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PSYC 1101 Exam 1

Chapters: 1,2 & 9

QuestionAnswer
Who is the "Father of Psychology?" Wilhelm Wundt
What was Wundt credited with? Finding the first psychology lab Developing the technique of introspection
What two pillars does psychology rest on? Philosophy and physiology
Who favored nativism? Plato
Who favored empiricism? Aristotle
"Certain forms of knowledge are Innate" Nativism
"Knowlege is Learned" Empiricism
The science of behavior and mental processes Psychology
Focuses on contents of the mind Structuralism
Focuses on the functions of the brain as well as the flow of conciousness Functionalism
What are the biopsychosocial levels of analysis? Biology, psychology, environment
What are the four goals of psychology? Describe what is going on Explain why things are going on Make a prediction of what will happen Control/modify the behavior
The theory of personality and the therapy based on it emphasizing the revealing of unconscious thoughts Freudian psychoanalysis
The science that focuses on observable behavior Behaviorism
The study of groups, social roles, and rules of social actions and relationships Social psychology
The study of cultural norms, values, and expectations Cultural psychology
The tendency to believe after learning an outcome that you would have predicted Hindsight biased
The tendency to be more confident than correct Overconfidence
Variable experimenter manipulates Independent variable
Variable that is affected by independent variable Dependent variable
Group that does not receive treatment/manipulation Control group
Group that receives treatment/manipulation Experimental group
What are the major types of research design? Naturalistic Experimental Quasi-Experimental
The extensive network of specialized cells that carry information to and from all parts of the body Nervous system
Science that deals with the structure and function of neurons, nerves and nervous tissue Neuroscience
Branch of neuroscience that focuses on the biological bases of psychological processes, behavior and learning Biological psychology/Behavioral neuroscience
The basic cell that makes up the nervous system; receives/sends messages withing that system Neuron
Branchlike structures that receive messages from other neurons Dendrites
Cell body of neuron Soma
Tubleike structure that carries neural message to other cells Axon
Branches at the end of the axon; communicate with other nerve cells Axon terminals
Cells that provide support for the neurons to grow on/around, deliver nutrients to neurons, produce myelin to coat axons, etc Glial cells
Fatty substance that coat the axons of neurons Myelin
Bundles of axons coated in myelin that travel together through the body Nerves
Ions moving from areas of high concentration to low concentration Diffusion
The state of the neuron when not firing an impulse Resting potential
The release of neural impulse consisting of a reversal of electrical charge with in the axon Action potential
All or None Neurons fire at full strength or not at all
Chemical found in synaptic vesicles; when released, has effect on next cell Neurotransmitter
Microscopic fluid-filled space between synaptic know of one cell and dendrites of next Synapse
Chemical substances that block/reduce a cell's response to the action of other chemicals or neurotransmitters Antagonist
Chemical substances that mimic/enhance the effects of a neurotransmitter on the receptor sites of the next cell Agonist
When neurotransmitter are taken back into synaptic vesicles Reuptake
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