Exam 1 Review

Which is not a contemporary theory of psychology?

A testable prediction that derives logically from a theory

The mental health professional with a medical degree is a:

The occipital lobe is responsible for processing?

_______________ are the functional units of hereditythat code for the structure of proteins.

Which of the following is NOT a method of descriptiveresearch?

your genetic heritage

Which is NOT part of a neuron?

Type of processing that takes sensory information from the environment

72.  Obtaining in-depth, detailed informationabout a single person is called

52.  Olfaction is the sense of

What word refers to anoutside uncontrolled variable that can effect the data in anexperiment?

the larger group you are trying to describe

A ____ drugcauses disruption of normal thought processes, like the perception of timeand space.

Which is NOT a monocular cue?

The ________ neurons carry the sensory stimulus to the brain and spinal cord

sudden unpredictable andirresistible attacks of sleepiness during the day.

Which perspective sought tobreak down experiences and sensations into their basic parts?

Which contemporary theory promotes unconditional positive regard?

What was the biggest criticism we discussed from Milgram's study?

A case study, correlational study, and interviews represent which type of research?

•Process of receiving stimulus energiesfrom external environment

Who founded functionalism?

<p>The theory of psychology that asks How and Why...</p>

•Process of organizing and interpretingsensory information

the variable that is measured

What type study does neither theexperimenter nor the participant know which group they are in? 

Which part of the neuron receives informationfrom other neurons?

The ________________ is responsible for accepting the stimuli in the brain

The psychological perspective interested inmemory, perception, thought and problem solving?

52.  _______ are used for blackand white vision; ______are used for color vision.

Theminimum intensity of stimulation needed to produce sensations atall in a person is the___.

Type of processing •Based on cognitive processing at higherlevels of brain

The brain and spinal cord comprise:

The perspective of psychology that studies the What

Which of these is not a neurotransmitter?

•Degree of difference existingbetween two stimuli before the person can notice the difference

Writtenquestions designed to assess people's attitudes, opinions, or behavior, this iscalled:

_______________is an example of a depressant drug

Area of the brain responsible for arousal; wakefulness

Tabula rasa was a term Watson used to describe human nature.  The term means:

52.  Proximity, closure,similarity and continuity are all examples of

Psychology was founded from two professions:

vision and hearing are processed

•44.  Delta waves arecharacteristic of:

structure responsible to aid communication between the brain hemispheres

Which type of statistics does not lead to a cause-effect relationship?

•astatistic that measures how much variation in a trait is accounted for bygenetics

the type of cells in the fovea that perceive color

area of the brain tied to emotional responses

Who founded the first Psych Lab?

What number shows the amount of difference in a population attributed to genetic influences?   

Cognitive psychologists are concerned with thescientific study of __________.

52.  The organization andinterpretation of incoming sensory data is called:

Portion of the brain responsible for heart rate and respiration

place on the retina without any rods or cones

the variable that is manipulated

Portion of the brain responsible for motor coordination

scientists are all of the following EXCEPT:

Psychology is the scientific study of the: