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chapters 6-8
psych in my brain
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Psychology
12th Grade
10/24/2010

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positron emissions tomography PET
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imaging technique used to see which areas of the brain are being activated while performing tasks
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spinal cord
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the bundle of nerves within the spine that runs down the length of the back and transmits most messages back and forth between the body and brain
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heredity
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the genetic transmission of characteistics from parents to their offspring
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neurons
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long, thin cells that constitute the structural and functional unit of nerve tissue along which messages travel to and from the brain
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genes
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basic building blocks of hereditary
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neurotransmitters
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chemicals released by neurons which determine the rate at which other neurons fire
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endocrine system
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chemical communication system located throughout the body that uses hormones to send messages through the bloodstream to particular organs of the body
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computerized axial tomography (CT)
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imaging technique in which low levels of x rays are passed through the brain and a computer measures the amount of radiation absorbed by the brain cells and produces a relatively good image of the brain
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psychedelic drugs
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chemicals that affect the nervous system and result in altered consciousness or awareness, influence sensations and perceptions, and modify moods and cognitive process
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process of learning to control bodily states?
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bjorkven
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systematic relaxation
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meditation
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consciousness
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an individuals state of awareness, including a persons feelings, sensations, ideas, and perceptions
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circadian rhythym
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regular sequence of biological processes such as temperature and sleep that occurs every 24 hours
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hypnosis
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state of conscioussness resulting from a narrowed focus of attention and characterized by heightened suggestibility
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meditation
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systematic narrowing of attention on an image thought bodily process or external object with the goal of clearing ones mind and producing relaxation
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hypnotic analgesia
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reduction of pain reported by patients after undergoing hypnosis
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psychophysics
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study of relationships between sensory experience and the physical stimuli that cause them
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kinesthesis
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sense that provides information about the position and movement of individual body parts
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vestibular system
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three semicircular canals located in the inner ear that provide sense of balance
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ESP-extrasensory perception
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group of psychic experiences that involves perceiving or sending information (images) outside normal sensory processes or channels: includes four general abilities: telepathy, precognition, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis
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signal detection theory
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study of peoples tendencies to make correct judgements, misses, and false alarms in detecting presence of stimuli
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constancy
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tendency to perceive certain objects in the same way regardless of changing angle, distance, or lighting
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illusions
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perceptions that misrepresent physical stimuli
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attentive process
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procedure that considers only one part of the stimuli presented at a time
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francis crick
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believes that dreams are the brains way of removing certain unneeded memories (dreams are mental housecleaning)
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franz anton mesmer
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first person to study and practice hypnosis. thought body had magnetic fluid which could be realigned
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nathaniel kleitman
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thought dreaming served no function
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enest hilgard
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