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1
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What is the order of the scientific method?

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  1. Observe a phenomenon
  2. Form a hypothesis and prediction
  3. Test through empirical research
  4. Draw conclusions
  5. Evaluate
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2
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Who is known for setting up the first psychological laboratory?

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William Wundt

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What is the purpose and function of the endocrine system?

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It’s basically set of glands (ovary, thyroid, hypothalamus, pancreas, etc.) that release hormones(chemical messagers) to regulate the activities or certain organs by releasing chemical products

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4
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What are the main components of the central nervous system?

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Brain and spinal cord

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5
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What are the parts of the eye?

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Lens, pupil, iris cornea, retina (look up diagram page 98)

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What is the difference between the independent variable and the dependent variable?

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The independent is the one the science changes to see what happens to the dependent.

The dependent is the outcome the independent is the factor changed by scientist

Variable is anything that can change

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What are placebos used for?

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The control group. It has no effects.

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What are Neurons?

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1 or 2 types of cells in the nervous system; they are the nerve cells that handle the information processing function

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9
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What is the biggest organ in the body?

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Skin

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Why does the blind spot of the retina lack “rods and cones”?

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Because it is the location where the optic nerve exists the retina

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What’s is the goal of the scientific method?

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To provide empirical evidence or data based on systematic observations or experimentation

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What does the part of the brain called the hippocampus do?

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It is responsible for making new memories

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What does the part of the brain called the thalamus do?

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Relays sensory information

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What does the part of the brain called the hypothalamus do?

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It keeps the body systems in a steady state

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What is the difference between control groups and experimental groups?

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Experimental groups receives drug or treatment but the control is treated exactly the same as experimental but doesn’t receive the drug(independent variable)

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16
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What are the main qualities sounds can be differentiated?

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Loudness, pitch, timbre

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17
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Factors that describe color?

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Hue, brightness, saturation

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18
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Altered states of consciousness can be produce by what???

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Fatigue

19
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What is the biological clock that regulates our pattern of sleep?

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Circadian rhythm

20
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What is the sleep disorder characterized by sudden, uncontrollable urge to fall asleep called?

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Narcolepsy

21
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Medication that are depressant drugs that reduce anxiety and induce relaxation are called

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Tranquilizers

22
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What does memory refer to?

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Memory refers to retention of information or experience overtime

23
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What does encoding referred to?

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Encoding refers to the process by which information gets into the memory storage.

24
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What does syntax refer to?

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Syntax Refers to a language rules for combining words to form acceptable phrases and sentences

25
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What is the part of the Neuron that contains the nucleus, which directs the manufacture of substance that the neuron needs for growth and maintenance?

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Cell body

26
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What’s the name of the treelike fibers projecting from a neuron, which receive information and orient it toward the neuron cell?

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Dendrites

27
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What part of the neuron that carriers information away from the cell body toward other cells

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Axon

28
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What lobes of the brain form structures located in the back of the head that respond to visual stimuli

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Occipital lobes

29
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What lobes of the brain form structures at the top and to word the rear of the head that are involved in registering spatial location, attention, and motor control?

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Parietal lobes

30
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What lobes in the brain form structures in the cerebral cortex that are located just above the ears and are involved in hearing, language, processing, and memory?

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Temporal lobes

31
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What lobes in the brain form the portion of the cerebral cortex behind the forehead involved in personality, intelligence, and the control of voluntary muscles?

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Frontal lobes

32
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Does automatic processing requires lower or higher? levels of attention then control processes

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Lower

33
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Controlled processing

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We actively have to make decision,

Consciously aware, purposely

34
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Automatic processing

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Our brain acts on the past
Little to know effort or thought
Practice long enough

35
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What is the process of receiving stimulus energies from the external environment and transforming those energies into neural energy?

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Sensation

36
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What is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information so that make sense to us?

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Perception

37
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Stimuli are detected through a process called what?

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Sensation

38
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What is the multi layered light-sensitive surface in the eye that records electromagnetic energy and converts it into neural impulses for processing in the brain

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Retina

39
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What are the receptor cells in the retina that allow for color perception?

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Cones

40
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What are the receptor cells in the retina that are sensitive to light but not useful for color vision?

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Rods

41
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What is the structure at the back of the eye made up of axons of the ganglion cells, that carries visual information to the brain for further processing?

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Optic nerve

42
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What method is used when you gain knowledge through the observation of events the collection of data and logical reasoning?

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Empirical method

43
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What are the most commonly use stimulants?

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Caffeine and nicotine

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