Unit 1
What are the 4 parts of the scientific method?
DATA
HYPOTHESIS
IMPROVEMENT
OVERCOMING BIAS
Draw and Label a neuron, explaining each function.
draw on board
What are some negative effects of sleep loss? Give 3 examples.
LOSS OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION
-MEMORY ISSUES
WORSENED JOB PERFORMANCE
IMMUNE SYSTEM ISSUES
What is a schema?
a schema describes a pattern of thought or behavior that organizes categories of information and the relationships among them
Explain and give an example of positive and negative punishment, and positive and negative reinforcement.
IN NOTES
What are the 2 different schools of psychology?
FUNCTIONALISM AND STRUCTURALISM
What are graded potentials, action potentials, and neurotransmitters?
GRADED POTENTIALS= COMPARE SIGNALS WITHIN A CELL
ACTION POTENTIALS=PROPAGATES SIGNAL TO A MORE DISTANT LOCATION
NEUROTRANSMITTERS= ARE CHEMICALS THAT SEND SIGNAL TO THE NEXT CELL
How can you improve sleep?
USE BEED ONLY FOR SLEEPING
GET AT LEAST 7-8 HOURS OF SLEEP EACH NIGHT
DON'T HAVE CAFFEINE BEFORE BED
LIMIT SCREEN TIME BEFORE BED
What is context and state dependent learning? Give an example of each.
CONTEXT=WHEN YOU STUDY IN THE SAME ENVIRONMENT/SURROUNDINGS THAT YOU TAKE A TEST YOU'll DO BETTER ON THE TEST
STATE=IF YOU STUDY IN A CERTAIN STATE OF MIND, IT IS BETTER TO TAKE THE TEST IN THAT STATE OF MIND ALSO
Undisputed King of Vision is...
MANTIS SHRIMP
What are the 4 parts of active learning? Explain them.
SELF-REFERENCE EFFECT
METHOD OF LOCI
SPACING EFFECT
METACOGNITION
What is sensation and perception?
SENSATION= The 5 SENSES
PERCEPTION=HOW WE INTERPRET THE 5 SENSES
What are the 3 pieces that someone has to meet in order to be addicted to something?
CRAVINGS
RELAPSE/REMIT
MALADAPTIVE
What is the primacy and recency effect?
PRIMACY=REMEMBERING WHAT YOU LEARNED FIRST MORE THAN THE MIDDLE
RECENCY=REMEMBERING THAT LAST THING YOU LEARNED MORE THAN THE MIDDLE
What does Dr. Engel drink from his cup?
WATER :0
What are the different research designs? Explain them.
DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH
CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
What is blindspot and completion?
BLINDSPOT= PART OF OUR VISION WHERE WE CANT SEE
COMPLETION=FILLS IN THE GAP
Explain what the disease model and moral model of drug addiction and explain which one is better.
DISEASE=GETS TREATED AS A DISEASE BACKED BY SCIENCE
MORAL=PEOPLE LOOK DOWN ON DRUG ADDICTS, SAYS ITS THEIR CHOICE
DISEASE MODEL IS BETTER BECAUSE IT FOCUSES MORE ON GETTING THE PERSON HELP
What is a flashbulb memory?
A flashbulb memory is a highly detailed, exceptionally vivid 'snapshot' of the moment and circumstances in which a piece of surprising and consequential news was heard.
Can we trust our own memory? Why or why not?
NO!!
Define Conceptual variable, measured variable, and operational definitions.
CONCEPTUAL= IDEA OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE MEASURED (AGGRESSION, HAPPINESS)
MEASURED= DEPENDENT VARIABLE, HAS TO BE DEFINED
OPERATIONAL DEFINITION= WHAT YOU USE TO MEASURE THE VARIABLE (# of seconds it takes to honk the horn at another car after the light turns green)
What are all the parts contributing to the central nervous system?
What is Classical Conditioning? Use all the proper terms! Give an example of a classical conditioning study.
NEUTRAL STIMULUS, UNCONDITIONED STIMULUS, UNCONDITIONED RESPONSE, CONDITIONED STIMULUS, and CONDITIONED RESPONSE
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