"Challenge Exam" PSYC 100 Clark College
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Study of behavior and the mind
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Define Psychology
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Description, explanation, control, application
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List and describe the four central goals of psychology
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Mind and body together
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Dualism
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Mind and body separate
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Monism
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First laboratory. Functionalism
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Wihelm Wundt
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Structuralism
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Edward Titchner
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Functionalist, Teacher
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William James
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The analysis of the mind in terms of its basic elements
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Structuralism
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Study of consciousness (not basic elements)
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Functionalism
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Searches for cause of behavior inside of subconscious mind.
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Psychodynamic Perspective
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Focuses on the role of the environment in governing our actions
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Behavioral Perspective
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Free will, personal growth, attempt to find meaning governs behaviors.
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Humanistic Perspective
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How we think and interpret governs our behaviors
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Cognitive Perspective
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Our brains and biological make up determine our actions
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Biological Perspective
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Case studies, naturalistic observation, survey research
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Three types of descriptive research
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Pros: rare phenomenon Cons: Can't show causation
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Case studies
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Pros: Observes human behavior Cons: Dose not show causation
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Naturalistic observation
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Pros: Large quantity of people can be polled Cons: Does not show causation
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Survey Research
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Determines cause and effect between two things Pros: Many potential variables possible
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Correlational Study
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Examining cause and effect relationships
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Experimental Study
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Manipulated or controlled
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Independent Variable
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Measured
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Dependent Variable
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Researcher kept away from group
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Experimenter Expectancy (how to limit the effects)
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Conducts electrical impulses away from cell to other organs
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Axon
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the structures on the neuron that receive electrical messages. These messages come in two basic forms: excitatory and inhibitory.
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Dentrite
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Somatic, Automatic
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Two divisions of the pheipheral nervous system
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effects one organ at a time
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Parasympathetic division
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Heart and Lungs
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Medulla
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Sense, visual, auditory
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Thalams
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Balance
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Cerebellum
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1) Conscious mind 2) Preconscious 3) Unconscious
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Levels of Consciousness (Freudian)
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Conscious use of effort and attention
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Controlled Processing
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preformed without conscious awareness or effort
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Automatic processing
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Extreme day time sleepiness, sudden uncontrollable sleep attacks.
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Symptoms of Narcolepsy
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Difficulty Falling asleep, staying asleep, getting restful sleep
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Symptoms of Insomnia
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loss of muscle tone that causes normal sleep paralysis is lost. Patients may sleep walk, kick, punch,injure themselves or others.
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Symptoms of REM sleep behavior disorder
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Views hypnosis as an altered state of consciousness
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Dissociation theories on Hypnosis
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Hypnosis experiences occur from the patient being willing to take on the role of being hypnotized
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Social-cognitive theories on Hypnosis
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Germinal, embryonic, fetal
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Three stages of prenatal development
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Zone of proximal development (Vgotsky)
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Skills to difficult for a child to do alone but can be achieved with help from a superior
