PSYCH 101 General psychology Final Exam
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What term is defined as the scientific study of behavior
and mental processes? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Psychology
What is the most asked question in psychology? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ "Why?"
What term is defined as the process of thinking deeply
and actively, asking questions, and evaluating the
evidence? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Critical Thinking
What are four Bible verses related to the concept of
critical thinking? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Proverbs 23:7;
Philippians 4:8; Romans 12:2; Matthew 12:34
What are one of two types of cells in the nervous
system; the nerve cells that handle the information-
processing function? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Neurons
What are chemical substances that are stored in very
tiny sacs within the neuron's terminal buttons and
involved in transmitting information across a synaptic
gap to the next neuron? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Neurotransmitters
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What is a compound present in blood platelets and
serum that constricts the blood vessels and acts as a
neurotransmitter. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Serotonin
What is the process of receiving stimulus energies from
the external environment and transforming those
energies into neural energy? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Sensation
What is the process of organizing and interpreting
sensory information so that it makes sense? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Perception
What is defined as a natural state of rest for the body
and mind that involves the reversible loss of
consciousness? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Sleep
What is the learning process in which a neutral
stimulus becomes associated with an innately
meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit
a similar response? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Classical
Conditioning
What is a form of associative learning in which the
consequences of a behavior change the probability of
the behavior's concurrence? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Operant Conditioning
What is defined as learning that occurs through
observing and imitating another's behavior? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Observational Learning