Behavioral Sciences

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Decks in this class (41)

History of Neuropsychology (1.1)
Franz gall 1,
Pierre flourens 2,
William james 3
6  cards
Human Nervous System (1.2) [HY]
Interneurons 1,
Reflex arcs 2,
How many spinal nerves are there 3
9  cards
Organization of the Brain 1.3 [HY]
Meninges 1,
Mnemonic for meninges layer 2,
Dura mater 3
35  cards
Parts of Forebrain (1.4)
Forebrain is 1,
What does the thalamus do 2,
Functions of the hypothalamus 3
29  cards
Influences on Behavior (1.5) [HY]
Acetycholine effects 1,
Epinephrine adrenaline and norepi...,
What are the three catecholamines 3
20  cards
Development (1.6)
What re critical periods 1,
How does neurulation occur 2,
What does the neural tube form 3
14  cards
Sensation vs Perception 2.1
How does sensation start 1,
What is perception 2,
Distal vs proximal stimuli 3
17  cards
Vision 2.2 [HY]
What s sclera 1,
Choroidal vessels 2,
Retina vessels 3
35  cards
Hearing and Vestibular Sense 2.3
Vestibular sense 1,
Pinna auricle 2,
External auditory canal 3
19  cards
Other senses 2.4 [HY]
Does smell go through thalamus 1,
Pheromones 2,
Smell pathway 3
14  cards
Object Recognition 2.5 [HY]
Bottom up data driven processing 1,
Top down conceptually driven proc...,
Perceptual organization 3
17  cards
Learning 3.1 [HY]
Habituation 1,
Dishabituation 2,
Classical conditioning 3
29  cards
Memory 3.2 [HY]
Encoding 1,
Automatic processing 2,
Controlled effortful 3
60  cards
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 3.3
How does the brain acquire memory 1,
Neuroplasticity 2,
Synaptic pruning 3
6  cards
Cognition 4.1 [HY]
Dual coding theory 1,
Jean piaget 2,
Lev vygotsky 3
5  cards
Problem Solving and Decision Making 4.2 [HY]
Mental set 1,
Functional fixedness 2,
Algorithm 3
16  cards
Consciousness 4.3 [HY]
Reticular formation reticular act...,
What do eeg s do 2,
Beta waves 3
22  cards
Consciousness-Altering Drugs 4.4
Depressants 1,
Effects of alcohol 2,
Disinhibition with alcohol 3
24  cards
Attention 4.5
Selective attention 1,
Cocktail party phenomenon 2,
Dichotic listening tests 3
5  cards
Language 4.6 [HY]
Categorical perception 1,
Morphology 2,
Semantics 3
20  cards
Motivation 5.1 [HY]
Reasons for motivation 1,
Instinct theory of motivation 2,
Arousal theory 3
14  cards
Emotion 5.2 [HY]
What re 3 elements of emotion 1,
Physiological response 2,
Behavioral response 3
23  cards
Stress 5.3 [HY]
Primary appraisal 1,
Secondary appraisal 2,
Distress 3
10  cards
Self-Concept and Identity 6.1 [HY]
Self concept 1,
Self schema 2,
Identity 3
8  cards
Formation of Identity 6.2 [HY]
Freud s theory of human psycholog...,
Fixation freud 2,
Freud s stages of psychosexual de...
10  cards
Personality 6.3 [HY]
Identity vs personality 1,
The psychoanalytic perspective of...,
Id 3
48  cards
Types of Psychological Disorders 7.2 [HY]
Negative symptoms 1,
Delusions of reference 2,
Delusions of persecution 3
57  cards
Biological Basis of Nervous System Disorders 7.3 [HY]
Causes of schizophrenia 1,
Somatic body markers associated w...,
Somatic body markers associated w...
7  cards
Group Psychology 8.1 [HY]
Michelangelo phenomenon 1,
Social action weber 2,
Yerkes dodson law of social 3
17  cards
Socialization 8.2 [HY]
Socialization 1,
Cultural transmission 2,
Cultural diffusion 3
28  cards
Attitudes and Behavior 8.3 [HY]
Social cognition 1,
3 components of attitude mneumonic 2,
Functional attitudes theory 3
10  cards
Elements of Social Interaction 9.1 [HY]
Ascribed status 1,
Achieved status 2,
Master status 3
27  cards
Self-Presentation and Interacting with Others 9.2 [HY]
Basic model of emotional expressi...,
Appraisal model 2,
Social construction model 3
15  cards
Social Behavior 10.1 [HY]
Interpersonal attraction 1,
Factors that affect attraction 2,
Self disclosure 3
22  cards
Social Perception and Behavior 10.2 [HY]
Social perception social cognition 1,
Attributions 2,
3 primary components of social pe...
24  cards
Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination 10.3 [HY]
Purpose of stereotype 1,
Difference between stereotypes pr...,
Stereotype content model 3
9  cards
Sociology: Theories and Institutions 11.1 [HY]
Psychologists vs sociologists 1,
Micro level sociology 2,
Meso level sociology 3
37  cards
Culture 11.2
Culture lag 1
1  cards
Demographics 11.3 [HY]
Life course perspective 1,
Dependency ratio 2,
Youth ratio 3
24  cards
Social Class 12.1 [HY]
Social cohesion 1,
Social stratification 2,
Ascribed status 3
37  cards
Epidemiology and Disparities 12.2
Social epidemiology 1,
Epidemiology statistic terms inci...,
Second sickness 3
4  cards

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