Psych Questions

Question 1

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Answer 1

Psychology

Question 2

Behavior, emotion, thinking

Answer 2

The subject matter of psychology

Question 3

Description, explanation, prediction, influence/control

Answer 3

The goals of psychology

Question 4

Father of Psychology

Answer 4

Wilhelm Wundt

Question 5

Types of therapy that focus on changing thinking

Answer 5

Cognitive behavioral therapy

Question 6

The components of an ABC Analysis

Answer 6

Antecedent, behavior, consequence

Question 7

Provides info for possible triggers for target behaviors

Answer 7

Antecedents

Question 8

Provides information about the purpose, function, or reinforcer of target behavior.

Answer 8

Consequences

Question 9

Follows a behavior and causes that behavior to occur more frequently in the future.

Answer 9

Reinforcement

Question 10

Behaviorist who emphasized the consequences of behavior

Answer 10

B. F. Skinner

Question 11

Parents are observed in a museum explaining exhibits to their kids using this research technique.

Answer 11

Naturalistic observation

Question 12

Research method used to establish cause-effect relationships.

Answer 12

Experimental method

Question 13

Study group that receives the independent variable

Answer 13

Experimental group

Question 14

Part of neuron that receives impulses from other neurons & carries to cell body

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Dendrite

Question 15

Covering of the axon

Answer 15

Myelin Sheath

Question 16

Disorder caused by scarring of the myelin sheath

Answer 16

Multiple sclerosis

Question 17

The point of contact between neurons

Answer 17

synapse

Question 18

Transports messages between brain and peripheral nervous system

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Spinal cord

Question 19

John sustains an injury to this part of his hindbrain & does not survive.

Answer 19

Medulla

Question 20

This disease is diagnosed when neurons in the substantia nigra fail to produce dopamine.

Answer 20

Parkinsons

Question 21

Mary receives a serious injury to her hippocampus & loses this ability.

Answer 21

Ability to form new memories

Question 22

Joe’s neurologist determines his stroke affected Broca’s area & he lost this ability.

Answer 22

Ability to produce speech

Question 23

Correlation coefficient that indicates no relationship between variables.

Answer 23

Zero correlation

Question 24

Paralysis below waist

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Paraplegia

Question 25

This process involves neurotransmitters being taken from the synaptic cleft back into the axon terminal for later use.

Answer 25

Reuptake

Question 26

Class of drugs that increases or promotes the action of a neurotransmitter.

Answer 26

Agonists

Question 27

Class of drugs that increases or promotes the action of a neurotransmitter.

Answer 27

What are skull, spinal column, meninges, cerebrospinal fluid?

Question 28

Damage to this part of the brain can cause coma

Answer 28

Reticular formation

Question 29

A perfect positive correlation

Answer 29

1.0

Question 30

Behavior, emotion, and thinking can only be measured by observing this.

Answer 30

Behavior