SHSU intro to psychology review 1

Question 1

Which theory of color perception explains the color afterimage phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Opponent-Process Theory

Question 2

In a neuron, the Dendrites...

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Receive messages

Question 3

John Watson and B.F. Skinner were leaders in which psychological perspective?

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Behaviorism

Question 4

what perspective explains a child learning to cry in order to get candy from his mom?

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Behavioral

Question 5

In the story of the Sparks and Soups discussed in class, the Soups believed

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the brain secretes chemicals to send messages

Question 6

In a correlational study, if two variables are moving in opposite directions it's called ...

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A negative correlation

Question 7

What is the function of the Parietal lobes?

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Processing information for touch, temperature & orientation

Question 8

What is the Absolute threshold?

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The lowest level of stimulation that can be detected 50%

Question 9

The ability to change structure and function of cells in the brain

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Neuroplasticity

Question 10

What theory focused on the unconscious mind, early life, and development through stages?

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Psychoanalytic theory

Question 11

parts of the functionalist paradigm can be found in what current fields of psychology?

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Educational Psychology

Question 12

What does Gestalt Psychology suggest regarding psychological events?

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They can only be understood as a whole, not individually.

Question 13

the process of inspecting nonphysical elements such as thoughts and emotions (coined by Wundt)

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Objective Introspection

Question 14

The example of Phineas Gage (steel rod through skull) is what type of research method?

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Case Study

Question 15

Which psychologist would say "studying the mind should focus on its function in every day life"

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William James

Question 16

What did the Tuskegee experiment violate?

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Ethical guidelines

Question 17

Research aimed at answering problems with real-world application is called

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Applied research

Question 18

What is a Inhibitory synapse?

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a synapse that de-activates a cell.

Question 19

what is a excitatory synapse?

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a synapse that activates a cell

Question 20

Believing aliens built the pyramids, rather than Egyptian workers violates what?

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Principle of parsimony

Question 21

A chemical that mimics or enhances the effects of a neurotransmitter

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Agonist

Question 22

What neurotransmitter controls muscle contractions and is involved with attention and memory?

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Acetylcholine

Question 23

Sense of touch, temperature, and position are collectively referred to as the __ senses

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Somesthetic

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT one of the four main goals of psychology?

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Suggestion

Question 25

when/where did the first Psychology laboratory start? who founded it?

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1879 @ Leipzig: Wilhelm Wundt

Question 26

The Biopsychological perspective explains behavior as a product of

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Hormones, genetics, and chemicals in the brain

Question 27

What is the function of the Temporal lobes?

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Processing auditory information

Question 28

Fight or Flight is due to which division of the autonomic nervous system?

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Sympathetic Division

Question 29

What are the three properties of light?

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color, brightness, saturation

Question 30

What is the benefit of using laboratory observation as opposed to naturalistic?

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they allow for greater control

Question 31

why does paralysis occur after contracting Curare poisoning? (poison blow darts)

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Curare blocks acetylcholine receptors (antagonist)

Question 32

an observer has an expectation and only recognizes actions supporting it, he has what?

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Observer Bias

Question 33

How are Correlational and Experimental studies different?

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Experimental studies can make causal claims

Question 34

Titchener, expanding on Wundts ideas, created Structuralism which focused on

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The structure of the mind

Question 35

What is a Double Blind study?

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Both researcher/participants don't know who's in which group

Question 36

Who is considered the "father of psychology"?

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Wilhelm Wundt

Question 37

Which perspective offers the best explanation for schizophrenia?

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Biopsychological

Question 38

What is the smallest detectible difference between two stimuli?

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Just noticeable difference

Question 39

By which 2 processes does our brain filter (ignore) stimulation that does not change?

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Sensory Adaptation & Habituation

Question 40

Which perspective focuses on human potential, free will, and self-actualization?

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Humanistic

SHSU intro to psychology review 1

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SHSU intro to psychology review 1

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