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PSYCH 1101 UGA EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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operational definition of intelligence - ANSWER IQ scoreAn experimenter announces, "This is an experiment on hypnosis." Although the
experimenter does not hypnotize anyone, most of the participants behave the
way they believe hypnotized people do. These results are an apparent example
of the effects of ___. - ANSWER demand characteristics
The many short, extensively branching fibres of a neuron that receive input
from other neurons are called ___. - ANSWER dendrites
Parkinson's disease is believed to be due to a deficiency in the activity of the
neurotransmitter ___. - ANSWER dopamine
Some investigators claim they have taught monkeys to understand spoken
English, but another scientist argues that the results might be due to a Clever
Hans effect. What does this mean? - ANSWER A horse that could understand
math and other basic functions. It turned out the horse was actually just picking
up on non-verbal cues off of the person conducting the experiment and
responding from those.
Why do you feel a pinch on your ankle more slowly than a pinch on your
shoulder? - ANSWER It passes through more neurons and travel a longer
distance.
the scientific study of mind and behavior - ANSWER psychology
, private, inner experience - ANSWER mind
observable actions of beings - ANSWER behavior
sensory input from the environment - ANSWER stimulus
time it takes to react to a particular stimulus - ANSWER reaction time
invented techniques for measuring reaction time - ANSWER Helmholtz
founded the field of psychology and focused on the study of structure -
ANSWER Wundt
idea that the mind could be understood by breaking it down into its basic
components - ANSWER structuralism
focused on what the consciousness does, and how consciousness evolved -
ANSWER William James
tool used to understand regular human behavior - ANSWER psychological
disorders
developed psychoanalysis - ANSWER Freud
the concept that emphasizes unconscious influences and childhood experiences
in shaping behavior - ANSWER psychoanalysis
type of psychologist that suggest that people inherently grow toward their full
potential independent of experiences - ANSWER Humanistic
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