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53 Cards in this Set
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Theory of consciousness modification of how we process info to make easier Adaption to an environment |
Functionalism |
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Thinking: Scientific study of mental process such as attention language use Memory perception Problem solving Creativity |
Cognitive |
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In the nervous system the job of the axons is to |
Transmit actions potential to other neurons |
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The site where communication occurs between neurons through the release of chemicals called |
Synapse |
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The part of the neuron that collects info from other neurons integrate it is the |
Cell body |
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The spinal cord is part of the Nervous system |
Central |
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Your nervous system does not allow you to ? |
Alter gene codes |
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In the nervous system each neuron communicates with |
Many other neurons in organized network |
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Basic building blocks of the nervous system |
Neurons |
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What do medications often replace |
Ciritonin |
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Nancy is conducting a study on how couples communicate however she doesn’t have money to conduct the laboratory test so she collects data in the field to ensure she does not violate the ethical role of privacy |
Observe couples in public settings |
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Dr. Chen asks participants to rate the differences of each photograph in this experiment participants seeing neutral faces Are and the participants seeing :-)’s are |
Control group Experimental group |
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With training, babies can learn to crawl or walk at an early age |
False |
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Keyshawn learns that according to psychology research students active reading is related to getting higher quiz scores the research method used to get this data must have been |
Correlational |
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Joel wants to study whether children at public playgrounds tend to play with children of their own gender Joel watches kids 20 min and takes notes conducting her own research by using descriptive method of |
Observational study |
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Carolina wants to investigate how mental process such as attention affect the amount of time a child will work on difficult tasks Carolinas research is most similar to the research approach taken by Who helped develop |
Miller Cognitive psychology |
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Monica believes that the human mind is like a piece of music must be broken into component parts to be understood Monica’s beliefs best reflects the psychology school of though called |
Structuralism |
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Harry has a different girlfriend every week Jim explanation for Harrys behavior is that Harry has a naturally high level of testosterone Caroline idea is that his mother died at a young age these explanations tell you that Jim believes that Influence who we are Carolyn believes Influences |
Nature Nurture |
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Frank is always polite and reserved Erick thinks franks behavior can be explained by his shyness Ericos view of franks most closely reflects the perspective of subfield of Aidan raised in Kentucky reflects perspective of subfield |
Personality Cultural |
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Simon is a psychologist who studies whether people who watch a greater amount of tv are more likely to be good at memorizing visual info than those who watch less tv, to investigate this testable Simon uses the number of remembered visually presented words at the I’m out of TV watching |
Hypothesis Dependent variable |
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Linda is a psychologist during her day she is most likely to |
Research thought process |
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Psychology originated from the disciplines of philosophy and medicines |
True |
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Hey you must mean parents are more likely to have a child who is also homosexual |
False |
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Depression is the most frequent Mental disorder |
True |
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Marisol Enjoys her first cuppa coffee in the morning which of the following statements correctly describes the communication of marisols neurons in the situation |
The dendrites of neurons receive neurotransmitter’s |
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You participate in a medical study testing a drug that temporarily increases the function of neurotransmitter glutamate you correctly believe that the increased glutamate well |
Improve your ability to remember |
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Alyssas grandmother had a stroke afterward she experienced trouble keeping her balance and Stumbled when she walked Alyssa correctly believes that her grandmother stroke affected a structure in her called the |
Hind brain Cerebellum |
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Ever since he had a motorcycle accident Cornelius has been unable to form new memories Cornelius has most likely damaged his cornea |
Hippo campus |
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Zane is looking in a photo that his friend emailed him during this task the part of danes brain that processes his ability to see the information in the photo is most active this part of his brain is in the |
Occipital |
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George touches a baby lamb at the local petting zoo George says the lamb feels soft the softness of the fur is a result of how the feel of the lamb was processed and George’s |
Somatic nervous |
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While walking through the woods one day Ricardo sees a large bear his sympathetic nervous system will most likely |
Caused his heart to beat faster as he prepares to run away |
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Corbin a 13-year-old asked his brother if hormones are responsible for Corbins sudden growth of facial hair his brother responds yes because hormones called blank are being released into your bloodstream where they affect the organs in your body through the blank system |
Androgens Endocrine |
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Dr. Ricard does research in the field of behavioral genetics he wants to investigate associations between different siblings grades in school to study the role of nature in siblings grades he should conduct by contrast to study the role of nature and siblings grade he should conduct |
A twin study An adoptive study |
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Louise had a stroke that damaged the motor cortex in her right hemisphere making it impossible for her to walk however over time and with practice Louise started walking again because different undamaged parts of her brain took over control of this ability Louise was able to walk again most likely because of the influence of In her brain |
Plasticity |
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Guest speaker was from what local organization |
Save the micheals |
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Which of the following drugs is an opioid |
Herion |
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Sometimes depressant drugs are specifically used for |
Constant worry Anxiety |
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Hypnosis meditation and drug use all allow people to |
Change the way we think act and feel |
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Genotypes |
Never change |
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Phenotypes |
Do change |
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CEO of the brain |
Frontal lobe |
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What are the four types of neurons |
Unipolar Bipolar Multi polar Pseudounipolar |
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Matilda‘s boyfriend just sent her a beautiful teddy bear as a gift according to the global workspace model Matilda‘s awareness of how the teddy bear looks is most likely due to |
Brain activity and her occipital lobe |
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When Fiona was a child her grandmother taught her to make lasagna now and Nicholas asked Fiona for her lasagna recipe she realizes she doesn’t know the measurements for the ingredients because she always just makes it Fiona‘s ability to cook lasagna without being aware of measuring the ingredients is best described as an example of |
Automatic processing |
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Clark corpus callosum was surgically cut to reduce epilepsy when a picture of his dog is shown only to Clarks left hemisphere he will be To name the object as dog and will be To use his left hand to pick up a toy dog out of a group of objects |
Able Unable |
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Clark corpus callosum was surgically cut to reduce epilepsy when a picture of his dog is shown only to Clarks left hemisphere he will be To name the object as dog and will be To use his left hand to pick up a toy dog out of a group of objects |
Able Unable |
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Leo is participating in a sleep study during his sleep his brain shows delta waves activity at that point the researchers wake him up and he’s very disoriented when the researchers wake him up he is most likely in Sleep |
Slow wave sleep |
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For spring break you spend 10 days with friends going dancing late every night and not getting enough sleep according to consolidation theory of sleep afterward you will |
Have trouble remembering things you did during spring break |
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While sleeping Kevin dreamed about being in a dancing competition as he dreamed about doing dance moves he kicked his foot against the wall the kick was most likely due to |
REM behavior disorder |
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Stephen goes to a hypnotism show with his friend Missy and is chosen to be brought on stage to be hypnotized missing believes in the dissociation theory of hypnosis so she thinks that when Stephen is hypnotized he will |
Actually be in a trance like state where he can’t access his conscious awareness |
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Remi likes to go home after a hard day at work and relax in a chair watching the fire roar and his fireplace in these situations he often feels zoomed out his thoughts and the world around him seem very fuzzy and indistinct Remi is most likely experiencing |
An altered state of consciousness |
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Vivian is under the influence of a psychoactive drug she is experiencing changes in her emotions and perceptions in particular she is in technicolor because everything looks so Vivid Vivian is most likely experiencing an altered state of consciousness due to the effects of |
Hallucinogens |
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When Jerry began college he rarely drink coffee so it didn’t take much coffee to get enough coffee caffeine to make him feel energetic but now Jerry must drink much more coffee to get enough caffeine to experience the same energy level however he experiences no negative side effects from drinking so much coffee taken together this information most likely indicates that Jerry |
Has developed a tolerance for coffee |