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Chp. 1,2,3
Psychology
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
09/24/2008

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Wilhelm Wundt
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Psychology as a science was founded by him.
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We should study the function of consciousness

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William James heavily influenced by Darwin Thought that

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Sigmund Freud

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The Psychologist who thought that what people do depends on their unconscious motivations and feelings
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Humanism

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The School of psych that foucuses on peoples free will and potential to grow and achieve their full potential
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clinical psychology

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One branch of Psych became prominent after WW1 and 2 because of the need to test military recruits and treat soliders
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Sigmund Freud started a school of psych called..
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psychoanalysis
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Biopsychologist focuses on
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how the brain and behavior are related
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What is one disadvantage of naturalistic observation??
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it is difficult to carry out without being noticed by whom you are studying
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A cause and effect relationship can be established with..
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Experimental research method
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Sample
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Group of people used in a study
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Structuralism
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School of Psychology that focused on indentifying and studying the basic elements or consciousness, such as sensation, feelings, and images.
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make groups as similar as possible

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random assignment into groups is used in experimens to...
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Variable

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The conditions, events, charachteristics or behaviors that are controlled or observed in a study is called..
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What is NOT a feature of good scientific research
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your hypothesis should always be correct
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John B. Watson

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The psychologist who said that psychologists should study obserable behavior rather than conscious experience

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Double blind procedure

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An experimental procedure in which both the experimentor and the subject are unaware
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The cells in the nerveous system that send and recieve info are called...
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Neurons
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action potential

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A temporary reversal of change between the inside and outside of a neuron is called...
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Resting Potential
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The difference in electrical charge between the inside and outside of a neuron that exist when a neuron is neither recieving or sending info
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Neurotransmitter
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a chemical that allows neurons to communicate with eachother
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Endorphines
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The neurotransmitters that make you feel numb or in shock when you have an accident
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Synapse
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The gap between two neurons
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psychoactive drugs work by..
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affecting the way neurotransmitters work
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The central nerveous system is made up of the..
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brain and spinal cord
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Sympathetic nerveous system deals with..
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stress
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postsynaptic neuron

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An excitatory postsynaptic makes action potential more likely in the..
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A Researcher should never decieve research subjects
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false
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hippocampus

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Someone that has a brain injury and then can no longer remember newly learned info has damage to the ...
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Hypothalmus gland
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the part of the brain that controlls eating, drinking, sex drive, and aggression
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pons

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A part of the brain that is involved in sleep and dreaming is the
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A person whos ____ was damaged would probably die
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medulla
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A person who experiences alot of anxiety might have an overactive..
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amygolola
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cerebellum

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The ____ is affected by alcohol in a person who is unable to walk in a strait line because of intoxication
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BF Skinner

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The psychologist who was a behaviorist said that people and animals tend to repeat behavior that was rewarded
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evolutionary psychology

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Branch of psychology that is based on the theory of natural selection and behavior is adaptive and gets passed to furture generations
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dendrites

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______ recieves signals from neighboring neurons.
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extraneous variable

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A variable other than the independent variable, affects the dependant variable
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autonomic

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Part of the N. S that affects breathing and heart rate
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reputake

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The process by which neurotransmitters are taken back up by neurons for recycling
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dopamine

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which is not a psychoactive drug
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