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Nervous System
Neuroscience and Behavior
Correlation and Causation
Types of Psychologists
100

Type of psychology that investigates observable behaviors and responses

Behaviorism

100

Part of the nervous system made of the brain and spinal cord

Central Nervous System

100

The part of the neuron that receives information from other neurons and relays it to the cell body

The Dendrites

100

An experiment can determine a _____ relationship

Causal

100

Psychologists usually have this type of degree

Master's or Doctorate

200

Principle of the Belmont Report dealing with the need to maximizing benefits and reducing risks

Beneficence

200

The part of the nervous system most active during fight or flight

Sympathetic Nervous System

200

Which region of the brain orients you to your environment

The Midbrain

200

As someone collects more money, they are said to collect more problems. This is an example of ______.

A Positive Correlation
200

This type of psychologists diagnosis, assess, treat, and research psychological conditions, but do not prescribe medication

Clinical Psychologist

300
A researcher wants to investigate the impacts of different quantities of caffeine on reaction speed. Quantities of caffeine is the ______ variable.

Independent Variable

300

Part of the nervous system most associated with resting and digesting

Parasympathetic Nervous System

300

These carry information from neuron to neuron through the synaptic gap

Neurotransmitters

300

A variable that is unmeasured but impacts outcomes

Confounding Variable

300

This type of psychologist is most likely to help you through ongoing life problems or stress

Counselor

400

The extent that findings can be generalized to other people and real-world situations

External Validity

400

Part of the nervous system that is involved in controlling involuntary commands to the body

Autonomic Nervous System

400

This neuroimaging technique would be used to show the electrical activity in the brain

Electroencephalograph (EEG)

400

A correlation with a correlation coefficient of -.98 has what kind of relationship (strength and direction)

A strong, negative relationship

400

Psychiatrists are able to prescribe medication because they have this degree

Medical degree

500

Hormones are released by the _____ system

Endocrine

500

The part of the nervous system that connects the CNS to the rest of the body

Peripheral Nervous System

500

The state a neuron is a when there is a negative charge (more potassium inside and more sodium outside the membrane)

Resting Potential

500

This statistic tells us how strongly and in which direction two measured variables are related

Correlation Coefficient

500

This type of psychology involves psychology of the workplace

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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