Psychology 1010: Unit 1 Study Guide - Siena Cummings, 3rd Period

Question 1

Double Blind is when the participants and researcher are uninformed about who will receive treatment and who will not.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

This system connects to cingulate gyrus, and is responsible for focusing attention on emotionally significant events.

Accepted Answer

Limbic System

Question 3

This structure of the brain is located in the brain stem and responsible for breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.

Accepted Answer

Medulla

Question 4

A hypothesis is a testable prediction that guides research, supports/rejects theories - it is specific and measurable.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

The Placebo Effect is when an improvement of symptoms is observed, despite using an inactive treatment or factor.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

This is the most widely distributed/abundant inhibitory transmitter in the CNS, and regulates brain activity.

Accepted Answer

Gamma-amino Butyric Acid (GABA)

Question 7

Behaviorism indicates that individuals are NOT free wills, and the mind is like a black box - never to be understood.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Theory: Eating junk food causes weight gain. Is weight gain an independent variable or a dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

Dependent Variable

Question 9

The corpus callosum ensures communication on both sides of the brain, and sends signals to each of them.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Acetylcholine (AcH) is crucial to learning, memory, and muscle action, and was the first neurotransmitter discovered.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

The median is a measure of central tendency, calculated by finding the middle score when data is in numerical order.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

This lies ventral to the thalamus, integrating autonomic activity, and controls body temperature, hunger, and sleep.

Accepted Answer

Hypothalamus

Question 13

The amygdala plays important roles in emotion and behavior, as well as in decision-making and memory processing.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

The Biopsychosocial Approach deals with behavior and/or mental processes.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Deterioration of the myelin sheath can lead to - and worsen - Alzheimer's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

A study found that as a person's age increased, their amount of sleep decreased. Positive or negative correlation?

Accepted Answer

Negative Correlation

Question 17

Theory: Music helps plants grow. Is music an independent variable or a dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

Independent Variable

Question 18

LSD (a.k.a acid) and marijuana are both examples of these, which cause partakers to sense things that aren't there.

Accepted Answer

Hallucinogens

Question 19

In Overconfidence, we tend to think we know LESS than we do.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Dendrites are the branch-like structures of neurons that extend from the cell body (soma), and receive neural impulses.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

A study found that as education level rose, an individual's income also rose. Is this positive or negative correlation?

Accepted Answer

Positive Correlation

Question 22

True or False: A study in introspection relies on a subject describing sights, previous experiences, and how they feel.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

There are 4 types of research design: Descriptive, Correlation, Causal-Comparative (Causation), and Experimental.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test used to evaluate the electrical activity in the brain, and can detect problems.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

This is the changeover stage from wakefulness to sleep where the heartbeat/breathing slow, and hallucinations occur.

Accepted Answer

NRem-1

Question 26

An Independent Variable is the experimental factor that is manipulated - the variable that is being studied.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

ID, EGO, and SuperEGO apply to Psychodynamic Perspective, indicating the notion that the mind is a reservoir of energy.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

Sleep paralysis, night terrors, insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, and sleepwalking are all sleeping disorders.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

The Humanistic Approach emphasized the importance of environmental influences, and our needs for love and acceptance.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

This is a research method in which an investigator manipulates one or more factors to observe their effects.

Accepted Answer

Experiment

Question 31

True or False: Correlation is causation.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

Axons join the cell body at a specialized junction called the axon hillock, and are long, hollow, and tail-like.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

This system is activated during calm times for the body, often considered the "rest and digest" system.

Accepted Answer

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Question 34

This is when sleep spindles, and where you're more asleep but still able to wake up easily - this and REM get longer.

Accepted Answer

NREM-2

Question 35

Humanists believe that people are __________, that human behavior is not solely the product of a person's environment.

Accepted Answer

Innately Good

Question 36

Vesicles store neurotransmitters in the axon terminal of a neuron, and serve as communication between neurons.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 37

Alcohol, barbiturates (tranquilizers), and opioids (derivatives of morphine/heroin) are all examples of depressants.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

Mode is the least frequently occurring number in a data set.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 39

The two hemispheres in the brain are connected by a thick bundle of nerve fibers known as the corpus callosum.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

The hippocampus is involved in the formation of new memories, and is associated with learning and emotions.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 41

Alpha and Beta Waves occur when a person is awake and as their eyes close in bed, before the sleep stages of NREM/REM.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 42

For example, the operational definition of height could be by the number of feet or inches a person is tall.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 43

The Cognitive Approach is how thinking and perception influence behavior - we encode, process, store and retrieve info.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 44

Selective attention is the process of focusing on one particular object. Theory: We process information one at a time.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 45

Serotonin (5-HT) is involved with sleep, arousal, emotions, appetite, and maintaining mood balance.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 46

The reticular formation is a region in the pons involved in regulating the sleep-wake cycle, found in the central core.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 47

Phineas Gage is a famous participant in a case study on how the frontal brain influences our individual personalities.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 48

An example of a survey could be an alumni questionnaire distributed via direct email by a student's alma mater.

Accepted Answer

True

Psychology 1010: Unit 1 Study Guide - Siena Cummings, 3rd Period

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Psychology 1010: Unit 1 Study Guide - Siena Cummings, 3rd Period

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