Psych I Midterm Flashcards
If you believe that peoples decisions can override past habits, this belief reflects the____Psychological Perspective
A. Humanistic
B. Psychodynamic
C. Sociocultural
D.Operant Conditioning
Humanistic
According to Freudian Theory, the primary psychological motive is conflict between unconscious drives and____
A. Societal Constraints
B. Biological urges
C. Free will
D. Patterns of reinforcement
Societal constraints
Little Baby Albert represents a famous case of ___under the Behavioural Perspective
A. Cognitive mechanisms
B. Evolutionary pressures
C. Classical conditioning
D. Operant Conditioning
Classical conditioning
When evaluating cultural expectations on interpersonal responsibility you are focused on the ___level of analysis identified in class
A. Environment
B. Humanistic
C. Freudian
D. Emotional
Environmental
Field of psychology emphasizes the importance of testing these proposals in real world situations. This testing process reflects the importance of the ____ approach in psychology
A. Conceptual
B. Reliable
C. Interpersonal
D. Empirical
Empirical
Your lecturer identified ___ as a fundamental limitation in survey accuracy
Intentional or unintentional information inaccuracy
The correlations statistic ranges from
-1 to +1
___ research design can establish cause and effect conclusions
Experimental
Neurotransmitters communicate two basic forms of input: ____ or ____
A. Excitatory ; inhibitory
B. Excitatory ; diffusion
C. Inhibitory ; action potential
D. All or one ; gradual
Excitatory ; inhibitory
___ is a major excitatory neurotransmitter throughout the brain which supports learning and memory. Too much of this neurotransmitter can cause seizures
Glutamate
A drug that decreases the reputable of dopamine exemplifies an ___ function - a type of neurotransmitter regulation
Agonistic
A set of the same neurotransmitters attach to various dendrites on different parts of the cell body. If these neurotransmitters produce the same type of input signal, the input would lead to__ summation
Spatial
___ is primarily an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain associated with Depression
Serotonin
The ___ of the neuron computes and determines how to respond to incoming signals from the other neurons
A. Axon hillock
B. Soma
C. Synapse
D. Neuron capacitor
Soma
An intracellular state of depolarization is created due to ___ input
Excitatory
You meet someone who looks exactly like your sister, but you claim that she is not your sister. The woman and the rest of your family try to convince you that she is, you don’t believe them. You likely are suffering from
Capgras Syndrome
Your instructor suggested that face recognition and personal identify identification is primarily due to ___ processing
Facial configuration
The ____ lobe of the brain contains the motor cortex which controls intentional body movements
Frontal
Impulse control among violent offenders was associated with alterations in the __ brain region
Prefrontal cortex
You can recognize a wide variety or objects and structures but you have lost the ability to recognize people based on there facial appearance. You likely have damage in your ___ brain region
Fusiform face area
What are the steps in the research process
- Describe 2. Explain 3. Predict 4. Alter
ID
Pleasure principle
Ego
Reality principle, other ppl have needs and desires
The mediator
Superego
Moral part of us
Right and wrong
