Test 1 Class Flashcards
(22 cards)
Describe what a “double blind” design is.
When the researcher and the people in the experiment don’t know if they are in the control or experiment group
Where is the chemical process located during neural transmission?
Syntax
Name a person associated with the humanist perspective?
Abraham lasso
Which nervous system is the spinal cord part of?
Centrobe
What psychological perspective is B.F skinner associated with?
Behaviorism
What is at the top of maslows hierarchy of needs?
Self actualation
What kind of cells form myelin?
Gleo cells
What is the difference between a ventricle & a vesicles?
Vesicles release neurotransmitter
Ventricle the hole the cavities the empty space in the brain
Depolarization
When the electrical charges inside an axon & outside an axon come closer together
behaviorists think people are born as
Blank slates
What statistical test measures how likely it is that someone made a type I error?
Statistical testing
What is g Stanley hall known for?
Brought psychology structuralism to the United States
Which correlation is the strongest? R= 1.3 R=0.24 R=-0.65 R=0.58
-0.65
What two ions cross the axon membrane to allow the passage of action potentials?
Sodium & potassium
Are SAT scores influenced by sleep
What’s the dependent variable?
SAT scores
What three things make up the brain stem?
The pons the medulla the midbrain
Who is main person associated with functionalism
James
What neurotransmitter is involved with Alzheimer’s disease?
Acetylcholine
Which perspective is client centered therapy associated w|?
Humanism
What part of the hindbrain is responsible for balance & motor coordination & is disturbed greatly by alcohol
Cerebellum
What does the “all or none” law mean w| regards to neural transmission & action potential
It either happens or it doesn’t. It’s either triggered or it’s not,
Who two neurotransmitters are associated with depression
Saratonin
