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PSYCHOLOGY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PSYCHOLOGY FINAL EXAMQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Behaviorist - answer-a psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their
behavior based on their response to events in the environment
Cognitivist - answer-a psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and
use information and how cognitive processes influence our behavior
Abraham maslow - answer-described human nature as evolving and self-directed;
humans are not controlled by events or by unconscious forces; each person is unique
and has a self-concept to develop fully
Dualism - answer-the concept that the mind and body are separate and distinct
Case study - answer-research method that involves an intensive investigation of one or
more participants
Sample - answer-the small group of participants, out of the total number available, that
a researcher studies
Naturalistic observation - answer-research method in which the psychologist observes
the subject in a natural setting without interfering
Survey - answer-research method in which information is obtained by asking many
individuals a fixed set of questions
Longitudinal study - answer-research method in which data is collected about a group of
participant over a number of years to assess how certain characteristics change or
remain the same during development
Correlation - answer-the measure of a relationship between two variables or sets of
data
Double-blind experiment - answer-an experiment in which neither the experimenter nor
the participants know which participants received which treatment
Single-blind experiment - answer-an experiment in which the participants are unaware
of which participants received the treatment
Self-fulfilling prophecy - answer-a situation in which a researcher's expectations
influence that person's own behavior, and thereby influence the participant's behavior
, Placebo effect - answer-a change in a participant's illness or behavior that results from a
belief that the treatment will have an effect, rather than the actual treatment
Central nervous system - answer-the brain and the spinal cord
Somatic nervous system - answer-the part of the peripheral nervous system that
controls voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
Autonomic nervous system - answer-the part of the peripheral nervous system that
controls internal biological functions
Neurons - answer-the long, thin cells of nerve tissue along which messages travel to
and from the brain
Neurotransmitters - answer-the chemicals released by the neurons, which determine
the rate at which other neurons fire
Hindbrain - answer-a part of the brain located at the rear base of the skull that is
involved in the basic processes of life
Midbrain - answer-a small part of the brain above the pons that integrates sensory
information and relays it upward
Forebrain - answer-a part of the brain that covers the brain's central core
Corpus callosum - answer-carries messages back and forth between the two
hemispheres of the brain to jointly control human functions
Eeg - answer-a machine used to record the electrical activity of large portions of the
brain
Regions of the cerebral cortex - answer-parietal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe,
frontal lobe, primary motor cortex, primary somatosensory cortex
Endocrine system - answer-a chemical communication system, using hormones, by
which messages are sent through the bloodstream
Nature vs. Nurture - answer-inherited genes vs. Environmental factors
Rem sleep - answer-a stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements, a high
level of brain activity, a deep relaxation of the muscles, and dreaming
Biofeedback - answer-the process of learning to control bodily states with the help of
machines monitoring the states to be controlled
Meditation - answer-the focusing of attention to clear one's mind and produce relaxation
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