Psyc 120 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

anna is reading her psychology text. the activation of receptors in her retina is called____; her interpretation of the stimuli as particular words is termed _____ correct answers sensation; perception the physical properties of a stimulus are translated into neural impulses in a process called ... correct answers sensory coding After transduction, most of the sensory neural information passes through which structure? correct answers thalamus according to this information-processing mod...

According to your authors, the discipline of psychology is best thought of as? a. a field of self-help principles to eliminate mental problems. b. a mixture of anecdotes and personal intuition about human behaviour and mental processes. c. a process for encouraging people to reach their ultimate potential. d. the scientific study of behaviour, thought, and experience. correct answers Answer D the scientific study of behaviour, thought, and experience. Psychology includes many diff...

A psychologist is often skeptical of claims suggesting that __________. A) people are influenced by others' thoughts and behaviors B) a particular behavior is the result of a single causal variable C) a person's culture is a strong influence on his or her everyday thoughts and behaviors D) a person's future behavior is often difficult to predict accurately correct answers B) a particular behavior is the result of a single causal variable Professor Clark gives her students an as...

Jason and Cora are riding on a roller coaster, which is producing high levels of arousal. They attribute their aroused state to romantic feelings for each other and feel they are falling in love. The effect of the roller coaster causes ________ associated with emotion; thinking that the arousal is usually due to romantic feelings is part of the ________ associated with emotion; and feeling they are falling in love reflects the ________ associated with emotion. correct answers physical changes; c...

Motivation correct answers The need or desire that energizes and directs behaviour. Four Perspectives for understanding motivated behaviours correct answers - Instinct theory - Drive-reduction theory - Arousal theory - Maslow's hierarchy of needs Drive reduction theory correct answers Suggest physiological needs creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need. For example: Need (Food, water) > Drive (Hunger, Thirst) > Drive-reducing...

A _____________ is the mental representation of an object, event, or idea. correct answers concept A group of interrelated concepts is a called a ____________. correct answers category The concepts of dog, cat, and goldfish can be grouped together to form a _____________ called pets. correct answers category Concepts and categories are important because they allow us to correct answers organize and manage tremendous amounts of information. The use of specific rules to categorize obje...

According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model, human memory consists of ____________ memory stores. correct answers three The Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory consists of ____________, which retain information in memory without using it for any specific purpose, and ____________, which shift information from one type of memory to another. correct answers stores; control processes Carlos finds a friend on Facebook whom he has not talked to in years. As they reminisce about things that happened ...

psychological science correct answers the study of mind, brain, and behavior a fictional psychologist who studies the mind correct answers amiable skepticism correct answers openness and wariness, critical thinking difference between using critical thinking explanations and everyday explanations for psychological phenomena correct answers critical thinking relies on evidence and scientific supporter conclusions major biases in thinking correct answers ignoring evidence (confirmation...

Asylums correct answers Residential facilities for the mentally ill Philippe Pinel & Dorothea Dix correct answers Early pioneers who worked for the humane treatment of the mentally ill Moral treatment correct answers The approach to mental illness calling for decency, kindness, and respect for those with mental illness 66 000 people were in psychiatric hospitals in Canada correct answers By the 1950s, how many people were in Canadian psychiatric hospitals? Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) ...

The first intelligence test was developed in order to: correct answers identify children who needed remedial education Which statement about siblings with significantly different IQs is true? correct answers The less intelligent sibling will earn approximately half the income as the more intelligent sibling. The theory that every task requires the combination of a general ability and skills that are specific to the task is known as the _____ theory of intelligence. correct answers two-fact...