psychology chapter one test

Question 0

What is the biggest question in Psycholgoy?

Answer 0

Nature or Nurture

Question 1

What is the significance of the activity we did in class?

Answer 1

Because you can’t predict something just by rubbing someone head

Question 2

in general they are interest in the chemistry of the brain

Answer 2

Neuroscience

Question 3

they are interest in things with motivation, incentives; thought processes

Answer 3

Cognitive

Question 4

environment, stuctrional facts

Answer 4

Behavioral

Question 5

social influences

Answer 5

Social/Cultures

Question 6

behaviors that assisted in survival

Answer 6

Evolutionary

Question 7

hidden impulses, child’s head trauma, sexual motivations

Answer 7

Psychodynamic

Question 8

DNA from parents; direct biological influence on behavior

Answer 8

Genetic

Question 9

What is the definition of Psychology?

Answer 9

Behavioral and mental process

Question 10

conducted the first experiment

Answer 10

Wilhelm Wundt

Question 11

He wrote the psychology notebook called “principle of psychology”

Answer 11

William James

Question 12

Crossroads” discipline is a blend between

Answer 12

Hard and soft sciences

Question 13

Sleep talking happens on what stage

Answer 13

Stage 2

Question 14

Avoiding expertise within two of bedtime is a suggested way to combat insomnia

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Which stage of sleep is sometimes called”paradox sleep”

Answer 15

Rem

Question 16

How is a picture of a tiny Earth from 3.5 billion miles away significant to the study of Psychology

Answer 16

Because the earth is the same as psychology. We don’t know as much as we think that we know because there’s to much to know.

Question 17

Psychology is a relatively young discipline

Answer 17

True

Question 18

The first Psychology textbook–principles of psychology–was published in ______ by ______

Answer 18

1879/ William Wundt

Question 19

Nurture works on what nature endows means that

Answer 19

Nature and nurture work together to shape behavior and mental processes

Question 20

What are the 3 components of the scientific Attitude?

Answer 20

Curiosity
Skepticism
Humility

Question 21

Example of skepticism

Answer 21

Willingness to question

Question 22

Guidelines established by the APA

Answer 22

Full consent
Protected from harm (physical and psychological)
Identities protected
Experiment must be fully explained at the end

Question 23

How can Psychology be consider dangerous?

Answer 23

Because psychology knowledge can be a bother. Experiments could go bad

Question 24

in general they are interest in the chemistry of the brain 

Answer 24

Neuroscience

Question 25

they are interest in things with motivation, incentives; thought processes 

Answer 25

Cognitive

Question 26

environment, stuctrional facts  | Social/Cultural - social influences 

Answer 26

Behavioral

Question 27

behaviors that assisted in survival | Psychodynamic- hidden impulses, child's head trauma, sexual motivations 

Answer 27

Evolutionary -  

Question 28

hidden impulses, child's head trauma, sexual motivations 

Answer 28

Psychodynamic

Question 29

muscle action, leaning, memory - too little?? Alzheimes's 

Answer 29

Acetylcholine -

Question 30

movement, attention, a motion, learning, -- too little?? Porkinsin's -- too much?? Schizophrenia 

Answer 30

Dopamine

Question 31

mood, hunger, sleep, arousal -- too little?? Depression 

Answer 31

Serotonin

Question 32

inhibitory effects -- too little?? Seizures, tremors, insomnia, migraines 

Answer 32

GABA

Question 33

excitatory effects -- too much ^^(all the ones above) 

Answer 33

 Glutamate

Question 34

Alcohol  Heroin  Tranquilizer 

Answer 34

Depressants

Question 35

Caffeine  Cocaine (destroyes the nervous in your brian)  Methamphetamine  Painkillers 

Answer 35

Stimulants 

Question 36

 Marijuana  LSD  Ecstasy 

Answer 36

Hallucinogens 

Question 37

difficulty of falling asleep and staying asleep Most common sleep disorder  Treatment Medicinal sleep aid Don't exercise within 2 hours of falling asleep  No caffeine after 2 pm No screen time...

Answer 37

Insomnia --

Question 38

suddenly and randomly  Treatments With medication 

Answer 38

Narcolepsy --

Question 39

``` person stops breathing  Wake up frequently without knowing  Low-quality sleep  Correlated with obesity  Treatment  CPAP medicine  ```

Answer 39

Sleep apnea

Question 40

a panic attack in your sleep  Stage 4  Usually outgrows them

Answer 40

Night terrors

Question 41

light sleep hallucinations hypnagic sensations (falling) myoclonic jerks 

Answer 41

Stage 1: 

Question 42

light to deeper | sleep talking

Answer 42

Stage 2: 

Question 43

transitional to deep sleep | difficult to wake up 

Answer 43

Stage 3: 

Question 44

deep sleep sleep walking bedwetting 

Answer 44

Stage 4:

Question 45

paradoxical sleep, brain is highly aroused...looks like wakefulness, BUT, your body is paralyzed (motor cartex symals are blocked) 

Answer 45

Rem: ***paradoxical sleep, brain is highly aroused...looks like wakefulness, BUT, your body is paralyzed (motor cartex symals are blocked)