PSY 101 Straighterline Final Exam
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psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the scientific study of
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behavior and mental processes \| \| \|
science - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔psychology uses systematic
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methods to observe human behavior and draw conclusions
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behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔everything we do that can be
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directly observed \|
mental process - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The thoughts, feelings,
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and motives that each of us experiences privately but that cannot
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be observed directly
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critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔thinking that does not
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blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines
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assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
assesses conclusions. \|
empirical method - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔gaining knowledge
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through the observation of events, the collection of data, and
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logical reasoning
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,structuralism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔focus on identifying the \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
elemental parts or structures of the human mind; William Wundt
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functionalism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A school of psychology \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes
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function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish;
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William James \|
natural selection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A process in which
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individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and
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reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those
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traits; Charles Darwin \| \|
neurons - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a nerve cell; the basic building
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block of the nervous system
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glial cells - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔cells in the nervous system
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that support, nourish, and protect neurons
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cell body - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Largest part of a typical
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neuron; contains the nucleus and much of the cytoplasm
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dendrites - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Branchlike parts of a neuron
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that are specialized to receive information.
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axon - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the extension of a neuron, ending in
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branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other
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neurons or to muscles or glands \| \| \| \| \|
, myelin sheath - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔fatty layer that covers the
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axon of some neurons and helps speed neural impulses
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resting potential - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The difference in
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electric charge between the inside and outside of a neuron's cell
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membrane; neg inside, pos outisde \| \| \| \|
action potential - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a neural impulse; a brief
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electrical charge that travels down an axon\| \| \| \| \| \|
all or nothing principle - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The principle that
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once the electrical impulse reaches a certain level of intensity (its
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threshold), it fires and moves all the way down the axon without
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losing any intensity. \| \|
synapses - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tiny gaps between dentrites
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and axons of different neurons
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Neuraltransmitters - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔transmit, or carry, \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
information across the synaptic gap to the next neuron \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
Acetylcholine (ACh) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔stimulates the firing \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
of neurons and is involved in the action of muscles, learning, and
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memory
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with answers \|
psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the scientific study of
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behavior and mental processes \| \| \|
science - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔psychology uses systematic
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methods to observe human behavior and draw conclusions
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behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔everything we do that can be
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directly observed \|
mental process - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The thoughts, feelings,
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and motives that each of us experiences privately but that cannot
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be observed directly
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critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔thinking that does not
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blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines
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assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
assesses conclusions. \|
empirical method - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔gaining knowledge
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through the observation of events, the collection of data, and
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logical reasoning
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,structuralism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔focus on identifying the \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
elemental parts or structures of the human mind; William Wundt
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functionalism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A school of psychology \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes
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function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish;
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William James \|
natural selection - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A process in which
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individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those
\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
traits; Charles Darwin \| \|
neurons - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a nerve cell; the basic building
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block of the nervous system
\| \| \| \|
glial cells - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔cells in the nervous system
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that support, nourish, and protect neurons
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cell body - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Largest part of a typical
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neuron; contains the nucleus and much of the cytoplasm
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dendrites - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Branchlike parts of a neuron
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that are specialized to receive information.
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axon - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the extension of a neuron, ending in
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branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other
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neurons or to muscles or glands \| \| \| \| \|
, myelin sheath - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔fatty layer that covers the
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axon of some neurons and helps speed neural impulses
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resting potential - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The difference in
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electric charge between the inside and outside of a neuron's cell
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membrane; neg inside, pos outisde \| \| \| \|
action potential - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a neural impulse; a brief
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electrical charge that travels down an axon\| \| \| \| \| \|
all or nothing principle - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The principle that
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once the electrical impulse reaches a certain level of intensity (its
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threshold), it fires and moves all the way down the axon without
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losing any intensity. \| \|
synapses - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tiny gaps between dentrites
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and axons of different neurons
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Neuraltransmitters - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔transmit, or carry, \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
information across the synaptic gap to the next neuron \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
Acetylcholine (ACh) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔stimulates the firing \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
of neurons and is involved in the action of muscles, learning, and
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memory
