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Psych 15 Midterm Exam - UCLA Prof. Wong: Q’s And A’s
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Psych 15 Midterm Exam - UCLA Prof. Wong: Q’s And A’sBiopsychology Correct Ans - Scientific study of the biology of behavior
subfield of neuroscience
Neuroscience Correct Ans - Study of the nervous system
Neurophysiology Correct Ans - Functions and activities of the nervous
system
subfield of neuroscience
Neuropathology Correct Ans - Nervous system disorders
subfield of neuroscience
Neurochemistry Correct Ans - Chemical bases on neural activity
subfield of neuroscience
Neuropharmacology Correct Ans - Effects of drugs on neural activity
subfield of neuroscience
Neuroendocrinology Correct Ans - Interactions between the nervous
system and the endocrine system
subfield of neuroscience
Neuroanatomy Correct Ans - Structures of the nervous system
subfield of neuroscience
Psychophysiology Correct Ans - Studies the relation between the
physiological activities and psychological processes in human subjects
Typically uses noninvasive procedures
division of psychobiology
Comparative Psychology Correct Ans - Deals with biology of behavior
compares different species to understand evolution, genetics, and
adaptiveness of behavior
division of psychobiology
Cognitive Neuroscience Correct Ans - Focuses on the neural bases of
cognition
,division of psychobiology
Psychopharmacology Correct Ans - Focuses on the manipulation of
neural activity and behavior with drugs
division of psychobiology
Physiological Psychology Correct Ans - Division that studies the neural
mechanisms of behavior
division of psychobiology
Neuropsychology Correct Ans - Studies the psychological effects of
brain damage in human patients
division of psychobiology
The Organization of Behavior Correct Ans - D.O.Hebb (1949)
-Key factor in psychobio's development into a major neuroscientific discipline
-Proposed that psychological phenomena might be produced by brain activity
-Helped discredit the notion that psychological functions were too complex to
be derived from physiological activities
Subjects Correct Ans - -Human
Can follow instructions, report experiences, cheaper
-Nonhuman
Simpler brains make brain behavior interactions more apparent
Insights arise from the comparative approach (w/ other species)
Fewer ethical restrictions
Methods Correct Ans - -Experiments
Used to determine cause-and-effect relationships
Between and within subjects designs
Independent and dependent variables
-Non Experiments
~Quasi-experimental Studies
Studies of groups exposed to conditions in the real world (study on alcoholics
and non alcoholics)
Not real experiments as potential confounded variables have not been
controlled
Have to pick from existing populations; no true independent variable
~Case Studies
, Focus on a single case or subject
More in-depth than other approaches
Major problem is generalizability
Pure Research Correct Ans - Conducted for the purpose of acquiring
knowledge
Applied Research Correct Ans - Intended to bring about some direct
benefit to humankind
Independent variables Correct Ans - variables in an experiment which
are manipulated.
Dependent variables Correct Ans - variables in an experiment that are
measured as a result of the independent variable.
Confounding variables Correct Ans - Any variable aside from the
independent variable which can affect the outcome of a study
Homologous Structures Correct Ans - Similar structures due to
common evolutionary orgins
Analogous Structures Correct Ans - Similar structures without a
common orgin
Convergent Evolution Correct Ans - Evolution in unrelated species of
similar solutions to similar environmental demands
ex. bird and insect wings
Alleles Correct Ans - 2 genes that control the same trait
Heterozygous Alleles Correct Ans - Refers to the relationships of gene
dominance/recessiveness. Heterozygous genes have differing alleles. (i.e. 1
dominant and 1 recessive)
Homozygous Alleles Correct Ans - Refers to the relationships of gene
dominance/recessiveness. Heterozygous genes have the same alleles. (i.e. 2
dominant or 2 recessive)
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