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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
02/07/2012

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Psychological science
Definition
Study of the mind, what happens in he brain, how people act
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What did Pavlov study
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Radical behaviorism
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What did freud Study
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Psychoanalysis
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What did B.F Skinner study
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Radical Behaviorism
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what is psychology
Definition
the study of behavior and mental processes
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what determines if a field is a science
Definition
use of the scientific method
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What makes psychology a science
Definition
science is needed to reveal its core concepts
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what are the 5 goals of psychological sciences
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Description
explanation
prediction
control
application
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When was structuralism first studied
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1879 W. Wundt and introspection
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When was functionalism first studied
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1890 W. James
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When was behaviorism first studied
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1920s B.F. Skinner and J. Watson
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When was the cognitive revolution
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1960-70s
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What are the relative influences of genetics and experience on human behavior
Definition
both are applied, sometimes one affects more than the other. ex. schizophrenia is purely genetic
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do we truly have choices of are we behaving as a result of past experience
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all behavior is under the control of our past experiences and the current circumstances of our enviornment
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What are some warning signs of pseudoscience
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use of impressive scientific language, use of loopholes to explain negative findings, fails to connect to existing science, and avoids peer review
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good scientific theories must do what
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fit known facts, predict discoveries, be testable and able to be disproved,
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What is the scientific method
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ID the problem, design and carry out a true test, determine the truth of the findings, publish/share results
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how do you conduct a true experiment
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systematic manipulation of one variable measuring the outcome on another, independent vs dependent variables
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what is biopsychology
Definition
study of behavior and mental processes from the perspective of the structure of the brain
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what do neurons do
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function to receive, store, and transmit incoming info
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Describe a Dendrite
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looks like branches; receive signals from other neurons
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What is contained in the cell body
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the nucleus
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What is an axon
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the long thin straight fiber that is covered in myelin that conveys a signal over the body to the brain
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Neural communication is _____ when within cells and ____ between cells
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electrical and chemical
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What are the function and disorder associated with Acetylcholine
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memory and alzheimers
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what are the function and disorder associated with dopamine
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emotion and reward / schizophrenia and addiction
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what are the function and disorder associated with Norepinphrine
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emotion and arousal / depression
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what are the function and disorder associated with seratonin
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emotion and sleep / depression
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what is a psychotropic drug
Definition
any chemical that acts on the nervous system that changes behavior and metal processes
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How do psychotropic drugs work nigga?
Definition
they interfere of promote chemical activity. some act as neurotransmitters
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what is physical dependance to a drug nigga?
Definition
changes in your physiological functioning due to repeated drug use. body becomes accustomed to the drug
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what are withdrawal symptoms?
Definition
manifestation of the disturbances following a drug sensation. some examples might be sickness, headaches, and physical shakes
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what is psychological dependence?
Definition
experience cravings, obsess over drug, changes in thought, feeling of need for drug
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what is a tolerance?
Definition
diminished effectiveness of a drug due to continued use
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signs of drug dependance/addiction
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compulsive use, tendency to escalate dosage, impairments in personal life
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What factors in a drugs potential to be abused
Definition
cost, availability, onset of action, magnitude of effects, social consequences
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What is the brain reward center
Definition
the nucleus accumbens
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What was being studied at Mcgill university?
Definition
brain stimulation using rats
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