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| Explains behavior by using a physiological or molecular breakdown |
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| Study between the mental process that intervene between stimulus inputs and response outputs |
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| Understanding human behavior that emphasizes free will and the basic goodness of people |
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| Emphasizes the importance of environmental determinants of behavior (must be observable) |
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| Behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts |
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| How thoughts and behaviors vary from people living in other cultures - the way we think and act - religion, politics, ethnicity, family life, neighborhood, child rearing |
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| How nature selects traits that promote the perpetualtion of one's genes |
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| Assigning subjects to experimental/control groups randomly to ensure no bias |
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| A statistical technique that establishes the extent to whic two variales vary together |
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| Experimental factor being manipulated and studied |
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| Experimental factor that depends on independent variable and changes in response to it |
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| A control technique, where group membership is unknown to the subject |
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| A control technique, where group membership is unknown to the subject and experimenter |
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| The tendency to believe that one would have known it after the results are shown; common sense; it was there all along |
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| Tendency to over-estimate the extent to whic others share our beliefs and behaviors |
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| When subjects characteristics are used to determine group assignment, based on past experiences or pre-existing conditions |
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| Ovserving and recording behavior in a natural setting |
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| Research method to get the self-reported attitudes/behaviors of people. Collecting date through questionaires, interviews, and opinion polls |
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| Condition that exposes subjects to treatment |
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| Condition that serves as a comparison to see effects of treatment, on experimental condition subjects |
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| Research method where one person is studied in depth to find universal principles |
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| Must follow APA guidelines - consent form, anonymity, free to leave. If deception is used, you must debrief. |
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| Branchlike structures at the beginning of the neuron; the recieve signals from teh axons of other neurons and carry those signals to the cell body |
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| The body that the dendrites are attached to; the cell body contains the nucleus |
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| The long, cable like part that connects to the terminal branches. These fibers carry signals away from teh body of the neuron out ot where communication occurs with other neurons |
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| Fatty tissues that surround some axons and aids in transmission of messages - ually in speed |
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| The many gaps in the myelin sheath; where the conduction of teh action potential occurs |
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| Suction cup like branches at the end of the axon that help in transmission of information |
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| The point at whic 2 or more neurons interconnect for communication; the space between the neuron and the dendrite |
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| Chemicals taht carry a signal from one neuron to the next |
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| Neurons that send signals away from teh brain or spinal cord - motor neurons |
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| Transport the signal from affluent to efferent |
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| The level of excitatory neurotransmitters that a neuron must absorb before it will fire |
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| Something that incites or arouses activity |
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| Sequence of changes in electrical potential during the activation; travels down axon and becomes depolarized |
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| A biological law that states an action potential occurs either at full strenght or not at all |
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| When the neuron is not being fired; storing energy |
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| Resting potential becomes active - impulse generated |
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| A short rest period between action potentials |
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| EEG (Electroncephalogram) |
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| Detects brain waves, different waves are present during stages of consciousness |
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| CAT/CT (Computerized Axial Tomography) |
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| Shows the structure not functions; shows the brain in slices. 3-dimensional picture of the brain |
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| MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) |
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| Best picture possible, only shows structure |
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| PET (Positron Emission Tomography) |
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| Shows where areas of the brain are being used for specific tasks (functions) |
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| Behind forehead; controls body moements both complex and simple; controls repetitive tasks |
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| Midsection of head; between frontal and occipital lobes; controls touch, pain, pressure, temp, vibration, itch-sensations |
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| Area above the ear; controls hearing; personality traits |
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| Back of the head; visual processing |
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| Peripheral Nervous System |
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| Consists of all the other nerves in your body-all the nerves not encased in bone. |
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| Controls our voluntary muscle movements. |
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| Controls the automatic functions of our body-out heart, lungs, internal organs, glands, etc. Controls respons to stress (fight or flight) |
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| Sympathetic Nervous System |
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| Mobilizes our body to respond to stress |
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| Parasympathetic Nervous System |
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| Responsible for slowing down our ody after a stress response. |
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| System of glands that secrete hormones that affect many different biological processes in our bodies. |
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