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AP Psych Midterm Flashcards

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Experiment:

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Researcher controls variables to establish cause and effect

Disadvantage: difficult to generalize

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Independent Variable

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Purposefully altered by researcher to look for effect

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Experimental Group

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Received the treatment (part of the IV); can have multiple exp, groups

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Control Group

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Placebo, baseline (part of the IV); can only have 1

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Placebo Effect

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Show behaviors associated with the exp. group when having received placebo

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Dependent Variable

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Measured variable (is DEPENDENT on the independent variable)

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Double Blind

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Where neither the participant or the experimenter are aware of which condition people are assigned to (drug studies)

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Single Blind

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Only participant blind- used if experimenter can’t be blind (gender, age, etc)

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Operational Definition

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Clear, precise typically quantifiable definition of your variables - allows replication

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Confound

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Error/flaw in study

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Random assignment

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Assigns participants to either control or experimental group at random - increase chance of equal representation among groups

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Random sample (selection)

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Method for choosing participants for your study - everyone has a chance to take part, increases generalizability

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Representative Sample

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Sample mimics the general pop.

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Positive Correlation

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Variables increase and decrease toagher

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Negative Correlation

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As one variable increases the other decreases

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Naturalistic Observation

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Adv: Real world validity (observe people in their own setting)

Disadv: no cause and effect

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Case study

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Adv: Studies ONE person (usually) in great detail - lots of info

Disadv: No cause and effect

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ETHICAL GUIDELINES

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  • Confidentiality
  • Informed Consent
  • Debriefing
  • Deception must be warranted
  • No Harm
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Neuron

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Basic cells of the NS

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Dendrites

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Short, branchlike structures of a neuron that receive information from receptors and other neurons

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Soma

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Cell body (includes nucleus)

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Axon

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Part of a neuron that transmits information to other neurons and to muscles and glands

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Myelin Sheath

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Fatty protein substance that covers some axons, increasing speed of transmission

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Neurotransmitters

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Chemical messenger that cross the synaptic gap between neurons

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Synapse

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Site where two or mor neurons interact but do not touch

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Reuptake

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  • Method of clearing a neurotransmitter from the synaptic cleft, in which the neurotransmitter is reabsorbed into the terminal buttons
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Endorphins

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“morphine within”, natural, opiate like neurotransmitter linked to pain control and to pleasure

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Resting potential

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Electrical charge (negative) of a neuron when it is not firing

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Central Nervous System (CNS)

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Division of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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The sensory and motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body

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Somatic Nervous System

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Division of the peripheral nervous system that control’s the body’s skeletal muscles

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Brainstem

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  • The oldest part of the central core of the brain
  • Responsible for automatic survival funtions and composed of medulla, pons and reticular formation
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Pons

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Structure of the brainstem that allows for communication between the cerebellum, cerebral cortex

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Medulla

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  • Base of the brainstem
  • Controls heartbeat and breathing
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Reticular Formation

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  • Band of nerve fivers that run through the center of the brainstem
  • Important in controlling arousal levels
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Cerebellum

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  • Structure of the hindbrain that coordinates voluntary muscular movements
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Corpus Callosum

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  • Wide band of neural fibers that connects the two hemispheres of the brain
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Limbic System

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A group of structures located beneath the cerebral cortex that are involved in regulating emotions and motivated behaviors

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Thalamus

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  • Subcortical structure that relays incoming sensory information to the cerbral cortex and other parts of the brain
  • “Sensory Switchboard”
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Action Potential

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  • Brieft electrical charge that travels down the axon
  • A process also called “depolarization”
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Threshold

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The level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse

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Refractory period

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  • Period, after firing, during which the neuron is unable to fire because it is repolarizing
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Aphasia

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loss of ability to speak or understand written or spoken language

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Endocrine system

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The body’s “slow” chemical communication system, a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream

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Hormones

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Chemicals produced by the glands of the endocrine system that are carried by the bloodstream to other body tissues

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Pituitary Gland

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  • Gland located below the thalamus and hypothalamus
  • Called the “master gland” of the endocrine system because it controls many other glands
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Acetylocholine (ACh)

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  • Neurotransmitter that enables muscle action, learning and memory
  • Undersupply is linked with Alzheimer’s disease
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Dopamine

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  • NT that influences movement, learning and attention
  • Overactivity of receptors linked to schizophrenia while an undersupply linked to Parkinson’s disease
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Serotonin

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  • NT that affects mood, hunger, sleep, arousal
  • Undersupply of this NT is linked with Depression
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Norepinephrine

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  • NT that controls alertness and arousal
  • Undersupply can depress mood
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GABA

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  • Majory inhibitory NT
  • Undersupply linked to seizures, tremors and insomnia
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Glutamate

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  • Major excitatory NT
  • Oversupply can overstimulate brain, producing migraines or seizures
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Hippocampus

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  • Structure in the limbic system important in processing memories
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