Psychology Final Review

Nerve cells that run throughout the body and communicate with each other

School of Psych. by Wilhelm Wundt > objective sensations & subjective feelings.

a number that reflects the relationship between a child's mental age and chronological age

Keeps participants from knowing if they are in the experimental group or the control group.

Describe what Nature vs Nurture is by defining each one and giving an example

The forebrain is located in the front area of the brain and is involved in

Any action that other people can observe or measure is known as

The hindbrain is the lower portion of the brain and is involved with

The group that does not receive the treatment is the

Selecting by chance from the target population is

The parts of the brain are divided into 3 major areas which include

School of Psych by William James > emphasizes the purpose of behavior and mental processes.

a learned connection between two ideas or events

Be able to describe the differences in hemispheres of the brain and give traits associated

The basic building blocks of heredity are called the

The variable that researchers manipulate so they can determine the effect

knowledge and skills gained from experience

Psychological point of view that emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior

awareness, sensory awareness, or inner awareness

Method some people use to try to narrow their consciousness so that the outside world fades

Standards for proper and responsible behavior is

Who was the railroad worker who survived severe injuries to the brain, & lived a fairly normal

School of Psych by John Watson > defines psych as the scientific study of observable behavior.

refers to the consistency of a test

A set of assumptions about why something is the way it is and happens the way it happens

Chapter's that you are responsible for

Depends on something, the independent variable.

The midbrain includes areas involved in

Be able to give an example of each of the three major types of drugs and treatment of such..

the abilities to learn from experience, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with other

The study of behavior and mental processes

Why would studying twins be important to genetic research?

a predisposition towards a certain point of view is

drugs that slow the activity of the nervous system

possessing outstanding talent or to show the potential for performing at high levels

Research which both the participant and the experimenter are unaware of who receives treatment.

Consists of glands that secrete substances called hormones

The whole group you want to study or describe are the

After your body takes a drug for a while, his or her body craves it. This is called..

Altered state of consciousness which people respond to suggestions and behave in a trance

The group that receives the treatment is called the

when information is unavailable to awareness under most circumstances it is called

Main goals of Psychology include

Shape information into something meaningful

Spearman's two factor theory talks about the G factor, what is the G factor?

Repeating a study to confirm prior results is called

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Theory that emphasizes the role of thought process in determining behavior.

The average IQ Score is

Addictive depressants that have been used to relieve pain and induce sleep

Theory that suggests people have the ability to change their environments or create new ones

Psychological perspective that emphasizes the influence of biology on behavior

The transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring is

Factors that can change are

This category of drugs increase the activity of the nervous system

Latin for "the brain", accounts for 70% of the weight of the brain, wrinkled w/ valleys/ridges.

breathing becomes irregular, blood pressure rises, eyes moving more swiftly behind eye lids..

Consists of the brain and spinal cord

focusing on particular stimulus

An in depth investigation of an individual or small group is

Review the Chapter Review of each chapter and look at....

Be prepared to label the Endocrine System, CNS, and the 3 major parts of the brain