Research
Francis Bacon came up with this method to study empirical evidence to prove a hypothesis
What is the Scientific Method
Branch-like extensions of neurons are called
What is dendrites
The tiny bones in the middle ear are called these three names IN ORDER FROM OUTER TO INNER
What is the hammer, anvil and stirrup
A pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24 hour cycle
What is circadian rhythm
The master gland of the endocrine system
What is the pituitary gland
which group does NOT get the experimental treatment?
What is the Control Group?
A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called a
What is an action potential
This is a fluid filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses and an implant can function if damaged
What is the cochlea
Disorder Periodic uncontrollable attacks of overwhelming sleepiness
What is narcolepsy
A substance that can cross the placental barrier and harm an unborn child
What is a teratogen
Mean, Median, and Mode which is the Most
What is the Mode?
Dopamine is an examples this chemical
What is a neurotransmitter?
Although we studied this type of psychology, it is very difficult to prove it. Some categories are ESP, telepathy, clairvoyance.
What is Parapsychology?
Dreaming state with a lot of brain activity and very little bodily movement
What is REM?
Name the 5 Personality Factors based on the McCray Study (think of the Acronym)
OCEAN or CANOE
Openness Neuroticism
Conscientiousness
Extroversion Agreeableness
People's tendancy to exaggerate their ability to have foreseen the outcome of past events
What is hindsight bias
The Nervous system that is part of the peripheral nervous system that YOU can Control.
What is the somatic Nervous System
We can figure out the whole of a shape, picture, or even understand the meaning of incomplete sentences due to this concept.
What is Gestalt?
Freud describes the battle of Super Ego with this subconscious dynamic which creates your outward Ego.
What is the ID?
The body's tendency to maintain a constant internal state
What is Homeostasis
Watching Chimpanzees in their own environment is an example of this kind of research method.
What is naturalistic observation
This Brain stem part can wake a rat up instantly
What is the reticular formation?
Only sense that does not travel first through the Thalamus (it can travel straight to the Hippo-campus triggering memories)
What is olfactions/smell?
Because difficulty in testing this Conscious State, they are taking this Hilgard phenomenon off the AP Exam.
What is Hypnosis?
Manual for the Criteria of Psychological Disorders
What is the DSM V