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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
02/13/2012

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Who is the father of modern Psychology?
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Wilhelm Wundt
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The steps of the scientific method are:
Definition
  1. Stating the problem
  2. Developing the hypothesis
  3. Designing the study
  4. Collecting data
  5. Replicating the results
  6. Draw conclusions and report the results
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Control and experimental groups are necessary when...
Definition
doing an experimental design
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in a general experiment, it is considered that he difference between groups is significant when:
Definition
p-value < 0.05
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if you are measuring the effect of exercise on energy levels, the dependent variable is ________ and the independent variable is ___________
Definition

dependent: energy levels

independent: exercise

Term
psychology is defined as
Definition
the scientific study of mental processes and behavior
Term
what phenomenon do we experience when looking at a 3D graph?
Definition
further columns seem larger than they are in reality
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a ________ is an organized set of concepts that explains a phenomenon or set of phenomena 
Definition
theory
Term
during action potential, the channess for what ion open first? and second?
Definition
NA+ first, then K+
Term
what is the percentage of glial cells and neurons in the brain?
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90% glial

10% neurons

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what type of neurotransmitter is GABA?
Definition
inhibitory
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in order to know if a disorder/behavior is inherited what type of studies are commonly done?
Definition
adoption studies
Term
which cells make the myelin?
Definition
oligodendroglia
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dopmine is involved in what disease/s?
Definition
parkinson's and addiction
Term
where in the neuron is the action potential regenerated?
Definition
nodes of ranvier
Term
where in the neuron is the action potential originated?
Definition
axon hillock
Term
when the neurotransmitter GABA binds to the GABA receptor, what type of ions enter the cell?
Definition
Cl-
Term
when the sympathetic system is activated:
Definition
the lungs relax
Term
the somatosensory cortex is located in the _____ lobe
Definition
parietal
Term
the primary visual cortex is lovated in 
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the occiptial lobe
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the frontal lobe is important for the functions of
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planning and movement
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the hypothalamus is the structure of the brain that controls
Definition
stress, drinking and eating
Term
the hindbrain is the most
Definition
posterior part of the brain
Term
the CNS consists of ________ and _________; the PNS consists of ___________ and __________ 
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CNS: brain and spinal cord

PNS: somatic and autonomic

Term
who came out with the concept of phrenology?
Definition
Gall
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the studies done by Broca lead to the conclusion that
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the function of language is localized
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a person with a lesion in the orbitofrontal cortex is more likely to have problems with
Definition
anger
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