Psych 110 Test 1

Front 1

what is the scientific method

Back 1

most objective way to acquire knowledge

Front 2

what are the goals of psychology

Back 2

description
explanation
prediction
influence

Front 3

what is critical thinking

Back 3

independent thinking/skepticism
suspension of judgment
willingness to change

Front 4

types of descriptive research methods

Back 4

naturalistic observation
surveys
laboratory observation
case study

Front 5

advantages & disadvantages of naturalistic observation

Back 5

more natural but problems with wait & observer status

Front 6

correlation coefficients

Back 6

negative correlation
positive correlation
no correlation

Front 7

bias in experimental research

Back 7

scientists influence results to achieve certain outcome

Front 8

the structure of neurons

Back 8

cell body
dendrites
axon

Front 9

all-or-none law

Back 9

principle that strenght by whch a nerve or muscle fiber responds to a stimulus is not dependent on the strength of the stimulus

Front 10

broca's area

Back 10

speech production

Front 11

wernickes area

Back 11

speech reception

Front 12

Lobes of the brain

Back 12

frontal (largest)
parietal (touch)
occipital (visual)
temporal (auditory)

Front 13

plasticity

Back 13

ability of brain to restore itself

Front 14

temporal lobe association areas

Back 14

primary auditory cortex- where we hear

wernickes area- speech recognition

Front 15

work motiation can be increased by

Back 15

reinforcement- incentives

goal- setting

Front 16

theories of emotion

Back 16

james-lange
canon-bard
schlater-singer
lazarus

Front 17

display rules

Back 17

tells us when to enhance or repress emotion because it is contagious

Front 18

brain structure most associated with fear

Back 18

amygdala

Front 19

another name for venting of emotion

Back 19

catharsis

Front 20

two factor theory physiological arousal & emotional label

Back 20

schacter singer

Front 21

type of conflict that involves one stimulus

Back 21

approach-avoidance

Front 22

first stage of general adaptation

Back 22

alarm

Front 23

prolonged reaction

Back 23

ptsd

Front 24

part of hypothalamus that causes obesity

Back 24

VMH

Front 25

variable that researcher manipulates

Back 25

independent

Front 26

variable that measures what subject does

Back 26

dependent

Front 27

optimum level of arousal for easy task

Back 27

high

Front 28

proportion of calories at rest

Back 28

2/3rds

Front 29

surveys and case studies

Back 29

descriptive

Front 30

eating disorder with binging and purging

Back 30

bulimia

Front 31

choice of coping strategy occurs in this appraisal

Back 31

secondary

Front 32

type of tasks preferred by individuals with low need for ACH

Back 32

low

Front 33

are social motives learned or innate

Back 33

learned

Front 34

what type of tasks do Hnch choose

Back 34

moderately difficult

Front 35

what is the root word for emotion

Back 35

motion- to move psychological movement

Front 36

psychological & physical response to adjustment

Back 36

stress

Front 37

can good events be stressful

Back 37

yes

Front 38

control reduces stress

Back 38

sense of control reduces stress

Front 39

symptoms of PTSD

Back 39

nightmares
anxiety

Front 40

how many stages are there in the general adaptation syndrome

Back 40

3

Front 41

lazarus term for microstressors

Back 41

hassles

Front 42

part of brain that controls hunger, thirst, sexual

Back 42

hypothalamus

Front 43

how messages are transferred across a synapse

Back 43

neurotransmitters

Front 44

part of motor cortex that controls lowest part of body

Back 44

top

Front 45

big boys don't cry is and example of?

Back 45

display rules

Front 46

what fear, sadness, suprise, disgust, happiness

Back 46

basic emotions

Front 47

control is the same as which goal of psychology

Back 47

influence control

Front 48

which research method can determie cause & effect

Back 48

experimental

Front 49

i believe watching tv causes aggression

Back 49

tv is the independent

Front 50

about how many neurons does each of us have

Back 50

ten billion

Front 51

in what direction does neural information travel

Back 51

out the axon

Front 52

an adaptive behavior like eating would be regulated in

Back 52

old brain or limbic system

Front 53

the brain is divided into how many hemispheres

Back 53

2

Front 54

which is the largest lobe of the brain

Back 54

frontal

Front 55

which is more likely to feel their eating is normal

Back 55

an anorexic

Front 56

three components of emotion

Back 56

physical
cognitive
behavioral

Front 57

cannon- bard

Back 57

emotion occurs simultaneously

Front 58

james-lange

Back 58

physical and behavioral causes emotion

Front 59

lazarus

Back 59

cognitive comes first