Introduction to Psychology: Terms, Concepts, and Research Methods, Quizzes of Psychology

Download Introduction to Psychology: Terms, Concepts, and Research Methods and more Quizzes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 psychology DEFINITION 1 The science of behavior and mental processes TERM 2 hindsight bias DEFINITION 2 commonsense describes what has happened after the fact more easily than it predicts what will happen before the fact.I KNEW IT ALL ALONG TERM 3 how do psychologists ask and answer questions? DEFINITION 3 1. Generate a research question: simple observation2. establish operation definitions3.choose a research design TERM 4 Diffusion of responsibility DEFINITION 4 people assume other people are going to do something TERM 5 confederate DEFINITION 5 someone who is playing the part TERM 6 personal experience DEFINITION 6 psychs want to understand their own tendencies TERM 7 replication DEFINITION 7 seeing whether a basic finding can be repeated in a diff. circumstance TERM 8 descriptive research DEFINITION 8 -case study: in dept investigation of a person-survey:asking a group to report their behavior best way is by a rep sample or a random sample-naturalistic observation: behavior as it occurs in natural environments TERM 9 experimental research DEFINITION 9 to explore cause and effect by using ind and dep variables TERM 10 variable DEFINITION 10 anything that can fluctuate TERM 21 dependent variable DEFINITION 21 outcome factor, may change in response to ind. TERM 22 confounding variable DEFINITION 22 other than ind. that may produce an effect in an experiment TERM 23 irene pepperberg DEFINITION 23 said that parrot could name and describe objects TERM 24 jane goodall DEFINITION 24 used naturalistic observation to study chimpanzees TERM 25 random assignment DEFINITION 25 assigning participants to experimental and control groups by chance TERM 26 research ethics DEFINITION 26 1.obtain informed consent2.protect them from harm3.maintain confidentiality4.debrief TERM 27 hermann ebbinghaus DEFINITION 27 short past but long history TERM 28 aristotle DEFINITION 28 knowledge grows from experience TERM 29 wilhelm wundt DEFINITION 29 founded first lab in 1879 TERM 30 Titchner DEFINITION 30 structuralism TERM 31 william james DEFINITION 31 thought about minds functions TERM 32 biological psychs DEFINITION 32 study the link between biological activity and psychological events TERM 33 phrenology DEFINITION 33 franz gll studied bumps on the skull could reveal mental abilities and traits TERM 34 neurons DEFINITION 34 nerve cell, basic building block of ns TERM 35 dendrite DEFINITION 35 receives info and conducts impulses toward the cell body (fibers) TERM 46 sensory neurons DEFINITION 46 carries messages from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord TERM 47 motor neurons DEFINITION 47 carry info from the cps (brain) to the muscles and glands TERM 48 Automatic ns serves DEFINITION 48 1. sympathetic: arouses and expand2. parasympathetic:conserves energy, calms TERM 49 endocrine system DEFINITION 49 secrete hormones into the bloodstream TERM 50 adrenal/pituitary glands DEFINITION 50 adrenal:arouses bodypit:regulates growth TERM 51 lesion DEFINITION 51 tissue destruction TERM 52 EEG DEFINITION 52 recording of waves of electrical activity across the brain TERM 53 MRI DEFINITION 53 produces images of tissue TERM 54 FMRI DEFINITION 54 reveals bloodflow in brain TERM 55 The brainstem DEFINITION 55 oldest part of brain responsible for automatic survival functions TERM 56 medulla DEFINITION 56 controls heartbeat and breathing and involuntary functions TERM 57 thalamus DEFINITION 57 sensory switchboard, receive info from senses except smell TERM 58 reticular formation DEFINITION 58 controlling arousal, filters incoming stimuli and relays info to other areas of brain TERM 59 cerebellum DEFINITION 59 little brain role in coordinating movement and balance and motor skills TERM 60 Limbic system DEFINITION 60 associated with emotions and memory includes1.hippocampus: memory2.amygdala:agression and fear3.hypothalamus:eating drinking bodily maintenance, feeding