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PSYC 0101-01

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psychology   The scientific study of human behavior and mental processes.  
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descriptive research methods   scientific prodecdures that involve systematically observing behavior in order to describe the relationship among behaviors and events.  
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case study   intensive study of a single individual or group of people  
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survey   questionairre or interview designed to investigate the opinions, behaviors, or characteristics of a particular group  
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correlational study   a reaserach stragegy that allows the precise calculation of how strongly related two factors are to each other  
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neuroscience   the study of the nervous system, especially the brian  
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neuron   highly specialized cell that communicates information in an electrical and chemcial form; a nerve cell  
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plasticity   the brain's ability to change function and structure  
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functional plasticity   the brain's ability to shift functions from damaged to undamaged brain areas  
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strutural plasticity   the brain's ability to change its physical structure in response to learning, active practice, or environmental influences  
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Who is the father of Psychology?   William Wundt  
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Why is W.W. the father of Psychology?   he founded psychology as na experimental science. Stated "We can measure the way people think"  
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Who is the father of American Psychology?   William James and G. Stanley Hall  
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Why are they the fathers of American Psychology?   WJ- "Principles of Psychology" 1890 GSH- Established 1st Psychology research laboratory in the US and founded the American Psychological Association  
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Four reasons we study psychology?   Describe, explain, predict, and control  
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Axons   send messages  
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dendrites   receive messages  
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cell body   processes nutrients and provides energy for neuron to function  
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Parts of the nervous system   Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system  
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Central nervous system   Brain and Spinal cord  
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Spinal cord   Connects the brain to the PNS  
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Peripheral nervous system   Somatic Nervous system and Autonomic Nervous system  
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Somatic Nervous System   Voluntary functions and sensory information  
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Autonomic Nervou System   Involuntary functions. Sympathetic Nervous System and Parasympathetic Nervous System  
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Sympathetic Nervous System   Arouses body to expend energy  
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Parasympathetic Nervous System   Calms body to preserve and maintain energy  
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Cerebral cortex   wrinkled outer portion of the forerain which contains the most sophisticated brian centers  
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forebrain   the largest and most complex brain region, which contains centers for complex behaviors and mental processes, also called the cerebrum  
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corpus callosum   a thick band of axons that connects the two cerebral hemisphres and acts as a communication link between them  
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midbrain   contains structures involved in processing visual and auditory information  
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hindbrian   region at base of brain that connects brain to spinal cord  
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pons   helps coordinate movements on left and right sides of body  
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cerebellum   coordinates movements, balance, and posture  
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temporal lobe   primary receiving area for auditory information  
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ocipital lobe   primary receiving area for visual information  
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parietal lobe   processes somatic sensations  
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frontal lobe   processes voluntary muscle movement and is involved in thinking, planning, and muscle control  
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