Neuroscience and Behavior
The part of the neuron that receives information from other neurons and relays it to the cell body
The Dendrites
The part of the nervous system most active during fight or flight
Sympathetic Nervous System
Correlation does not equal _______.
Causation.
Psychologists usually have this type of degree
Master's/Doctorate
Which region of the brain orients you to your environment
The Midbrain
Part of the nervous system most associated with resting and digesting
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Experiments can show this.
Causal Relationships
This type of psychologists diagnosis, assess, treat, and research psychological conditions, but do not prescribe medication
Clinical Psychologist
These carry information from neuron to neuron through the synaptic gap
Neurotransmitters
Part of the nervous system made of the brain and spinal cord
Central Nervous System
As someone collects more money, they are said to collect more problems. This is an example of ______.
A positive correlation.
This type of psychologist is most likely to help you through ongoing life problems or stress
Counselor
This neuroimaging technique would be used to show the electrical activity in the brain
Part of the nervous system that is involved in controlling involuntary commands to the body
Autonomic Nervous System
This statistic tells us how strongly and in which direction two measured variables are related.
A correlation coefficient.
Psychiatrists are able to prescribe medication because they have this degree
Medical degree
The state a neuron is a when there is a negative charge (more potassium inside and more sodium outside the membrane)
Resting Potential
The part of the nervous system that connects the CNS to the rest of the vody
Peripheral Nervous System
A correlation of -.98 is said to have this.
A strong, negative relationship.
This is the type of psychology Mr. Elison (another GTF) does, which involves psychology of the workplace
Industrial and Organizational Psychology