Psychology Final Exam Study Set with questions and answers.

Response While playing in the yard, little Amanda was stung by a bee. The sting made her cry. Crying was a? Occipital The eyes communicate most directly with this lobe of the cerebral cortex Frontal This lobe of the cerebral cortex is most responsible for advanced critical thinking, such as judgement and planning task Adolescence The transition period from childhood to adulthood called in many cultures Dual Processing Deal with information on both a conscious and unconscious level Hypnosis A social interaction in which an individual makes a suggestion about perception or behaviors that is followed by another person Psychoactive Drug A drug that affects our mood, behavior, and perception Biological Rhythms Circadian, ultradian, infradian Withdrawal The discomfort and distress that occurs when a person dependent on a drug discontinues use Sleep Cycles NREM 1, NREM 2, NREM 3, REM Observational Learning Involves watching others and modeling In Pavlov's demonstration of classical conditioning, what was the CS? Tuning fork Bandura Is known for his research with observational learning REM sleep Where vivid dreams occur Narcolepsy The sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks The motor cortex is located here Frontal Lobe Teratogen Substance that can cross the placental barrier and harm an unborn child Operant Conditioning When Fido the dog sits, he gets a treat. This learning was established by? In Pavlov's demonstration of classical conditioning, what was the US? Meat powder Parietal Lobe of the brain that receives the input that enables you to feel someone scratching your back Dependence The state of physiological or psychological need to take more of a drug after continued use Hallucinogens Distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of environmental stimuli Infradian Rhythms Cycles occurring less that once per day Psychology The scientific study of behavior and mental processes Stimulants Excite neural activity and speed up body functions Punishment Any consequence that decreases the likelihood a behavior will be repeated Skinner The psychologist most closely associated with the study of operant conditioning Emerging Adulthood Young adults between the ages of 18 to 19, dealing with instability, self-focus, and a feeling of "in-between," Sleep apnea Not being able to breathe at times during sleep Brainstem The oldest part and central core of the brain Case Study A study in which one person is studied in depth, such as a person who suffers a rare brain injury like Phineas Gage The Bobo doll experiments in which children saw an adult hit a Bobo doll and then imitated the violence demonstrated the existence of what type of learning? Observation Learning Psychological Disorders Harmful behaviors that are maladaptive, unjustifiable, disturbing, and atypical Posthypnotic Suggestion A suggestion made during the hypnosis session that the subject will carry out when no longer hypnotized Germany; Wilhem Wundt The first psychology laboratory was established Biological Rhythms are Periodic physiological fluctuations that affect the body Puberty The period of sexual maturation during which a person become capable of reproducing Circadian Rhythm A pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24-hour cycle Sequence in transmission of a neural impulse Dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse Conditioned Stimulus Stan touched the hot burner on the stove. It burned him and he cried out. The next day when he just saw the red burner, he cried out. The sight of the hot burner is? One of the most important variables in hypnotic induction Calm rhythmic tone is in a hypnotist's voice Ultradian Rhythms More that once a day Auditory stimulation is first processed in the? Temporal Lobes Withdrawal occurs when Users are deprived of a drug they are are dependent on Reinforcement Any consequence that increases the likelihood a behavior will be repeated Myelin Sheath Neural structure that is the plastic insulation that surrounds an electrical wire Consciousness The awareness of yourself and your environment