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General psychology
General psychology
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
12/06/2010

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Hermaphrodite
Definition
Having both ovarian and testicular tissue
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Pseudohermaphrodite
Definition
2 gonads of the same kind, but their external genitialia and 2nd sex characteristics don't match their chromosomal make-up
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Sexual Orientation
Definition
Encompasses erotic an emotional feelings a person has for the oppisite or same sex individual
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Gender Roles
Definition
Roles each gender plays
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What is the chromosome make-up of a male and a female human
Definition

Male x,y

Female x,x

Term
Why are male more prone to genetic disorders
Definition
Don't carry as much genetic material
Term
identify and explain the stages of the human sexual response cycle
Definition
Excitement-become aroused=secretion of fluids
Plateau-increased blood flow
Orgasm-
Resolution-back to normal
Term
What is genital herpes and what happens to peps with it over time
Definition
sexually transmitted disease, an infection caused by herpes simplex 1 and 2
decreases over years-shorter and less severe than previous outbreaks
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What is sexual dysfunction and what is the most common one for males
Definition
persistent impairment of sexual interest or reponse that causes interpersonal difficulties or personal stress
-climacing 2 early
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What is vaginismus
Definition
females recurrent or persistent involuntary spasms of the outer mucles of the vagina-organisums
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Define Personality
Definition
-stable approach to the world
-behavior,coping skills, emotional reg. thinking-traits
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What is a correlation coefficient and how to do you interpret it
Definition
R= coefficient += same and -=opposite
#=gives strength +1---1= range
-sign=direction direction of r's between X and Y
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. Whis is the independent and dependent variable
Definition
Independent= variable manipulated by a researcher to determine effect on dep

Dependent= shows outcome of experiment
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. What is a Stimulus
Definition
Catalyst - starts something
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What are the 2 major components of the nervous system
Definition
Central= brain and spinal cord

Peripeheral= neural fibers lying outside central
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What are the jobs of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
Definition
Sympathetic=prepares body for fight or flight Fear

Parasympathetic= returns the body to homeostasis- balanced state. Normal
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What is a Neuron
Definition
Basic cell of Nervous system
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What is the sequence of the parts of a neuron conveying messages
Definition
Sodium gates open ions change places
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What are the gaps within the myelin sheath called
Definition
Nodes of Ranvier
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What is resting potential, action potention, refractory period
Definition
Resting=more negative inside than outside-polarized
Action= more positive inside than outside-depolarized
Refractory= all or nothing
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What is the oldest structure of the brain
Definition
Hind brain
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. What is the thalamus
Definition
Integrates incoming information and relays it to the cerbal cortex
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What is function of the Frontal, Occipital, Parietal and Temporal lobes
Definition
Frontal = problem solving
Parietal= sensation except smell
Occipital= see things
Temporal= Auditory information Speech
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What is the job of the lens of the eye
Definition
Can change shape to focus the visual image
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What is the bling spot of the eye
Definition
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