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What is the forebrain responsible for?

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Higher cognitive functions such as thinking, processing information, making decisions, sensory processing involved in planning and executing movements, behavioral responses, sleep-wake cycles by producing melatonin, controlling body temperature, reproductive functions, eating, and display of emotion.

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What does the midbrain connect?

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It connects the forebrain, midbrain, and the cerebrum to the pons.

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What is the midbrain responsible for?

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Auditory and visual reflexes, controlling body movement (especially eye movement), managing sleep-wake cycles, and temperature regulation.

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What does the hindbrain regulate?

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Vital functions that are essential for survival such as breathing, heart rate, sleep and wakefulness, coordinating motor activity and balance.

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What structures make up the hindbrain?

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medulla, pons, and cerebellum

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What is the cerebellum responsible for?

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motor control, coordination, balance, posture, processing sensory feedback from the eyes and inner ears to process nerve impulses and coordinate muscle movement.

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What does the brainstem control?

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breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, coughing, and sneezing

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What are the four lobes of the brain?

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Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, and Occipital

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What is the frontal lobe involved in?

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reasoning, motor control, emotion, language

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What structures does the frontal lobe contain?

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Motor cortex, prefrontal cortex, and Broca’s area

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What does the motor cortex do?

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plans and coordinates movement

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What does the prefrontal cortex do?

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It is responsible for higher-cognitive functioning

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What does Broca’s area do?

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It is essential for language production.

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What is the parietal lobe involved in?

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Processing information from the body’s senses

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What structure does the parietal lobe contain?

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Somatosensory cortex

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What does the Somatosensory cortex do?

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It is essential for processing sensory information from across the body.

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What is the temporal lobe associated with?

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hearing, memory, emotion, and some aspects of hearing

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What structure does the temporal lobe contain?

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Auditory cortex, wernicke’s area

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What does the auditory cortex do?

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main area for processing auditory information

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What does wernicke’s area do?

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important for speech comprehension

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What is the occipital lobe responsible for?

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interpreting visual information

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What structure does the occipital lobe contain?

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primary visual cortex

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What does the primary visual cortex do?

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organized retinotopically, meaning there is a close relationship between the position of an object and in a person’s visual field and the position of that object’s representation on the cortex.

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What is the limbic system involved in?

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processing emotion and memory

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What does the limbic system contain?
hypothalamus, amygdala, and hippocampus
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Where is the reticular formation?
It extends from the forebrain down to the hindbrain and is centered in the midbrain.
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What does the reticular formation regulate?
sleep-wake cycle, arousal, alertness, motor activity
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What is a synapse?
A synapse is a junction between two nerve cells consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter.
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What is a terminal button?
A terminal button is an axon terminal containing synaptic vesicles that release chemicals called neurotransmitters.
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What is the longitudinal fissure?
It is a deep grove in the brain's cortex that separates the two brain hemispheres.
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What are synaptic vesicles?
storage sites for neurotransmitters
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Experiments
involve the manipulation of an independent variable, the measurement of a dependent variable, and the exposure of various participants to one or more of the conditions being studied
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Case studies
observational research study focusing on one or a few people
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Clinical Psychology
concerned with the assessment and treatment of mental illness and psychological problems
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Research guidelines
informed consent, protection from harm, right to withdraw, confidentiality, debriefing, deception
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Positive correlation
two variables change in the same direction
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Negative correlation
two variables change in different directions, one becoming larger as the other becomes smaller
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Multicultural psychologist
study cultural differences and their impact on behavior
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cross-cultural psychologist
study cultural differences and their impact on behavior
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biopsychologist
studies the relationship between the brain and behavior
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cognitive psychologist
study mental processes such as perception, attention, and memory
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developmental psychologist
study human development across the lifespan
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personality psychologist
study individual differences in behavior, thought, and emotion
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social psychologist
study how people feel, think, and behave in social situations
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Industrial-organizational psychologist
study how to improve performance and well-being in the workplace
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health psychologist
study how to promote health and well-being
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sport and exercise psychologist
study how to improve performance and well-being in sports and exercise
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Clinical psychologist
concerned with the assessment and treatment of mental illness and psychological problems
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counseling psychologist
concerned with helping people cope with personal, social, and vocational issues
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Forensic psychologist
concerned with the application of psychology to the law
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Military psychologist
concerned with the application of psychology to military settings
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Educational Psychologist
concerned with the application of psychology to education
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Personality traits
openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
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Openness
tendency to appreciate new art, ideas, values, feelings, and behaviors
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Conscientiousness
tendency to be careful, on time, and hardworking
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Extroversion
tendency to be talkative, sociable, and to enjoy others
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Agreeableness
tendency to agree and go along with others rather than to assert one's own opinions or choices
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Neuroticism
tendency to frequently experience negative emotions such as anger, worry, and sadness
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What is the cerebral cortex?
It is the outer layer of neural tissue in the brain's cerebrum. It is the largest site of neural integration in the central nervous system (CNS) and is responsible for many essential brain functions including: cognition, perception, motor functions, emotions, and consciousness.
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What is signal detection?
Signal detection relates to the idea that the intensity of the stimuli and psychological and physical state of the person contribute to whether or not the person is able to detect the stimuli.
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What is the Mueller-Lyer illusion?
It is a well known illusion that makes two lines of equal distance appear different lengths.
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What is perception?
It is a top-down way our brains organize and interpret the information and put it into context.
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How do light waves enter the eye?
through the pupil after being transmitted by the cornea
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What are the 5 taste groups?
Sweet, Salty, Savory, Sour, Bitter
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What is sleep deprivation?
It is a condition characterized by inadequate or insufficient sleep sustained over a period of time.
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What is rapid eye movement (REM ) sleep?
characterized by darting eye movements under closed eye lids; brain waves are similar to those during wakefulness
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What is non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep?
a period of sleep outside of the periods of REM sleep
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What is lucid dreaming?
A lucid dream is when people become aware that they are dreaming and can control the dream's content.
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What is hypnosis?
the state of extreme self-focus and attention in which minimal attention is given to external stimuli
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Hallucinogens
Hallucinogens are psychedelic drugs that can potentially change the way people see, hear, taste, smell, or feel, and also affect mood and thought.
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Stimulants
A stimulant is any of various agents that excite functional activity in an organism or in a part of an organism.
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Melatonin
Melatonin is a hormone that the brain produces in response to darkness, helping with the timing of circadian rhythms.
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Validity
Validity refers to how well a test actually measures what it was created to measure. It is focused on the accuracy of a test.
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Reliability
Reliability is the consistency of the findings or results of a psychology research study.
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Ethics
Ethics are the standards that direct the conduct of professional members.

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