chi 1 key terms

Question 1

applied approach

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Research and practices focusing on how the outcomes are applied to solving a problem.

Question 2

basic approach

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directed towards a greater understanding of fundamental principles without the necessity of practical or applied goals.

Question 3

behavioral ecology

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Studies the theoretical influences of evolution on animal behavior

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behavioral genetics

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An area of research interested in how genetics influences behavior and other aspects of psychology. Research often involves twin studies but is also interested in genetic testing and engineering.

Question 5

behavioral neuroendocrinology

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The study of the effects of hormones on behavior.

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behavioral neuroscience

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Uses research techniques in physiology, genetics, computer science, biology, behaviorism, and chemistry to understand behavior in humans and other animals.

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biopsychology

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The study of the relationship between behavior, mental processes, and biological factors such as the nervous system, biochemistry, hormones, and genetics.

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clinical neuroscience

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Applies an understanding of the nervous system and evidence based practices to help people with neuropsychiatric disorders.

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cognitive neuroscience

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Understanding the biological influences on cognitive processes such as language, consciousness, learning, memory, attention, and decision making.

Question 10

comparative psychology

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The study of how psychological principles are similar or different between species of animals.

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emergent properties

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An idea that something unique and unpredictable develops from small things working together.

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ethology

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The study of natural behaviors by animals, with research often conducted in natural environments.

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evolutionary psychology

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Looks at how our natural history (our evolutionary past) and pressures brought on by natural selection affect our behavior today.

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holistic approach

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An approach to science that looks at larger and more complex systems, where understanding is diminished by looking at smaller components, the idea that the whole is created than the sum of its parts.

Question 15

homeopathy

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Supplements that claim to contain microscopic amounts of chemicals to help with ailments. These supplements are most ineffective and misleading.

Question 16

neuroeconomics

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A subfield of cognitive neuroscience looking at the brain and the nervous system during economic or financial decisions.

Question 17

neurology

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Branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system.

Question 18

neuropsychiatric disorder

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The broad term that covers all neurodegenerative, mental, and mood disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease,Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and several others.

Question 19

neuroscience

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The overarching discipline that covers many areas dealing with the nervous system.

Question 20

physiological psychology

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Focuses on the neural and biochemical mechanisms underlying complex behaviors such as learning, memory, addiction, and sleeping directly working with the brain and nervous system in animal models.

Question 21

placebo effect

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The feeling that a pill has changed symptoms though the medication has no active pharmacological effect. The placebo effect is typically temporary.

Question 22

psychiatry

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A subspeciality in medicine interested in understanding and treating neuropsychiatric disorders. Psychiatrists earn a M.D. and can prescribe psychoactive medication in their treatment.

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psychoneuroimmunology

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looks at the relationship between the nervous system, behavior, and our immune system.

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psychopharmacology

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The study of the effects of psychoactive substances on behavior, ranging from psychoactive drugs used in the treatment of psychological ailments like schizophrenia and depression to the effects of recreational drugs

Question 25

psychophysiology

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A line of research most often using noninvasive ways to record and image the brain using human participants.

Question 26

reductionistic approach

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Gaining an understanding of complex behaviors by investigating the smaller components.

Question 27

species-specific behaviors

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Behaviors like bird songs or migration patterns, that are unique to particular species