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Discovering Psych & History
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Brain & Behavior
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Psych "Grab Bag"
100
scientific study of behavior and mental processess
What is psychology
100
tendency to remember or notice information that fits one's expectations, while forgetting discrepancies
What is confirmation bias
100
an individual nerve cell
What is a neuron
100
disease related to health-damaging personal habits
What is lifestyle disease
100
work-related condition of mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion
What is burnout
200
scientists, practitioners and/or teachers
Who are psychologists
200
in-depth focus on a single individual
What is case study
200
any chemical released by a neuron that alters activity in other neurons
What is a neurotransmitter
200
series of bodily reactions to prolonged stress, 3 stages (alarm, resistance and exhaustion)
What is general adaptation syndrome (GAS)
200
fight or flight system
What is sympathetic branch
300
description, understanding, prediction and control
What are the goals of psychology
300
changes in behavior due to participants' expectations that a drug (or other treatment) will have some effect
What is placebo effect
300
the capacity of the brain to change in response to experience
What is neuroplasticity
300
any distressing, day-to-day annoyance
What is microstressor (or hassle)
300
imaging technique that results in a 3-D image of the brain or body, based on its response to a magnetic field
What is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
400
study of overt, observable behavior
What is behaviorism
400
changes in the behavior of research participants caused by the unintended influence of their own expectations
What is research participant bias
400
outer layer of the brain
What is cerebral cortex
400
information given to a person about his or her ongoing bodily activities, aids voluntary regulation of bodily states
What is biofeedback
400
"master gland" whose hormones influence other endocrine glands
What is pituitary gland
500
founder of psychoanalytic psychology
Who is Sigmund Freud
500
a formal trial undertaken to confirm or disconfirm a hypothesis about cause and effect
What is an experiment
500
a system in the forebrain that is closely linked with emotional response
What is limbic system
500
a personality associated with superior stress resistance
What is a hardy personality
500
small area of the brain that regulates emotional behaviors and motives
What is hypothalamus