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Ch.1 & 2 Flashcards

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Evolutionary

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Natural selection, ancestral, survival of the fittest, strongest traits/ behaviours
-phobias (passed on by ancestors)

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Neuroscience

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Enables emotion, memories, sensory, experiences

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Behavioural genetics

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More modern- evolutionary

  • directly transmitted
  • great environmental influences
    • twins (e.g. Identical) / genetics
        • what will happen to the twins behaviour if the twins are separated?**
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Psychodynamic

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Freud!
-caused by conscious and unconscious conflicts
-unconscious drives behaviour
1) Id: basic wants, needs and desires
2) ego: keeps “Id” in check. Reality–follows rules
; uses defence–repression (keeping in subconscious)
; regression (managing anxiety)
; sublimation (find a socially except able outlet; gym, sports, art etc.)
3) super ego: standards, values, conscious, morals *stern “no no” to id

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Behavioural perspective

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Learned/learning

1) classical conditioning- Pavlov
2) operant conditioning-awards/punishments
3) observational (modelling- “copy cats”)

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Cognitive

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Thinking, reasoning, judging, preserving

  • *understand how people think, to understand their behaviour**
  • -attitude influences –> behaviours
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Humanistic perspective

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Humanistic perspective: Carl Rogers
“Self actualize–> driven to be the best you possibly can be.
** unconditional positive regard
;conditions of love –> meeting standards : self worth

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Social cultural:

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norms- unwritten rules; behaviours

  • religion, attitudes, traditions values
  • -individuals “me me me” -> better ourselves
    • collective “others” -> better for others, environment, family.
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Research method: descriptive

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Describing what you see (in objective matter)
A) case study: small group
B) survey: questionnaires, gathering information
C) naturalistic observation: records behaviours in natural environment

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Research methods: correlational

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\:one trait is related to another.   
-Pearson product moment correlation coefficient 
= "r" 
-strength.  Positive x^, y ^
-direction   Negative x^, y v
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Research methods: experimentation

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Manipulates one or more factors (independent variable) to observe the behaviour process or mental process of another (dependant)

  • experimental group - exposed to the treatment
  • control group - not exposed to the treatment
  • confounding variables; causing the change,
  • demanding characteristics; giving the results the experimenter wants
  • experimenter expectancy- influencing the subjects unconsciously.
  • placebo effect- changed based on expectations
  • blind study- subjects are in the dark about other groups
  • double blind- subjects & experimenter are in the dark about other groups.
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Structuralism

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Early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Tichener; used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind.

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Functionalism

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Early school thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioural processes function- how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.

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Behaviourism

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The view the psychology (1) should be an objection science that (2) studies behaviour without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with (2)

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Humanistic psychology

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Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people

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Cognitive neuroscience

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The interdisciplinary study of the Brian activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language).

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Psychology

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The science of behaviour and mental processes

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Nature-nurture issue

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The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviour s. Today’s psychology science sees traits an,d behaviours. Today’s psychological science sees traits and behaviours arising from the interaction of nature and nurture

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Natural selection

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The principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction amd survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.

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Levels of analysis

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The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon

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Biopsychosocial approach

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An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis.

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Psychology in court

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Forensic psychologists apply psychology’s
principles and methods in the criminal justice system. They Aymara assess witness credibility, or testify in court on a defendants state of mind and future risk.

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Basic research

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Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.n

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Applied research

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Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems

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Counselling psychology

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A branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or relationships) and in achieving greater well-being.

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Clinical psychology

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A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders

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Psychiatry

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A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy

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Positive psychology

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The scientific study of human functioning, with the goals of discovery and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive.

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Psychology: a science and a profession

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Psychologist experiment with, over serve, tests and treat behaviour. Here we see psychologist testing a child, measuring emotion-related physiology, and doing face-to-face therapy.

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Hindsight bias

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The tendency to believe, after an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, “I knew it all along”

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Critical thinking

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Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. “What do you mean” “how do you know”

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Theory

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An explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predictions on behaviours or events

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Hypothesis

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A testable predictions, often implied by a theory

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Operational definition

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A statement off the procedures (operations) used to define research variables. For examples, human intelligence maybe operationally defined as “what an intelligence test measures.”

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Replication

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Repeating the essence of a research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding extends to other participants and circumstances

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Case study

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An observation technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles

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Naturalistic observation

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Observing and recording behaviour in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situations

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Survey

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A technique for ascertaining the self reported attitudes or behaviours of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group

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Population

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All those in a group being studied, form which studies can be drawn

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Random sample

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A sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion

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Experimentation

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A research method in which an investigator manipulates one or more factors (independent) to observe the behavioural process of another (dependant)

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Experimental group

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In an experiment, the group is exposed to the treatment, that is, to one version of the independent

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Control group

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Not expensed to the treatment. Used as base to contrast with those that received the treatment

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Random assignment

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Assigning control group and experimental groups by chance, therefor minimizing differences between the different groups

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Confounding

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variables causing the change

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Demand characteristics

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Giving the results the experimenter wants

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Experimenter expectancy

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Influencing the subjects unconsciously

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Placebo effect

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Changed based on expectations

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Douple blind study

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Subjects and experimenter are in the dark about other groups

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Blind study

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Subjects are in the dark about the other groups

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Independent variable

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The experimental factor other that is manipulated;the variable whose effect is being studied

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Confounding variable

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A factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment

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Dependant variable

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The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable

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Culture

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The enduring behaviours, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions by a group and transmitted from one generation to the next

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Informed consent

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Giving potential participants enough information about a study to enable them to decide whether they wish to participate

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Debriefing

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The postexperimental explanation of a study, including purpose and any deceptions, to its participants

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Testing effect

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enhanced memory after retrieving, rather than simply rereading, information.

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SQ3R

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a study method to enhance memory: Survey, Question, Read, Retrieve, Review

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Biological psychology

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the scientific study of the links between biological (genetic, neural, hormonal) and psychological processes. (some biological psychologists call themselves behavioural neuroscientists, neuropsychologist, behaviour geneticists, psychological psychologists or bio psychologists.

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Neuron

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a nerve cell: generates electricity and releases chemicals

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Resting potential of the neuron?

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-70mV

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Action potential threshold of neuron?

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-55mV (will fire/ discharge

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Action potential?

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all or nothing

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Acetylcholine (ach)

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to less- paralisis

to much- muscle spasm

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Serotonin

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Sleep, Pleasure, Pain
to less- depression
SSRI’s - increasing drug

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Dopamine

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Addictions, reward system, feeling pleasure, emotion, motor movement
too much- schizophrenia

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GABA

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inhibitory, dampens cortex, relaxes you

not enough- anxiety

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Glutamate

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excitement, learning, memories

not enough- Alzheimer’s

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Synapse

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the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron.
the tiny gap between id the synaptic gape or cleft

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Neurotransmitters

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chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons. they determine whether there will be a neural impulse.

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Endorphins

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natural neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure

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Nervous system

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the body’s speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems

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Central nervous system (CNS)

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brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral nervous system

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all nerves outside the CNS

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Nerves

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bundled axons that form neural connection the CNS with muscles, glands, and sense organs

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Sensory neurons

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neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord

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Motor neurons

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neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands

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Interneurons

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neurons within the brain and spinal cord that communicate internally and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor neurons

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Somatic nervous system

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sensory neurons: eyes, ears, skin

motor neurons: spine, muscles. organs

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Autonomic

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sympathetic, fight or flight,

pupils, heart rate, blood pressure.

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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slows everything back down. makes you calm.

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Reflex

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a simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus. knee and hammer.

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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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chemical messages that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues

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Adrenal glands

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a pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine) that help arouse the body in times of stress

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Pituitary glands

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the endocrine system’s most influential gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands

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Lesion

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Tissue destruction. a brain lesion is a naturally or experimentally caused destruction of the brain tissues.

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Brainstem

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the oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; the brainstem is responsible for automatic survival functions

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Medulla

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the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing

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Thalamus

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the brain’s sensory router, located at the top of the brainstem; it directs messaged to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla

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Cerebellum

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the “little brain” at the rear of the brainstem;
functions include processing sensory input, coordinating movement output and balance, and enabling nonverbal learning and memory.

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Limbic system

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neural system (hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus) located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and drives

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Amygdala

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two lima-bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion.

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Hypothalamus

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a neural structure lying below (hypo) the thalamus;

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