Psychology Exam questions and
answers graded A+
Psychodynamic - ANS✅✅separation of conscious/unconscious
Behavioral - ANS✅✅the science of behavior and how it is learned
humanistic - ANS✅✅focuses on free will and self actualization
cognitive - ANS✅✅focuses on memory, intelligence, perception, learning and problem solving
sociocultural - ANS✅✅recognizes that our social environment influences our attitudes, beliefs and
actions
biopsychologial - ANS✅✅that behavior is the direct result of events which occur within the body
evolutionary - ANS✅✅focuses on biological bases for universal mental characteristics that all
humans share
scientific method - ANS✅✅system used to reduce bias and error when measuring data
correlation - ANS✅✅a measurement of the relationship between 2 variables. Determines the
strength and direction
causation - ANS✅✅third variable problem
variable - ANS✅✅anything that can change or vary
independent variable - ANS✅✅changing, manipulated by the experimentor
dependent variable - ANS✅✅measuring, the outcome of the variable being measured
, cortex - ANS✅✅outer most part of the brain containing neurons
corpus callosum - ANS✅✅thick band of neurons connecting the left and right hemisphere
left brain - ANS✅✅language, computation, logical reasoning
pons - ANS✅✅coordinates movements of left and right side of body, inhibits movement during
sleep
electrochemical process - ANS✅✅electrical charge sent down the neuron signaling the release of
neurotransmitters
glutamate - ANS✅✅most abundant in body, exciitatory
GABA - ANS✅✅most abundant externally, inhibitory
serotonion - ANS✅✅mood
dopamine - ANS✅✅pleasure and movement
sensation - ANS✅✅process that occurs when sensory receptors withing sense organs receive
environmental stimuli, which eventually becomes neural signals in the brain
perception - ANS✅✅the interpretation and organization of the neural signals produced through
sensation into meaningful information about our enviornment
sensory receptors - ANS✅✅specialize neurons that receive different kinds of energy as opposed to
neurotransmitters
rods - ANS✅✅sensory receptor cell for light, good for low light no good for color sharpness
cones - ANS✅✅sensory receptors cells for color, requires more light sharpness of vision
answers graded A+
Psychodynamic - ANS✅✅separation of conscious/unconscious
Behavioral - ANS✅✅the science of behavior and how it is learned
humanistic - ANS✅✅focuses on free will and self actualization
cognitive - ANS✅✅focuses on memory, intelligence, perception, learning and problem solving
sociocultural - ANS✅✅recognizes that our social environment influences our attitudes, beliefs and
actions
biopsychologial - ANS✅✅that behavior is the direct result of events which occur within the body
evolutionary - ANS✅✅focuses on biological bases for universal mental characteristics that all
humans share
scientific method - ANS✅✅system used to reduce bias and error when measuring data
correlation - ANS✅✅a measurement of the relationship between 2 variables. Determines the
strength and direction
causation - ANS✅✅third variable problem
variable - ANS✅✅anything that can change or vary
independent variable - ANS✅✅changing, manipulated by the experimentor
dependent variable - ANS✅✅measuring, the outcome of the variable being measured
, cortex - ANS✅✅outer most part of the brain containing neurons
corpus callosum - ANS✅✅thick band of neurons connecting the left and right hemisphere
left brain - ANS✅✅language, computation, logical reasoning
pons - ANS✅✅coordinates movements of left and right side of body, inhibits movement during
sleep
electrochemical process - ANS✅✅electrical charge sent down the neuron signaling the release of
neurotransmitters
glutamate - ANS✅✅most abundant in body, exciitatory
GABA - ANS✅✅most abundant externally, inhibitory
serotonion - ANS✅✅mood
dopamine - ANS✅✅pleasure and movement
sensation - ANS✅✅process that occurs when sensory receptors withing sense organs receive
environmental stimuli, which eventually becomes neural signals in the brain
perception - ANS✅✅the interpretation and organization of the neural signals produced through
sensation into meaningful information about our enviornment
sensory receptors - ANS✅✅specialize neurons that receive different kinds of energy as opposed to
neurotransmitters
rods - ANS✅✅sensory receptor cell for light, good for low light no good for color sharpness
cones - ANS✅✅sensory receptors cells for color, requires more light sharpness of vision
