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Final Jeopardy

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This brain structure handles all incoming sensory information except olfactory signals

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Thalamus

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These three structures make up the limbic system

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Hippocampus Amygdala Hypothalamus

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Neurotransmitter is to nervous system, as hormone is to system

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Endocrine System

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When the release of _______ is blocked, the result may bemuscular paralysis and Alzheimer’s disease.

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Acetylcholine(Ach)

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The __________ hemisphere ofthe brain is usually involved With decoding visual information

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Right

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Who would have been most likely toignore mental processes and to definepsychology as “the scientific study of observable behavior?”

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Watson

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Established the first psychologicalLaboratory.

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William Wundt

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Titchener’s technique for talking about your own thoughts and mental experiences.

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introspection

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A functionalist who authored the first psychology textbook.

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William James

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He discovered structuralism.

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Edward B. Titchener

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Billy is severely depressed and wants anti-depressant medication. He might see this type of therapist.

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Psychiatrist

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In studying anger, the psychologist who views an anger outburst as an outlet for unconscious hostility is coming from the _____________perspective.

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psychodynamic

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This type of psychologist assess and This type of psychologist assess and treat mental, emotional, and behaviortreat mental, emotional, and behavior

disorders.disorders.

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Clinical Psychologist

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This psychologist might work for Human Resources trying to improve productivity and morale in the company.

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Industrial/Organizational psychologist

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This type of psychologist studies the thought processes of people.

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cognitive

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All our thoughts and behaviors are the result of unconscious thoughts.

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PsychodynamicSigmund Freud

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Who cares about the unconscious mind? Our behaviors are the result of our environment, rewards and punishments.

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Behaviorists (behaviorism) like John Watson and Skinner

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We have free will. We need to find ourselves and maximize our potential.

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Humanistic

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We are angry because our amygdalas produce too much adrenaline. We are in love because of an excess of oxytocin.

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How behavior and thinking varyacross situations and cultures

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Social-cultural

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The standard deviation is a measure of how much the scores within a groups vary in relation to the

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Mean

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Psychologists generally Psychologists generally agree that the best agree that the best research method for research method for

determining cause and determining cause and effect is the _____________ effect is the _____________

method.method.

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Experimental Method

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There is a good chance that There is a good chance that we will find a we will find a

___________________ ___________________ correlation between time correlation between time

spent studying and grades in spent studying and grades in school.school.

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Positive

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Random sampling is to ________ asRandom assignment is to ________.

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Surveys; Experiments

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If results of research are not likely to have occurred by chance, we say the results are:

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Statistically Significant

Final Jeopardy

A statement of the procedures used to define research variables. Allows

for replication.

Final Jeopardy Answer

Operational Definition