Psy 121 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The neural stimulus, when paired with an unconditioned stimulus, becomes a(n) ___________________ in classical conditioning. - Answer-conditioned stimulus Every week, Jade spends her allowance on 1/2-pound of sour lemon gummy candies, even though they always make her mouth water. One day, as she is walking down the street, Jade sees a girl carrying a little white bag that looks like a candy shop bag. Jade notices that her mouth is puckering and overflowing with saliva. In this example, the ...

PSY 121 CHAPTER 11 (Emotions, Stress and Health) EXAM STUDY Questions and Correct Answers.

psychology - the scientific study of behavior and mental processes objective introspection - the process of examining and measuring one's own thoughts and mental activities functionalism - early perspective in psychology associated with William James, in which the focus of study is how the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play Gestalt psychology - early perspective in psychology focusing on perception and sensation, particularly the perception of patterns and whole firgures p...

Which early movement of psychology investigated how our minds help us adapt to the world around us? - Functionalism What advice might John B. Watson have offered to psychologists of his time? - "Focus on observable behavior" Evolutionary psychology might suggest that certain cognitive strategies and goals are built into the brain because _______ - they help humans adapt to their natural environment You attend a lecture by a psychologist who uses terms such as free will and self-actualiza...

The neural stimulus, when paired with an unconditioned stimulus, becomes a(n) ___________________ in classical conditioning. - ️️conditioned stimulus Every week, Jade spends her allowance on 1/2-pound of sour lemon gummy candies, even though they always make her mouth water. One day, as she is walking down the street, Jade sees a girl carrying a little white bag that looks like a candy shop bag. Jade notices that her mouth is puckering and overflowing with saliva. In this example, the unc...

In 1792, Philippe Pinel argued that mentally ill patients should be ____________. - Answer-able to move around freely and exercise outdoors Which neurotransmitters do most antidepressants affect? - Answer-Serotonin and norepinephrine Self-help support groups differ from group therapy in that they ____________. - Answer-do not have a professionally trained therapist as their leader The application of operant-conditioning techniques to teach new responses or to reduce or eliminate maladaptiv...

psychology - ️️the scientific study of behavior and mental processes objective introspection - ️️the process of examining and measuring one's own thoughts and mental activities functionalism - ️️early perspective in psychology associated with William James, in which the focus of study is how the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play Gestalt psychology - ️️early perspective in psychology focusing on perception and sensation, particularly the perception of pat...

Four Approaches - Answer-1.Psychodynamic 2.Humanistic 3.Social-Cognitive- only in the book 4.Trait Approaches Psychodynamic: Sigmund Freud - Answer-Dynamic = motion / change Important role of unconscious mind Freud's Theory of Mind - Answer-3 Parts: ID: seeks immediate pleasure SUPEREGO: try to behave nicely EGO: reality principle Defense Mechanisms - Answer-Ego prevents anxiety by making the id's desires more socially appropriate. Are unconscious and pathological. Repression: Expe...

The school of psychology called structuralism used a technique called ________, which involved "looking inward" and reporting the contents of consciousness to study a person's experiences. - intervention - insight inventory - introspection - induction - ️️introspection _______________ established the first psychological laboratory in 1879. - William James - John Locke - Sigmund Freud - Wilhelm Wundt - ️️Wilhelm Wundt Professor Thomas approaches questions about human beha...

The school of psychology called structuralism used a technique called ________, which involved "looking inward" and reporting the contents of consciousness to study a person's experiences. - ️️introspection _______________ established the first psychological laboratory in 1879. - ️️Wilhelm Wundt Professor Thomas approaches questions about human behavior from a perspective that emphasizes unconscious processes within the individual, such as inner forces or conflicts. It is most l...