phys exam 1

Question 1

define phys

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the science of behavior and mental processes

Question 2

mental processes

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any internal experiences from behavior

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wilhem wundt

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started phys as a science
the first physc lab 1879

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contemporary phys

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many areas of physc taking different perspectives to answer similiar questions

THINK OF IT AS A UMBRELLA

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BEHAVORIAL GENETICS PHYSC

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WE are the way we are because of our genetic makeup

Question 6

cognitive psych

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we are the way we are because our brains precieve process and remember things

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psychodynamic

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we are the way we are because of our unconscious motivation and drives

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humanistic psych

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we are the way we are because of our physical or meotional need

Question 9

hindsight bias

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tendancy to believe after learning an outcome, that you would have foreseen it.

Question 10

The scientific method

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a self correlating process for adking questions and obsrving answers

Question 11

correlattion coefficient

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number that decsribes the correlation between two variables
+= both variables increase or decrease
-=one increases the other decreses

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statistical reasoning

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measures of central tendency

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mean

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overall score

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medium

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middle score

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mode

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most frequently occurinng score

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infrerential statistics

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assesses how likely result reflect what is true in the larger population
allows us to infer conclusion

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significance test

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indicates how confident we want to be when making that decision / helps us decide if results are consistent

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frontal lobe

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behavior, emotion, speech
eye and head movement

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temporal

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hearing

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parietal lobe

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basic movements/ sensation

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occipital lobe

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visual

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cerebellum

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balance and muscle coordination

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dendrites

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receive messages

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axon

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passes messages

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what does nuerotransmitters do

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travel designated pathways in the brain and may influence specific behaviors and emotions

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endorphins

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natural opoiods released in response to pain and exercise +

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sympathetic

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flight or fight

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parasympathetic

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rest and digest

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eeg

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barin waves/ electrical activity

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PET

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Traces glucose to indicate activity

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MRI

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Reveals structural info

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fMRI

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Traces blood flow to indicate activity

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brain stem

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automatic survival system

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thalumus

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sensory info

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reticular info

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enables arousal/ alertness

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cerebellum

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non verbal learning and skill memory

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somatosensory

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info from skin senses and body parts movement

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association areas of the cortex

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areas of the brain that aren't involved in primary motor or sensory functions involved in higher mental functions

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Brain plasticity

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if one hemisphere is damaged, early in life, other will assume many functions by building new pathways

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corpus callosum

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fibers connecting the hemisphere to send messages between each other

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cognitive nueroscience

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interdisciplinary study of the brain linked with cognition (memory, thinking)

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dual processing

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info is processed on consciouness and unconsciuness tracks

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blindsight awareness

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a person can respind to visual stimulus without experiencing it

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parallel processing

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processing many aspects of a problem

Question 45

sequental

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focuses on one problem at a time