Psychology Review

Correlation Study

A psychologist collects data on 200 military veterans related to how many combat deployments they have had and whether or not they are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder. The psychologist then uses statistics to determine whether or not there is a relationship between the number of combat deployments and PTSD.

descriptive study

A psychologist surveys a group of 200 military veterans to document the proportion of them affected by post-traumatic stress disorder.

serotonin

Anxiety and depression may be symptoms of low levels of which neurotransmitter?

Shaping

Complex behaviors such as teaching a pigeon to bowl can be taught through ____

To study human thought and behavior

How do psychologists use the scientific method?

It can damage the neurons which produce serotonin and dopamine

How does methamphetamine affect the brain

Classic conditioning Little Albert, John Watson

Paired the sight of a white rat with a frightening loud sound

knowledge of our separateness from other people

Self-awareness refers to the ____

descriptive statistics

Standard deviation and variance are ____

descriptive statistics

Standard deviation and variance are _____.

Biopsychology

Studying the endocrine system's function and its relationship to behavior

Think negatively, act hostile

The psychological patients who are the least likely to get better tend to _____ and _____.

Wanting to be the center of attention

What is a likely symptom of a personality disorder?

play a musical instrument

Which activity is likely to result in a larger temporal lobe?

depressants

Increase the production of the neurotransmitter GABA, which decreases reactions in the brain

Extinction

disappearance of a previously learned behavior when the behavior is not reinforced

gather data about a given subject

goal of a descriptive study

Classical conditioning

causing a conditioned stimulus to elicit an unconditioned response

Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment

classic psychology experiment demonstrated observational learning?

Inferential statistics

draw conclusions from the descriptive statistics data

construct validity

measure what you intended to measure

Phineas Gage

researchers studied him and used the information to make better hypotheses in the future

variable interval (fishing)

schedule is where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed

external validity

the study applies to more people than just the ones tested

zygote, embryo, fetus

During prenatal development, a fertilized egg becomes a _____, then a _____ and finally a _____.

clinical

Many psychologists today study behavior through five main lenses: cognitive, humanistic, social, developmental and ____

Dreams consist of manifest and latent content.

Psychoanalytic Theory as it relates to our dreams

Behaviorist

Psychologists who view the field through a _____ lens do not believe in free will.

Serotonin

Regulates your appetite, sex drive, moods and ability to sleep

Fixed interval reinforcement

The response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has elapsed.

Monkey model of the role comfort in development

What research are Harry and Margaret Harlow most well-known for?

Source amnesia, choice-supportive bias, and schemas

Which of the following is involved in memory distortion?

mean

You should avoid using the _____ as your measure of central tendency if your data has an outlier.

operant conditioning

form of learning in which a response increases in frequency as a result of its being followed by reinforcement

stimulants, depressants, narcotics, and hallucinogens.

four main types of psychoactive drugs

Extinction

gradual disappearance of an acquired response by the absence of the unconditioned stimulus.

Meditation

leads to increased alpha and theta brainwaves, which are linked to relaxed states of mind.

Teratogen

substance that interferes with normal prenatal development

Shaping

teaching your dog to roll over, through a progression of steps and rewards

Statistical analysis

test whether the data from an experiment supports or rejects their hypothesis

Variable Ratio (slot machine)

the schedule where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses

Spontaneous recovery

the sudden recurrence of a behavior after it has shown extinction