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Nervous System Divisions
Central nervous system,
Peripheral nervous system,
Sympathetic nervous system
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Conscious and Unconscious Responses - Spinal Reflex
What is a concious response,
Give an example of a conscious re...,
What is an unconscious response
8
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Neuron Anatomy
What does the dendrite do,
Myelin sheaths are,
The axon is
7
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Neurotransmission - Lock and Key
What is a neruotransmitter,
How do neurons communicate,
What is the neuron that receives ...
7
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Sources of Stress
What is a stressor,
What is distress,
What is eustress
15
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GAS - General Adaptation Syndrome
What is the general adaptation model,
What is the first stage of gas,
What are the two subdivisions of ...
13
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TMSC - Transactional Model of Stress and Coping
Is this model biological or psych...,
Explain an avoidant strategy,
Explain an approach strategy
15
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FFF - Fight Flight Freeze
What is the role of cortisol in fff,
What does prolonged cortisol do,
What happens in the flight stage
10
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Long-Term Potentiation/Depression
Define neural plasticity,
Define synaptic plasticity,
What is long term potentiation
6
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Developmental Plasticity
The sequence is,
What happens in proliferation,
What do the cells do in the migra...
7
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Adaptive Plasticity
What is adaptive plasticity,
What did eric kandel research,
What is long term potentiation
8
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GABA and Glutamate
What is gaba,
What is glutamate,
What is gaba s role
4
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Classical Conditioning
What is classical conditioning,
How does classical conditioning work,
Neutral stimulus
16
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Operant Conditioning
What is operant conditioning,
How does operant conditioning work,
When was the term operant conditi...
14
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Observational Learning
What is observational learning,
What are the stages of observatio...,
How does observation work
12
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Learning and Memory
What is neuroplasticity,
What are neurohormoes,
What does a neuron do in the ns
11
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Ethics of Experiments
0
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Multi-store Model of Memory
What is encoding,
What is storage,
What is retrieval
19
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Brain Structure involved in Memory
What parts of the brain are invol...,
What is the amygdala s role,
What is the hippocampus s role
5
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Influencing Ability/Inability to Remember
What is forgetting,
What is retrieval failiure,
What is retrieval failure
9
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Effects of Brain Trauma
What causes brain trauma,
Brain surgery,
Antergrade amneisa
10
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Reliability of Memory
What is memory reliability,
What are the stages of memory rel...,
Recall
9
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Fallibility of Memory
What is an eyewitness testimony,
What is a leading question,
Loftus findings
4
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Exam Command Terms
Psych state identify means,
Psych define means,
Psych describe means
14
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Exam Prep
0
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Nature of Consciousness
What is consciousness in psych terms,
Conscious states can be measured ...,
What is the awareness continuum
17
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Methods Used to Study Consciousness
What does studying consciousness do,
What technology is often used to ...,
What are the 4 most common techni...
14
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Brainwaves and the effect of Drugs/ASCs
What do brain wave levels indicate,
What are the 4 common brain wave ...,
What are beta brainwaves
9
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Effects on Consciousness - Sleep Deprivation Compared to BAC
What is sleep in terms of conscio...,
What does sleep deprivation do in...,
What did dawson and reid discover...
7
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The Importance of Sleep
What is the purpose and function ...,
What is the restoration theory,
What are our biological rhythms
10
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Ultradian Rhythms - Sleep Stages REM/NREM
What are the 2 categories of sleep,
What is nrem sleep,
What are the nrem stage 1 charact...
13
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Sleep Across Lifespans
Why do peoples sleeping needs change,
What ages do you need sleep the most,
What ages do you need sleep the l...
8
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Sleep disorders - Circadian Rhythm Phase Disorder
What is a circadian rhythm phase ...,
What are the 3 sleep disorders,
What factors can cause sleep disr...
21
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Sleep Disorder Treatments - CBT/BLT
What causes dyssomnias,
What causes parasomnias,
How is a dyssomnia generally treated
11
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Sleep Disturbances
What is a dyssomnia,
What is a parasomnia,
What is sleep onset dyssomnia
4
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Defining Mental Health
What is the definition of mental ...,
What is the mental health continuum,
Why do we use a mental health con...
16
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Internal and External Causes of Mental Health
What are internal factors regardi...,
What are the characteristics of i...,
What are external factors regardi...
14
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The Biopsychosocial Model
What is the biopsychosocial model,
What are examples of biological s...,
What are examples of psychologica...
4
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Coping with Stress
How does exercise help people cop...,
What is coping flexability,
What is context specific effectiv...
5
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Research Methods
What is random allocation,
What is a questionaire,
What is a research hypothesis
50
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