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28 Cards in this Set
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Goals of Psychology |
1. Describe 2. Explain 3. Predict 4. Control (in terms of research) |
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Critical Thinking |
-Analysis -Questioning -Verification of Facts |
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Steps of the Scientific Method |
1. Question/Problem 2. Hypothesis 3. Observation 4. Results 5. Conclusions 6 Replication |
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Structuralism |
The mind can be studied by introspection to discover the basic elements of experience |
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Functionalism |
The relationship between consciousness and behavior |
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Psychoanalytic Perspective |
Focuses on the unconscious conflicts which originated in childhood. Freud. |
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Evolutionary Psychology |
The study of the evolution of behavior and the mind using the principles of natural selection. |
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Hereditary and Genetics |
46 Chromosomes 23 Pairs of chromosomes Chromosomes are made of genes which are made of DNA XX Female XY Male |
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Dendrite |
Part of the neuron that receives information |
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Axon |
Transmits information to other neurons |
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Acetylcholine |
Responsible for attention, memory and learning |
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Dopamine |
Responsible for schizophrenia and Parkinson's |
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Serotonin |
Linked to depression |
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Endorphins |
Body produced morphine. Helps deal with pain. Produces a high |
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Hypothalamus |
Controls emotion and vital life functions. “Master” of the glands |
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Thalamus |
An important relay station for incoming sensory information |
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Cerebellum |
Relay station, involved in coordination, movement, maintaining balance |
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Limbic System |
Involved in emotions, storing new information in memory |
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Parietal Lobe |
Sensory and motor actions |
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Pituitary |
Located next to the hypothalamus. “Master Gland” controls all other hormones |
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Sensation |
-The process which sensory stimulation is transmitted to the central nervous system -A biological process |
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Perception |
-The process by which sensory information is organized and interpreted by the brain -A psychological process “making sense of our sensations” |
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Process of Sensation-Psychophysics |
The study of the relationship between physical stimuli and their perception |
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Sensory Adaptation |
The process by which sensory receptors become accustomed to consistent unchanging levels of stimuli over time |
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Perceptual Organization: Gestalt Psychology Figure Ground |
The ability to tell the background from the figure |
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Perceptual Organization: Gestalt Psychology Similarity |
The ability to make sense out of something vague |
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Perceptual Organization: Gestalt Psychology Closure |
Looking at the whole picture, connecting the separate parts |
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Perceptual Organization: Gestalt Psychology Proximity |
Tends to see things that are close together as one |
