Ch 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Potpourri
100
In the past Psychology was considered a branch of this study.
What is Philosophy?
100
Everyone feels/believes the way I do.
What is false consensus?
100
Makes Up Peripheral Nervous System.
What are nerves?
100
Genetic Material Found in Nuclei; Total of 46
What are chromosomes?
100
Benefit from our experiences and adapt to our enviornment
What is functionalism?
200
An educated guess.
What is a hypothesis?
200
Rules/techniques for observations.
What is method?
200
Organs/Parts of the CNS.
What are the brain/spinal cord?
200
Observable Properties From Genotypes (May Vary Based On Environment)
What is a Phenotype?
200
Nautralistic Observation, Case Study, and Surveys
What are descriptive research designs?
300
Considers assumptions, evidence, hidden agendas, and develops conclusions.
What is critical thinking?
300
Variable manipulated by researcher.
What is the independent variable?
300
Subdivisions of Autonomic Nervous System.
What is the Sympathetic (Fight/Flight) and Parasympathetic System (Calm)?
300
Corresponding Pairs of Genes Located @ Specific Points on Chromosomes
What is Alleles?
300
Distribution where scores are clustered.
What is skewed?
400
John Locke tabula rosa.
What is blank slate/born w/o knowledge?
400
One group of subjects is exposed to various IVs.
What is a within group experiment?
400
Midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata.
What is the brain stem?
400
Gene Groups Acting Together Result in Polygenic Characteristics
What is Gene Complexes?
400
Includes Thalamus and Hypothalamus
What is the Diencephalon?
500
Father of Modern Psych
Who is Wundt?
500
Study that allows us to make a hypothesis about one variable based on the knowledge of another...HINT: this is NOT causation.
What is correlation?
500
Largest Area of the Brain Controls Reasoning, Memory, Linguistics, Emotions, VOLUNTARY movement and Creativity
What is the Cerebrum/Cerebral Hemisphere?
500
Explain Brain/Mind Development, By Studying Adaptive Behaviors
What is Evolutionary Psych?
500
This idea states what is natural is right.
What is Naturalistic?
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