What is meant by Holism?

To study the whole rather than it's constituent parts.

The 4 lobes of the brain are

Parietal, temporal, occipital, frontal

Strength of the multistore model

Good understanding of the structure & process of the STM

Piaget - Assimilation is.....

When a person changes their existing schema to fit new info

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

What did milgram want to find out?

Why the Germans followed hitler's orders

Why did the tomato turn red?

Because it saw the salad dressing

what does 'lateralisation of brain function' mean?

each hemisphere has a specialised function

The aim of Gundersons research was to see...

If parent praise helped with motivational frameworks.

Why did the math book look sad?

Because it had too many problems

What is (unipolar) depression?

a mood disorder characterised by low mood and energy

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1
Which is a type of memory?
Instinctive
Reflexive
Emotional
Short-term
2
What does 'nature vs. nurture' debate?
Dreams vs. reality
Genetics vs. environment
Education vs. experience
Culture vs. society
3
How many days was the zimbardo study stopped after rather than 14?
3
7
6
10
4
What is the dominant form of coding in STM?
Semantic
Acoustic
5
What did one wall say to the other wall?
I'm stronger than you
Let's stick together
I'll meet you at the corner
Let's build a house
6
A newborn is in thist stage of Piaget's cognitive development
concrete operational
trust vs mistrust
sensorimotor
preoperational
7
During Piaget's sensorimotor stage, children acquire a
sense of object permanence
concept of conservation
theory of mind
capacity for abstract reasoning
8
What is this called?
Mullerstore Model
Manystore Moel
Multistore Model
Multistone Model
9
What does 'cognitive' refer to?
Emotions
Behaviors
Reflexes
Thought processes
10
What is meant by Holism?
Explaining behavior at a lower biological level, e.g. genes.
Explaining behavior in terms of stimulus-response links.
To explain behavior by studying it's constituent parts.
To study the whole rather than it's constituent parts.
11
In Psychology, Jean Piaget is famous for his theories of intellectual development in
teens
children
infants
adults
12
The 4 lobes of the brain are
cerebellum, frontal, medulla, cerebrum
parietal, occipital, temporary, hindbrain
frontal. occipital, amygdala, thalamus
Parietal, temporal, occipital, frontal
13
Strength of the multistore model
Explains it in a simple and understanding way
Good understanding of the structure & process of the STM
Goes into detail about STM
Suggests rehearsal isn't essential
14
What does this represent?
Piaget's Three Mountains task
Beck's cognitive triad
The workings of my inner mind
Ellis' ABC Model
15
Gunderson conducted her study over 5 years. What is the correct key term to describe such a study?
Observational
Latitudinal
Naturalistic
Longitudinal
16
Who is this guy?
Aaron Beck
Stanley Milgram
Sigmund Freud
Phillip Zimbardo
17
Which part of the brain is responsible for decision-making and impulse control?
Prefrontal Cortex
Amygdala
Thalamus
Hippocampus
18
What does Beck's cognitive therapy involve?
challenging negative thoughts
vigorous argument
effect
19
Which researcher studied lateralisation
Loftus
Baddeley
Sperry
Siffre
20
What does Ellis's ABC model not contain?
B - behaviour
B - beliefs
A - activating event
C - consequence
21
Piaget - Assimilation is.....
When a person changes their existing schema to fit new info
When a person creates a new schema due to new info
22
What is psychology?
study of the mind
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
the study of behavior and mental processes
the scientific study of mental processes
23
What did one plate say to the other plate?
Let's get washed
Lunch is on me
Let's serve some food
Let's stack up
24
What did milgram want to find out?
Why stalin was followed during the USSR
Why the Germans followed hitler's orders
25
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
A gummy bear
A hungry bear
A friendly bear
A toothless bear
26
Where did Zimbardo's prison study take place?
Stanford
Yale
Oxford
UCLA
27
What is the main focus of psychology?
Learning math skills
Understanding history events
Studying human behavior
Exploring outer space
28
Why did the tomato turn red?
Because it was ripe
Because it saw the salad dressing
Because it was hot
Because it was embarrassed
29
Phineas Gage damage affected this
parietal lobe
hearing
frontal lobe
personality
30
Being able to recall events from one's life is THIS type of LTM.
Declarative
Procedural
Semantic
Episodic
31
What is the main focus of developmental psychology?
Human growth stages
Historical events
Mathematical skills
Animal behavior
32
Which psychologist is known for his experiment on obedience to authority figures?
Philip Zimbardo
Stanley Milgram
B. F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
33
What is 'neuroplasticity'?
Brain's adaptability
Emotional response
Cognitive decline
Memory loss
34
True or false: All memories are accurate.
False
True
35
Lawrence Kohlberg focused on the
acquisition of language
stages of morality in children
eight stages of psychosocial development
stages of cognitive development in children
36
In Psychology, Jean Piaget is famous for his theories of intellectual development in
teens
adults
children
infants
37
what does 'lateralisation of brain function' mean?
each hemisphere does not have a particular function
both hemispheres have the same functions
each hemisphere has a specialised function
38
In Sperry's study what condition was reduced from hemisphere disconnection surgery?
Dyslexia
Severe epilepsy
Depression
ADHD
39
What is the purpose of a case study?
To teach a lesson
To survey a large group
To analyze one individual
To conduct experiments
40
The Capacity in STM
7 +/- 2 items
Unlimited
Unknown
9-12 items
41
Which is a research method in psychology?
Theory
Experiment
Hypothesis
Observation
42
The cerebellum's job is to control ....
emotion
speech
blood pressure
balance and equilibrium
43
The aim of Gundersons research was to see...
If negative feedback helped with motivational frameworks.
If parent praise helped with motivational frameworks.
If teacher praise alone helped with motivational frameworks.
If talking helped with motivational frameworks.
44
What is the focus of social psychology?
Historical events
Individual thoughts
Biological processes
Group behavior
45
What is the dominant form of coding in LTM?
Acoustic
Semantic
46
What do you call a fish wearing a crown?
A royal fish
A majestic fish
A fancy fish
A kingfish
47
Why did the math book look sad?
Because it had too many problems
Because it was feeling divided
Because it couldn't solve its issues
Because it failed the test
48
What is (unipolar) depression?
a disorder characterised by periods of low mood and mania
a mood disorder characterised by low mood and energy
a condition characterised by obsessions and compulsions
an irrational fear of an object or situation
49
What does 'IQ' stand for?
Intellectual Quality
Innate Quotient
Intelligence Quotient
Intelligence Quality
50
Which is not a developmental stage in Piaget's theory?
formal operational
prenatal development
sensorimotor
concrete operational
51
What did Peterson and Peterson investigate?
The coding of LTM
The duration of LTM
The duration of STM
The capacity of LTM
52
Which method is used to gather qualitative data?
Experiments
Surveys
Interviews
Statistics
53
Who is associated with the concept of the unconscious mind?
Albert Bandura
B.F. Skinner
Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
54
Why did the scarecrow win an award?
Because he was the funniest scarecrow
Because he was outstanding in his field
Because he scared all the birds
Because he had the best hat
55
How many children took part in Gunderson's study?
100
80
43
53
56
How many prods were the experimenters allowed to use in Milgram's study?
3
2
4
5
57
Which psychologist is known for behaviorism?
Sigmund Freud
B.F. Skinner
Carl Rogers
Albert Bandura
58
What is a strength of the Damasio et al. (1994) study?
The information used was from 150 years ago
Modern-day technology was used
Damasio was alive, so they can dissect his brain
Highly generalisable because many others had the same damage
59
What did Elizabeth Gunderson et al's research aim to investigate?
The effects of parents praising children at school.
The effects of teachers praising children at home.
The effects of parents praising children at home.
The effects of teachers praising children at school.
60
What is 'schema' in psychology?
Emotional response
Memory loss
Mental framework
Behavior pattern
61
Proposed the Multistore Model
Atkinson & Shiffrin
McGaugh & Cahill
Zimbardo & Milgram
Loftus & Palmer
62
What situational variables did Milgram use?
Location
Proximity
Task difficulty
Unanimity
63
What is reductionism?
Behaviour best explained by breaking it into smaller units
The attempt to explain behaviour through stimulus-response
It only makes sense to study an indivisible system
The attempt to explain behaviour through biology
64
How many participants did sperry have?
12
11
6
7
65
What sampling method did Zimbardo use to recruit potential participants for his prison?
Opportunity
Random
Volunteer
Systematice
66
The corpus callosum's main function is:
control the sympathetic nervous system's arousal
relay messages between the two brain hemispheres
release hunger hormones from the hypothalamus
regulate memory storage in the hippocampus
67
True or false: All psychologists are therapists.
True
False
68
What is the fear of long words called?
Arachnophobia
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
Claustrophobia
Acrophobia
69
The largest of the 4 brain lobes is...
Occipital
Temporal
Frontal
Parietal
70
what research method did Sperry use?
observation
laboratory experiment
field experiment
quasi experiment
71
How many exams are there for GCSE psychology?
3
none- coursework
1
2
72
In the multistore model, how is information passed from the sensory register to STM?
Coding
Attention
Rehearsal
Retrieval
73
True or false: Psychology is only about mental illness.
True
False
74
Asch: What percentage of the time did participants give a wrong answer
31.8%
36.8%
38%
35.8%
75
What are weaknesses of sperry research?
Generalisation-unusual sample
Culture bias
Lack of control
76
Which is a part of the brain?
Synapse
Axon
Cerebellum
Neuron
77
In Kohlberg's Preconventional Stage of Moral Development, what guides our behavior
Making and Keeping Promises
Societal Checks and Balance
Avoiding Punishment and Obtaining Rewards
Being Accepted and Being Seen as Obeying Rules
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What does 'neurotransmitter' mean?
Hormone
Chemical messenger
Nerve impulse
Brain cell

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