CHAPTER 1 What is Psychology? Psychology is the science of behavior and mental processes Thinking critically with Psychology Hindsight bias- Common Sense describes what has happened after the fact more easily than it predicts what will happen before the fact Common sense is a poor guide The Scientific Method Theory- an explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations Hypothesis- a testable prediction implied by a theory Simple Observation- simply observing
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to think of a question‚ what part of your nervous system did the logical thinking? (5 points Central nervous system: this is the portion of the nervous system of the brain and spinal cord. The brain does most of the information processing‚ storing‚ thinking and remembering. c. What parts of your nervous system allowed you to move your muscles to write the answer? What did those parts do? Somatic nervous system: this portion of the peripheral nervous system carries messages to and from the sense organs
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AP Psychology Midterm Study Guide #1 Unit 1: Psychology’s History and Approaches 1.Definition of Psychology? Disciplines it is rooted in? Psychology is the science of behavior and mental process; it seeks to answer how and why we think‚ feel‚ act as we do. Psychology is rooted in philosophy and biology. 2.What is the difference between nativism and empiricism? Which ancient philosophers/early psychologist were nativist? which were empiricist? Nativism is the argument that all our skills
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TEST 3 STUDY GUIDE CHAPTER 8 STUDY GUIDE (Define/describe all terms) 1. Developmental psychology - know how to apply the definition 2. Assimilation 3. Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development (including stages – see chart on pg. 251). Pay special attention to object permanence and the stage it occurs in. 4. Personal fable 5. Naïve idealism 6. Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development (including levels – see chart on pg. 254) Know how to apply this theory to real-life situations! 7. Erikson’s
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Chapter One↬ Humanism: Potential‚ Carl Rogers‚ Abraham Maslow Psychodynamic: Sigmund Freud‚ Unconscious‚ Repressed Memories Behaviorism: B.F. Skinner‚ Ivan Pavlov‚ John Watson‚ Environment‚ Reinforcement Cognitive: Thoughts‚ Internal Sentences Biopsychology: Hormones‚ Neurotransmitters Socio-Cultural: Religion‚ Race‚ Environment Wilhelm Wundt: First Psychology Lab‚ Structuralism‚ Introspection Eclecticism: Combination Approach‚ Multiple Perspective Gestalt: Whole Person‚ Max Wertheimer
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Exam 3 Review Sheet Genetics terms: phenotype‚ genotype‚ allele‚ dominant‚ recessive‚ homozygous‚ heterozygous‚ multiple alleles‚ codominance Phenotype: physical appearance Genotype: genetic composition Allele: alternate form of a gene Dominant: trait that will be expressed Recessive: trait that will be masked by dominant trait Homozygous: both alleles are the same Heterozygous: the alleles are different Multiple Alleles: Codominance: Sex determination – all possibilities Xyy: Xxy
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HBS ECA Study Guide UNIT 1 1.1.2 Directional terms describe the position of anatomical structures in relation to other structures or locations in the body and regional terms specify specific anatomical landmarks on the body. Students review on own. 1.2.1 A tissue is a group of similar cells designed to carry out a specific function. What are four main tissue types and how does structure lead to function? How does the structure of epithelial tissue lend this form of tissue to its function?
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Stress Adaptation and the Psycho-physiological Effects on the Body 73132 Psychology of Stress Assignment One The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand 1732 words Stress Adaptation and the Psycho-physiological Effects on the Body ‘Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.’ So says the Chinese proverb‚ (The Quote Garden‚ 2010) and in this writer’s opinion‚ the phrase is accurate‚ in a very broad sense. Tension‚ or stress can be defined as
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Lab 34b Cardiovascular Physiology 1. What was the baseline heart rate for the frog? 59-63 bpm 2. Which wave is larger‚ the one for atrial contraction or the one for ventricular contraction? Why? Ventricular. It shows the strength of the ventricle as it pumps blood‚ and it is a thicker muscle to pump stronger as it contracts 3. At what time during the contraction cycle was it possible to induce an extrasystole? The time during the relaxation part of cardiac cycle. 4. By clicking the Multiple
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Understanding Words * acetabul-: vinegar cup * adip-: fat * aer-: air * alb-: white * an-: without * ana-: up * anul-: ring * Apo-: away from * Append-: “to hang something”; * arth-: joint * Astr-: starlike * aud-: to hear * Ax-: axle * ax-: axis * Bi-: two * Bio-: life * blast: bud * burs-: bag‚ purse * calat-: something inserted * canal-: channel * Cardi-: referring to the heart * carp-: wrist
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