psychology quiz 1

What is psychology?

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

psychology is

data collection data analysis share results

Quantitative

Data that is in numbers

Qualitative

descriptive data

basic

specifics

applied

applying basic knowledge

science is

the antidote to human cognitive biases

confirmation bias

ignore evidence and use prior beliefs

hindsight bias

"I knew it all along"

major goals of psychology

predict observe describe explain control

phd

conducts research on own

psy d

clientele based

counseling

everyday issues diverse populations

clinical

major disorders medicine

psychiatry

psychiatric conditions no talking just meds

experimental psych

research and study

biological

link between brain structure and mental processes

developmental

lifespan specific time

cognitive

memories and thoughts

states

based on certain circumstances

traits

persistant neurological conditions

social

view and effect on each other

industrial

study behavior in workplace

critical thinking

alternative explanations for observed phenomenon

bodily humors

bodily fluid makes your personality

locke

human mind is a blank slate

descartes

uses his own thoughts

Hobbes

keep people in line

rousseau

natural state is happy

structuralist

fully understand every piece

functionalist

how things are put together

psychoanalysis

form of psychotherapy

pavlov

ring bell get food classical

Watson and Rayner

reward and punishment operant

cognitive revolution

study the past stimulus and what happens after

neuroscience

study parts of the brain

evolutionary psychology

natural selection and evolution effects

scientific method

conduct research to check data

1st step of scientific method

Develop a question

2nd step of scientific method

Form a hypothesis

3rd step of scientific method

existing theories

4th step of scientific method

design study and collect data

5th step of scientific method

analyze data

Last step of the scientific method

share the endings

operational definition

measure defined by researchers

representative sample

several kinds of people forced

random sample

sign up

random assignment

coin toss

sample size

how many participants

naturalistic observation

observing in the wild

case study

single or handful of people studying one particular thing

survey research

questions

correlational methods

existing association between two or more variables

correlations range from

-1.0 to +1.0

experimental method

manipulates a variable to uncover cause and effect

independent variable

manipulated variable determine its effect on dependent

dependent variable

measured to determine effects on manipulation

reliability

consistancy or stability in a measure

validity

degree of accuracy of data collection methods

statistics 1

collecting

statistics 2

organizing

statistics 3

analyzing

statistics 4

displaying

statistics 5

interpreting

descriptive

mesures central tendency and variance

inferential

statistical significance vs practical and clinical importance

standard deviation

how far apart people are from average group

inferential stats

analysis of data for determining probability of events

hypothesis testing

use of mathematical procedures to determine likelihood that predictions are supported by data collected

effect size

how many standards of deviation apart

meta analysis

allows researchers to combine the findings of different studies and draw conclusions

institutional review board

reviews research proposal to protect the rights and welfare of all participants

nervous system 1

complexity

nervous system 2

responding to events and working through

nervous system 3

diversity of functions

nervous system 4

electrochemical transmission

homeostasis

state of balance

neuron

recieve process transmit

Dendirtes

receivers

soma

stores nucleus and dna

axon

wire

myelin sheath

insulation

terminal buttons

end point

afferent neurons

to cns

efferent neurons

from cns

interneurons

connect afferent and efferent together

resting potential

-70 mv

action potential

Na+ and K+ ions

all or none law

fires or not at all

gaba

aggression sleeping fear

Acetocholine

muscle contractions memory

glutamate

memory taste

dopamine

movement attention pleasure

serotonin

sleeping eating mood

psychoactive drugs

interference with the normal activity of neurotransmitters

agonists

increase effects of neurotransmitters

reuptake inhibitors

floating in synaptic gap

antagonists

supresses effects of neurotransmitters

hindbrain

old brain basic survival functions

midbrain

movement sensory processing sleep cycles