Why did behaviorism decline in popularity?

behaviorists were unable to explain psychological phenomena

What is psychoanalysis?

studying mental illness, assuming it is caused subconciously

What do sensation and perception psychologists study?

how the nervous system receives& interprets info from senses

The temporal lobe is responsible for:

speech comprehension and visual recognition

the science of behavior and mental processes

What two characteristics must an experiment possess?

have an independent variable and random assignment

What is a scientific theory?

an explanation for phenomenon that can be falsified

What does social psych study?

how people influence & relate to one another

How did functionalists try to understand the mind?

by speculating on the functions an evolved brain should have

Broca's area is responsible for:

speech production in the left hemisphere

What does physiological psychology study?

the study of the brain mechanisms underlying behavior

A neurotransmitter is:

released into the synapse by terminal buttons

Wernicke's area is responsible for:

speech comprehension in the left hemisphere

According to Burnham&Phelan, what happens when people have a gain in material success?

you feel rewarded for your gains, but that happiness fades

the study between behavior and reinforcement

What is the evolutionary approach to studying psych?

what brain structures would've been useful as humans evolved

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1
Which school of psych used case studies as a major research technique?
psychoanalysis
evolutionary psychology
cognitive psychology
psychiatry
2
Who was the founder of functionalism and wrote The Principles of Psychology?
William James
Sigmund Freud
John Watson
Aristotle
3
Why did behaviorism decline in popularity?
Little Albert's conditioning caused ethical concern
scientists believed it was not real
behaviorists were unable to explain psychological phenomena
scientists could not hold ethical experiments
4
What is psychoanalysis?
the approach to studying peoples' dreams
the approach to understanding mental illness
studying the effects of mental illness over time
studying mental illness, assuming it is caused subconciously
5
What do sensation and perception psychologists study?
the interplay between sensation and perception
how the nervous system receives& interprets info from senses
different sensations of the body and how we perceive them
6
The temporal lobe is responsible for:
dream interpretations
interpreting situations as safe or dangerous
speech comprehension and visual recognition
all of the above
7
What does it mean if a correlation coefficient for two variables is near 0?
the relationship is strong
the relationship is weak
their is no relationship
8
What are reasons why introspection was a bad method for studying mental events?
A and B
A only
introspection does not replicate across individuals
psych processes are not open because they are not conscious
9
a spike of electricity that travels down its axon is:
kinetic energy
stored energy
action potential
potential energy
10
the variable the researcher measures is:
independent
dependent
11
The occipital lobe is responsible for:
listening
interpreting peoples' feelings about other people
vision
understanding the world
12
a description of the behavior/abilities of a single individual is known as a:
experiment
direct observation
case study
therapy evaluation
13
Visual agnosia causes the inability to identify shapes as a result of:
frontal lobe damage
occipital lobe damage
temporal lobe damage
parietal lobe damage
14
Experiments allow researchers to infer a causal relationship between variables
True
False
15
Damage to the occipital lobe can cause complete color blindness, known as
Parkinson's disease
achromatopsia
color disparity
16
Determining the relationship between variables without manipulating them is known as:
the psychological approach
confirmation bias
conducting an experiment
the correlational approach
17
What is psychology?
the science of behavior and mental processes
the science of human behavior
the science of the brain
the science of people
18
Broca's area is located in the
right hemisphere
left hemisphere
19
The two hemispheres of the brain communicate through the:
corpus collosum
cerebellum
cortex
20
What disease involves the death of neurons in the substantia negra?
Cancer
Parkinson's disease
Lou Gehrig's disease
Multiple sclerosis
21
What scientific theory influenced the functionalists?
origins-of- functionalism theory
theory of evolution
the scientific theory
psychological theory
22
Who was the founder of structuralism and opened the first psych lab in America?
Aristotle
Plato
Rene Descartes
Edward Titchner
23
when every person in the experiment has an equal chance of being assigned to the IV, this is:
variable assignment
random assignment
controlled assignment
24
What two characteristics must an experiment possess?
have a scientific method layout and a hypothesis
have an independent variable and random assignment
have an independent and dependent variable
have a hypothesis and a theory
25
the space between the terminal buttons of one neuron and the dendrites of another is the:
axon terminal
soma
synapse
cell body
26
What is a scientific theory?
an explanation about a scientific fact
an explanation for phenomenon that can be falsified
the theory of evolution on science
27
The frontal lobe is responsible for:
emotions
all of the above
planning
speech production
28
What does social psych study?
what people do in social situations
how people influence & relate to one another
humans' reasons for their social behavior
29
How did functionalists try to understand the mind?
by holding multiple experiments in psych laboratories
by speculating on the functions an evolved brain should have
by testing how different brain functions worked
by examining past experiments of functionalists
30
What is the parietal lobe responsible for?
touch
pain
all of the above
temperature
31
What does the hippocampus do?
influences social behavior
reacts to social situations
regulates sex drive
encodes long term memory
32
Wernicke's area is located in the:
right hemisphere
left hemishpere
33
What is the name of the behaviorist that studied operant conditioning?
Rene Descartes
B.F. Skinner
Sigmund Freud
Plato
34
What is the last name of the man who did split brain studies?
Sperry
Stockhelm
Springer
Schrute
35
Why is the surface of the cortex wrinkly?
to protect it
to ensure no fluids come in contact with it
to increase its surface area
36
Broca's area is responsible for:
speech production in the left hemisphere
none of the above
face identification in the right hemisphere
37
What part of the brain was severed in split brain patients?
the cortex
the left hemisphere
the corpus callosum
the right hemisphere
38
What does physiological psychology study?
the study of different mental health origins
the study of the psychological effects of illegal substances
the study of the body's different functions and processes
the study of the brain mechanisms underlying behavior
39
an individual nerve cell is a:
dendrite
neurotransmitter
neuron
axon
40
All of the following are right hemisphere functions, EXCEPT:
face identification
music
none of the above
spatial abilities
41
Speech production and comprehension are what hemisphere's functions?
right hemisphere
left hemisphere
42
Sensory and motor systems in each hemisphere send and receive inputs from:
the opposite side of the body
the same side of the body
neither side of the body
43
A neurotransmitter is:
part of a nerve cell
released into the synapse by terminal buttons
released by dendrites into the cell body
44
What did Sigmund Freud think caused mental illnesses?
subconcious events
peoples' dreams
drug use
peoples' relationships with their parents
45
Who was the founder of behaviorism who conditioned Little Albert?
B.F. Skinner
Plato
Aristotle
John Watson
46
Wernicke's area is responsible for:
math and other logical abilities in the right hemisphere
speech comprehension in the left hemisphere
47
According to Burnham&Phelan, what happens when people have a gain in material success?
people spend all their money in order to be happy
none of the above
once you reach happiness, you no longer feel motivated
you feel rewarded for your gains, but that happiness fades
48
What does the pons do?
controls our self image
controls our emotions
controls breathing rhythms
controls sleep and arousal
49
What is behaviorism?
the study of behavioral processes in animals
the study between behavior and the reasons behind it
the study between behavior and reinforcement
the brain functions that spark our behaviors
50
What is the evolutionary approach to studying psych?
the evolutionary effects on humans
what brain structures would've been useful as humans evolved
how humans evolved throughout the centuries
the interplay between evolution and psychology
51
What did Rene Descartes think about the soul?
the soul is not subject to physical laws
the soul was separate from the body
the soul could be understood through intensive therapy
Both B and C
52
According to Burnham&Phelan, what happens when people experience negative events?
all of the above
negative events eventually take over our entire subconcious
negative events become debilitating to a point of no return
negative events cause pain, but that pain fades away quickly
53
The frontal lobe is in the cortex, but which of the following is NOT a lobe of the cortex?
occipital
temporal
parietal
none of the above
54
the variable a researcher manipulates in an experiment is:
independent
dependent
55
What is the metaphor upon which the cognitive approach relies?
on the psychological metaphor
on the evolution metaphor
on the computer metaphor
on the social cognition metaphor
56
What does the hypothalamus regulate?
sleep behaviors
feeding, fighting, fleeing, and $@*%ing (mating)
sensory organs
emotional responses
57
a causal relationship between a change in one variable resulting in the change in another is:
causation
correlation
an experiment
reasoning
58
What was the main research technique of structuralism?
the experimental method
introspection
interspection
the scientific method
59
Prosopagnosia is caused from right hemisphere damage, and is known as the:
inability to hear external sounds
inability to recognize memory triggers
inability to form new experiences remembered by the brain
inability to identify faces
60
Who opened the first psych lab and what country was it opened?
Aristotle, Greece
Plato, Greece
Descartes, France
Wundt, Germany
61
two variables with a perfect positive relationship have a correlation coefficient of:
+1
+2
-1
0
62
What does it mean for a scientific theory to be falsifiable?
theories are false until proven true
scientific theories can never be deemed incorrect
the theory can be deemed false through other experiments
63
What is psychiatry?
study of treating psychological disorders
the study of drug effects on the brain
the study of crazy people
the study of mental health in humans
64
a prediction about observable events is called a:
case study
hypothesis
theory
method
65
the four parts of a neuron are:
dendrites, neurotransmitters, axons, terminals
dendrites, brain tubes, axons, terminal buttons
neurotransmitters, auto transmitters, axons, neurons
cell body, dendrites, axon, terminal buttons
66
What is the cognitive approach to studying psychology?
using machine to track peoples' brain waves
determining what brain organ influences information encoding
the approach to different brains and behaviors
determining how info is encoded, stored, and retrieved
67
The research technique used by Jane Goodall as she observed chimpanzees was known as:
case studies
naturalistic observation
evolutionary observation
68
Phineas Gage had a bar go through his head, damaging his:
occipital lobe
parietal lobe
frontal lobe
temporal lobe
69
What does the amygdala do?
other emotional responses
all of the above
fear
aggression

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