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1
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operation definition

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the unit of measurement and the actions you’re taking in your experiment

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different types of bias

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sampling bias, placebo, experimenter bias, responses bias

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sampling bias

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the sample you take being biased

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placebo effect

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people thinking they are being treated and having symptoms resolved due to their brain thinking

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experimenter bias

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the experimenter observing that the patients they are treating are doing better than the others because they want them to be doing better (solved by double blind)

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responses bias

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people being misled to answer questions untruthfully based on different factors (social pressure, etc.)

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soma

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the cell body, holds the chemicals to make reactions,

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axon

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thin fiber that transmits signals away from the soma to the axon terminals

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axon terminals

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what axons end in. they secrete chemicals called neurotransmitters

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myelin sheath

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insulation for the axon which helps with conductivity and protection

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action potential

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a very brief charge that travels along the axon carrying information

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synaptic transmission

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a reaction that releases neurotransmitters into receivers of the next dendrites in line with the neurons

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13
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acetylcholine (ACh)

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controls muscles, hearts, and lungs

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dopamine (DA)

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feel good drug, emotional regulation, and voluntary movements.

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15
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serotonin

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regulates sleep and wakefullness and mood.

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endorphins

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naturally occurring painkillers, increase dopamine which makes us feel good

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brainstem

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controls the flow of messages between brain and the body

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18
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cerebellum

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keeps body balanced (affected by alcohol)

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phineas gage

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dude with pole through his frontal lobe whose personality changed

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right hemisphere

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visual and facial recognition

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21
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corpus callosum

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connects two hemispheres

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22
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left hemisphere

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language

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23
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parts of the eye

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cornea, pupil, iris, lens, retina

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rods

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part of the retina that is for seeing black and white and daytime, much more of them and less specialized

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cones

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part of retina that is used for seeing in color, more specialized, less of them

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26
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four lobes of cerebrum

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frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobe

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27
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frontal lobe

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decision making. high level cognition, executive functioning, working memory,, and emotion regulation. not developed until 25

28
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parietal lobe

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perception of environment, perceives all 5 senses, math and science, tells cerebellum about environment. math and spacial skills

29
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temporal lobe

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hearing, language comprehension

30
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occipital lobe

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visual center for brain

31
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optic chiasm

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separates information from each visual field including the outer part of the eye

32
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bottom up processing

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detect specific features of stimulus- combine features into forms - put forms together into stimulus

33
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top down processing

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detect stimulus as a whole; form a hypothesis about what it is, examine features to check hypothesis, recognize stimulus (requires familiarity)

34
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what neurotransmitter affects Parkinsons/ what happens

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dopamine, the dopamine neurons that generate dopamine die and people aren’t sure why.

35
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zoloft and prozac affects what neurotransmitter/ how?

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serotonin. prozac and zoloft block the reuptake of the serotonin so that it is all used instead of being recycled

36
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the unit of measurement and the actions you’re taking in your experiment

A

operation definition

37
Q

the sample you take being biased

A

sampling bias

38
Q

people thinking they are being treated and having symptoms resolved due to their brain thinking

A

placebo effect

39
Q

the experimenter observing that the patients they are treating are doing better than the others because they want them to be doing better (solved by double blind)

A

experimenter bias

40
Q

people being misled to answer questions untruthfully based on different factors (social pressure, etc.)

A

responses bias

41
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the cell body, holds the chemicals to make reactions,

A

soma

42
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thin fiber that transmits signals away from the soma to the axon terminals

A

axon

43
Q

what axons end in. they secrete chemicals called neurotransmitters

A

axon terminals

44
Q

insulation for the axon which helps with conductivity and protection

A

myelin sheath

45
Q

a very brief charge that travels along the axon carrying information

A

action potential

46
Q

a reaction that releases neurotransmitters into receivers of the next dendrites in line with the neurons

A

synaptic transmission

47
Q

neurotransmitter that controls muscles, hearts, and lungs

A

acetylcholine (ACh)

48
Q

feel good drug, emotional regulation, and voluntary movements.

A

dopamine

49
Q

regulates sleep and wakefullness and mood.

A

serotonin

50
Q

naturally occurring painkillers, increase dopamine which makes us feel good

A

endorphins

51
Q

controls the flow of messages between brain and the body

A

brainstem

52
Q

keeps body balanced (affected by alcohol)

A

cerebellum

53
Q

dude with pole through his frontal lobe whose personality changed

A

phineas gage

54
Q

visual and facial recognition hemisphere

A

right hemisphere

55
Q

connects two hemispheres

A

corpus callosum

56
Q

language controlling hemisphere

A

left hemisphere

57
Q

part of the retina that is for seeing black and white and daytime, much more of them and less specialized

A

rods

58
Q

part of retina that is used for seeing in color, more specialized, less of them

A

cones

59
Q

decision making. high level cognition, executive functioning, working memory,, and emotion regulation. not developed until 25

A

frontal lobe

60
Q

lobe that perception of environment, perceives all 5 senses, math and science, tells cerebellum about environment. math and spatial skills

A

parietal lobe

61
Q

hearing, language comprehension

A

temporal lobe

62
Q

visual center for brain

A

occipital lobe

63
Q

separates information from each visual field including the outer part of the eye

A

optic chiasm

64
Q

detect specific features of stimulus- combine features into forms - put forms together into stimulus

A

bottom up processing

65
Q

detect stimulus as a whole; form a hypothesis about what it is, examine features to check hypothesis, recognize stimulus (requires familiarity)

A

top down processing

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