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PSY 1101
Psychology 1101 Final Spring 2011 Savannah Tech
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
05/23/2011

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Major Divisions of the Nervous System
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The somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.
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Role of Endorphins
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endogenous opioid peptides that function as neurotransmitters. They are produced by the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus in vertebrates during exercise,[2] excitement, pain, consumption of spicy food, love and orgasm,[3][4] and they resemble the opiates in their abilities to produce analgesia and a feeling of well-being.
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Role of Dendrites
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branched projections of a neuron that act to conduct the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the cell body, or soma, of the neuron from which the dendrites project
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Role of Neurotransmitters
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Transmit an impulse across a synapse to another cell
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Major Parts of the Central Nervous System
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Brain and Spinal Cord
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Role of components of limbic system
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Role of cerebellum
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Role of medulla
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Role of sympathetic nervous system
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Definition of developmental psychology
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Piaget's theory stages
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Definition of schemas
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Relationship between dementia and Alzheimer's
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Effects on children raised by authoritative parents
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Definition of perception
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What is sensory adaptation
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Parallel processing
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Figure-ground perception
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What is parapsychology
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Effects of alcohol (depressant or stimulant or both)
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Effects of cocaine
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Gender differences in smoking and drinking
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Racial differences in use of alcohol and cocaine
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Physical dependence
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Classical conditioning model
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Generalization of learning
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Definition of reinforcer
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Effects of negative reinforcement and punishment on behavior
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Bandura's theory of learning
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Getting material into and out of memory
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Definition short term memory
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Mnemonics
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Loftus and Palmer's study
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Research results on children's false eyewitness recollection
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Definition of motivation
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Definition of instinct
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Maslow's theory
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Difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
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Basic components of emotion
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Feel-good do-good phenomenon
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Relative deprivation principle
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Phases of general adaptation syndrome
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Definition of Stress
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Physiologic changes in the face of stress
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Effects of prolonged stress
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Effects of loss of perceived control
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Effects of stress on the body
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Results of regular attendance at religious services
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Definition of personality
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Freud's theory
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Oedipus complex
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Definition of displacement
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Regression coping strategy
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Humanistic perspective
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Collectivism
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Learned helplessness
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Medical model of psychological disorders
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What is DSM-IV-TR
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Agoraphobia
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Effects of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors on anxiety
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Manic episode
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Gender and racial differences in suicide rates
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Warning signs of suicide
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Characteristics of chronically lonely people
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Characteristics of paranoid schizophrenia
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Definition of schizophrenia
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Characteristics of dissociative disorders
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Characteristics of bipolar disorders
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Characteristics of major depression
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Characteristics of post-traumatic stress disorders
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Characteristics of generalized anxiety disorder
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Characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorders
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Definition of cognition
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Definition of object permance
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Definition of subliminal message
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Gate-control theory
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Pavlov's theory
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