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what is the correct definition of discipline of psychology?
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
how would a psychologist define behavior?
Outward or over actions and reactions
what research topic did Wihelm wundt initially investigate when he founded the first psychology laboratory.
biases in social perception
dr. Ramirez
Psychoanalysis
pierre is interested
Cognitive perspective
humans can accurately recognize a smile from greater distances then they can other facial expressions of emotion
evolutionary perspective
how does a psychologist differ from a psychiatrist?
A psychologist has a doctor degree but no medical training and has a medical degree
what term is used to identify specialized cells in the nervous system and send and receive messages within the system?
Neuron
what are neo transmitters?
Chemical messengers that cross a space between neurons
which neurotransmitter is in associate with sleep mood, appetite and anxiety
Serotonin
what general functions coordinated by the limbic system
Emotion, motivation, memory, and learning
what are the executive functions performed by the frontal lobes?
Self awareness restraint, planning, and time management
Sarah suffered brain damage to her left temporal lobe
wernikes aphasia
which components make up this central nervous system
Brain and spinal cord
as yulya walk through a dark ally at night
Sympathetic nervous system
as yulya continued walking through the alley
Parasympathetic nervous system
Which part of the endocrine system is known as the master gland?
Pituitary gland
the sex glands in the human body are called
The gonads
what term do psychologists use to describe the processes of converting external stimuli into neural activity?
Transduction
rude very clearly detected the number six as blue
Synesthesia
what is the correct pathway that light travels through the eye from the external world to the brain
Pupil lens, phobia, then optic nerve
which structure in the eyes primarily responsible for registering color vision
Cones
The most common form of color blindness is
Red green colored blind
what is the correct pathway that sound waves travel from the external world to the inner ear?
pinna, hammer,anvil,oval window, cochlea, auditory nerve
Ian has played bass in a heavy rock 'n' roll band forever over 40 years
Nerve hearing impairment
tastebuds are contained inside
papillae
The ability to smell odor is called
olfaction
Gate control theory helps to explain the precipitation of
Pain
what is congenital analgisia
a inability to feel pain
when Alfredo returned home from a tour of duty in the middle East 10 years ago
Phantom limb pain
how can consciousness be defined?
Awareness of ourselves, and the environment
what is an altered state of consciousness?
A shift in the quality or pattern of a persons mental activity
an example of a biological event that follows a ciradian rhythm is
Sleep
what is the hypnic jerk?
A sudden muscle relaxation during initial stages of sleep
an inability to get sleep, or stay asleep, or get good quality sleep is all part of the definition of
Night terrors
blank is a disorder in which a persons briefly stop breathing many times during a night sleep
Sleep amnesia
when Larry was a teenager, he began experiencing period when he had lots of trouble staying awake during the day
Narcolepsy
what is the fundamental key to success hypnosis?
Heighten state of suggestibility in the person being hypnotized
after years of heavy drinking, Emily's body can no longer function normally without a certain amount of alcohol in it
Psychological dependence
Physical and psychological symptoms that occur when someone addicted to drugs stop taking collectively, known as
Withdraw
after years of heavy drinking, Emily needs greater and greater amount of alcohol intake to achieve the same drunken state that lower levels of alcohol used to achieve. Emily has progressed in her substance used to a state of
Tolerance
Emily believes that she needs four shots of tequila each night to feel loose and groovy
Psychological dependence
which substance is classified as a stimulant
Amphetamine
what is the stimulating substance found in tobacco
Nicotine
Which stimulate is consumed by the greatest number of people
Caffeine
what is the best definition of learning?
Any relatively permanent change in behavior brought up about by experience or practice
which situation is an example of classical conditioning
A child learns to blink her eyes to a bell
which researcher is associated with operant conditioning
B.F. Skinner
after watching her Father slide through pictures on his smart phone, using his index finger
Observational learning
punishment by removal is the same thing as
Negative punishment