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21 Cards in this Set
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Genetic disorders |
Prenatal Inherited from parents. ex. MS, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia |
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Standard deviation |
An index of how much a typical score differs from the mean of a group of scores |
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Somatic nervous system |
Carries messages to and from the sense organs and skeletal muscles (controls voluntary behavior) |
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Z-score |
A number that tells how many standard deviations above or below the mean a score is |
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Measures of central tendency |
A number describing a typical score, around which other scores fallMeanMedianMode |
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Peripheral Nervous system |
Somatic and autonomic nervous system are part of what? |
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Adolescence |
Adolescent Beginning of pubescence until full social maturity |
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GABA |
Inhibits CNS, moods |
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Frequency polygon |
Alternate way of graphing scores |
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Graphical Statistics |
Presents numbers pictorally |
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Motor neuron |
neuron that carries commands from the CNS to muscles and glands |
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Dendrites |
Neuron fibers that receive messages from other neurons |
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Glutamate |
ExcitesParticipates in learning and memory (CNS) |
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Environement (nurture) |
Sum of all external conditions that affect a person |
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Endorphins |
Related neuropeptide regulator released by pituitary gland |
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Enkephalins |
Opiate like neural regulator that relieves pain and stress |
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Neuropeptides |
Regulate activity of other neurons. They affect memory, pain, emotion, and other basic processes |
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Functionalism |
William James (How mind functions to help us adapt to environment) |
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Histogram |
Frequency distribution shown graphically |
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Neurotransmitter |
Chemicals that alter activity in neurons |
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Standard deviation |
An index of how much a typical score differs from the mean of a group of scores |
