psych test 1

variable

A ___________ is anything that can vary

two variables increase together, but they are associated with an undesirable outcome.

A negative correlation means ___________.

Gestalt psychology

A series of dots arranged in the shape of a face will be perceived as a face, not a series of dots. A psychologist studying this phenomenon is applying the principles of -structuralism -psychoanalytic theory -humanism -gestalt psychology

study the function of behavior

According to William James, the purpose of psychology was to _________.

somnambulism

Sleep walking is also referred to as

placebo

Sometimes, researchers will administer a ___________ to participants in the control group to control for the effects that participants expectations might have on the experiment

methadone

Which of the following is an example of a synthetic opiod? -coffee -methadone -methamphetamine -nicotine

Max Wertheimer

Who most likely agrees with: Perceptual phenomena are best understood as a combination of their components.

Homeostasis

_________ is a state of equilibrium, in which biological conditions (such as body temperature) are maintained at optimal levels.

electroencephalography (EEG)

__________ is a technique often used in studies investigating sleep patterns. Research place electrodes at various locations on a person's head in order to record brainwaves.

validity

___________ refers to the ability of an instrument or tool to accurately measure what it is supposed to measure.

longitudinal research

____________ involves following a group of research participants for an extended period of time.

slow-wave sleep

________________ appears to be especially important for enhanced performance on recently learned tasks.

protein

a cell can be usefully conceptualized as a ________ factory

personality

an individual's consistent pattern of thought and behavior is known as ___________

a pessimistic explanatory style

beck explains depression in terms of

axon hillock

neurotransmitters are released at the

a person's relationship with a parent

not an intrapersonal influence on behavior

Replication

repeating an experiment that has already taken place to compare results

operationalized

researchers must ____________ important concepts in their studies so others would have a clear understanding of exactly how those concepts were defined.

acetycholine

the neuromuscular junction uses _______ as the neurotransmitter

Dissociative

theory suggests that when people are hypnotized they have voluntarily divided their conscious: one half aware of reality and the other half tuned in to the hypnotist

agonist

An ________ facilitates or mimics the activity of a given neurotransmitter system.

meta-personal

Culture and history define _________ causes of the person

Confirmation Bias

She writes a paper using the sources that find negative associations with daycare attendance. This is an example of ____________.

Double-blind

In a _____________ study, both the researchers and the participants are unaware of the group assignments.

serotonin

LSD affects _________________ neurotransmission

circadian

Most poeple are awake during the day and asleep at night because their _________ cycles are aligned with the outside world.

Substantia nigra

Not a structure of the forebrain

somatic

Our ability to make our legs move as we walk across the room is controlled by the ______ nervous system.

More than one gene

Polygenic means that most traits are controlled by __________.

depression

Symptoms of ____________ may be improved by REM deprivation

Psy.D

The ________ places less emphasis on research and more emphasis on therapeutic skills.

the mind and mental processes that underlie behavior

The cognitive revolution created an impetus for psychologists to focus their attention on better understanding _____________.

the inability to generalize the findings from this approach to the larger population

The major limitation of case studies ___________

Wernicke's area

having a stroke and not understanding what people are saying. Which area of the brain was likely damaged?

independent variable

in an experiment, the researcher manipulates the ________

proposed explanation

in the scientific method, a hypothesis is,

napping

is one way in which people can help reset their biological clocks