Mods 1-13

Question 1

Aristotle

Answer 1

4th century bce - Observation and questioning to understand surroundings

Question 2

William James

Answer 2

Functionalism - (1842-1910) study thoughts &a feelings & behaviors

Question 3

Wilhelm Wundt

Answer 3

Father of psych- science of mental life- carefully measured observations and controlled experiments

Question 4

Structuralism

Answer 4

E. B. Titchener - introspection- (results very from person to person)

Question 5

Functionalism

Answer 5

William james_ Consider functions of thoughts and feelings_ influenced by charles darwin_ James thought thinking developed because it was adaptive.

Question 6

Behaviorism

Answer 6

Study how people react to different situations

Question 7

humanistic psychologists

Answer 7

Carl Rogers and Maslow, study hoe environment can nurture or effect our cognitive development or functioning. growth potential

Question 8

cognitive neuroscience

Answer 8

underlying brain activity and mental activities marriage

Question 9

hindsight bias

Answer 9

knew it all along

Question 10

overconfidence

Answer 10

thinking we know more than we do _ the unscrambled words thing

Question 11

critical thinking

Answer 11

examines assumptions, appraises the source, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions

Question 12

freudian psych

Answer 12

how unconscious thought affects behavior

Question 13

Three phenomena

Answer 13

hindsight bias-judgemental overconfidence- tendency to perceive patterns in random events.

Question 14

The scientific attitude

Answer 14

curiosity-skepticism-humility

Question 15

general definition

Answer 15

an observation that two traits or attributes are related to each other

Question 16

scientific definition

Answer 16

measure of how close two factors vary together.

Question 17

positive correlation

Answer 17

between 0 and +1.00

Question 18

negative correlation

Answer 18

0 and -1.00

Question 19

correlation coefficient

Answer 19

provides a statistical measure of how closely two things very together.

Question 20

illusory correlation

Answer 20

refers to the perception of a relationship between two variables when little or none exists

Question 21

consciousness

Answer 21

awareness of self and environment

Question 22

spontaneously occurring

Answer 22

daydreaming, dreaming

Question 23

physiologically induces

Answer 23

hallucinations, food/oxygen starvation

Question 24

psychologically induced

Answer 24

meditation, hypnosis-video

Question 25

dual processing

Answer 25

principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks

Question 26

selective attention

Answer 26

focusing on particular stimulus

Question 27

parallel processing

Answer 27

processing many parts of a problem for many functions

Question 28

innattentional blindness

Answer 28

failing to see objects when attention is directed elsewhere

Question 29

behaviorism

Answer 29

scientific study of observable behavior.

Question 30

theory

Answer 30

Explanation that organizes thoughts and predicts future events.

Question 31

hypothesis

Answer 31

testable prediction_ often implied by a theory.

Question 32

operational definition

Answer 32

carefully worded statement of the EXACT procedures used in research study. (step by step specific instructions )

Question 33

replication

Answer 33

repeating the essence of a research study usually with different participants in different situation in order to see if the basic finding extends to a greater populous.

Question 34

correlation

Answer 34

obs. that two traits are related.

Question 35

illusory correlation

Answer 35

perception of a relationship when there is none.

Question 36

independent variable

Answer 36

factor that is manipulated, the variable whose effect is being studied

Question 37

confounding variable

Answer 37

factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect

Question 38

dependent variable

Answer 38

factor that is measured , variable that may change when the independent variable is manipulated.

Question 39

cerebral cortex

Answer 39

2 hemispheres, each hemisphere has 4 lobes

Question 40

4 lobes

Answer 40

parietal(upper-back) , occipital(lower-back), temporal(lower-front), frontal(upper-front)

Question 41

hallucinogens

Answer 41

distorts perceptions and calls up sensory imaging without any input from the senses

Question 42

marijuana

Answer 42

has leaves containing thc (delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol) | increased sensitivity to colors, sounds, tastes, smells, lingers in body longer

Question 43

lsd(acid)

Answer 43

powerful hallucinogenic drug, interferes seratonin,

Question 44

Frontal Lobe

Answer 44

Identity & sense of self

Question 45

parietal lobe

Answer 45

sensation

Question 46

occipital lobe

Answer 46

eyesight

Question 47

temporal lobe

Answer 47

auditory inputs, understanding time,