Final Exam !!!

Question 1

basic component of nervous system?

Answer 1

NEURONS

Question 2

define mirror neurons

Answer 2

specialized neurons that fire both when a person sees and is doing an action (LEARNING WITHOUT DOING ACTION)

Question 3

4 main parts to a neuron?

Answer 3

• dendrites (RECIEVE message)
• cell body (info is here)
• myelin sheath (thicker = quicker)
• axon (CARRIES messages to other neurons/body cells)
• synapse
• axon terminal button

Question 4

sympathetic vs parasympathetic ns?

Answer 4

sympathetic - reacts/alerts

parasympathetic - REGULATES/relaxes

Question 5

define sensation

Answer 5

ACTIVATION of the sense organs; a PHSYICAL RESPONSE

Question 6

define stimulus

Answer 6

any passing source of PHYSICAL ENERGY that produces a response in a sense organ

Question 7

define perception

Answer 7

how stimuli are INTERPRETED; a PSYCHOLOGICAL response

Question 8

psychoactive drugs

Answer 8

drugs that influence a persons emotions, perceptions, and behavior.

Question 9

define stimulants

Answer 9

drugs that have an AROUSAL EFFECTS on the central nervous system (rise in heart rate, blood pressure, and MUSCULAR TENSION)

Question 10

define depressants

Answer 10

drugs that slow down the nervous system

Question 11

alcohol

Answer 11

the most common depressant used by more people than other drug!!

Question 12

define hallucinogens

Answer 12

drugs that are capable of producing alterations in perception, thoughts, and feelings

Question 13

define learning

Answer 13

relatively permanent change of behavior based on experience

Question 14

who’s associated with classical conditioning?

Answer 14

pavlov

Question 15

who’s associated with operant conditioning?

Answer 15

THORNDIKE AND SKINNER

Question 16

pavlov experiment?

Answer 16

DOG EXPERIMENT W SALIVA

Question 17

define operant conditioning

Answer 17

associating VOLUNTARY BEHAVIOR and a CONSEQUENCE. learner is also REWARDED w incennnnttiiivveeesssss

Question 18

thorndike?

Answer 18

thorndikes law of effect: overtime and experience, an organism makes a DIRECT CONNECTION between a stimulus and the response without any awareness the connection exists.

Question 19

bf skinner?

Answer 19

skinner box - mice learn about lever giving food pellets

Question 20

memory =?

Answer 20

SER (the process by which we encode, store, and retrieve).

Question 21

thinking = ?

Answer 21

BRAIN ACTIVITTYYY in which we mentally manipulate information, including words, visual images, sounds, or other data.

Question 22

define intelligence (3pts)

Answer 22

• understand the world
• think rationally
• use resources effectively when faced w challenges

Question 23

IQ?

Answer 23

intelligence quotient, quantitative measure of intelligence calculated through ratio of mental age to chronological age

Question 24

validity =?

Answer 24

accurate MEASUREMENTS

Question 25

reliability=?

Answer 25

CONSISTENT measurements

Question 26

norms=?

Answer 26

STANDARDIZED tests

Question 27

define motivation

Answer 27

factors that direct and energize the behavior of humans and other organisms

Question 28

5 items of maslows heirarchy

Answer 28

1. eat sleep drink etc. 2. safety 3. BELONG/RELATE 4. self esteem 5. **self actualization!!

Question 29

intrinsic vs extrinsic

Answer 29

internal payoff external payoff

Question 30

define attachment

Answer 30

the positive emotional bond that develops between a child and a particular individual

Question 31

lorenz?

Answer 31

KONRAD LORENZ STUDIED ATTACHMENT W NEWBORN GOSLINGS.

Question 32

ainsworth strange situation?

Answer 32

MARY AINSWORTH devised a method of measuring attachment - a sequence of events involving a child and typically their mother.