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PSY 150

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PSY 150 Ch. 1 Homework Due at the start of class on ______________ Name: _____________________________________ Reading: Chapter 1 1. Define the following terms: a. behavior - b. clinical psychology - c. cognition -

Evolutionary Psychology

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Evolutionary Psychology (sparknotes.com) Evolutionary psychology uses evolutionary theory to explain similarities in psychological characteristics. According to evolutionary psychologists, patterns of behavior have evolved through natural selection, in the same way that physical characteristics have evolved. Because of natural selection,adaptive behaviors, or behaviors that increase reproductive success, are kept and passed on from one generation to the next. Mating Behavior

Research Methods

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Research Methods in Psychology (sparknotes.com) Psychological Research Psychologists study a wide range of topics, such as language development in children and the effects of sensory deprivation on behavior. They use scientifically testable models and methods to conduct their research. Describing Research Scientists use the following terms to describe their research: Variables:?the events, characteristics, behaviors, or conditions that researchers measure and study. Subject?orparticipant:?an individual person or animal a researcher studies. Sample:?a collection of subjects researchers study. Researchers use samples because they cannot study the entire population.

Myers Psychology Chapter 2 Vocabulary (6th Edition)

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Biological Psychology – Focuses on links between biology and behavior. Neuron – A nerve cell Dendrite – Branching extension, receives messages Axon – Extension of a neuron, sends messages Myelin Sheath – Helps protect and insulate Action potential – A neural impulse, electrical charge that travels down the axon. Threshold – the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse. Synapse – The junction between the axon tip (send) and the dendrite (receive) Neurotransmitters – Chemical messengers that traverse the synaptic gaps between neurons. Acetylcholine – Triggers muscle contractions Endorphins – “Natural morphine”, Pain control and pleasure. Nervous system – Electrochemical communication system of the body

Myers Psychology Chapter 6 Vocabulary (6th Edition)

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Selective Attention – the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus, as in the cocktail party effect. Visual Capture – the tendency for vision to dominate the other senses. Gestalt – an organized whole. Gestalt psychologists emphasize our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes. Figure-Ground – the organization of the visual field into objects that stand out from their surroundings. Grouping – the perceptual tendency to organize stimuli into coherent groups. Depth perception – the ability to see objects in three dimensions although the images that strike the retina are two-dimensional; allows us to judge distance. Visual cliff – a laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants and young animals.

Unit 1 Terms

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Unit 1 Terms Empiricism- The view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should therefore, relate on observation and experimentation. Structuralism- An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind. Functionalism- A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function-how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish. Experimental Psychology- The study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method. Behaviorism- The view that psychology should be an objective science and studies behavior without references to processes. Most research psychologists agree with the first part but not with the second part of the definition.

AP Psychology Mid Term Review

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Psychology Study Guide Chapter 1: Different types of psychologists (clinical, forensic, social, health, industrial etc) ? Clinical: aim to reduce psychological distress. Anxiety, depression, relationship problems, addictions and relationships. ? Forensic: applying theory to criminal investigations, understanding psychological problems associated with criminal behavior, and the treatment of criminals. ? Social: The study of relations between people and groups. Thoughts, feelings and behaviors altered by others. typically explain human behavior as a result of the interaction of mental states and immediate social situations ? Health: relatively new. Principles are used to help changes about people?s attitudes about health and

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