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In Class Definitions Flashcards

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Dualism

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The mind and body are seperate and have no relationship

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Monism

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Mind is housed within the body, and mind and body are the same

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Wilhelm Wundt

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Founder of psychological science. Relied on introspection.

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Edward Titchiner

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Started structuralism. Insterested in the physical activity of the brain

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William James

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Father of American Psychology. Started functionalism, which consideres the functions of behavior

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B.F. Skinner

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Created operant conditioning

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Hindsight Bias

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The “I knew it all along” phenominon. Aftere eciving information, tendancy to belive we could have forseen it.

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Overconfidence

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We think we know more than we do. Confidence > Correctiness

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Confirmation Bias

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Tendancy to look for information that confirms preconceptions. Tends to ignore of dispute nonconforming information.

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Scientific Method

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  • From observations generate hypothesis
  • Generate testable predictions
  • Make systematic observations
  • Evaluate Results
  • Revise original hypothesis
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Five Tenents of Science

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  • Falsifyable
  • Replicatable
  • Observable
  • Testable
  • Parsimony (simplest explanation)
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Directionality Problem

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y then x, or, x then y (Ex. Stress causes both smoking and shorter life span)

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Independant variable

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What you change

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Dependant variable

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Results from you changing the independant variable

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Quasi Experiment

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Examines naturally occuring groups that cant be modified rather than use controled methods (ex: does gener impact behavior?)

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Nervous System

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Neurons spealized to transmitt and recive info (nerve is a bundel of neurons)

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Glial cells

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provide structural support for neurons. Enhance communication speed of neurons

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Senosory neurons

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communicate info from environment to brain

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interneurons

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communicate between other types of neurons

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motor neurons

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communicate info to muscles and glands of the body.

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Resting potential

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a neuron at rest has a negative charge on the inside and a positive charge on the outside

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communication within neuron

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Selectively permiable membrain lets sodium ions rush in. As more enter, the celll beocmes polarized c

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