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subfield of psych that looks at simliarties and differences in psychological functioning in and across various cultures and ethnic groups

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cross- cultural psychology

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reticular formation

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central core

passes thru midbrain into forebrain. changes in the level of arousal of the body

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brain scanning method that aims magnetic field at brain while subject performs a task

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FMRI

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subfield of psych that focuses on assesing large scale programs to determine whether they are effective in meeting their goals

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program evaluation

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part of neuron that receives messages from other neuron

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dendrites

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glial cells

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hold neurons in place, provide nourishemnt , support them

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type of research where existing data are examined to test a hypothesis

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archival research

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subfield of psych that focuses on consistency in ppl’s behavior over time and traits that differentiate one person from another

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personality psychology

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neurotransmitter - sleeping, mood, eating, depression

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serotonin

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chemical info that prevents or decreases likelihood that receiving neuron will fire

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inhibitory messages

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structuralism

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uncovering fundamental mental components of perception, consciousness, thinking, mental activities

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psych perspective that believes behavior is motivated by inner unconscious forces over which person has little control

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psychodynamic perspective

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informed consent

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TARP Dparticipants sign document affirming that they have been told basic outlines of studyaware participation will involve, risks of experiment, participation purely voluntarydebriefing after experiment

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the group that receives treatment in experiement

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experimental group

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central nervous system

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brain and spinal cord

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thalamus

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central core

in forebrain, relays info about the senses

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when investigator observes naturally occurring behavior and doesnt make a change in situation- inability to control any factors of interest - ppl might know they’re being watched

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naturalistic observation

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peripheral nervous system contains

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  • everything except brain and sprinal cord

- somatic division and autonomic division

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subfield of psych that is devoted to consoundling children in school

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school psychology

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neurotransmitter - pain reduction, appetites

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endorphins

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sensory (affarent neounrs)

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transmit info from body to CNS/brain

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psych perspective that focuses on observable behavior

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behavioral perspective

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psych perspective that says ppl can control their behavior and they anturally try to reach their full potential

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humanistic perspective

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end of axon that sends messages to other neurons

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terminal buttons

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emphasizes how perception is organized, how people consider individual elements together as units or wholes- our perception of objects is more meaningful than individual elements that make up our perceptions

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gestalt psychology

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neurotransmitter - eating, aggression, sleeping

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GABA

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motor (efferent neurons)

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sends info from brain to muscles/galnds

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synapse

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space between 2 neurons where axon of sending neuron communicates with dendrites of receiving neuron

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wilhelm wundt

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  • first psych lab in 1879 in germany-structuralism and introspection
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neurons that fire not only when a person enacts a particular behavior but also when a person simply observes another individual carrying out same behavior

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mirror neurons

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confederate in experiment

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someone unknown to other participants that they work for experimenter

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an electric nerve impulse taht travels trough neuron’s axon when set off by trigger changing charge from negative to positive

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action potential

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pituitary gland

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part of endocrine system. regulated by hypothalamus, controls funtioning fo rest of ES. secretes hormones taht control growth

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introspection

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  • used by structuralists - present ppl w stimulus ask them to describe with as much detail what they were experiencing
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subfield of psych that studies the priocesses of sensing, perceiving, learning, thinking about world

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experimental psychology

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right side of brain

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nonverbal areas, spatial relationships, patterns, music, emotions

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subfield of psych that considers relationship between ppl and their phsyical environment

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environmental psychology

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dependent vari

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variable measured in study. expected to change as a result of manipulation of independent vari

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subfield of psych that examines the biological basis of behavior

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behavioral neuronscience

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psych perspective that examines how ppl understand and think about the world

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cognitive perspective

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term that describes participants assigned to different experimental groups on base of chance alone- each group will have same proportion of males, females, smart, extroverted ppl

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random assignment to condition

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chemical messages that make it more likely that a reciving neuron will fire and AP will travel down axon

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excitatory messages

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subfield of psych that concerned w the psychology of the work place

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industrial / organizational psychology

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positive correlation

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as value of 1 vari increases, other vari value will also increase

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subfield of psych that focuses on issues such as discrimniation against women and causes of violence

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psychology of women

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subfield of psych that examines how ppl grow and change throughout life

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developmental psychology

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brain scanning method that makes a virtual lesion to observe effect on brain functioning. shuts down parts of brain temporarily

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TMS

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subfield of psych that focuses on legal issues

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forensic psychology

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sympathetic and parasympatehtic

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part of autonomic division. PNS. sympa - prepare body in stressful situation
parasym - calm body down

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part of neuron that carries messages receved by dendrites to other neurons. opposite side of dendrites

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protective coating of fat and protein that insulates neurons

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myelin sheath

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somatic division

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part of PNS. voluntary movements

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subfield of psych that studies how peoples thoughts, feelings, actions affected by others

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social psych

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the subfield of psychology that studies the inheritance of traits related to behavior

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behavioral genetics

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subfield of psych that focuses on study of higher mental processes

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cognitive psychology

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subfield of psych that explores relationship between psyhologcial factors and ailments or disease

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health psychology

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brain scanning method that records electrical activity in the brain

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neurotransmitter - movement control, pleasure and reward

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brain scanning method that shows biochemical activity in the brain

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william james

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functionalist- american

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system that sends messages throughout body thru bloodstream, secretes hormones

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endocrine system

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neurotransmitter - memory. excitatory

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pons

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transmitter of motor info, coordinating muscles, regulating sleep
central core

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functionalism

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  • what mind does a- what role behavior palys in allowing ppl to adapt to enviornments- how ppl satisfy needs thry behavior- how SOC permits adapt to environment
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neurotransmitter - muscle movement, cognitive functioning

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acetylocholine

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double blind

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person who administers drug shouldn’t know whether it is real or placebo to overcome possibility of experimenter expections

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in depth intensive investigation of single individual or group

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case study

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4 lobes of the brain

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temporal
occipital
parietal
frontal

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term that describes that findings are statistically meaningful, confirmed hypotheses

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significant outcome

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part of brain taht contrains the medulla, pons, and cerebellum

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subfield of psych that focuses on educational, social, and career adjusment problems

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counseling psychology

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subfield of psych that focuses on relationship between biological factors and psychological disorders

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clinical neuropsychology

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neurotransmitters

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chemicals that carry messages across synapse to a dendrite of receiving neuron

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autonomic division

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part of PNS. involuntary. has sympathetic and parasympathetic

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system that contains amygdala and hippocampus. borders top of central core

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limbic system

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subfield of psych that concered w teaching and learning processes like relationship between motivation and school performance

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educational psychology

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hypothalamus

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central core

maintains steady internal environment for body. regulates behavior that is critical to survival of species (eating, sex)

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sample of ppl chosen to represent larger group of interest asked series of questions about behvior, thoughts, attitudes- is pop actually representative?

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survey research

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negative correlation

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as value of 1 vari increases, value of other decreases

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correlational research

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2 sets of vari examined to determine whether they are associated or correlated

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subfield of psych that deals with study, diagnosis, treatment of psycological disorders

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clinical psychology

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medulla

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controls breathing and heartbeat

central core

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amgydala

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involved in fear and aggresion

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subfield of psych that considers how behavior is influenced by genetic inheritance

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envolutionary psychology

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cerebral cortex

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contains 4 lobes. responsible for most sophisticated processes in brain.
has sensory area and motor area and association areas.
contains SAM

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association areas

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make up large portion of cerebral cortex. site of higher mental processes (thinking, language)

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group that recieves no treatment in expierment

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control group

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cerebellum

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controls balance

central core

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psych perspective that views behavior from perspective of biological functioning

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neuroscience perspective

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“old brain” controls basic functions such as eating and sleeping.
RTPMCH

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central core

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left side of the brain

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verbal competnce, speaking, reading, thinking

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subfield of psych that applies psych to athletic activity and exercise

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sport psychology

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independennt vari

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condition being manipulated by experimenter

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all or none law

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neurons are either on or off. when there is enough force to be on, neuron fires

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he study of the relationship between the physical aspects of stimuli and our psychological experience of them

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psychophysics

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absolute threshold

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smallest intensity of a stim that must be present for it to be detected

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difference threshold

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smallest level of added or reduced stimulation required to sense a change in stim

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law that says that a just noticeable difference is a constant proportion of the intensity of an initial stimulus

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weber’s law

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range of wavelengths human eye can detect

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visual spectrum

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cornea

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where light first hits. bends of refracts light as it passes thru

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pupil

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dark hole in center of iris (colored part). size depends on amount of light in envionment

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retina

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part of eye that converts electromagnetic energy of light to electrical impulses. image reaches upside down. contains rods and cones

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thin receptor cells that are highly sensitive to light. vision in dimly lit situations, insensitive to color and details. key role in peripheral vsiion, night vision

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cone shaped, light sensitive receptor cells t hat are responsible for hsarp focus and color perception. focused in fovea. brightly lit situations

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cells that receive info from rods and cones and communicate info to ganglion cells

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bipolar cells

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what do ganglion cells do

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collect adn summarize visual info which is moved to back of eyeball and sent to brain thru optic nerve

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trichromatic theory of color vision

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suggests that there are 3 kinds of cones in retina, each responds to primarily specific range of wavelengths

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opponent - process theory of color vision

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theory that receptor cells for color are linked in pairs, working in opposition to each other

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optic chiasm

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point where optic nerve splits

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middle ear

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contains hammer, anvil, stirrup. acts as tiny mechanical amplifier . increase vibration strength

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inner ear

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chanegs sound vibrations into a form they can be transmitted to brain

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basilar membrane

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inside cochlea. divides cochlea into upper and lower chamber. has hair cells

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hair cells

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inside BM. bent by vibrations, send neural message to brain

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number of wave cycles that occur in a second

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characterstic that makes sound seem high or low

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place theory of hearing

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different areas of the basilar membrane respond to different frequencies

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frequency theory of hearing

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entire basilar membrane acts like a micraphone. vibrating as whole

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vestibular system

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responds to pull of gravity and allows us to maintain balance

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otoliths

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crystals in semicircular canals in vestibular system that sense pull, backward, gravity

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skin senses

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touch,pressure,tenperature, pain

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particular nerve receptors in the spinal cord lead to specific areas of brain related to pain

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gate control theory

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top down processing

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perception guided by higher level knowledge, experience, expectations, and motivations

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bottom up processing

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progression of recognizing and processing info from individual components of stimuli and moving to the perception of the whole

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