Psychology 111 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Test Bank for Psychology Themes and Variations, 6th Canadian Edition By Doug McCann Name: Class: Date: Chapter 1 - The Evolution of Psychology Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1 Multiple Choice 1. The term “psychology” comes from the Greek words psyche and logos. What does logos mean? a. the study of a subject b. the soul c. logic d. discipline ANSWER: a 2. Psychological research is sometimes distorted or grossly simplified in media coverage, leading to misinf...

TEST BANK for Sociology in Action: A Canadian Perspective 4th Edition by Bereska Tami and Symbaluk Diane. Chapter 1 1. Chapter 01-001 According to the textbook authors, we might better understand who becomes a professional hockey player by applying ideas developed by which of the following? a. Karl Marx b. Emile Durkheim *c. Max Weber d. Auguste Comte 2. Chapter 01-002 According to the textbook authors, what is the relationship between unemployment and postsecondary education? a...

Learning - correct answers Any relative permanent change in behavior that occurs because of experience Conditioning - correct answers A kind of learning that involves associations between environmental stimuli and responses Classical Conditioning (Pavlov) - correct answers The organism learns to associate two stimuli; one produces a response that originally was only produce by the other Unconditioned Stimulus (US) - correct answers Elicits the unconditioned response Unconditioned Res...

Schools of Thought - correct answers Empiricism, Structuralism, Functionalism, Behavioralism, Cognitive Revolution Empirism (Who and What) - correct answers John Locke All knowledge derived from sensory experience Mind is a blank slate (tabula rasa) Structuralism (Who and What) - correct answers Wilhelm Wundt and Titchener A method of introspection, interpretation and analysis of aspects of human cognition, behavior, culture, and experience. Relied on personal description of experience ...

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 11TH EDITION BY JAMES W. KALAT ISBN-9781111831004

Hindsight Bias - Knew-it-all-along effect after something happens Overconfidence - We all tend to think we know more than we do. Three main components of the scientific attitude - Curiosity, Empirical Approach, Humility Critical Thinking - Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions- examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions. Hypothesis - Testable prediction Operational Definition - Statement of procedure used to...

Concept - correct answers a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people Prototype - correct answers a mental image or best example of a category. Matching new items to this provides a quick and easy method for sorting items into categories. Used when classifying objects. Algorithm - correct answers a methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving particular problem. Contrasts with the usually speedier use of heuristics. (1 of 2 problem solving methods) He...

Psychology Themes and Variations 6th Edition. Doug McCann, Wayne Weiten & Deborah Matheson TB Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Raphael and Paxton are roommates. Because they’re both psychology majors, they choose to dress up as their favourite early psychologists for a Halloween party in their building. They also challenge one another to act like these psychologists all night, and the first one to break character has to take out th...

Structuralism - correct answers Based on the notion that the task of psychology is to analyze consciousness into its basic elements and investigate how these elements are related. Introspection - correct answers The careful, systematic self-observation of one's own conscious experience. Functionalism - correct answers Based on the belief that psychology should investigate the function or purpose of consciousness, rather than its structure. Natural Selection - correct answers Describes ...

action potential - correct answers an excitation that travels along an axon at a constant strength, no matter how far it travels axon - correct answers a single, long, thin, straight fiber with branches near its tip cell body - correct answers contains the nucleus of a cell dendrite - correct answers ("tree") widely branching structures that receive input from other neurons dopamine - correct answers the neurotransmitter glia - correct answers cells that support the neurons in m...

Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective By Martha Lally and Suzanne Valentine-French This Open Education Resource (OER) textbook was funded by a grant from the College of Lake County Foundation and supported by the Business and Social Sciences Division. This textbook can be found at: Publication is under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 unported license to view a copy of this license, visit Table of Contents C...

Learning - correct answers Any durable change in behavior or knowledge that is due to experience. Conditioning - correct answers Learning about associations. Ivan Pavlov () - correct answers Psychologist who conditioned dogs to salivate from the ring of a bell by associating a bell noise with food. Unconditioned Stimulus (US) - correct answers The stimulus that evokes and unconditioned response without previous conditioning. Unconditioned Response (UR) - correct answers Behavior that...