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exam 1 study (lesson 2.1-4.3) Flashcards

1
Q

what is psychology

A

science of behavior and mental processes

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structuralism

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idea to break the bran into elements and structures like chemists – very short lived theory

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functionalism

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focusing on functional behavior

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psychoanalysis

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personalities are shaped by unconscious motives

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behaviorism

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study of observable behavior

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hindsight bias

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I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon

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correlation causation relation

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CORRELATION IS NOT CAUSATION

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double blind procedure

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both experimenters and the people being tested are unaware go the control and experiment group

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parts of a neuron

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soma – cell body
dendrites – (receiver) hairy like
axes – (talker)

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synapses

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contact point between neurons

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neurotransmitters

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chemical messengers going through the cells and passing the synpases

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excitatory neurotransmitters

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rev neurons up

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13
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inhibitory neurotransmitters

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chill neurons chill

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14
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nervous vs. endocrine

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N - fast transmitters but shorter effect
E - slow transmitters but longer effect

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adrenal glands

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fight or flight response

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pancreas

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level of sugar blood regulation

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thyroid glands

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affects metabolism

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parathyroids

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regulate level of calcium in blood

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testes/ovaries

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men/women sex hormones

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20
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pituitary gland

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rules them all

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hypothalamus

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brain region controlling pituitary

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CNS

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makes bodies’ big decisions, COMMAND center

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“old brain” parts

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–keeps basic functions of brain running–
brain stem
medulla
pons
thalamus
reticular formation
cerebellum

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brain stem

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ancient and central core of brain

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medulla

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automatic control of beating of hearts, breathing of lungs etc.

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pons

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other automatic functions/movements

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thalamus

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sensory info

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reticular formation

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arousal such as sleeping, walking, pain perception

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cerebellum

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responsible for nonverbal learning memory, perception of time, and modulating emotions

30
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limbic system

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amygdala
hypothalamus
hippocampus

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amygdala

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memory of consolidation and emotion

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hypothalamus

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keeps the whole body steady (hunger, temp)
helps govern endocrine system

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hippocampus

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learning and memory

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corpus callosum

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connects left and right brain

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cerebral cortex

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thick layer of over twenty billion interconnected neurons

36
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the four lobes:

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frontal
parietal
occipital
temporal

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frontal lobe

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speaking, planning, judging, abstract thinking, personality aspects

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parietal lobe

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receive and process sense of touch and body position

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occipital lobe

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info related to sight

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temporal

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process sound, speech, comprehension

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motor cortex

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voluntary movement
sends messages from brain to the body

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sensory cortex

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process incoming sensations

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association areas

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related to higher mental function like remembering, thinking, learning, and speaking

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consciousness

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our awareness of ourselves and our environment

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cognitive neuroscience

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study of how brain activity is linked with our mental processes

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dual processing

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info is simultaneously processed on separate conscious and non-conscious tracks (ex: squirrel)

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selective attention

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focusing of conscious awareness

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inattentional behavior

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obvious things you fail to notice when your full attention is directed elsewhere

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REM stand for?

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rapid eye movement

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nREM-1

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brief moments like you’re falling, body jerks

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nREM-2

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relax more deeply, is asleep but can easily be woken

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nREM-3

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brief dreams

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REM

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vivid visual dreams

54
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sleep disorders

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insomnia
narcolepsy
sleep apnea
night terrors
nightmares

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insomnia

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problem falling or staying asleep

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narcolepsy

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uncontrollable sleep attacks

57
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sleep apnea

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causes to stop breathing temporary

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night terrors

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increased heart rates and breathing, screams, thrashing – not remembered in the morning

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nightmares

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during REM

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drug tolerance

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diminishing effect with regular use of same dose of drug

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neuroadaptation

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brain chem adapting to offset the drug affect

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psychoactive drugs (3)

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  1. depressants
  2. stimulants
  3. hallucinogens
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depressants

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mellow, slow body functions, suppress neural activity
ex: alchohol

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stimulants

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excite neural activity, speed up body function
ex: caffeine, nicotine

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hallucinogens

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  • evoke sensory images
  • come in plant fungal and synthetic forms
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