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Final Exam: Psychology 01
Final Exam: Psychology 01
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/26/2011

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Who started Psychology?
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Wundt, German
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When did Psychology begin?
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1879, First Psychology Laboratory
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Pavlov's Dogs?
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Pavlov's dogs were used in classical conditioning, used a bell to teach dogs to drool
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Little Albert: Film of baby who was scared of everything furry, like animals and fur coats
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List the Static (snapshot) Brain Scan methods
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CT
MRI
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List the Functional (across time) Brain Scann measures
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-EEG
-MEG
-PET
-fMRI (fluid)
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You wish to examine someone's skills involving verbal & math problems over 5 minutes. Which one will you NOT use?
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MRI
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2 months after stroke. Which test will doctor perform to assess their skills?
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PET
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Thoughts are restricted (t/f)
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True, they must follow specific pathways.
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Medulla
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Heart rate and breathing
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Cerebellum
Definition
coordination and balance
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Reticular formation
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Alertness
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Thalamus
Definition
Central location of all sensory input
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Brain is similar anatomically to what food?
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Mushroom, it develops and grows very similarly in sections
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MRI
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Magnetic resonance Imaging useful for measuring static states such as brain damage
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EEG scan
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Functional. Electro activity of brain passes residual signals through the skull .
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PET
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measures glucose activity in brain.
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fMRI scan
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measures localized changes in magnetism as a result of blood flow through brain areas.
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Limbic System
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controls emotions
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Reward Center
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is part of limbic system
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Cortex Lobes:
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F-POT

Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal
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Frontal
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planning and motor output "front"
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Parietal
Definition
Touch and Vestibular Input (crown of head)
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Occipital
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Visual input (back)
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Hippocampus and Amygdala are close to each other
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Fear & Agression
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