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Clinical Definitions Flashcards

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Psychomythology

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Misinformation or misconceptions about psychology, that the general public believe

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Hypothesis

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An estimated guess

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Empiricism

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The collection of data through direct observation or observation

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Pseudoscience

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Fake and false science

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Ethics

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Rules and standards governing how people live their lives and make decisions

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Zygotes

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A fertilized egg

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Neuroblasts

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Eventually grow into neuron. The 1st stage of neuron development

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Endorphins

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A chemical in the brain that acts like a natural pain killer

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Neurotransmitter

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Special chemicals that carry messages to other axons (over the synapse)

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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Surrounds the brain and acts as a cushion against shock

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Cerebellum

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The part of the brain the coordinates and regulates muscular function

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Contralateral

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On the opposite side of the body

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Change blindness

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When stimuli is introduced and people don’t realize it

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Hallucinations

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Mistaken perceptions; experiencing something that isn’t real

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Dreams

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The stage of story like images that we experience in rem sleep

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REM rebound

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The increase of time spent in REM sleep, following a period of REM sleep deprivation

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Lucid dreams

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The ability to realize that you are in a dream. You can control the outcome of the dream

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Sleep

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A state of consciousness in which the person in unresponsive to external stimuli

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EEG

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A device that detects, amplifies and records the electrical activity in the brain

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Parasomnias

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Unusual behaviors that occur in sleep

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Microsleeps

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A quick sleep that lasts for seconds

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Brain banks

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An organization that organizes, collects, distributes and stores brains

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Psychology

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The scientific study of mental behaviors

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