FInal

Question 1

The portion of the retina through which the optic nerve leaves the eye; there are no light receptors

Answer 1

Blind spot

Question 2

spiral-shaped bone found in the inner ear that plays a key role in the sense of hearing and participates in the process of auditory transduction

Answer 2

Cochlea

Question 3

behavior is the result of genetics and physiological processes

Answer 3

Biological perspective

Question 4

a research approach that is used to generate an in-depth, multi-faceted understanding of a complex issue in its real-life context

Answer 4

Case Study

Question 5

behavior is the result of internal thoughts, beliefs, memories

Answer 5

Cognitive Perspective

Question 6

mutual relationship or connection between two or more things.

Answer 6

Correlation

Question 7

Designed to explore the cause and effect relationship

Answer 7

Experiment

Question 8

Behavior is the result of the whole person

Answer 8

Humanistic perspective

Question 9

behavior is the result of unconscious, repressed feelings from childhood

Answer 9

Psychoanalytic perspective

Question 10

a sample from a larger group that accurately represents the characteristics of a larger population

Answer 10

Representative Sample

Question 11

a measure of how dispersed the data is in relation to the mean.

Answer 11

Standard deviation

Question 12

memory, voluntary movement…too much depression; too little dementia

Answer 12

Acetylcholine

Question 13

vital for our emotions; fear, anger, aggression

Answer 13

Amygdala

Question 14

Part of the brain that control balance and cooridnation

Answer 14

Cerebellum

Question 15

Part of the brain that controls memory processes

Answer 15

Hippocampus

Question 16

Part of the brain that control hunger, thirst, sex drive, endocrine system

Answer 16

Hypothalamus

Question 17

dream portion of sleep cycle

Answer 17

REM sleep

Question 18

How long does the sleep cycle last

Answer 18

90 minutes

Question 19

System that controls voluntary muscle movements

Answer 19

Somatic nervous system

Question 20

The portion of the retina through which the optic nerve leaves the eye; there are no light receptors

Answer 20

Blind spots

Question 21

spiral-shaped bone found in the inner ear that plays a key role in the sense of hearing and participates in the process of auditory transduction

Answer 21

Cochlea

Question 22

the clear outer covering of the eye

Answer 22

Cornea

Question 23

Monocular cues (with one eye) help judge depth using only one eye.

Answer 23

Depth perception

Question 24

minimum difference detected between 2 stimuli 50% of the time

Answer 24

Difference Threshold

Question 24

sense of position and movement of the body

Answer 24

Kinesthetic sense

Question 25

indicates relative size, shape, and position of objects

Answer 25

Linear perspective

Question 26

sense of smell (chemical sense)

Answer 26

Olfactory sense

Question 27

shape appears to change based on angle

Answer 27

Shape constancy

Question 28

sense of balance and coordination

Answer 28

Vestibular sense-

Question 29

Secure- distress when mother leaves, calms at return; Avoidant- no distress when mother leaves or returns; Anxious/ambivalent-intense distress when mother leaves and returns

Answer 29

Ainsworth’s Strange Situation

Question 30

work with child to make decisions, child grows up to be independent

Answer 30

Authoritative parenting

Question 31

even if appearance changes the amount stays the same

Answer 31

Conservation

Question 32

baby animals form attachments to first moving object they see

Answer 32

Imprinting

Question 33

stored the shared sense of universal experiences common to all human beings.

Answer 33

Jung’s collective unconscious

Question 34

after a stressful event, we go through alarm, resistance and exhaustion.

Answer 34

Seyle’s General Adaptation Syndrome

Question 35

Lack of empathy, patterns of manipulation for selfish benefits, little to no remorse; exhibiting a lack of conscience for doing something wrong

Answer 35

Antisocial personality disorder

Question 36

Altered motor or sensory function that cannot be explained through neurological or medical conditions; Hysterical blindness, paralysis, pregnancy

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Conversion disorder

Question 37

Abandonment issues, anxiety when alone, afraid of rejection and criticism

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Dependent personality disorder

Question 38

an individual’s belief that factors in their life for good or bad are controlled by forces and circumstances outside of themselves

Answer 38

External attribution theory

Question 39

Excessive anxiety and worry about events or activities; Occurs for at least 6 months

Answer 39

General anxiety disorder

Question 40

tendency for a group to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of its members.

Answer 40

Group polarization

Question 41

psychological phenomenon of someone “predicting” or expecting something, and subsequently the person’s resulting behaviors align to fulfill the belief

Answer 41

Self Fulfilling prophecy