PSYCH 120 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Psychology - Answers - scientific study of behavior and mind
Clinical Psychologist - Answers - diagnoses and treats psychological problems
i.e., depression, anxiety, phobias, etc.
works in clinics
Applied Psychologist - Answers - practical, every day problems
school psychologist, forensic psychologist
Research Psychologist - Answers - research behavior and mind
academic settings, private sector
Structuralism - Answers - break down the mind to understand it
Functionalism - Answers - first determine the goal, then break down the parts
Behaviorism - Answers - discover how changes in environment affect behavior
Psychoanalysis - Answers - psyche must be analyzed before treatment
Humanistic Psychology - Answers - humans are in control of their own destinies
Cognitive Resolution - Answers - study of internal psychological processes
Descriptive Research - Answers - methods used to describe and observe behavior
Reactivity - Answers - behavior is changed by being observed
Inferential Statistics - Answers - 1) are behaviors representative of a larger population?
2) can differences be attributed to other factors?
Descriptive Method - Answers - observing and describing behavior
i.e., case study, naturalistic, surveys
Correlation Method - Answers - predicting and selecting behavior
Experimental Method - Answers - why behavior occurs (cause and effect)
Dependent Variable - Answers - behavior that is measured
Independent Variable - Answers - what is manipulated in an experiment
, Confounding Variable - Answers - variables that are uncontrolled and change with the
independent variable
Operational Definitions - Answers - definitions that specify how concepts can be
observed or measured
Sensory Neurons - Answers - makes initial contact with environment and carries
message inward toward spinal cord and brain
Interneurons - Answers - receive message and pass it on
i.e., in spinal cord, pass on to motor neurons
Motor Neurons - Answers - carries message away from ONS to muscles that produce
responses
Resting Potential - Answers - tiny, negative electrical charge inside/outside of a cell
Action Potential - Answers - becomes less negative; fires its own message
Serotonin - Answers - inhibitory; regulates sleep and arousal; depression
Dopamine - Answers - reward and pleasure; schizophrenia and Parkinson's
Glutamate - Answers - most common neurotransmitter; memory
CT scan - Answers - 3D picture of brain; shows tumors
EEG - Answers - measures electrical activity
PET scan - Answers - drink, do activity, lights up
MRI - Answers - no chemicals, 3D image
Midbrain - Answers - relay audio and visual information
i.e., move head to sudden sound
(REMEMBER: mid=eyes are in middle of head)
Forebrain - Answers - higher mental functions
Hindbrain - Answers - basic life support
Autonomic Nervous System - Answers - heart rate, digestion, blood pressure
Neurotransmitters - Answers - chemical messages 1 neuron to the next
Psychology - Answers - scientific study of behavior and mind
Clinical Psychologist - Answers - diagnoses and treats psychological problems
i.e., depression, anxiety, phobias, etc.
works in clinics
Applied Psychologist - Answers - practical, every day problems
school psychologist, forensic psychologist
Research Psychologist - Answers - research behavior and mind
academic settings, private sector
Structuralism - Answers - break down the mind to understand it
Functionalism - Answers - first determine the goal, then break down the parts
Behaviorism - Answers - discover how changes in environment affect behavior
Psychoanalysis - Answers - psyche must be analyzed before treatment
Humanistic Psychology - Answers - humans are in control of their own destinies
Cognitive Resolution - Answers - study of internal psychological processes
Descriptive Research - Answers - methods used to describe and observe behavior
Reactivity - Answers - behavior is changed by being observed
Inferential Statistics - Answers - 1) are behaviors representative of a larger population?
2) can differences be attributed to other factors?
Descriptive Method - Answers - observing and describing behavior
i.e., case study, naturalistic, surveys
Correlation Method - Answers - predicting and selecting behavior
Experimental Method - Answers - why behavior occurs (cause and effect)
Dependent Variable - Answers - behavior that is measured
Independent Variable - Answers - what is manipulated in an experiment
, Confounding Variable - Answers - variables that are uncontrolled and change with the
independent variable
Operational Definitions - Answers - definitions that specify how concepts can be
observed or measured
Sensory Neurons - Answers - makes initial contact with environment and carries
message inward toward spinal cord and brain
Interneurons - Answers - receive message and pass it on
i.e., in spinal cord, pass on to motor neurons
Motor Neurons - Answers - carries message away from ONS to muscles that produce
responses
Resting Potential - Answers - tiny, negative electrical charge inside/outside of a cell
Action Potential - Answers - becomes less negative; fires its own message
Serotonin - Answers - inhibitory; regulates sleep and arousal; depression
Dopamine - Answers - reward and pleasure; schizophrenia and Parkinson's
Glutamate - Answers - most common neurotransmitter; memory
CT scan - Answers - 3D picture of brain; shows tumors
EEG - Answers - measures electrical activity
PET scan - Answers - drink, do activity, lights up
MRI - Answers - no chemicals, 3D image
Midbrain - Answers - relay audio and visual information
i.e., move head to sudden sound
(REMEMBER: mid=eyes are in middle of head)
Forebrain - Answers - higher mental functions
Hindbrain - Answers - basic life support
Autonomic Nervous System - Answers - heart rate, digestion, blood pressure
Neurotransmitters - Answers - chemical messages 1 neuron to the next
