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Chapter 1 ~ Introduction
Chapter 2 ~ Research
A little more research
Chapter 3 ~ Neuro
A little more Neuro
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Psychological Science is defined as the study of the.....
study of the mind, brain, and behavior
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The variable that is measured and is expected to change
DV
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This group receives treatment
Experimental group
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Located at the end of an axon
Terminal buttons
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This part of your brain plays a crucial role in leaning and memory
Hippocampus
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Who is considered the father of psychology?
Wilhelm Wundt
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Broad explanations and predictions concerning phenomena of interest
Theory
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The condition that is manipulated by an experimenter
IV
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this part of your brain is in control of heart rate/breathing
Medulla
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Plays are crucial role in emergencies... prepares body to fight or flight.
Autonomic Nervous System (Sympathetic/Parasympathetic)
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First woman to receive doctorate in psychology
Margaret Washburn
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This type of research examines two sets of variables to determine whether they are naturally related
Correlational Research
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Definition of Mode
most frequent score
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This part of the brain is the relay station
Thalamus
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The Somatosensory cortex?? is located in which lobe?
Parietal
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Titchener worked with what school of psychology?
Structuralist
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Systematic error in observation that occurs because of an observers expectation
Observer Bias
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Which famous research study demonstrated reactivity- when the knowledge that one is being observed alters the behavior of participants
Hawthorne
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For this brain scan, patients are injected with a radioactive liquid that shows which area of the brain is most active
PET
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Polarization depends on which two ions?
Sodium & Potassium
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Which psychologist placed great emphasis on the unconscious mind?
Freud
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An in-depth, intensive investigation of a single individual or a small group
Case Study
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Something other then the IV that caused the change
Confounding Variable
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What do Antagonist drugs do?
inhibit actions of neurotransmitters– block receptors