Chapter 1 Defentions Flashcards
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Clinical
Pertaining to illness or treatment
Neurons
Cell that receive and transmit electrochemical signals
Biopsychology
The scientific study of the biology of behaviour
Comparative Approach
The study of biological processes by comparing different species
Neuroscience
The scientific study of the nervous system
Neurochemisty
The study of chemical bases of neural activity
Neuropathology
The study of nervous system disorder
Neuroanatomy
The study of the structure of the neurons.
Neuroendocrinology
The study of the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system
Neuropharmacology
The study of the effects of drugs on neural activity.
Neurophysiology
The study of the functions and activities of the nervous system
Between Subject Design
Group of subjects are tested under each condition
Within Subject Design
Same subjects are tested under each condition
Independent Variable
He difference between experimental conditions that is arranged by the experimenter
Dependent Variable
Measuring the effect of the independent variable
Coolidge Effect
When a male is not able to have sex with female but will still have sex if introduced to another female
Lordosis
Curve of the spine in rodent during sex
Quasiexperimental Studies
Studies on groups of people who are interested in the real world
Case Studies
Studies that focuses on a single case or subject
Generalizability
The results of a study can be applied to other individuals or situations
Pure Research
Research that is done out of curiosity of the research and to gain knowledge
Applied Reaearch
Research that will benefit human kind
Psychopharmacology
The study of drugs on the brain and behaviour
Cerebral Cortex
The layer of neural tissue covering the cerebral hemispheres of humans and other mammals
