full vocab review

Question 1

school of thought promoted by wundt and titchener, used INTROSPECTION to reveal structure of the mind (1)

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structuralism

Question 2

school of thought promoted by James+Darwin exploring how mental and behavioral processes function (1)

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functionalism

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view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior w/o refrence to mental processes (1)

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behaviorism

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this research method attempts to solve practical problems (1)

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applied research

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theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience (1)

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empiricism

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“I knew it all along” (1)

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hindsight bias

Question 7

statistical index of the relationship between two things (1)

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correlation coefficient

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perceiving a relationship where none exists (1)

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illusionary correlation

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______ studies uncover naturally occurring relationships while __________ studies manipulates variables and determines its effect (1)

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correlational, experimental

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experimental procedure where both the research participants and the research staff are ignorant about whether the participants have received the treatment or the placebo (1)

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double-blind procedure

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when is a double blind procedure commonly used (1)

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drug evaluation studies

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the middle score (1)

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median

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most frequently occurring score (1)

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mode

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measure of how much scores vary around the mean score (1)

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standard deviation

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found by arranging a series of numbers and picking the number in the center of the series (1)

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median

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what is the formula of standard deviation (1)

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√ (sum of deviations)^2/#of scores

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numerical data that allows one to generalize from sample data the probability of something being true of the population (1)

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inferential statistics

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selecting a sample of individuals that is neither random or systematic, but instead governed by chance/ready availability (1)

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convenience sampling

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takes info from multiple studies and synthesizes it into a single claim (1)

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meta analysis

Question 20

individuals want to present themselves in a way that will be viewed favorably by others (1)

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social desireability bias

Question 21

what Greek physician located the mind in the brain? (2)

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Hippocrates

Question 22

part of a neuron that contains the nucleus (2)

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cell body

Question 23

receive and integrate messages for the neuron (2)

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dendrites

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what direction does the dendrite send the impulses it recieves, away or toward the cell body? (2)

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toward

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neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other neurons/muscles/glands (2)

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axon

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enables faster speed for neural impulses (2)

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myelin sheath

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neural impulse, a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon (2)

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action potential

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level of stimulation needed to trigger a neural response (2)

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threshold

Question 29

a neurons reaction of either firing or not firing (2)

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all or none principle

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junction between axon tip of sending neuron and dendrite of recieving neuron (2)

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synapse

Question 31

neurotransmitters reabsorbtion by the sending neuron (2)

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reuptake

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enables muscle action, learning and memory (2)

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acetycholine (Ach)

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influences movement, learning, attention, emotion (2)

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dopamine

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control alertness and arousal, fight or flight (2)

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norepinepherine

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calming, sleep (2)

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GABA

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learning, neuroplasticity (2)

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glutamate

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is dopamine excitatory, inhibitory, or both? (2)

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both

Question 38

is serotonin excitatory, inhibitory, or both? (2)

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inhibitory

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is norepinepherine excitatory, inhibitory, or both? (2)

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excitatory

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is GABA excitatory, inhibitory, or both? (2)

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capital I INHIBITORY

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is glutamate excitatory, inhibitory, or both? (2)

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capital E EXCITATORY

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are endorphins excitatory, inhibitory, or both? (2)

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inhibitory

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increases the likelihood of action potential , promotes the continuation of a nerve signal (2)

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excitatory

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body's "slow" chemical communication system, set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream (2)

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endocrine system

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decreases the liklihood of action potential, slows down transmission of a nerve signal (2)

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inhibitory

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sit above the kidneys, secrete epinephrine and norepinepherine, arouses body in times of stress (2)

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adrenal glands

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depicts brain activity, detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while brain performs given task (CANCER) (2)

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PET scan