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UCLA Psychology 101 Exam 1 Intro to Psychology, Exams of Psychology

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UCLA Psychology 101 Exam 1 Intro to Psychology C

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PSYC 101 Exam 1 – Actual Questions and Answers Ultimate
Study Set
Psychology |- |verified |answersThe |scientific |investigation |of |mental |processes |and |behavior
Where |did |psychology |branch |out |from? |- |verified |answersPhysiology |and |Philosophy
Structuralism |- |verified |answersFocused |on |the |structure |of |consciousness |and |the |mind |(not |
identified |with |anymore)
2 |Structuralists |- |verified |answersWundt |and |Titchener
Functionalism |- |verified |answersFocused |on |the |function |of |the |mind |in |helping |people |adapt |to |their
|environment |(not |identified |with |anymore)
2 |Functionalists |- |verified |answersDarwin |and |James
3 |Broad |ways |of |understanding |psychological |phenomena |- |verified |answersTheoretical |Propositions, |
Shared |Metaphors, |Accepted |Methods |of |Observation
Modern |Perspectives |- |verified |answersPsychodynamic, |Behaviorist, |Cognitive, |Evolutionary
Psychodynamic |- |verified |answersstarted |by |Sigmund |Freud; |case |studies, |not |easy |to |test |or |prove |
because |of |small |sample |size
Behaviorist |- |verified |answersIvan |Pavlov |and |B.F. |Skinner; |mental |processes |are |byproducts |of |
environmental |events; |experiment
Behaviorist |Metaphor |- |verified |answersPeople |are |like |machines
Cognitive |- |verified |answersWundt; |focuses |on |how |people |perceive, |process |and |retrieve |information
|(Perspective)
Cognitive |Metaphor |- |verified |answersBrain |like |a |computer
Evolutionary |- |verified |answersDarwin; |behaviors |have |come |about |because |they |helped |our |
ancestors |survive
Evolutionary |Metaphor |- |verified |answersrunners |in |a |race
Biopsychology |- |verified |answersPhysical |bases |of |psychological |phenomena |(sub-discipline)
Developmental |psychology |- |verified |answersHow |thought, |feeling, |and |behavior |develops |through |
life |span
Social |Psychology |- |verified |answersInfluence |of |real |or |imagined |others |influence |on |the |individual
Industrial/Organizational |Psychology |- |verified |answersHuman |behavior |within |an |organization |as |well |
as |organizational |problems |(sub-discipline)
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Psychology |- |verified |answersThe |scientific |investigation |of |mental |processes |and |behavior Where |did |psychology |branch |out |from? |- |verified |answersPhysiology |and |Philosophy Structuralism |- |verified |answersFocused |on |the |structure |of |consciousness |and |the |mind |(not | identified |with |anymore) 2 |Structuralists |- |verified |answersWundt |and |Titchener Functionalism |- |verified |answersFocused |on |the |function |of |the |mind |in |helping |people |adapt |to |their |environment |(not |identified |with |anymore) 2 |Functionalists |- |verified |answersDarwin |and |James 3 |Broad |ways |of |understanding |psychological |phenomena |- |verified |answersTheoretical |Propositions, | Shared |Metaphors, |Accepted |Methods |of |Observation Modern |Perspectives |- |verified |answersPsychodynamic, |Behaviorist, |Cognitive, |Evolutionary Psychodynamic |- |verified |answersstarted |by |Sigmund |Freud; |case |studies, |not |easy |to |test |or |prove | because |of |small |sample |size Behaviorist |- |verified |answersIvan |Pavlov |and |B.F. |Skinner; |mental |processes |are |byproducts |of | environmental |events; |experiment Behaviorist |Metaphor |- |verified |answersPeople |are |like |machines Cognitive |- |verified |answersWundt; |focuses |on |how |people |perceive, |process |and |retrieve |information |(Perspective) Cognitive |Metaphor |- |verified |answersBrain |like |a |computer Evolutionary |- |verified |answersDarwin; |behaviors |have |come |about |because |they |helped |our | ancestors |survive Evolutionary |Metaphor |- |verified |answersrunners |in |a |race Biopsychology |- |verified |answersPhysical |bases |of |psychological |phenomena |(sub-discipline) Developmental |psychology |- |verified |answersHow |thought, |feeling, |and |behavior |develops |through | life |span Social |Psychology |- |verified |answersInfluence |of |real |or |imagined |others |influence |on |the |individual Industrial/Organizational |Psychology |- |verified |answersHuman |behavior |within |an |organization |as |well | as |organizational |problems |(sub-discipline)

Educational |Psychology |- |verified |answersPsychological |processes |in |learning |environments |(sub- discipline) Health |Psychology |- |verified |answersPsychological |factors |involved |in |health |and |disease Clinical |Psychology |- |verified |answersNature |and |treatment |of |psychological |processes |leading |to | emotional |distress Cognitive |Psychology |- |verified |answersNature |of |mental |process |such |as |thought, |memory, |language Personality |Psychology |- |verified |answersEnduring |patterns |of |thought, |feeling |and |behavior |for |types | of |people |or |individuals |(sub-discipline) Theory |- |verified |answersSystematic |way |of |organizing |and |explaining |observations Variable |- |verified |answerschanges |across |circumstance |or |varies |among |individuals Hypothesis |- |verified |answersa |tentative |belief |or |guess |predicting |or |explaining |the |relationship | between | 2 |or |more |variables Continuous |Variable |- |verified |answersa |variable |rated |from |none |to |much |(amount |of |variable) Categorical |Variable |- |verified |answersa |variable |rated |in |groups |or |categories |(definite |answers |like | man/woman) Standardized |Procedure |- |verified |answersdoing |the |same |thing |with |each |participant |in |the |same | way |(e.g. |how |the |procedure |is |explained) Population |- |verified |answersthe |group |you |want |to |be |able |to |generalize |to Sample |- |verified |answersthe |group |participating |in |the |experiment Generalizability |- |verified |answershow |much |the |findings |apply |to |your |population Internal |Validity |- |verified |answersthe |methods |are |valid External |Validity |- |verified |answersgeneralizable |outside |of |the |lab Measure |- |verified |answersa |concrete |way |of |assessing |a |variable Reliability |- |verified |answersproduces |consistent |results Test-Retest |Reliability |- |verified |answersbeing |able |to |test |the |participants |again |over |time |and |getting |the |same |results Internal |Consistency |(or |reliability) |- |verified |answersdo |all |of |the |items |in |a |test |measure |the |same | thing Interrater |Reliability |- |verified |answersdo |different |people |rate |the |behaviors |in |the |same |way Face |Validity |- |verified |answersdoes |it |look |like |it |measures |what |it |says |it |measures |(sometimes | psychologists |want |this |to |be |low) Construct |Validity |- |verified |answersdoes |it |measure |what |it |is |supposed |to

Sensory |(afferent) |Neurons |- |verified |answerscarry |information |from |the |sensory |cells |to |the |brain Motor |(efferent |) |Neurons |- |verified |answerscarry |information |from |the |brain |to |the |muscles |and | organs Interneurons |- |verified |answerspass |information |between |sensory |and |motor |neurons Dendrites |- |verified |answersreceiving |end |of |a |neuron Cell |Body |- |verified |answersneuron |part |that |processes |information |from |dendrites Axon |- |verified |answerssends |information |out |of |a |neuron Myelin |Sheath |- |verified |answerslipid |coating |from |glial |cells |(neruoglia) |that |surrounds |most |axons | and |enable |faster |signal |transport Resting |Potential |- |verified |answerscharge |when |a |neuron |is |not |firing, |the |Na |(outside) |and |K |(inside) |ions |are |balanced Depolarization |- |verified |answersinflux |of |Na |ions |that |makes |the |neuron |more |likely |to |fire Hyperpolarization |- |verified |answersoutflow |of |K |ions |making |the |neuron |less |likely |to |fire Action |Potential |(nerve |impulse) |- |verified |answersall |or |none |triggering |of |nerve |that |passes |along | already |created |information Neurotransmitter |- |verified |answerschemical |signal |that |travels |through |the |synaptic |cleft |(fits |with |a | particular |receptor) Synaptic |Cleft |- |verified |answersactual |connection |point |between |the |axon |and |next |dendrite Excitatory |Signals |- |verified |answersincrease |action |potential Inhibitory |Signal |- |verified |answersdecrease |action |potential Glutamate |- |verified |answersexcites |neurons; |important |in |learning |(neurotransmitter) GABA |- |verified |answersinhibits |neurons; |important |for |anxiety |regulation |(neurotransmitter) Dopamine |- |verified |answersemotional |arousal, |pleasure, |voluntary |movement |and |attention | (neurotransmitter) Serotonin |- |verified |answersinhibits |neurons; |mood, |depression, |emotional |arousal |(neurotransmitter) Acetylcholine |- |verified |answerslearning |and |memory |(neurotransmitter) Endorphins |- |verified |answerspain |relief |and |elevation |of |mood |(neurotransmitter) Endocrine |System |- |verified |answersa |collection |of |glands |that |secrete |hormones |into |the |blood | stream |(able |to |simultaneously |stimulate |numerous |cells) Pituitary |Gland |- |verified |answersmaster |gland; |releases |hormones |that |stimulate |other |glands Thyroid |Gland |- |verified |answersgrowth |and |metabolic |hormones

Adrenal |Glands |- |verified |answersrelease |adrenalin; |fight |or |flight |response Gonads |- |verified |answersrelease |hormones |for |sexual |development |and |behavior Central |Nervous |System |(CNS) |- |verified |answersBrain |and |spinal |cord Peripheral |Nervous |System |(PNS) |- |verified |answersmade |of |neurons |in |the |rest |of |the |body |that | transmit |signals |to |and |from |the |CNS |(nervous |system) Somatic |Nervous |System |- |verified |answersregulates |automatic |behaviors; |transmits |signals |to |and | from |the |PNS |and |CNS |(nervous |system) Autonomic |Nervous |System |- |verified |answersserves |internal |body |structures |connected |with |basic | life |processes |(automatic) |(nervous |system) Sympathetic |Nervous |System |- |verified |answersFight |or |flight; |responds |to |threats |(increases |heart | rate, |stops |digestion |etc.) |(division |of |the |nervous |system) Parasympathetic |Nervous |System |- |verified |answersbrings |the |body |back |to |normal; |regulates |routine | duties |(nervous |system) Electroencephalogram |- |verified |answersmeasures |electrical |activity |on |the |surface |of |the |brain Neuroimaging |Techniques |- |verified |answersPET |scans |show |active |parts |of |brain; |fMRI |shows |the | brain |as |an |individual |solves |tasks Spinal |Cord |- |verified |answerstransmits |info |from |the |brain |to |motor |neurons |and |from |sensory | neurons |to |the |brain; |capable |of |reflexes Hindbrain |- |verified |answersMedulla |Oblongata, |Cerebellum, |Parts |of |the |reticular |formation, |Pons Medulla |Oblongata |- |verified |answersessential |to |life |(heartbeat, |circulation, |and |respiration); |nerve | bundles |cross |to |opposite |sides |here |(extension |of |spinal |cord |into |brain) Reticular |Formation |- |verified |answerssends |signals |to |the |CNS |(maintains |consciousness, |regulates | arousal |and |modulates |activity |of |neurons |in |the |CNS) Cerebellum |- |verified |answersinvolved |with |motor |learning, |movement, |balance |and |posture |(affected |by |alcohol) Midbrain |- |verified |answersvision |and |hearing, |orienting |body |and |eyes |toward |a |sensory |stimuli Subcortical |Forebrain |- |verified |answersbelow |the |cortex, |consists |of |the |hypothalamus, |thalamus, | limbic |system, |and |basal |ganglia Hypothalamus |- |verified |answersinvolved |with |eating, |sleeping, |sexual |activity |and |emotional | experience |(activates |pituitary |gland) Thalamus |- |verified |answersprocesses |sensory |data |and |sends |it |to |higher |brain |centers; |regulates | neural |signals |(emphasizes |what's |important) Limbic |System |- |verified |answersemotion, |motivation, |learning |and |memory