psychology

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what is psychology?

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scientific study of mind and behavior

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psychoanalysis

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freud- psychological distress is caused by painful childhood experiences that are repressed and reside in the unconscious

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humanist approach

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Maslow, Rogers. Emphasized human potential, the ability of each person to become the best person he or she could be

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Behaviorism

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Watson Skinner Pavlov- posited that only things that could be objectively measured should be studied

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social psychology

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how thoughts feelings and behaviors influence presence of others

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evolutionary psychology

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explains mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value of abilities that are preserved over time by natural selection

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behavioral neuroscience

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links psychological processes to activities in the nervous system and other bodily processes

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empiricism

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belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through observation; essential element in scientific method

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scientific method

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a procedure for finding truths by using empirical evidence

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theory

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hypothetical explanation of a natural phenomena

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hypothesis

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falsifiable prediction made by a theory. You can never prove a theory. You can only prove it False

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how do neurons connect to each other

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using chemical and electrical signals

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what is the synapse

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places where neurons connect and communicate with each other

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direction of action potential?

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from the cell body towards axon terminal/axon

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location of neurotransmitters?

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in the axon terminal

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soma

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contains nucleus and other structures. supports chemical processing of the neuron

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nucleus

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oval shaped membrane, contains cells genetic material responsible for directing protein synthesis and vital functions

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dendrites

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neuron receives input from other cells

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node of ranvier

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gap in myelin sheath of a neuron that allows for electrical impulses to travel quickly to axon.

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myelin sheath

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fatty protective layer that wraps around axon. allows electrical impulses to transmit quickly and efficiently in nerve cells

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terminal buttons

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small knobs at end of axon that release chemicals called neurotransmitters

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axon

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a thin fiber that connects neurons(nerve cells) to that they can communicate

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outer ear

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collects sound waves

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middle ear

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transmits vibrations

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inner ear

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transduction into neural impulses

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iris in eye

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iris is a translucent muscle that controls the size of the pupil, so how much light is let into the eye.

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lens

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behind the iris is the lens which muscles change shape to focus on objects at different distances

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stages 1-4

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REM sleep

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stage 1

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light sleep we see theta waves

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stage 2

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we see patterns called spindles and k complexans. sleep is deeper here

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stage 3 and 4

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delta waves also called slow wave sleep. deep sleep

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depressants

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alcohol

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stimulatns

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amphetamine

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narcotics

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heroin, pain relief relaxation, well being

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Hallucinogens

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LSD