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36 Cards in this Set
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Thalamus
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relays sensory messages to the cerebral cortex.
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Circadian
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Rythm with a period of 24 hours
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Medulla
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breathing and heart rate
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Infradian
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Rhythm with a period of less than 24 hours
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Lobes of the Brain
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Frontal Lobe - muscles
Parietal Lobe - pressure, pain Occipital Lobe - vision Temporal Lobe - memory, emotion |
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Process of Neurotransmission
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molecules are released into the synaptic cleft and they bind with receptor sites and change the electrical state of the receiving neuron.
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Theory
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An organized system of assumptions and principles that purport to explain a set of phenomena
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Hypnosis
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A procedure where a practicioner suggests changes in feelings thoughts, behavior.
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Nervous System
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Consists of the Central and peripheral nervous system.
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Applied Psychology
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Psychology with practical uses
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Hypothesis
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A statement that attempts to predict or to account for a set of phenoma.
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Olfactory Bulb
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Sense of smell
Near emotional areas of brain |
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Experiment
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A controlled test of a hypothesis where the researcher manipulates a variable.
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Ultradian
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Rythm with a period of more than 24 hours
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Cerebellum
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regulates movement and balance, simple responses.
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Neurotransmitters
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Chemicals that alter the activity of the receiving neuron
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Four explanations of dreaming
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Psychoanalytic - wishes
Problem focused - concerns Mental Housekeeping-conections Activiation Synthesis - random firing |
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Lucid Dream
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Dream where the person knows he's dreaming and may control the events in the dream
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Descriptive Study
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A researcher describes and predicts behaviors.
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Humanist
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One influential movement. Emphasizes personal growth and potential
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Correlational Studies
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A descriptive study looking for a relationship between 2 phenoma
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3 Early schools of psychology
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Structuralism - Titchner
Functionalism - James Psychoanalysis - Freud |
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Endorphins
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Chemicals involved in pain reduction
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Hormones
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Chemical messangers produced in the endocrine glands
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5 major Perspectives
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Biological, Learning
Cognitive, Sociocultural Psychodynamic |
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Freud
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1856-1939
Father of Psychoanalysis Interpretation of Dreams |
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REM
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Rapid Eye Movement, sleep stage, dreams, loss of muscle tone.
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Basic Psychology
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Knowledge for its own sake
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Feminist
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One influential movement. Found bias in research methods.
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Psychology
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Discipline concerned with behavior and mental processes and how they are affedted by their environment.
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Stages of Sleep
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Awake - small rapid
Stage 1 - rapid Stage 2 - sleep spindles Stage 3 - some delta Stage 4 - mostly delta REM - rapid irregular |
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Pons
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Involved in Sleeping, waking, dreaming
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Parts of a neuron
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Myelin Sheath
Axon Terminal Node Dendrite Synapse |
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Wilhelm Wundt
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1832-1902
Made Psychology a science |
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Classes of drugs
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Depressants
Stimulants Opiates Psychedelic |
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Phineas Gage
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Prefrontal Cortex
Emotional Processing |
