PSYC 200-01 Introduction to Psychology at Concordia University

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What are the two key characteristics that assessments in Psychology must have?

Valid and Reliable

What does the field of Psychology study in relation to the mind and mental activity?

Thoughts, emotions, memories

What is the physiological substrate or biological basis of the mind and mental activity?

Brain

What are the two main factors that influence behavior according to the text?

Nature (genetics) and nurture (environment) Signup and view all the answers

What type of assessments are used in clinical neuropsychology to quantify behavior?

Paper and pencil questionnaires; computerized questionnaires; tests Signup and view all the answers

What does brain imaging provide insight into?

Biological/neurological basis of behavior Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to brain degeneration found postmortem in individuals who did not show signs of cognitive deterioration during their lifetime?

Neural degeneration Signup and view all the answers

Why does imaging currently not make psychometric assessments obsolete?

Functions of the mind are too complex to simply be the sum of brain parts. Signup and view all the answers

What concept, introduced by William James, suggests that the mind's functions are more than just the sum of its parts?

Functionalism Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the bias that favors evidence consistent with our beliefs while disregarding contradictory evidence?

Confirmation bias Signup and view all the answers

What cognitive bias involves perceiving causal relationships that are actually fictitious?

Hindsight bias Signup and view all the answers

What effect, known as the Dunning-Kruger effect, suggests that individuals lack the ability to evaluate their weaknesses?

Dunning-Kruger effect Signup and view all the answers

What did Broca's finding indicate regarding the brain?

Localization of function, specifically speech in BA 44-45 Signup and view all the answers

What imaging technique is used to study the volume of brain structures?

Segmentation Signup and view all the answers

What does DTI stand for in brain imaging?

Diffusion tensor imaging Signup and view all the answers

What type of fMRI examines brain activity during specific tasks?

task-based fMRI Signup and view all the answers

Which brain region is commonly associated with the Default Mode Network (DMN)?

MPFC, PCC, Precuneus Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of heredity found in the DNA in the cell nucleus?

Nucleotide Signup and view all the answers