EverythingYOU SHOULD know about Psychology

Row 1, Col 1 RETURN Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Results, Conclusion, Theory. What is Scientific Method?

1,2 Research method in which data is collected about a group of participants over a number of years to access how certain characteristics change and remain the same during development. What is longitudinal studies? RETURN

1,3 A reoccurring thought or image that seems to be beyond control. What is an obsession? RETURN

1,4 3 Stimulants? Amphetamines, Cocaine, Legal Stimulants. RETURN

2,1 The pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake. What is basic science? RETURN

2,2 The machine used to record the electrical activity of large portions of the brain. What is EEG scans? RETURN

2,3 An intense and irrational fear of a particular object or situation? What is Phobia? RETURN

2,4 A regular sequence of biological processes such as temp. and sleep that occurs every 24 hours What is circadian Rhythm? RETURN

3,1 Discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals. What is an applied science? RETURN

3,2 4 Lobes of the Brain Parietal, Occipital, Temporal, and Frontal RETURN

3,3 A disorder in which you are afraid of something. What is a phobic Disorder? RETURN

3,4 5 things that make us happy. Love, social connectivness, exercise, helping others, spirituality, helping others, food, money, omega-3.. RETURN

4,1 An experiment in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know which participants receive the treatment. What is a Double Blind Study? RETURN

4,2 Which lobe has to do with hearing and advanced visual processing? What is Temporal Lobe? RETURN

4,3 When you break down and aren’t able to function because of current experiences. What is a general anxiety disorder? RETURN

4,4 Developed from a Buddhist tradition. Focuses on the present moment. What is mindfulness? RETURN

5,1 A change in a participants illness or behavior that results from a belief that the treatment will have an effect rather than from the actual treatment. What is a Placebo? RETURN

5,2 An unpleasant consequence occurs and decreases the frequency of the behavior that produced it. (Type the question for 5,2 here.)? RETURN

5,3 What does PTSD stand for? Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder RETURN

5,4 A disagreement over whether heredity or environment is more important in development of living things. What is Nature vs. Nurture? RETURN