NVCC PSY 200-E43L Exam 1 and 2 (Updated Versions) |
Featuring General Psychology Topics such as Learning
Theories (Classical and Operant Conditioning), Memory
Processes, Developmental Stages, and Sensation and
Perception
NVCC PSY 200-E43L Exam 1
Structualism ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Analysis of basic elements that
make up the mind
Functionalism ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The study of the purpose that
mental processes serve
Which man believed consciousness was a stream? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------
-------William James
Which man believed you could break consciousness into part ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Wilhelm Wundt
Who is known as the founder of psychology and first to teach it and open a lab? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Wilhelm Wundt
What is the emphasis of Frauds psychoanalytic theory? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----
-------------The importance of unconscious mental processes.
Who were the founders of humanistic psychology? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------
------Maslow and Rogers
What is unconsciousness? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The part of the
mind that operates outside of awareness but that influences thoughts, feelings, and
actions
,What is cognitive psychology? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The scientific
study of mental processes including perception thought memory and reasoning
What is behavioral neuroscience? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------An
approach to psychology that links psychological processes to activities in the nervous
system and other bodily processes
What is evolutionary psychology? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Explains
mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value fo abilities that are preserved over
time by natural selection
What is empiricism? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The belief that accurate
knowledge can be acquired through observation
what is the Scientific Method? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A procedure for
finding the truth by using empirical evidence
What is a theory? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A hypothetical explanation
of a natural phenomenon
What is a hypothesis? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A falsifiable prediction
made by a theory
What is an operational definition? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a
description of a property in concrete measurable forms
What is validity? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Concrete event that defines
property
What is Reliability? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------That something is
producing the same answers when its measured more than once
Which refers to whether something is consistent? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------
-----Reliablity
,Which refers to if something is measuring what its suppose to measure? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Validity
What is a variable? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------properties whose value
can very across individuals or over time
What is an experiment? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A technique for
establishing a causal relationship between variables
What is manipulation? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Involves changing a
variable in order to determine its causal power
What is self selection and why is it a problem for research? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------because it allows people to choose what group they are in based
on anything about them making the experiment exposed to more than one
difference...no control
What does it mean to say that the difference between the control group and the
experimental group is statistically significant? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
That it is unlikely to have been caused by a third varibale
What is internal validity? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------refers to our ability to
draw inferences of cause an effect
What is external validity? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Allows us to
generalize to the real world
What is the cell body? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The part of the neuron
that coordinates information, processes tasks and keeps the cell alive
What is a dendrite? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Branch like extensions of
the neuron that receives information from other neurons and relays them to the cell
body
, What is an axon? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Part of a neuron that carries
information to other neurons muscles and glands
What is the path of transmission in a neuron? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Dendrite--cell body---axon
What are myelin sheaths? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Insulated layer of
fatty material that covers axons. They facilitate the conduction of action potential
What are nodes of ranvier? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Gaps between
myelin that causes the charge to seem to jump from node to node making it faster
What are terminal buttons? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------knob like
structures that branch off from an axon
What is a neurotransmitter? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------chemical that
transmits information across a synapse to a receiving neurons dendrite
What are 3 ways a synapse is cleared? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1.
reuptake into the sending neuron 2. being broken down by enzymes in the synapse 3.
binding to auto-receptors on sending neurons
what is a synapse? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------junction between the
dendrite of one neuron to the axon or cell body of another
What is dopamine? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------dopamine is a
neurotransmitter that regulates motor behavior. motivation, pleasure, and emotional
arousal
What is an endorphin? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------endorphin is a
neurotransmitter that dulls pain and elevates mood when body is pushed to painful
limits...runners high
How can drugs interfere with neurotransmitters? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
---They mimic an increase the function of neurotransmitters
Featuring General Psychology Topics such as Learning
Theories (Classical and Operant Conditioning), Memory
Processes, Developmental Stages, and Sensation and
Perception
NVCC PSY 200-E43L Exam 1
Structualism ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Analysis of basic elements that
make up the mind
Functionalism ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The study of the purpose that
mental processes serve
Which man believed consciousness was a stream? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------
-------William James
Which man believed you could break consciousness into part ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Wilhelm Wundt
Who is known as the founder of psychology and first to teach it and open a lab? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Wilhelm Wundt
What is the emphasis of Frauds psychoanalytic theory? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----
-------------The importance of unconscious mental processes.
Who were the founders of humanistic psychology? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------
------Maslow and Rogers
What is unconsciousness? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The part of the
mind that operates outside of awareness but that influences thoughts, feelings, and
actions
,What is cognitive psychology? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The scientific
study of mental processes including perception thought memory and reasoning
What is behavioral neuroscience? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------An
approach to psychology that links psychological processes to activities in the nervous
system and other bodily processes
What is evolutionary psychology? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Explains
mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value fo abilities that are preserved over
time by natural selection
What is empiricism? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The belief that accurate
knowledge can be acquired through observation
what is the Scientific Method? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A procedure for
finding the truth by using empirical evidence
What is a theory? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A hypothetical explanation
of a natural phenomenon
What is a hypothesis? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A falsifiable prediction
made by a theory
What is an operational definition? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a
description of a property in concrete measurable forms
What is validity? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Concrete event that defines
property
What is Reliability? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------That something is
producing the same answers when its measured more than once
Which refers to whether something is consistent? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------
-----Reliablity
,Which refers to if something is measuring what its suppose to measure? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Validity
What is a variable? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------properties whose value
can very across individuals or over time
What is an experiment? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A technique for
establishing a causal relationship between variables
What is manipulation? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Involves changing a
variable in order to determine its causal power
What is self selection and why is it a problem for research? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------because it allows people to choose what group they are in based
on anything about them making the experiment exposed to more than one
difference...no control
What does it mean to say that the difference between the control group and the
experimental group is statistically significant? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
That it is unlikely to have been caused by a third varibale
What is internal validity? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------refers to our ability to
draw inferences of cause an effect
What is external validity? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Allows us to
generalize to the real world
What is the cell body? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The part of the neuron
that coordinates information, processes tasks and keeps the cell alive
What is a dendrite? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Branch like extensions of
the neuron that receives information from other neurons and relays them to the cell
body
, What is an axon? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Part of a neuron that carries
information to other neurons muscles and glands
What is the path of transmission in a neuron? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Dendrite--cell body---axon
What are myelin sheaths? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Insulated layer of
fatty material that covers axons. They facilitate the conduction of action potential
What are nodes of ranvier? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Gaps between
myelin that causes the charge to seem to jump from node to node making it faster
What are terminal buttons? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------knob like
structures that branch off from an axon
What is a neurotransmitter? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------chemical that
transmits information across a synapse to a receiving neurons dendrite
What are 3 ways a synapse is cleared? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1.
reuptake into the sending neuron 2. being broken down by enzymes in the synapse 3.
binding to auto-receptors on sending neurons
what is a synapse? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------junction between the
dendrite of one neuron to the axon or cell body of another
What is dopamine? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------dopamine is a
neurotransmitter that regulates motor behavior. motivation, pleasure, and emotional
arousal
What is an endorphin? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------endorphin is a
neurotransmitter that dulls pain and elevates mood when body is pushed to painful
limits...runners high
How can drugs interfere with neurotransmitters? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
---They mimic an increase the function of neurotransmitters
