Psy 201 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

As Stacie drives on a main road, she approaches a traffic light that turns from red to green. In a process called transduction, A. the green light is a physical stimulus. B. the light waves are detected by Stacie's eyes. C. Stacie's sensory receptors translate the light into signals for the brain. D. Stacie's brain constructs a representation of the green light, which means "go." correct answers C Jack is camping with a friend in the woods. While stargazing, Jack notices a very faint...

Representing verbal info correct answers retain gist/ meaning vs. exact wording when told a story people retain the gist of the story not the exact wording Visual-spatial information correct answers stored as propositions (verbal statements) or as visual images ( a visual representation that preserves spatial and form information) Evidence for a visual-spatial format correct answers 3 ways: 1) Scanning experiments 2)mental rotation experiments 3) eidetic imagery Scanning experiment...

biopsychosocial model correct answers concept that emphasizes three aspects of abnormal behavior: biological, psychological, and sociological Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) correct answers book that sets specific criteria for each psychological diagnosis personality disorder correct answers maladaptive, inflexible way of dealing with the environment and other people behavior therapy correct answers treatment that begins with clear, well-defined behavioral go...

In its earliest days, psychology was defined as the a. science of mental life b. study of conscious and unconscious activity c. science of observable behavior d. science of behavior and mental processes correct answers a. science of mental life Who would be most likely to agree with the statement, "Psychology should investigate only behaviors that can be observed"? a. Wilhelm Wundt b. Sigmund Frued c. John B. Watson d. William James correct answers c. John B. Watson Today, psych...

Psychology correct answers The science of behavior and mental processes; "study of the mind" Clinical & Counseling Psychology correct answers Help individuals experiencing a continuum of psychological difficulty Forensic Psychology correct answers Provide psychological enterprise to the legal and judicial system Industrial/Organization Psychology correct answers Deals with psychological issues in the work place Sports Psychology correct answers Focus on improving athletic performan...

Structuralism correct answers early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind Functionalism correct answers early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function- how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish Behaviorism correct answers the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without references to ment...

Psychologists 8 Habits of Mind correct answers 1. Multiply determined nature of psychological phenomena 2. comfort with ambiguity/doubt 3. reliance upon systematic observation 4. Quantitative thinking 5. Relational reasoning 6. Evidence based thinking and decision making 7. Context matters 8. Definitions are essential starting points to psychologists Multiply determined nature of psychological phenomena correct answers biopsychosocial approach behavior is not simple cause and effect...

collectivistic vs. Individualistic cultures correct answers based on valuing the needs of a group or a community over the individual. stress the needs of the individual over the needs of the group as a whole. What types of work are psychologists involved in? correct answers biological, cognitive, developmental, personality, clinical, counseling, educational, social, quantitative Case study correct answers research method involving the intensive examination of some phenomenon in a parti...

is a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience correct answers learning ___ and ___ are types of associative learning correct answers classical conditioning operant conditioning What are the ABC's of behavior correct answers Antecedent Behavior Consquences Define the ABC's of behavior correct answers antecedent- what occurs prior to behavior behavior- the response to stimuli consequences- not positive or negative, just results of behavior What is unconditioned ...

psychology correct answers The scientific study of the mind and behavior Behavior correct answers all the actions that result from sensing and interpreting information from the world through the brain. Three steps in thinking critically correct answers 1. "What is the claim I am being asked to accept?" 2. "What evidence, if any, is provided to support the claim?" 3. "Given the evidence, to what extent should the claim be accepted or rejected? Three benefits of psychology correct...