PSY 100- final review UH Manoa Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
def of psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the science of behavior & mental
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processes
levels of analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the brain> how the brain remembers
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things
the individual> how a persons personality affects the way they see things
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the group> social groups influence thoughts & behaviors
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the community/culture> exposes you to different sets of knowledge that affects
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how you see & interact w/ people
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Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-goal was to identify basic parts or
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structures of the conscious mind
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Functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-focused on how our mental & behavioral
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processes function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, & flourish
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Gestalt Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the whole is greater than the sum of
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its parts
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,Psychodynamic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-human behavior, feelings, emotions, &
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how they might relate to early experiences
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Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-describe behavior in response to
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environmental stimuli |
correlation research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-describe & predict relationships
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-good bc it can determine natural relationships
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-bad bc can't determine what caused what
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correlation research graphs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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independent variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is intentionally changed
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dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-what changes bc of the IV
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control variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stays the same
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confounds - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-anything other than the IV that affects the DV
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expectancy effect - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Results that occur when a researcher
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or observer subtly communicates to participants the kind of behavior he or she
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expects to find, thereby creating that expected reaction.
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, random sampling - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a sample that fairly represents a
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population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion
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convinence sampling - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-using data from people who have
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gotten help on a certain issue
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sensory neurons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-neurons that receive information from
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the external world & convey this information to the brain via the spinal cord
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motor neurons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-neurons that carry outgoing information
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from the brain & spinal cord to the muscles & glands
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Interneurons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-relay messages from one set of neurons to
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another
Agonist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-amplifys
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Antagonist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-interrupts or blocks
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sympathetic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-fight or flight; increase
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heart rate, blood pressure, blood flow
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parasympathetic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-rest & digest; lowers
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heart rate, breathing, blood pressure; calms body to conserve & maintain energy
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Questions With Correct Answers
def of psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the science of behavior & mental
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processes
levels of analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the brain> how the brain remembers
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things
the individual> how a persons personality affects the way they see things
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the group> social groups influence thoughts & behaviors
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the community/culture> exposes you to different sets of knowledge that affects
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how you see & interact w/ people
| | | | | |
Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-goal was to identify basic parts or
| | | | | | | | | |
structures of the conscious mind
| | | |
Functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-focused on how our mental & behavioral
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processes function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, & flourish
| | | | | | | | | | |
Gestalt Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the whole is greater than the sum of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
its parts
|
,Psychodynamic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-human behavior, feelings, emotions, &
| | | | | | | |
how they might relate to early experiences
| | | | | |
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-describe behavior in response to
| | | | | | | |
environmental stimuli |
correlation research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-describe & predict relationships
| | | | | | |
-good bc it can determine natural relationships
| | | | | |
-bad bc can't determine what caused what
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correlation research graphs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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independent variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is intentionally changed
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dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-what changes bc of the IV
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control variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stays the same
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confounds - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-anything other than the IV that affects the DV
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expectancy effect - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Results that occur when a researcher
| | | | | | | | | |
or observer subtly communicates to participants the kind of behavior he or she
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
expects to find, thereby creating that expected reaction.
| | | | | | |
, random sampling - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a sample that fairly represents a
| | | | | | | | | |
population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion
| | | | | | | | |
convinence sampling - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-using data from people who have
| | | | | | | | | |
gotten help on a certain issue
| | | | |
sensory neurons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-neurons that receive information from
| | | | | | | | |
the external world & convey this information to the brain via the spinal cord
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
motor neurons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-neurons that carry outgoing information
| | | | | | | | |
from the brain & spinal cord to the muscles & glands
| | | | | | | | | |
Interneurons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-relay messages from one set of neurons to
| | | | | | | | | | |
another
Agonist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-amplifys
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Antagonist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-interrupts or blocks
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sympathetic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-fight or flight; increase
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heart rate, blood pressure, blood flow
| | | | |
parasympathetic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-rest & digest; lowers
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heart rate, breathing, blood pressure; calms body to conserve & maintain energy
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