Psych 115 final exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Mechanical senses transduce mechanical energy into nerve impulses ex) somatosensation, vestibular, hearing Chemical senses transduce energy from chemical reactions into nerve impulses ex) nociception, taste, olfaction to evaluate the qualities of substances we ingest into our bodies, namely, the food we eat (or drink) and the air we breathe Photosensors transduce electromagnetic energy into nerve impulses ex) vision Taste The sense of taste arises from sensory receptors on the tongue called ...

PSYCH 115 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS~ A+ GRADE 2024 Which of the following is an overt behavior Correct Answer Reaction Time Which of the following is NOT part of the scientific method Correct Answer Report conclusions directly to the media You are teaching Psych-115 and all of your students correctly answer every question on the first test. When trying to explain this success, the law of parsimony would lead you to assume: Correct Answer Your students studied ha...

Psych 115 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass How does facial somatosensatory information enter the brain? - Answer- through cranial rather than spinal nerves dermatome - Answer- area of skin innervated by a single spinal nerve How is the spinal cord subdivided? - Answer- cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal What protects the spinal cord? - Answer- bony vertebrae and the meninges ventral roots - Answer- carry motor commands out of the spinal cord to the muscles dorsal ro...

Skeleton -contains 206 bones -before the brain even gets to generating motor commands, it is constrained by the body's flexibility -bones connected by flexible joints Joints -the way they bend determines what movements are possible for the body to make Skeletal muscles -control skeletal movements -flexors and extensors -muscles connected to bone by tendons -each muscle is a large bundle of many smaller muscle fibers -muscles exert force by contracting (shortening fibers); they can pull a limb...

PSYCH 115 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Which of the following is an overt behavior - Answer- Reaction Time Which of the following is NOT part of the scientific method - Answer- Report conclusions directly to the media You are teaching Psych-115 and all of your students correctly answer every question on the first test. When trying to explain this success, the law of parsimony would lead you to assume: - Answer- Your students studied hard in order to correctly answer every q...

PSYCH 115 FINAL EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS~ 100% VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS

Aggression behavior with the purpose of harming another Frustration-aggression hypothesis animals aggress when their desires are frustrated Cooperation behavior by two or more individuals that leads to mutual benefit Group a collection of people who have something in common that distinguishes them from others Prejudice a positive or negative evaluation of another person based on their group membership Common knowledge effect the tendency for group discussions to focus on information that al...

Emotions Subjective feeling associated with physiological state necessary to feel "normal" James-Lange Emotion Theory Physiological Response (increased heart rate; trembling, sweating) --> Emotion (cumulative effect of other responses) 2 assumptions of James-Lange Theory 1. For each emotion, you have a set of physiological responses 2. In the absence of physiological response, you have no emotion Cannon-Bard Emotion Theory Emotions and Physiological Responses are independent and simultan...

Three components that make up emotions physiological reaction, behaviors, thoughts/congition Commonsense theory emotion theory that states that awareness of an emotion precedes physiological activity James-lange theory emotion theory that states physiological activity precedes the emotional experience Two-factor theory emotion theory that states emotions have two factors: physical arousal and cognitive label Dimensions of experiencing emotions pleasant/positive, unpleasant/negative, high aro...

PSYCH 115 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Which of the following is an overt behavior Reaction Time Which of the following is NOT part of the scientific method Report conclusions directly to the media You are teaching Psych-115 and all of your students correctly answer every question on the first test. When trying to explain this success, the law of parsimony would lead you to assume: Your students studied hard in order to correctly answer every question Which of th...