing
Primary- allows you to hear
Association- figure out what sounds are
Plasticity - ANSWER- -brain changing shape and reconnecting to function
-the ability to adapt
Gyri - ANSWER- ridges of the brain
fissure - ANSWER- crevices in the brain
cell body - ANSWER- the cell's life support center
Dendrites - ANSWER- Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information.
Axon - ANSWER- -the neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other
neurons or to muscles or glands
-1 per neuron
myelin sheath - ANSWER- insulates the axons of some neurons and helps messages be
received.
Neuron - ANSWER-
Neurotransmitters - ANSWER- Chemicals that transmit information from one neuron to
another
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Wundt - ANSWER- father of psychology, introspection, structuralism
Started first lab
Introspection - ANSWER- looking inward and report back (describe how you feel)
Structuralism (Wundt) - ANSWER- description of concepts (structure) through introspection
Darwin Effect - ANSWER- Studying specimen putting them into categories but wonders why
they are how they are.
Functionalism - ANSWER- What is the function and why is it useful.
William James - ANSWER- founder of functionalism; First American Psychologist, influenced
by Darwin, functionalistic purpose
Why do we sleep? What is its function?
Discriptive - ANSWER- Collect info through a survey, naturalistic observation, or a case study
Survey - ANSWER- can collect a lot of data quickly but doesn't represent everyone, who is the
sample?
naturalistic observation - ANSWER- a descriptive technique of observing and recording
behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation.
More accurate results but time consuming
Ex. Jane Goodall
case study - ANSWER- in depth look at a single individual
correlational study - ANSWER- a research project designed to discover the degree to which
two variables are related to each other
,-1.0-+1.0 closer to 1 stronger relationship
can't assume causation
experimental research - ANSWER- manipulate the factor of interest
hold constant (control) other factors
independent variable - ANSWER- The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable
whose effect is being studied.
dependent variable - ANSWER- The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response
to manipulations of the independent variable.
operational definition - ANSWER- how the researcher measures the DV
internal validity - ANSWER- how confident can I be that it was my IV and nothing else that
changed my DV
external validity - ANSWER- how generalizable are my findings i.e. would these hold up?
Population - ANSWER- everyone in the group the experimenter is interested in studying
Sample - ANSWER- a subset of the population
random sample - ANSWER- a sample that fairly represents a population because each member
has an equal chance of inclusion
random assignment - ANSWER- assigning participants to experimental and control conditions
by chance, thus minimizing preexisting differences between those assigned to the different groups
"great equalizer"
,experimental condition - ANSWER- the condition of an experiment that exposes participants
to the treatment, that is, to one version of the independent variable
control condition - ANSWER- a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a
scientific experiment
double-blind procedure - ANSWER- an experimental procedure in which both the research
participants and the research staff are ignorant (blind) about whether the research participants have
received the treatment or a placebo. Commonly used in drug-evaluation studies.
measures of central tendency - ANSWER- mean, median, mode
measures of variation - ANSWER- range and standard deviation
Franz Gall - ANSWER- -memory located in the front of the brain.
-identify parts of the brain and their use.
-one of the first people to categorize brain and function.
Contralateral functioning - ANSWER- each hemisphere of the cortex receives information
from and controls the opposite side of the body
Right brain controls left body
Left brain controls right body
frontal lobe - ANSWER- decision making, problem solving, planning
parietal lobe - ANSWER- receives sensory input for touch and body position
occipital lobe - ANSWER- vision
, temporal lobe - ANSWER- hearing
Primary- allows you to hear
Association- figure out what sounds are
Plasticity - ANSWER- -brain changing shape and reconnecting to function
-the ability to adapt
Gyri - ANSWER- ridges of the brain
fissure - ANSWER- crevices in the brain
cell body - ANSWER- the cell's life support center
Dendrites - ANSWER- Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information.
Axon - ANSWER- -the neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other
neurons or to muscles or glands
-1 per neuron
myelin sheath - ANSWER- insulates the axons of some neurons and helps messages be
received.
Neuron - ANSWER-
Neurotransmitters - ANSWER- Chemicals that transmit information from one neuron to
another
