Psychology quiz 1

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Psychology

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Scientific study of the mind and behavior

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Empirical research

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Method for acquiring knowledge based on observations, including experimentations, rather than a method based only on forms of logical argument or previous authorities

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Behaviorism

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Focus on observing and controlling behavior

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Abraham Maslow

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Humanist psychologist who came up with the hierarchy of needs. Higher up gets more complex, and you fill the needs from bottom to top

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Three main features of Carl Rogers Client-centered approach

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Unconditional positive regard, genuineness, and empathy

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Industrial-organizational psychology

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A subfield of psychology that applies psychological theories, principles, and research findings in industrial and organizational settings

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Introspection

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Process by which someone examines their own conscious experience in an attempt to break it into its component parts

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Hypothesis

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Tentative and testable statement about the relationship between two or more variables

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Independent variable

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Variable that is influenced or controlled by the experimenter; difference between experiment and control group

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Dependent variable

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Variable that the researcher measures to see how much effect the independent variable had

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Theory

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Well-developed set of ideas that propose an explanation for observed phenomena

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Naturalistic research

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Observe things in their natural environment

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Surveys (research)

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Lists of questions sent to participants in a variety of forms

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Archival research

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Looking at past research and data sets to look for patterns

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Case studies (research)

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A study on a specific individual

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Cross-sectional and longitudinal research

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Research on multiple groups of people, and repeatedly over a long period of time

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SSRI’s

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

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Central nervous system

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Brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral nervous system

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Connects the brain and spinal cord to the muscles, organs, and senses in the periphery of the body

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Dopamine and serotonin

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Two neurotransmitters that regulate mood and sleep

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Neurotransmitters

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Chemical messenger of the nervous system

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Synapse

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The place where neurons connect and communicate with each other

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Dendrite

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Branch-like extension of the soma that receives incoming signals from other neurons

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Hypothalamus

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Forebrain structure that regulates sexual motivation and behavior and a number of homeostatic processes; serves as an interface between the nervous system and the endocrine system

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Fight or flight response

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Activation of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system, allowing access to energy reserves and heightened sensory capacity so that we might fight off a given threat or run away to safety

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Consciousness

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Awareness of internal and external stimuli

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Sleep debt

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Result of insufficient sleep on a chronic basis

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Stages of sleep

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Several different stages you experience while you're sleeping, that can be differentiated by the patterns of brain wave activity

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REM sleep

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Sleep where there is darting movements of the eyes under closed lids

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Sleep apnea

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Sleep disorder defined by episodes during which breathing stops during sleep

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Narcolepsy

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Sleep disorder in which the sufferer cannot resist falling asleep at inopportune times

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Tolerance

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State of requiring increasing quantities of the drug to gain the desired affect

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Withdrawal

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Variety of negative symptoms experienced when drug use is discontinued

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Psychological dependence

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Emotional, rather than a physical, need for a drug which may be used to relieve psychological distress

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Physical dependence

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Changes in normal bodily functions that cause a drug user to experience withdrawal symptoms upon cessation of use