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13 Cards in this Set
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Psychologist |
Psychologists has a Ph.D., uses therapy to treat mental illness, trains as a psychologist but specializes in clinical or counseling work, views mental illness as a combination of disease and environmental and personality |
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Psychiatrist |
M.D., uses primarily medications to treat mental illness, Trains as a doctor and completes additional training in the field of psychiatry, views mental illness as a disease |
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Independent variable |
the variable that is manipulated by the experimenter (independent of anything the participants do) |
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Dependent variable |
The variable that represents the measurable response or behavior of the participants (outcome depends on whether or not the participant exposed to IV) |
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Correlational methods |
Goal is to investigate the relationship among various variables. Correlation coefficient is a numerical index of the degree of relationship that exists between two variables(ranges btw -1.00 and +1.00). Positive(+) correlation= when variables co-vary in the same direction. Negative(-) correlation= when variables co-vary in opposite directions |
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Ingredients for a "True experiment" |
Experimental- subjects who are subjected to independent variable control-subjects treated like experimental group but not subjected to independent variable -groups must be determined with random assignment |
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The process of cell communication |
Neurotransmitters- carry messages from one neuron to another, neurons are sensitive/react to different neurotransmitters -then neurotransmitter released and broken down or reuptake(look back at powerpoint "The physical basis of behavior") |
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4 lobes of cerebral cortex |
Frontal lobe-primary motor cortex(voluntary motor control). Broca's area-production of speech Prefrontal cortex-judgement, planning, attention. phineas gage. orbitofrontal cortex Parietal lobe-Primary somatosenory cortex-touch, pain, temperature, body position. other sensory processing- taste, some higher rider visual processing temporal lobe-Primary auditory cortex-process incoming sounds from ears. Recognition of visual stimuli-objects-familiar people(damage can cause prosopangnosia occipital lobe-primary visual cortex- interprets sensory information from the brain, connects to the temporal lobe(identify what we see), connects to the parietal lobe(process movement in what we see) |
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Nervous system |
Peripheral- Somatic-controls muscles, controls info regarding sensations(touch, temperature, pain etc) •Autonomic Nervous System- informationrelated to survival–Regulates cardiovascular system–Regulates endocrine system–Two parts•Sympathetic •Parasympathetic somatic-•Communication Line for–Voluntary movement –Sensory processing•31 pairs of spinal nerves–Limbs–Torso•12 pairs of cranial nerves–Head–Neck–Some internal organs autonomic nervous system-•Autonomic Nervous System- informationrelated to survival–Regulates cardiovascular system–Regulates endocrine system–Two parts•Sympathetic: Fight or Flight•Parasympathetic |
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Subcortial structures |
knk |
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Rodes and cones |
cones-¨People can be born with less than 3 typesof specialized cones¡One or none- world in white, grey, and black .Two only- whatwe describe as colorblindness -Can see color but differently than therest of the world |
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gate control theory |
-lots of variation between people in how they experience pain -depends on .past experiences .personality .perception of pain .feelings of control over pain .pain experience ex-athletes used to ice bath |
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maslows hierarchy |
self actualization esteem belongingness safety needs physiological needs |
