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