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29 Cards in this Set
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Psychology is defined as |
study of behavior and mental process |
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What is Placebo effect |
Experimental results seized by expectations alone |
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Visual cortex is located. . |
In the brain |
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The lobe's primary function is the motor cortex |
Frontal lobe |
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Branch like extensions of neurons that act as primary receivers of signals from other neurons |
Dendrites |
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Process by which neurotransmitters are taken from the synaptic cleft back into the axon terminal for later use |
Reuptake |
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The structure to take located in the tongue |
Taste buds |
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A small area at the center that provides the clearest and sharpest vision |
Fovea |
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A unit of measurement for the loudness of sound |
Pitch |
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Sensation and process of hearing |
Audition |
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A small area at the center of the retina where there are no roads or cones |
Blind spot |
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The gate control theory which explains how an area in the spinal cord can act like a gate, and transmit them to the brain as |
Pain |
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Name the transparent covering of the iris |
Cornea |
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A complex molecule that contains the genetic information is called |
Chromosomes |
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The biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes is called |
Genes |
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A type of twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two |
Identical twin |
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Both males and females have a single x chromosome, which chromosome is needed to finalize a male fetus |
Y chromosome |
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The acquisition of a traditional Masculine or feminine role |
Gender typing |
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The umbrella term describing people whose gender identity or expression differs from that sociated with their birth sex |
Transgender |
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What are the primary sex characteristics |
Ovaries, testicles, external genitalia |
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The awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived |
Object permanence |
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What is emerging adulthood |
Late Teen to mid twenties |
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A layer of tissue located on the inner surface of the eyeball it contains the sensory receptors for vision |
Retina |
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Name the absolute threshold for conscious awareness |
Subliminal |
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The colored part of your eye |
Iris |
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Where are the vestibular sense receptors located |
Inner ear |
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What is the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time |
Absolute threshold |
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What is the central focal point of the retina, around which eyes cones cluster |
Fovea |
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What is the distance from peak of one light or sound wave to the next |
Wavelength |