Intro To Psychology

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What is the study of psychology?

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the scientific study of the mind, brain, and behavior

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What is naïve realism?

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Error of believing that we see the world precisely as it is.

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Internal validity

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extent to which we can draw cause and effect from a study

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Reliability

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consistency of measurement

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Range of correlation?

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-1.0 to +1.0

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What is an experiment?

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research design characterized by random assignment of participants to conditions and manipulation of a variable

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what happens to a control group

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they do not receive manipulation

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what happens to an experimental group

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this group receives manipulation

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replicability

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when a study's findings are able to be duplicated

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statistics

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applying mathematics to analyze data

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what type of cells does the brain use to talk

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neurons

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synaptic vesicles

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spherical sac containing neurotransmitters

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synapse

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a gap between which neurons talk electrochemically

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myelin sheath

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a fatty choosing of the axon which speeds transmission

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action potential

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electrical impulses that travels down the axon triggering release of the neurotransmitters

Hint 15

all or nothing

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reuptake

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means of recycling neurotransmitters

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GABA

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main inhibitory neurotransmitter

Hint 17

gabahibit

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glutamate

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excitatory neurotransmitter participates in relay of distort and learning

Hint 18

GLUTAMATE!

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CNS

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central nervous system-spinal chord, cerebral cortex, and cerebellum

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PNS

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peripheral nervous system- nerves outside the CNS

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corpus callosum

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nerve fibers connecting both hemispheres

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PSC

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primary sensory cortex-processes the tactile information that comes in from all over our bodies

Hint 22

puppy slobber kisses

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What is the PNS made of?

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Autonomic and somatic

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SNS

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sympathetic nervous system-active during fight or flight

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you won't be sympathetic while this is active

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perception

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brains interpretation of the world around us

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sense receptor

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specialized cell that responds to a stimulus in the internal or external environment

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absolute threshold

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lowest level of stimulus our bodies can detect 50% of the time

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adjusting brightness on bioshock

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cones

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responsible for seeing color

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color

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rods

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responsible for seeing light

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rays

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sense of hearing

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pitch-frequency of sound wave
amplitude- loudness of sound
timbre- quality or complexity of sound

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bitchainttim

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olfactory

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receptors in your nose, sensitive to hundreds of different airborne molecules

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Nose Factory like PSO

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gustation

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taste buds are sense receptors on the tongue that respond to:
-sweet
-salty
-sour
-bitter
-umami

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limbic system

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emotional center of the brain that plays roles in sheen, motivation, and memory. it has evolved from primitive olfactory sense

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old spice, limbo

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proprioception

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our sense of body position

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this would not be appropriate to do in class

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endorphins

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reduce pain, promote pleasure

Hint 35

back scratches during sex

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vestibular sense

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our equilibrium or sense of balance

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visible sense... of BALANCE! OOOOHHHHH