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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Neuroanatomy

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The study of the structure of the nervous system.

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Neurochemistry

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The study of the chemical bases of neural activity.

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Neuroendocrinology

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The study of the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system.

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Neuropathology

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The study of nervous system disorders.

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Neuropharmacology

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The study of the effects of drugs on neural activity.

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Neurophysiology

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The study of the functions plane activities of the nervous system.

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Experiment

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The method used by scientists to study causation.

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Comparative approach

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The study of biological processes by comparing different species.

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Between-subjects design

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In an experiment, a different group of subjects is tested under each condition.

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Within-subjects design

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In an experiment, testing the same group of subjects under each condition.

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Independent variable

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Difference between conditions in an experiment.

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Dependent Variable

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The variable measured by the experimenter to assess the effect of the independent variable.

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Confounded Variable

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Unintended difference in an experiment.

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The Coolidge Effect

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The fact that a copulating male who becomes incapable of continuing to copulate with one sex partner can often recommence copulating with a new sec partner.

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Quasiexperimental Studies

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Studies of groups of subjects who have been exposed to the conditions of interest in the real world.

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Case Studies

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Studies that focus on a single case or subject.

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Generalizability

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The degree to which results can be applied to other cases.

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Pure Research

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Motivated primarily by the curiosity of the researcher. Done for the sole purpose of acquiring knowledge.

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Applied Research

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Intended to bring about some direct benefit to humankind.

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Physiological Psychology

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The division of biopsychology that studies the neural mechanisms of behavior through the direct manipulation and recording of the brain in controlled experiments. Surgical and electrical methods are most common.

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Psychopharmacology

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Similar to psychological psychology, except that it focuses on the manipulation of neural activity and behavior with drugs.

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Neuropsychology

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The study of the psychological effects of brain damage in human patients.

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Psychophysiology

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The division of biopsychology that studies the relation between physiological activity and psychological process in human subjects.

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Electroencephalogram (EEG)

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The usual measure of brain activity is the scalp EEG.

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The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

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The division of the nervous system that regulates the body’s inner environment.

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Cognitive Neuroscience

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The youngest division of biopsychology. Cognitive neuroscientists study the neural bases of cognition (thought, memory, attention, and complex perceptual processes).

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The six major divisions of biopsychology

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Psychological psychology

Psychopharmacology

Neuropsychology

Psychophysiology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Comparative Psychology

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Converging Operations

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When different approaches are focused on a single problem in such a way that the strengths of one approach compensate for the weaknesses of others.

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Korsakoff’s Syndrome

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The primary symptom is severe memory loss.

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Scientific Inference

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The empirical method that biopsychologists and other scientists use to study the unobservable.

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Biopsychology

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The scientific study of the biology of behavior.

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Morgan’s Canon

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The rule that states: when there are several possible interpretations for a behavioral observation, give precedence to the simplest one.

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Zeitgeist

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The general intellectual climate of our culture.

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