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PSYC 110 Exam 1 Study Guide ULL Christie Charles | 50
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What is the definition of psychology?
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
What field of psychology emerged as a science?
Systematic methods to observe human behavior and draw conclusions
William James, a prominent American psychologist and philosopher, focused on
human interactions with the outside world and the purpose of thoughts. What is
his view known as?
Functionalism
What approach to psychology emphasizes the scientific study of observable
responses and their environmental determinants?
Behavioral approach
What would a psychologist be interested in who is following the humanistic
approach to psychology?
A person's positive qualities, capacity for positive growth and the freedom to choose
one's destiny
What are the steps of the scientific method?
1. Observing a phenomenon
2. Formulating hypotheses and predictions
3. Testing through empirical research
4. Drawing conclusions
5. Evaluating the theory
In the context of psychology's scientific method, what is an educated guess that
derives logically from a theory known as?
Hypothesis
When psychological researchers use the correlational method to study variables,
what is the numerical value that expresses the degree of relation between two
variables known as?
Correlational coefficient : r
What aspect of the correlation coefficient indicates magnitude/ strength? Please
be able to select the correlation coefficient that represents the strongest
correlation.
-1.00 - 1.00

The closer it is to 1.00, the stronger the correlation will be
What is an independent variable, and what is a dependent variable? Be prepared
to be tested via the presentation of definitions and/or scenarios.
Independent Variable: is a manipulated experimental factor

Dependent Variable: the variable that may change as a result of manipulations in the
independent variable
What is an experimental group, and what is a control group? Be prepared to be
tested via the presentation of definitions and/or scenarios.

, Experimental group: consists of the participants in an experiment who are exposed to
the change that the independent variable represents

Control Group: is an experiment is as much like he experimental s possible and is
treated in every way like the experimental group except for that change
What phenomenon addresses when the behavior of participants in an experiment
is influenced by how they think they are supposed to behave or by their
expectations about what is happening to them?
Research Participant Bias
What is the entire group about which an investigator wants to draw conclusions
known as?
Population
Before agreeing to participate in a psychological research study, all participants
must know what their participation will involve and what risks might develop.
According to the American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines, what
guideline address this issue?
Informed consent
Which characteristic of the nervous system most likely plays a predominant role
in its adaptability?
Plasticity
In the context of nervous system pathways, nerves that carry information about
the external environment to the brain and spinal cord are known as what type of
nerves?
Afferent (sensory) nerves
What does the autonomic nervous system consists of in the context of the
divisions of the nervous system?
Takes messages to and from the body's internal organs, monitoring such processes
such as breathing, heart rate, and digestion
What term describes the brief wave of positive electrical charge that sweeps
down the axon of a neuron?
Action potential
What are the chemical substances that are stored in very tiny sacs within the
terminal buttons and are involved in transmitting information across a synaptic
gap to the next neuron known as?
Neurotransmitters
In the context of the cerebral cortex, what area/lobe is critical for processing
visual information?
Occipital lobe
What is the name of the large bundle of axons that connects the two halves of the
brain?
Corpus callosum
What is the process of receiving stimulus energy from the environment and
transforming it into neural energy called?
Sensation

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