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Psychology Midterm 1
Questions from Wiley Plus Chapters 1-9
Question | Answer |
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psychology is... | the science of behavior and mental processes |
levels of analysis in psychology? | All thoughts and behaviors occur at all three levels simultaneously. |
Greek philosopher ________correctly identified the brain as the organ of mental life | Hippocrates |
_________ believed that the brain was of minor importance. | Aristotle |
In which of the goals of psychology were the structuralists most interested? | description |
Which statement best captures Freud's view of the relationship between the conscious and the unconscious minds? | The conscious and unconscious minds are often in conflict. |
behavioral perspective | emphasizes observable behavior and objectivity |
A cultural psychologist would describe American culture as ___________ and would describe Chinese culture as _________. | individualistic; collectivist |
order of stages in the three-stage memory model, from first to last? | sensory memory --> working memory --> long-term memory (S.W.L) |
For encoding to occur, individuals need to focus on environmental stimuli. This "focus" refers to what cognitive process? | attention |
how many digets can you repeat using working memory | up to 7 |
Multiple choice test is to essay test as ________ is to ________. | recognition; recall |
What does the forgetting curve discovered by Ebbinghaus tell us about the way we forget material over time? | Most forgetting happens immediately after we learn material; the rate of forgetting slows down as time goes by. |
Which subcortical structure in the brain is especially important for consciousness? | thalamus |
Information of which you are currently unaware but which you can bring to mind quite easily is said to be in the ___________. | preconscious |
Freud suggested that most of one's personal knowledge is contained in the _______. | unconscious |