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Psychology Unit 2 Flashcards

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What is sequential processing?

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Conscious processing of new information or to solve difficult problems.

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Consciousness

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Our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment.

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What does the medulla control?

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Heartbeat and breathing, at the base of brainstem

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Reticular formation

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Nerve network that travels through brainstem. Helps control arousal and filters incoming sensory stimuli.

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Interneurons do what and are located where?

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Where messages get processed (CNS)

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The autonomic system is split into what systems?

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Sympathic and Parasympathic

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Which type of neuron carries messages to the brain?

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Sensory Neurons

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Endocrine system

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The body’s chemical communication system: a set of glands that secrete hormones in the bloodstream.

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What is the central nervous system made up of?

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The Brain and Spinal Cord.

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What is parallel processing?

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Unconscious processing of problems simultaneously; used to process well-learned inform or easy to solve problems.

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Thalamus

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Relay station for incoming and outgoing sensory information. At the top of the brainstem.

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Myelin Sheath purposes?

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Wraps around the axon and protects it. Speed the transmission of information.

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Genome

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The complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organism’s chromosomes.

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Hypothalamus directs what?

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Eating, drinking, body temperature, and helps govern the endocrine system.

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Gilal Cells

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Cells that support and nourish neurons.

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Epigenetics is the study of what?

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The molecular mechanism by which environments trigger genetic expression. Nature via nurture

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The amygdala is linked to what?

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Linked to emotion, fear, and aggression.

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What idea did Roger Sperry denote?

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The idea of the mind and brain known as the holistic system.

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Peripheral system is split into what systems?

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Autonomic and Somatic

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Hippocampus

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Helps process explicit conscious memories of facts and events

21
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What does the pons control?

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Sleep and helps coordinate movements, above the Medulla.

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What are the 3 parts of the Limbic system?

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Amygdala, Hypothalamus, Hippocampus.

23
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Neurogenesis is?

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The production of new neurons

24
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Cerebellum does what?

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Processes sensory input, coordinating movement and balance, Nonverbal learning, and memory.

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Excitatory transmitters and Inhibitory transmitters differ in?

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Excitatory triggers action while inhibitory depress action

26
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What happens if myelin sheath is damaged?

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It can lead to motor impairments such as multiple sclerosis.

27
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Broca’s area is located where and does what?

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Located in the left frontal. Involved in expressive language and considered the language center.

28
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What is a Synapse?

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The junction between the axon and dendrite of the receiving neuron

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What is a Neurotransmitter?

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Chemical Messengers that travel across the synapse

30
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What state is polarization? How is the charge outside?

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Polarization is the resting state. Charge is more positive outside and negative inside.

31
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After a neuron fires what stage does it go into?

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Refractory period

32
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What is Circadian Rhythm?

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Our bodies biological clock

33
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When are Alpha Waves?

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Prior of when you go to sleep

34
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What is NREM Stage 1

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The first stage of sleep. You experience semi hallucinations.

35
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How do researchers study REM?

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Through an EEG machine

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What is the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

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A pair of cell clusters in the Hypothalamus. Controls Circadian Rhythm.

37
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How does the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus respond to light?

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Causes the brain to decrease its production of melatonin.

38
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What is Narcolepsy?

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Sudden attacks of overwhelming sleepiness. Often triggered by strong emotions.

39
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What does Sleep Apnea deprive victims of?

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Slow Wave Sleep

40
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Agonist means? Examples are?

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Drug that binds to receptors producing similar response. An example is heroin

41
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What is an antagonist?

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Drugs that bind to a receptor to stop it from producing.

42
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Gaba is?

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A neurotransmitter that slows down brain function

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Glutamate is?

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An excitatory neurotransmitter

44
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Endorphins are?

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Neurotransmitters that influence perception of pain or pleasure.

45
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Dopamine influences what

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Movement, learning, attention, and emotion

46
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Serotonin affects what?

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mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal.

47
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The part of the neuron that is responsible for receiving information

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Dendrites

48
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The part of endocrine system that is responsible for overseeing and regulating hormones.

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Pineal Gland

49
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People who have Broca Aphasia have difficulty doing what?

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Producing speech

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