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1
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Psychology is…

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A scientific discipline.

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2
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Why is psychology necessary?

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We “already understand” people; are overconfident; and are fooled by errors of randomness.

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3
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Parts of the scientific method are?

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Theory, hypothesis, and experimentation

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Theory

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An idea that must have testable predictions.

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Hypothesis

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A prediction about variables.

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Experimentation

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How variables are studied.

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7
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Descriptive studies

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Observe

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Correlational studies

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Predict

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9
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Experimental studies

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Explain

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Operational definitions

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Precise procedural explanations of variables in a study; very specific explanation.

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Correlations

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Statistical measurement; how closely two variables vary together.

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Positive correlation

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As one goes up, the other goes up.

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Negative correlation

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As one goes up, the other goes down.

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No/none correlation (null)

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As one goes up, the other is random.

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15
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If two variables are correlated, does that mean one causes the other?

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No! Correlation does not mean causation.

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16
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Independent variable

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What you manipulate.

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Dependent variable

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What you measure.

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Confounding variables

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Uncontrolled factors that might affect the dependent variable.

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19
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P-value

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P < 0.5 hypothesis accepted
P > 0.5 hypothesis rejected

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T-test

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Compares dv scores across research groups.

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21
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Phrenology

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(Not true at all) the brain grows and shrinks, which causes the skull and scalp to change shape.

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22
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Tools of discovery

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Case study, stimulation, lesion (intentially damaging the brain), and record activity (brain scans).

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23
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Resection

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Surgical removal of part of the brain.

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24
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Phineas Gage

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Removed frontal tissue of his brain; lost ability to control impulses.

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Cerebellum

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Motor coordination and movement; very dense.

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26
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Hippocampus

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Memory consolidation and internal GPS.

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27
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Amygdala

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Emotional perception and expression.

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28
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What is the primary emotion the amygdala is concerned with?

29
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Hypothalamus

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Basic motivation (food and sex).

30
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Subcortical means…?

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Below the cortex.

31
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Subcortial parts of the brain

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Cerebellum, hippocampus, amygdala, and the hypothalamus.

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Controls the subconscious

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The subcortical portion of the brain.

33
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Controls your conscious state

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Cerebral cortex

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Lobes of the cerebral cortex

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Frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes.

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Motor cortex

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Controls muscle movement; frontal lobe.

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Somatosensory cortex

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Feelings of touch on the skin; parietal lobe.

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Auditory cortex

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Hearing; temporal lobe.

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Visual cortex

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Vision; occipital lobe.

39
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Brain in blind/deaf people

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Reorganizes itself; heightened senses.

40
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Right brain controls…

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Left side of the body.

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Left brain controls…

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Right side of the body.

42
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Wernicke’s region

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All sensory input for language.

43
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Broca’s region

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All motor output for language.

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Left brain dominates…

45
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Right brain dominates…

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Processing space

46
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Split-brain

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When the connection between the left and right brain breaks.

47
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Prefrontal cortex

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“CEO” of the brain.

48
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Dendrites

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Data processing; receive messages.

49
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Axon

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Pass messages away from the cell body.

50
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Neural impulse

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Action potential; electrical signal.

51
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Myelin sheath

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Helps speed up neural impulses; covers axon.

52
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Characteristics of a action potential

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Threshold (starting force); all-or-none (equal); and refractory reset).

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Neurotransmitters

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How neurons talk to each other (dopamine, serotonin, etc).

54
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Neuron plasticity

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Neurons and their networks can change.

55
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Nature

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Inherited genetics

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Nurture

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Environment and experiences.

57
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Behavior genetics

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Study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental factors on behavior.

58
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Psychological variables (genetic)

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Risk for mental illness and drug use, personality, and intelligence.

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Psychological variables (environment)

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Social variables like attitudes, manners, and faith.

60
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Evolution

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Traits are passed down due to fitness of an organism; survival and reproduction.

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Evolutionary psychology

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A collective species nature through evolution.

62
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All traits are _________ from an evolutionary standpoint

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Good (no morality)

63
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Sigmund Freud

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Developed the psychodynamic theory

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Psychodynamic theory

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Battle between your conscious thoughts and feelings and your unconscious.

65
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Psychodynamic theory - three systems

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Id (basic drives); superego (conscience); and ego (reality).

66
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Psychosexual phases

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Oral, anal, phallic, and onward

67
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Free association

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Exploring the unconscience mind through relaxation.

68
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Projective tests

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Tat (make up stores about a picture) and inteblot

69
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Freud’s theories are mostly…

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Unsubstantiated (unproven).

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