All about the Action Potential
The Two main forces at rest in a neuron are?
Sodium and Potassium
NA+ and K+
_____ Is your physical appearance and _____ Is your genetic Appearance
Phenotype, Genotype
What is the name of the Scientist that we Study heavily in the chapter
Sigmund Frued
What is the Difference between the DV (Dependent variable) And the IV (independent variable)
Putting items into more meaning full groups is called what
Chunking
What are the Two Gradients and how do the affect EACH of the two Forces at rest
Electrical- Both in
Concentration- Na-IN K-Out
RR Rr rR rr
These are all examples of what
The available types of alleles
According to the Freud what are the three parts of our personality
(Think the iceberg)
Id
Ego
SuperEgo
Why do we need falsifiability
A good study need to be proven right or wrong
What are the 3 types of memory and the Three processes of memory
Sensory Working and Long term
Encoding storage and retrieval
Describe the all or none law
No matter how high the neuron is stimulated it fires 1 Action potential
Why did we study and look at PKU
It is a great combination of genes and the environment
Freud created and even tested certain behaviors we do to help lower stress and anxiety. What are they called
Defense Mechanisims
What is the major problem with Psudeosciene?
It lacks the safguards of proper science
(Falsability, Exaggerated claims)
Why do we sometimes need the Top down level of processing
We are not fast or smart enough to know the whole world. We use Top-down to save time and to fill in gaps
If a Neuron is 100% unable to fire, It is in what stage of the Potential
ABSOLUTE Refracatry period
If A person sees a dog with his left eye. Where does that information end up
RIGHT Hemisphere
What is the Biggest problem with Freud's psychosexual development
It Lacks Falsifiability
What is a major problem with Correlational Designs?
Bidirectionality and the 3rd variable
What are the major theories of Color vision And What is the biggest difference between Rods and Cones
TriChomaic- RGB
Opponent Process- Negative afterimages
Color Constancy
CONES FOR COLOR
In order what are the Stages of the action potential
1. Excitement brings sodium in
2. The Threshold brings the net charge to positive
3. The gates send the signal down the Axon
4. The Axon returns to normal with the pump and its refractory period.
What are the 4 Lobes of the Cortex and what do they do
Name 3/4
Frontal
Parital
Occipital
Temporal
What are the common Pitfalls of "Personality Tests"
P.T. Barnum effect- We want to be fooled and we want to figure out more of oursevs
Name all the Research designs you can
What is good and bad about them?
Case studies, Corelataionl designs, NAt Obv. Self Report. Surveys. Experemental
Representative VS Availability Heuristic. What is the difference?
Rep- is a stereotype and ignores the base rate of the scenario
Avi- Using the most recent or stronger memories to give e response. Cars VS Airplanes Detroit VS Michigin