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| _____ is the approach to psychology that focuses on the separate elements of mental processes. |
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| _____ is the approach to psychology that focuses on the adaptiveness of mental processes. |
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| Approach to psychology examines how the behavior of the human species has been shaped by apatation and natural selection. |
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| Sigmund Freud is associated with the _____ approach to psychology. |
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| The researcher known as the "father of psychology was ______. |
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| Asking someone to think about their conscious experience while listening to poetry would be an example of _____. |
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| The ____ approach to psychology emphasizes the importance of free will and positive growth. |
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| The four steps of the scientific method are _____. |
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| Observing phenomena, formulating hyptheses, testing, evaluating conclusions |
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| A(n) _____ is an objective description of a variable and how it will be measured and observed. |
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| _____ is a statistic that measures the strength of the relationship between two variables. |
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| A study that collects data from participants over a period of time is known as a(n) ____ study. |
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| The variable that a researcher manipulates in an experiment is called the ____. |
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| When a neuron reaches a certain level of electrical intensity it fires; this is known as the ____ principle. |
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| The brain's ability to change is referred to as ____. |
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| The _____ nervous system sends information from skin and muscles to the CNS. |
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| A(n) _____ refers to a neuron sending an electrical charge down the axon. |
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| A drug that enhances a neurotransmitter's effect is called a(n) _____. |
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| ______ refers to a probe being used to record the electrical activity of a single neuron. |
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| The creation of new neurons is called _____. |
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| If two identical twins raised apart share the same behavioral characteristic, there is increased support for a(n) ____ basis to that characteristic. |
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| Chemicals produced by endocrine glands are known as ____. |
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| Each human cell has _____ pairs of chromosomes. |
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| ____ refers to ways in which our body receives information from an outside stimulus. |
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| _____ refers to the ways in which sensory information is organized to make meaning. |
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| There are three bones within the ear that aid in hearing. They are the ____, ____, and ____. |
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| The ____ is/are responsible for perceiving that your head is moving up or down, left or right, and forwards or backwards. |
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| Information being communicated within multiple neural pathways simultaneously is called ____. |
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| Cells that transmit information from outside stimulus to the brain are called ____. |
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| ____ are the receptors in the retina that work best in dim light. |
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| Information about the relative position of your arms and legs is known as ____ feedback. |
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| ____ is a distance cue based on feedback from eye muscles. |
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| ____ theory explains how we hear high-pitched sounds, but not low-pitched sounds. |
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| Neurotransmitters involved in feelings of pain are called ____. |
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