Psychology 121 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...

What is Psychology - Answer-Study of behavior and mental processes Scientific Method - Answer-1. Perceive 2. Hypothesize 3. Test 4. Draw Conclusions 5. Report, Revise, replicate Correlation - Answer-A measure of the relationship between two vaariables Positive Correlation - Answer-Variables related in same direction Negative Correlation - Answer-Variables related in opposite directions psycho-dynamic perspective - Answer-unconscious, conscious ego Behavioral - Answer-learning and condi...

The idea that human behavior is influenced by unconscious forces that are outside of a person's awareness (particularly sexual and aggressive forces) is advocated by which area of psychology: A. behaviorism B. structuralism C. humanism D. cognitive psychology E. psychoanalysis - Answer-E. psychoanalysis Which of the following correlation coefficients expresses the strongest relationship between levels of stress and likelihood of cancer? A. -.79 B. .60 C. .32 D. .10 E. .90 - Answer-...

what are the two kinds of psychology? - Answer-research psychologists; psychologists practitioners what does a research psychologist do? - Answer-investigate, and find new knowledge what does a psychology practitioner do? - Answer-use existing research what does psychology rely on? - Answer-empirical methods what does psychology use? - Answer-the scientific method what is the scientific method? - Answer-set of assumptions; rules or procedures that scientists use to conduct empirical resear...

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...

At 1:00 A.M. Luis gets out of bed and begins to sleepwalk. An EEG of his brain activity is most likely to indicate the presence of: - Delta Waves At 3 o'clock in the morning, John has already slept for four hours. As long as his sleep continues, we can expect an increasing occurrence of: - REM Sleep 40 year old Lance insists that he never dreams. Research suggests that he probably: - Would report a vivid dream if he were awakened during REM sleep Nightmares occur in - REM Sleep A woman b...

The autonomic nervous system most directly controls? - Answer-Involuntary body functions, like bladder contractions, heart beat, etc. Messages are transmitted from your spinal cord to muscles in your hands by the ________ nervous system. - Answer-Peripheral After discovering that the shadows outside his window were only trees in the yard, Ralph's blood pressure decreased and his heartbeat slowed. These physical reactions were most directly regulated by his: - Answer-Parasympathetic Nervou...

what are the two kinds of psychology? - ️️research psychologists; psychologists practitioners what does a research psychologist do? - ️️investigate, and find new knowledge what does a psychology practitioner do? - ️️use existing research what does psychology rely on? - ️️empirical methods what does psychology use? - ️️the scientific method what is the scientific method? - ️️set of assumptions; rules or procedures that scientists use to conduct empirical res...

The autonomic nervous system most directly controls? - ️️Involuntary body functions, like bladder contractions, heart beat, etc. Messages are transmitted from your spinal cord to muscles in your hands by the ________ nervous system. - ️️Peripheral After discovering that the shadows outside his window were only trees in the yard, Ralph's blood pressure decreased and his heartbeat slowed. These physical reactions were most directly regulated by his: - ️️Parasympathetic Nervous S...

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...