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Psychology
Psychology Nine Weeks Test Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| General framework for scientific study. | Theory |
| The process of looking into yourself and describing what is there. | Introspection |
| Scientific study of human and animal behavior | Psychology |
| Those who study the origin, cause, or results of certain behaviors. | Research Psychologist |
| Those who make direct use of the findings of research psychologist. | Applied psychologist |
| T/F There are more than 200,000 psychologists in the United States. | False |
| One third of psychologists deal with personal problems. Name two other areas psychologist work with. | rape and suicide crisis Delinquency |
| Who developed one of the first comprehensive theories of personality? | Sigmund Freud |
| Who is known as the "Father of Psychology" | WIlhelm Wundt |
| Who went on a five year sea journey around the world to study animals? | Charles Darwin |
| Who started the first laboratory for studying humans? | Wilhelm Wundt |
| Who said that problems that appeared in adolescence or adulthood can be traced back to things that happened in early childhood? | Sigmund Freud |
| Who eventually suggested that humans and animals had evolved? | Charles Darwin |
| Who is the founder of American psychology? | William James |
| Who attempted to break down the mind the same way chemist break down elements? | WIlhelm Wundt |
| Who published the first psychology text book? | William James |
| Who was so worried about the impact his research would have that he hid his theory for 14 years? | Charles Darwin |
| Frightening dream during REM | Nightmare |
| Consciousness just below our present awareness. | Subconscious |
| Breathing stops while someone sleeps | Sleep Apnea |
| Also called a night terror. Occurs during NREM sleep. | Incubus Attack |
| Relaxed state just before we fall asleep. | Twilight State |
| The process of altering the free running cycle to fit a different rhythm. | Entrainment |
| A concept requiring a belief in something that can't be seen or touched but seems to exist. | Construct |
| Thoughts or desires about which we have no direct knowledge. | Unconscious |
| Internal chemical units that control regular cycles in parts of the body . | Biological clocks |
| Rapid Eye Movement sleep when we dream. | REM Sleep |
| Inability to get enough sleep. | Insomnia |
| Cycles set up by biological clocks that are under their own control, ignoring their environment. | Free Running Cycles |
| The awareness of, or possibility of knowing, what is happening inside an organism. | Consciousness |
| Non Rapid Eye movement sleep. | NREM sleep |
| REM OR NREM? when incubus attacks occur | NREM |
| Body is paralyzed | REM |
| Vivid dreams occur | REM |
| Brain provides partial thoughts | NREM |
| Brain is idle | NREM |
| Occurs every 90 minutes | REM |
| T/F Dreams only last up to 1 minute | False |
| About 70% of dreams are about people we actually know. | True |
| 25% of our dreams are in black and white | false |
| The body seeks about 8 hours of sleep per night | True |
| Sleeping 12 hours per night is good for the body | false |
| About 40% of people have nightmares as often as once a week. | False |
| Dreams occur 4-5 times per night | True |
| How did the Ancient's measure consciousness? | The Ancients came up with measuring consciousness by laying the dead bodies on a scale with a researcher nearby recording. The weight of the dead body determines their consciousness. |
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