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define psychology correct answers the scientific study of mind and behavior define the scientific method and explain how it is used in psychology correct answers scientific method: is the set of assumptions, rules, and procedures scientists collect, organize, and draw conclusions from data ...

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define psychology correct answers the scientific study of mind and behavior

define the scientific method and explain how it is used in psychology correct answers scientific
method: is the set of assumptions, rules, and procedures

scientists collect, organize, and draw conclusions from data

data: information collected through formal observation or measurement

what are the major schools of thought and theoretical perspectives in psychology correct answers
biological psychology, behaviorism, psychoanalysis (psychodynamic), humanistic psychology,
cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, sociocultural psychology

behaviorism correct answers focus on observable behavior//experiences shape behavior//law of
learning

psychoanalysis correct answers treatment based on psychodynamic (psychoanalytic)
theory//unconscious conflicts are interpreted by the analyst//interpretation of dreams; free
association//founder: Freud

humanistic psychology correct answers free will//self esteem//self-actualization

cognitive perspective correct answers includes information processing//computer
metaphor//Piaget

evolutionary psychology correct answers fitness for survival//reproduction//natural selection

biological pyschology correct answers interaction between biology and behavior: brain, nervous
system, endocrine system, genetics, nutrition, exercise, stress

sociocultural approach correct answers humans influenced by: social situations and culture... also
the differences in these two

what are the research methods correct answers naturalistic observation, laboratory observations,
case study, survey, correlation, correlation coefficient

case study correct answers in depth study of one or more individual's experiences and behavior

survey correct answers interview or questionnaire about measuring beliefs or behaviors in a
sample group

,naturalistic observation correct answers research based on the observation of everyday events
(natural settings)

laboratory observation correct answers descriptive research conducted observation of behavior in
controlled setting

correlation correct answers a relationship between variables

correlation coefficient correct answers the strength and direction of a linear relationship. it ranges
from -1 to +1

sample correct answers the people chosen to participate in a research project

population correct answers the people the researcher wants to know about

experimental method correct answers research to demonstrate a cause and effect relationship
between variables

independent variable correct answers the causing variable, manipulated by the experimenter

dependent variable correct answers the measured variable that is expected to be influence by the
experimental manipulation

hypothesis correct answers states how the independent variable will cause the dependent variable
to change

experimental group correct answers exposed to the experimental manipulation

control group correct answers not exposed to the experimental manipulation (or exposed to a
different level of the manipulation)

random assignment correct answers participants have an equal chance of being in either group.
they are assigned to groups randomly

placebo correct answers a control group which receives an inactive treatment

placebo effects correct answers changes caused by participant expectations

double blind technique correct answers both the researcher and the research participants are blind
to condition

experimenter bias correct answers the influence of the experimenter's expectations on the
outcome of research

, outline the ethical standards that psychological researchers must follow correct answers
minimize harm//voluntary participation//protect privacy//informed consent--tell them about
research and that they can quit//minimize deception//debriefing

psychiatrists correct answers M.D.//physicians can prescribe drugs

psychologists correct answers Ph.D. or Psy. D//research, teaching, or therapy

neurons (nerve cells) correct answers transmit and receive neural impulses

dendrite correct answers receives information

cell body (soma) correct answers nucleus, keeps cell alive

axon correct answers transmits information to another neuron

resting potential correct answers interior of neuron has more negative ions and no signal is being
transmitted

action potential correct answers a brief electrical impulse that along the axon when positive ions
rush in

communication between neurons correct answers electrical impulse terminal buttons at the end
of an axon//neurotransmitter chemicals produced

synapse correct answers gap or junction between neurons where neurotransmitter chemicals
cross to receptor sites on dendrites

neurotransmitters correct answers chemical substances that are stored in very tiny sacs within the
terminal buttons and involved in transmitting information across a synaptic gap to the next
neuron

acetylcholine correct answers memory, sleep; Alzheimer's

norepinephrine correct answers stress, learning, ADHD, depression

dopamine correct answers pleasure, learning, emotion, motivation, movement; Schizophrenia

serotonin correct answers mood, appetite, sleep, depression

endorphins correct answers pain reliever; drug addiction

neurotransmitter chemicals correct answers affect learning, memory, mood, behavior and mental
illness

brain stem correct answers breathing, attention, basic functions; innermost

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