PSYCHOLOGY SEMESTER 1 EXAM REVIEW

Brain lobes: area used for general processing of information (aka. Association areas)

These travel across the synapse, carrying information from one neuron to the next

A VARIABLE OTHER THAN THE IV THAT COULD PROVE A CHANGE IN THE DV IS A ________?

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A PART OF A NEURON?

Which of the following is not part of the lower level brain structure?

OUTER LAYER OF THE EYE, THAT BENDS THE LIGHT RAYS AND PROTECTS THE EYE

All your incoming senses funnel through the thalamus

Which of the following parts of the limbic system monitor functions such as hunger and thirst?

SMELL AND TASTE DO NOT HAVE ANY SENSORY INTERACTION

PART OF THE EYE THAT CHANGES LIGHT ENERGY INTO NERVE IMPULSES

WHAT NUMBER IS IT? EARDRUM

PROCESS BY WHICH WE HAVE DIMINISHED SENSITIVITY TO CONSTANT AND UNCHANGING STIMULATION

3 INGREDIENTS OF EMOTION: INCREASED HEART RATE IS AN EXAMPLE OF _______

WHAT NUMBER IS IT? THE RETINA

BODY LANGUAGE DIFFER BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT CULTURES

THE______ THEORY BELIEVES THAT OUR BODY RESPONSES REACT FIRST TO EMOTION-PRODUCING STIMULI

The father of psychoanalysis

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT USED AS A TOOL WHEN USING THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT CONSIDERED AS A VARIABLE IN SIGNAL DETECTION THEORY?

VISUAL RECEPTOR CELLS, KNOW AS RODS, CAN ONLY DETECT THE COLORS BLACK, WHITE OR GRAY

BODY LANGUAGE DOES NOT DIFFER BETWEEN MALES AND FEMALES IN OUR CULTURE

WHAT NUMEBR IS IT? THE OPTIC NERVE

COLORED PORTION OF YOUR EYE, THAT REGULATES THE SIZE OF YOUR PUPIL

THE MINIMUM DIFFERENCE TO DETECT THAT TWO STIMULI ARE NOT THE SAME

PURE SCIENCE THAT AIMS TO INCREASE THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE BASE

SOLVING SPECIFIC, PRACTICAL PROBLEMS RATHER THAT EXPANDING THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A CONFOUNDING VARIABLE?

THE SCORE THAT OCCURS THE MOST FREQUENTLY IN A DISTRIBUTION

THE DEFINITION OF PSYCHOLOGY IS

The building block of the nervous system, that carry information to and from the brain

WHAT NUMBER IS IT? THE PUPIL

THE PROCESS BY WHICH SENSORY SYSTEMS AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RECEIVE STIMULI

Bundles of individual neurons form _________

They carry information from the sense receptors to the brain and spinal cord

THEORY THAT PERSONALITY THAT ATTRIBUTES OUR THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS TO UNCONSCIOUS MOTIVES AND CONFLICTS

Contains all sensory and motor nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to the body

The part of the autonomic nervous system that accelerates the heart rate and increase respiration

THESE PEOPLE WORK IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CONDUCTING BASIC RESEARCH

THE MIDDLE SCORE IN A RANKED DISTRIBUTION

THE PURPOSE OF STATISTICS IS TO MAKE DATA MEANINGFUL

_______IS A STATE WHERE THERE IS A CHANGE IN PHYSIOLOGICAL AROUSAL, EXPRESSIONS AND FEELINGS

It is at the base of the brainstem and controls basic life functions such as heartbeat and breath

3 INGREDIENTS OF EMOTION: UNDERSTANDING BEING LEFT OUT IS AN EXAMPLE OF ________

THE PART OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS GLANDS AND THE MUSCLES OF THE INTERNAL ORGANS

THESE LET US MAKE DECISIONS OR REACH CONCLUSIONS ABOUT DATA

WHAT NUMBER IS IT? THE LENS

A SOUND WAVE'S HIGHNESS OR LOWNESS

A TESTABLE PREDICTION ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF RESEARCH

WHAT IS THE CENTRAL MUSCLE INVOLVED IN TASTE?

A ________ MEASURES LOUDNESS

THE EFFECT VARIABLE; SHOWS THE OUTCOME OF CHANGING THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

The brain's outer surface is known as the _____________

WHAT IS THE MOST EMOTIONAL SPECIES IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM?

THE PART OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT SETTLES SLOWS YOUR BREATHING AND HEART RATE

WHEN TESTING OUR HYPOTHESIS, THE STUDENTS WHO WERE NOT TIMED WERE THE _____________

Brain lobes: auditory processing area of the brain

THE MATHEMATICAL AVERAGE OF THE DISTRIBUTION

THE THEORY THAT PSYCHOLOGY SHOULD ONLY STUDY OBSERVE BEHAVIORS, NOT MENTAL PROCESSES

THINGS WE CAN OBSERVE DIRECTLY (ACTIONS, EMOTIONS)

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A PSYCHOLOGIST THAT PRACTICES APPLIED RESEARCH

A LIST OF SCORE FROM HIGHEST TO LOWEST IS KNOWN AS A ________

WHEN TESTING OUR HYPOTHESIS, THE STUDENTS WHO WERE TIMED WERE THE ____________

3 INGREDIENTS OF EMOTION: PUMPING YOUR FISTS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ________

A STIMULUS' EFFECT ON A PERSON'S SENSES

Brain Lobes: Primary visual processing area of the brain

SIGMUND FREUD BELIEVED WE MUST EXAMINE THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND THROUGH

A PART OF OUR MIND THAT WE DO NOT HAVE CONSCIOUS CONTROL OVER

Brain lobes: enables your most advanced cognitive areas, such as judgement and planning

The oldest part and central core of the brain

A large band of neural tissue that connects the brain's two hemispheres

ALSO KNOW AS THE CAUSE VARIABLE; IT SHOULD CAUSE SOMETHING TO HAPPEN

ANIMALS HAVE PHEROMONES, WHICH ARE CHEMICAL MESSENGERS THAT ARE PICKED UP THROUGH SMELL

FOCUSING CONSCIOUS AWARENESS ON A PARTICULAR STIMULUS, AND BLOCKING OUT OTHER STIMULI

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ONE OF THE 7 UNIVERSAL FACIAL EXPRESSIONS OF EMOTION?

IT SAYSTO EXPERIENCE EMOTION WE MUST BE PHYSICALLY AROUSED AND COGNITIVELY IDENTIFY THE AROUSAL

WHEN CONSTRUCTING GROUPS IN AN EXPERIMENT, THE GROUPS DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE RANDOM

Includes the brain and spinal cord

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A CHANGE IN PHYSIOLOGICAL AROUSAL ATTRIBUTED TO EMOTION?

WHAT ANIMALS DID PAVLOV USE IN HIS FAMOUS STUDY OF BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY

1ST MAJOR SCHOOL OF THOUGHT IN PSYCHOLOGY, THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE MIND

THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF STIMULATION NEEDED TO DETECT A PARTICULAR STIMULUS

WHAT NUMBER IS IT? COCHLEA

WHAT NUMBER IS IT? EAR CANAL

They carry information from your brain and spinal cord to your muscles and glands