Psychology test 1 study material
Which school of thought believes that human distinctly different from animals?
Humanism
The main function of the dendrites is to?
receive information.
The area of the frontal lobe that is responsible for the production of speech is known as?
Broca's area
What is final step of the scientific process?
Report the findings.
The tiny electrical charge of -70 millivolts that exists in a neuron is called the what?
Resting potential
Who developed the psychoanalytic approach?
Sigmund Freud
the fight or flight response is a direct result of the activation of what?
Sympathetic nervous system
The part of the neuron that transmit information away from the neuron to another neuron is called the what?
The axon
What is a dependent variable?
The changes in the variable.
An ____ is when a participant of a study does not reflect the population they are supposed to represent?
Unrepresentative sample
Who is the farther of modern psychology?
Wilhelm Wundt
As in depth and often highly subjective report on a single individual is known as a what?
case study
Which of the following is NOT a part of the hindbrain?
hypothalamus.
One disadvantage of the experimental method is?
the artificial, contrived situations in which experiments are often conducted.
William James founded which of these early schools of thought in psychology?
functionalism
Who created America's first psychology journal?
G. Stanley Hall
What year is the official "year of birth" in psychology?
1879
What is independent variable?
A variable that you can manipulate.
The world's largest organization devoted to the advancement of psychology is.
American Psychological Association
What is extraneous variable?
Any variable that can alter the outcome of an experiment other than the independent variable being manipulated.
Jody has multiple sclerosis, if you would look at his nervous system, you would find that......?
Areas where the myelin sheath has deteriorated.
B.F skinner was an influential psychologist that did research on reinforcement and punishment. What school did he belong to?
Behaviorism
What school of thought in psychology believes that only directly observable behavior should be studied?
Behaviorism
the neurotransmitter though to be associated with schizophrenia is what?
Dopamine
Who created the first psychology Labatory in American?
G. Stanley Hall
Who is the first president of the APA?
G. Stanley Hall
Cells found in the nervous system that insulate, nourish, clear waste, and direct growth of the neurons are called what?
Glia
Dr. Thompson believes that having plants in the classroom increases student performance on exams. to test this hypothesis, Dr. Thompson places plants around the classroom for group 1 and gives an exam. There is no plants in the classroom for group 2 and they also take an exam. What is the independent variable? What is the control group? what is the dependent variable? What is the experimental group?
Independent variable- The plants around the classroom Dependent Variable- scores on the exam Control group- Group 2 Experimental group- Group 1
Destroying a piece of brain, such as performing a lobotomy, to observe the effects on behavior is known as which of the following?
Lesioning
Who scientifically debunked the myth that men were superior to women? They also did research and coined the term "gifted children".
Leth Stetter Hollingworth
Who was the first female to earn a doctorate in psychology?
Margaret Floy Washburn
Who was the first female Apa president?
Mary Whiton Calkins
operational definitions are used during which part of the scientific process?
Measurement and description
The dopamine system involved in Parkison's disease is located in which of the following areas of the brain?
Midbrain
When a researcher engages in careful observation of behavior without intervening, this is known as what?
Naturalistic observation
The more films that Nicolas Cage stars in per year, the lower the amount of popcorn is sold in theaters. this is an example of _____ correlation.
Negative
Nerves outside the spinal cord and brain comprise what?
Peripheral nervous system
when did clinical psychology start to become a dominant field?
after World War II
the structure that connects the two cerebral hemisphere is called the what?
corpus callosum
if you have a statistically significant finding, it means that.....
it is not likely due to chance.
In a discussion with your professor, she tells you that she believes the focus of psychological study should be to break the conscious experience down into its basic elements. which of the following historical schools of thought is your professor's idea MOST consistent with?
structuralism
What school of thought is most likely to use introspection as a research method?
structuralists
which school of thought is most likely to use introspection as a research method?
structuralists
What is a control group?
the group that does not receive the treatment