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Test One Flashcards

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psychology

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scientific study of behavior and mental processes

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behavior

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something that can be directly observed

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critical thinking

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process of thinking reflectively and productively, evaluating the evidence

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psychology is rooted in…

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Western Philosophy, biology and physiology

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Father of Psych?

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Wilheim Wundt

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Wundt’s Structualism

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focusing on structures of the mind

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introspection?

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looking inside at oneself

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James’ Functionalism

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purposes/functions of the mind

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3 main components of Psychodynamic Approach?

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unconcious aspects of the mind, conflict b/w biological needs and society’s demands, early experiences

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behavioral approach

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how behavior is shaped by environment

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cognitive approach

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“we are what we think”, info processing

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social cognitive approach

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behavior is determined by how our thoughts modify the impact of environment on behavior

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pseudoscience

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info that is using science wording but is actually fake

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empirical method

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gaining knowledge through the observation of events, collection of data, logical reasoning

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positive psychology

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branch of psych that emphasizes human strengths

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4 attitudes of the scientific approach

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critical thinking, skepticism, objectivity, curiosity

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natural selection

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principle of evolutionary process that organisms are better adapted to their environment will produce more offspring

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first black psychology researcher

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Charles Henry Turner

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biological approach

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focusing on the body, brain, nervous system

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behavioral approach

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focusing on the scientific study of observable behavioral responses and their environment determinants

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psychodynamic approach

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focusing on unconscious though, biological drives vs. society

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humanistic approach

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emphasizes a person’s positive qualities, positive growth, and freedom to choose one’s destiny

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conciousness

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the experience that represents our inner mental life

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evolutionary approach

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adaptation, reproduction, natural selection as the basic for explaining human behaviors

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socio-cultural approach

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how social + cultural elements explain behavior

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scientific method steps

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Observe, hypothesize, Test, Conclusion, Evaluate

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Descriptive research

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describing a phenomenon

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2 observation types

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naturalistic & laboratory

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case study

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study one individual in detail

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Correlational Research

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identify the relationships between 2 variables

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Experimental Research

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determine causation

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Experimenter Bias

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conductor of experimenter has no bias or influence over data

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Research Participant Bias

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the participant skewing answers b/c of what they think they are being tested on

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Double-blind experiment

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neither the experimenter or the participants know who is control or experimental group

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population

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entire group about whom conclusion is to be drawn

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sample

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portion of population that is observed

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representative sample

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characteristics similar to population

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random sample

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each individual in the population has the equal chance of being selected

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statistics

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mathematical methods used to report data

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where do participants rights come from

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APA

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rules for studies:

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beneficial to society, informed consent, withdraw, confidentialty, deception

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neuroscience

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study of the body’s electrochemical communication

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central nervous system

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brain and spine, 99% of nerves

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peripheral nervous system

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messenger for CNS

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Somatic nervous system

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sensory and motor nerves, muscular activity

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autonomic nervous system

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internal organs (sympathetic and parasympathetic)

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afferent nerves

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sensory nerves, RECIEVE incoming info from body to CNS

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efferent nerves

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motor, SEND commands from brain to body

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glial cells

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provide support and nutrition

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neurons

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(100 billion in the brain) process information

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3 parts of the neuron

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cell body, dendrites, axon (myelin sheath)

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neuron cell body

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nucleus, cell preservation

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dendrites

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recieve messages from other neurons

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axon

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carries message to next neuron

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synapse

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space between 2 neurons

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neurotransmitters

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chemicals that help cross the synapse

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receptor sites

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electrical impulse goes to the new neuron

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Acetylcholine

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muscle, learning, memory, alzheimers

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GABA

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anxiety calmer, anxiety disorder if deficient

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norepinephrine

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stress and mania (too much), depression(too little), regulates sleep

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dopamine

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voluntary movement, reward anticipation, parkinsons (too little), schizophrenia (too much)

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serotonin

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sleep, mood, attention, learning depression(too little)

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endorphins

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natural pain killer, pleasure and pain

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oxytocin

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hormone, attachment and emotional bonds, sex ew

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3 parts of brain

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hindbrain, midbrain and forebrain

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hindbrain

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basic life functions

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hindbrain parts

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brainstem, cerebellum, medulla, pons

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medulla

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breathing, reflexes

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pons

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sleep and arousal

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cerebellum

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motor coordination

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midbrain

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reticular formation, connects hind to front, helps with patterned behavior

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4 lobes

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occipital lobe, frontal, temporal, pareital

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limbic structure

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memory and emotion

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amygdala

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emotional awareness and expression, survival

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hippocampus

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formation and recall of memories

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thalamus

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relay station for sensory info

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basal ganglia

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coordination of voluntary movements

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hypothalamus

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eating, drink, sex behaviors, regulates internal state

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cerebral cortex

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biggest part of forebrain, thinking and planning

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occipital lobe

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vision

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temporal lobe

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hearing, language, memory

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parietal lobe

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spatial location, attention, motor, sensory info

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frontal lobe

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intelligence, personality, voluntary muscles

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corpus callossum

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lots of axons that connect 2 hemispheres of brain

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