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1
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What are the three types of neurons in the nervous system

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Motor (efferent)
Interneurons
Sensory (afferent)

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What is the parasympathetic nervous system responsible for

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Rest and Digest functions
Constrict Pupils
Stimulate saliva flow
Slows heartbeat
Contracts bladder
Acetlycholine
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What is the sympathetic nervous system responsible for

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Fight or Flight responses
Dilates pupils
Inhibits salivations
Fast heartbeat
Secretion of adrenaline and noradrenaline
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4
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What are the lobes of the cerebral cortex

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Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal

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5
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Frontal lobe funtions

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Executive functions
Impulse control
Long term planning
Motor function
Speech production
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Parietal lobe functions

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Sensation of touch

Spatial processing, orientation, and manipulation

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Occipital lobe functions

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Visual processing

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8
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Temporal lobe functions

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Sound processing

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9
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What is the organization of the brain

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Hindbrain
Midbrain
Forebrain

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10
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Components of hindbrain

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Cerebellum
Medulla oblongata
Reticular Formation

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Components of Midbrain

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Inferior and superior colliculi

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12
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Components of Forebrain

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Limbic system
Basal ganglia
cerebral cortex
thalamus
Hypothalamus
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13
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Thalamus function

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relay station for sensory info

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14
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Hypothalamus function

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Emotion, hunger, thirst

Maintain homeostasis

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15
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Basal ganglia function

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Smoothens movements

Postural stability

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16
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Limbic System function

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Controls emotions and memory

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17
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What behavior is acetylcholine responsible for

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Voluntary muscle control
Parasympathetic nervous system
Attention
Alertness

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18
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What behavior is norepinephrine and epinephrine responsible for

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Fight or Flight responses
Wakefulness
Alertness

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19
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What behavior is dopamine responsible for

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Smooth movement

Postural stability

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20
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What behavior is serotonin responsible for

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Mood
Sleep
Eating
Dreaming

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21
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What behavior is GABA responsible for

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Brain Stabilization

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22
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What behavior are endorphins responsible for

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Natural painkillers

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23
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What is nature vs. nurture

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Nature: Genetics
Nurture: Environment

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24
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What is the role of the cochlea

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Detects sound

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What is the role of the utricle and saccule (in ear)

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Detect linear acceleration

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26
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What is the role of the semicircular canals

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Detect rotatonal acceleration

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27
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What is the auditory pathway

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Cochlea
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Medial geniculate Nucleus of thalamus
Auditory cortex

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28
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What is bottom up processing

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Data driven
Slower, less prone to mistakes
Recognition of objects by parallel processing and feature detection

29
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What is top down processing

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Conceptually driven
Faster, more prone to mistakes
Recognition of an object by memories and expectations with little attention to detail

30
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What are gestalt principles

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Way the brain can infer missing parts of an image when it is incomplete

31
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What is Piaget responsible for

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Cognitive development

32
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What are the stages of cognitive development

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Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete Operational
Formal operational

33
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Describe the Sensorimotor stage

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Manipulating the environment to meet physical needs

Object permanence ends this stage

34
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Describe the preoperational stage

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Symbolic thinking

Inability to imagine what another person thinks or feels (egocentrism)

35
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Describe the concrete operational stage

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Understanding feelings of other and manipulating physical objects

36
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Describe the formal operational stage

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Abstract thought and problem solving

37
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What is habituation

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Becoming used to a stimulus

38
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What is dishabituation

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Second stimulus intervenes causing resensitization to original stimulus

39
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What is observational learning

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Learning a behavior by watching others

40
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What is associative learning

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Pairing together stimuli and responses or behavior and consequences

41
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What is operant conditioning

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Frequency of behavior is modified using reinforcement or punishment

42
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What is positive reinforcement

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Good stimulus is added in order to continue desired behavior

43
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What is negative reinforcement

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Bad stimulus removed in order to continue desired behavior

44
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What is positive punishment

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Bad stimulus added to decrease unwanted behavior

45
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What is negative punishment

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Good stimulus removed to decrease unwanted behavior

46
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Describe drive reduction theory

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Individuals acts to relieve internal states of tension

47
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What is maslows hierarchy of needs highest to lowest

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Physiological needs
Safety and security
Love and belonging
Self esteem
Self actualization
48
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Describe the James Lange Theory

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Following a stimulus the first response is nervous system arousal and second response is conscious emotion

49
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Describe the canon bard theory

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Following a stimulus the first response is nervous system arousal AND conscious emotion and the second response is an action

50
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Describe the Schachter Singer theory

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Following a stimulus the first response is nervous system arousal and cognitive appraisal and the second response is conscious emotion

51
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What is a status

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Position in society used to classify individuals

52
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What are the three types of status

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Ascribed: involuntarily assigned
Achieved: voluntarily earned
Master: Primary identity

53
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What is a role

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Set of beliefs, values, and norms that define the expectations of a certain status

54
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What is a group

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Two or more individuals with similar characteristics that share a sense of unity

55
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What is a network

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Observable patter of social relationships between individuals or groups

56
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What is social faciliation

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Tendency to perform at a different level when others are around

57
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What is deindividualization

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Loss of self awareness in large groups

Can lead to drastic behavior changes

58
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What is the bystander effect

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In a group individuals are less likely to respond to a person in need

59
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What is peer pressure

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Social influence placed on an individual by other individuals they consider equal

60
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What is group polarization

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Tendency towards making decisions in a group are more extreme than the thoughts of the individual group members

61
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What is group think

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Tendency to make decisions based on ideas and solutions that arise within group without considering outside ideas

62
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What is assimilation

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One culture begins to melt into another

63
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What is multiculturalsim

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Encouragement of multiple cultures within a community to enhance diversity

64
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What is a subculture

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Group that distinguishes itself from the primary culture to which it belongs

65
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What is socialization

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Process of developing and spreading norms, customs, and beliefs

66
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What is a stigma

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Extreme disapproval or dislike of a person based on perceived differences

67
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What is the self fulfilling prophecy

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Stereotype creating an expectation of a particular group which creates conditions that lead to a confirmation of this stereotype

68
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Stereotype threat

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Anxiety of confirming a negative stereotype

69
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Prejudice

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Irrationally based attitude prior to experience

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