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What is melancholic humor associated with and what bodily functions can it lead to if it dominates the body?
Answer
Melancholic humor is associated with black bile and the elements of earth and the spleen. It can lead to sleeplessness and irritation if it dominates the body.
2
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What is sanguine humor associated with and what are the characteristics of people dominated by it?
Answer
Sanguine humor is associated with blood bile. People dominated by sanguine humor are confident, joyful, optimistic, expressive, and sociable.
3
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Who founded The Pambansang Samahan ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino?
Answer
The Pambansang Samahan ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino was founded by Virgilio Enriquez.
4
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What is the Humanistic Perspective in psychology focused on?
Answer
The Humanistic Perspective in psychology focuses on self-actualization and free will.
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What does the Evolutionary Perspective in psychology focus on?
Answer
The Evolutionary Perspective in psychology focuses on behavior and mental processes based on characteristics that all humans share.
6
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In the Philippines in 1970, what subject became the most popular undergraduate major in many colleges and universities?
Answer
Psychology became the most popular undergraduate major in many colleges and universities in the Philippines back in 1970.
7
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What is choleric humor associated with and what negative traits can it lead to in excess?
Answer
Choleric humor is associated with yellow bile, fire, and the gall bladder. It can lead to bad temper and anger in excess.
8
Question
What is the goal of Control in psychology?
Answer
The goal of Control in psychology is to change a behavior from being undesirable to desirable.
9
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What is Transduction in psychology?
Answer
Transduction is the process of converting visual stimuli into neural activity, where the brain interprets the stimuli.
10
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What is a Longitudinal design in research?
Answer
A Longitudinal design is a research design where one participant or group of participants is studied over a period of time.
11
Question
What system relays information to and from skin and skeletal muscles?
Answer
Somatic Nervous System
12
Question
What hormone provides more energy to the body and increases blood pressure and heart rate?
Answer
Norepinephrine
13
Question
Which nervous system controls organs in times of stress or 'fight or flight'?
Answer
Sympathetic nervous system
14
Question
What neurotransmitter regulates appetite, sleep, and has a role in depression?
Answer
Serotonin
15
Question
What covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed neural impulses?
Answer
Myelin sheath
16
Question
What part of the brain interprets, stores information, and sends orders to muscles, glands, and organs?
Answer
Brain
17
Question
What is a detailed description of a single individual suitable for studying rare conditions?
Answer
Case Study
18
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What is the study of attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors based on answers to questions?
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Survey
19
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What plays a role in the pleasure and reward system?
Answer
Dopamine
20
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What do we call learning about yourself through self-examination according to Socrates?
Answer
Introspection
21
Question
What are examples of Gestalt principles?
Answer
Contiguity, Proximity, Closure, Perception
22
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What factors cause birth defects?
Answer
Teratogens
23
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What is the body's habituation to a substance so that higher doses are needed to achieve similar effects?
Answer
Tolerance
24
Question
When does the most likely time for miscarriage or spontaneous abortion occur during pregnancy?
Answer
Embryonic period (first 3 months)
25
Question
What is the process of transmission of electric nerve impulses between nerve cells called?
Answer
Synapse
26
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Which part of the brain stores information about where and when events occur?
Answer
Frontal lobe
27
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Which system is responsible for integrating pieces of information when recalling an event?
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Limbic system
28
Question
What type of memory involves general knowledge and concerns?
Answer
Semantic memory
29
Question
What is the mental repetition of information to keep it in memory called?
Answer
Maintenance rehearsal
30
Question
What type of memory involves the maintenance of detailed visual memories over several minutes?
Answer
Eidetic Memory