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| 14881820064 | Aristotle | -knowledge is from experiences/ outer world -mind is in the heart | 0 | |
| 14881850210 | Francis Bacon | -founder of modern science -liked minds and their failings -thought humans found order in things -stressed research findings | 1 | |
| 14881884214 | Edward Bradford Titchener | - Wundt's student - introduced structuralism - aim to discover the structural elements of the mind - used introspection (looking inward) - focused on inner sensations, images, and feelings | 2 | |
| 14881909134 | Mary Whiton Calkins | -first woman to earn PhD in psych but denied by Harvard -first female President of APA | 3 | |
| 14881935911 | Confucius | stressed the power of ideas and of an educated mind | 4 | |
| 14881943995 | Charles Darwin | -studied species variations -diversity is from Natural Slection -thought nature chooses the best traits to survive -motivation-insticts | 5 | |
| 14881989723 | Rene Descartes | -french -innate ideas and mind is distinct form the body and can survive death -immaterial mind and physical body communicate -"I think, therefore, I am" | 6 | |
| 14882068832 | Margaret Floy Washburn | -First woman to earn a Ph.D. in psychology -2nd female president of APA | 7 | |
| 14882091755 | G. Stanley Hall | -First president of the APA -made first U.S psych lab and Johns Hopkins Uni | 8 | |
| 14882113191 | William James | -Functionalism -philosopher -psychologist -wrote intro psych textbook, Principles of Psychology (crazy guy) | 9 | |
| 14882158563 | Immanuel Kant | knowledge comes from our inborn ways of organizing sensory experiences | 10 | |
| 14882165183 | Kurt Koffka/Max Wertheimer | Co-founder of Gestalt psychology | 11 | |
| 14882176413 | John Locke | -british philosopher -at birth the mind is a 'blank slate' -through experiences we learn to perceive the world | 12 | |
| 14882213568 | Plato | -mind is separable from the body after death -knowledge is born with us -found the mind is in the spherical head | 13 | |
| 14882248059 | Socrates | -mind can be taken from the body -knowledge is innate | 14 | |
| 14882263826 | Wilhelm Wundt | -father of psychology -first psych lab ever in germany -measured time lag from people hearing a ball drop and pressing a botton -focused on inner sensations, images, feelings -introspection | 15 | |
| 14882311301 | what perspective is useful when talking about how different people from other countries show anger | social-cultural | 16 | |
| 14882690592 | psycology's biggest debate | nature v nurture | 17 | |
| 14882713082 | principal showing how studying 1 hour/day is better than 7hour session | distributed practice | 18 | |
| 14882754593 | approch on how we process and remember info | cognitive | 19 | |
| 14882761437 | According to the behaviorist perspective, psychological science should be rooted in what? | observation | 20 | |
| 14882774933 | who would most likely conduct psychothearapy | clinical | 21 | |
| 14882815573 | what psych field is focused on the link between mental and brain activity | cognitive neuroscience | 22 | |
| 14882838690 | What school of psychology focused on the adaptive nature of thinking and how our consciousness evolves to meet our needs? | functionalists | 23 | |
| 14882855818 | applied research | scientific study that aims to solve practical problems | 24 | |
| 14882855819 | basic research | pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base | 25 | |
| 14882866874 | Introspection about elements of experience best shows what school of psych | structuralists | 26 | |
| 14923106922 | questions about human nature date back to ancient philosopher Aristotle | true | 27 | |
| 14923112142 | psych. developed from biology and philosophy | true | 28 | |
| 14923118004 | evolution is an important principle for psych. | true | 29 | |
| 14923129601 | only clinical psychologist work w/ people w/ mental illness | false | 30 | |
| 14923131539 | Human intuition is remarkably accurate and free from error. | false | 31 | |
| 14923136751 | most people lack confidence in the accuracy of their belifes | false | 32 | |
| 14927074920 | people think new psych findings are common knowledge | true | 33 | |
| 14927079177 | people try to find patterns in everything | true | 34 | |
| 14927088590 | it's likely that someone will win the lottery twice | true | 35 | |
| 14927094508 | people have real paranormal powers | false | 36 | |
| 14927125645 | Develpmental Psych | psych. studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span | 37 | |
| 14927130261 | educational psych | the study of how students learn, effect of teaching techniques, social psychology of schools, and the psychology of teaching | 38 | |
| 14927152300 | Experimental Psychologists | do research to add new knowledge to the field | 39 | |
| 14927162190 | Psychometrics and quantitative psychologists | change and score psych and personality tests. study methods used to gain psych knowledge | 40 | |
| 14927202831 | social psychologists | Psychologists who study how people influence one another's behavior and mental processes, individually and in groups | 41 | |
| 14927214898 | forensic psychologist | applies psychological concepts to legal issues | 42 | |
| 14927218927 | health psychologists | Psychologists who study the effects of behavior and mental processes on health and illness, and vice versa | 43 | |
| 14927223197 | I/O Psychologists | study the relationship between people and their working environments | 44 | |
| 14927227174 | Neuropsychologists | explore the relationships between brain/nervous systems and behavior | 45 | |
| 14927234954 | Rehabilitation psychologist | researchers and practitioners who work with people who have lost optimal functioning after an accident, illness, or other event | 46 | |
| 14927245249 | School Psychologist | identify and help students who have problems that interfere with learning | 47 | |
| 14927251390 | sport psychologists | Psychologists who explore the relationships between athletic performance and motivation and emotion | 48 | |
| 14927259403 | clinical psychologist | a psychologist who diagnoses and treats people with emotional disturbances | 49 | |
| 14927266205 | community psychologist | work to create social and physical environments that are healthy for all | 50 | |
| 14927269402 | psyciatrist | MEDICAL degree, provides therapy for people with MENTAL disorders, ONLY type of therapist who can give drugs and other medical treatment | 51 | |
| 14927293936 | counciling psychologist | helps people going through hard times, tharapy | 52 | |
| 14927368256 | after school elections a friend tells you he knew who would win for weeks, what is that | hindsight bias | 53 | |
| 14927390663 | you notice your last 4 answers have been C, how likely is the 5th answer to be C | the same amount of possability as any other answer | 54 | |
| 14927411647 | what is the tendency to exagerate the accuacy of your knowledge | overconfidence | 55 | |
| 14927423523 | the 3 componets of the scientific attitude | curiosity, skepticism, humility | 56 | |
| 14927476840 | Theroy | well supported, testable explanation | 57 | |
| 14927480559 | Hypothesis | A testable prediction, often implied by a theory | 58 | |
| 14927523093 | operational definition | a carefully worded statement of the exact procedures used in a research study | 59 | |
| 14938701937 | case studies | studies that involve extensive, in-depth interviews with a particular individual or small group of individuals( discriptive), but may not be representitive of all people | 60 | |
| 14938705360 | naturalistic observation | observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation(disriptive), could misenturprate the people, | 61 | |
| 14938748069 | survey | a technique for getting the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a person, random sample of the group( discriptive), cheap, easy to get a lot of info., how you word a ? could change the answer, need a random sample | 62 | |
| 14938788813 | sampling bias | a flawed sampling process that produces an unrepresentative sample | 63 | |
| 14938791084 | random sample | a sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion | 64 | |
| 14950649552 | Correlation | A measure of the relationship between two variables, no manipulation, if one can predict the other | 65 | |
| 14950657855 | correlation coefficient | a statistical index of the relationship between two things (from -1 to +1) | 66 | |
| 14950799784 | Correlation does not equal causation | Two conditions may appear together but not cause each other. -Possible presence of a third underlying variable. | 67 | |
| 14950839424 | illusory correlation | seeing a relationship where none exists | 68 | |
| 14950960390 | random assignment | assigning participants to experimental and control conditions by chance, thus minimizing preexisting differences between those assigned to the different groups | 69 | |
| 14951011600 | double-blind procedure | an experimental procedure in which both the research participants and the research staff are ignorant (blind) about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo. Commonly used in drug-evaluation studies. | 70 | |
| 14951143099 | independent variable | variable that is manipulated | 71 | |
| 14951143169 | dependent variable | The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable. | 72 | |
| 14951150750 | confounding variable | a factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment, hidden variable | 73 | |
| 14951239047 | descriptive research | research methods that involve observing behavior to describe that behavior objectively and systematically (case studies, naturalistic observations, surveys | 74 | |
| 14951250604 | experimental research | to explore cause and effect (manipulate variables, use random assignment) | 75 | |
| 14951310136 | strengh of descriptive reasearch | -case studies only need one person -naturalistic observ. can be used when interfearing can be unethical -survays are cheap | 76 | |
| 14951342876 | weaknes of desctiptive research | -single cases may be misleading -cause and effect cant be found out | 77 | |
| 14951367784 | strengh of correlation research | -large groups of data -used when experiments aren't ethical | 78 | |
| 14951395884 | weaknes of correlation | dosen't specify cause and effect | 79 | |
| 14951440295 | strengh of experimental | -find cause and effect -variables are controlled | 80 | |
| 14951453741 | weakness of experimental research | -not feasible always -unethical to change all variables | 81 | |
| 14951522980 | negitive correlation | One data set decreases as the other increases, line goes down | 82 | |
| 14951526614 | positive correlation | Both variables move in the same direction, line goes up | 83 | |
| 14965492385 | a big psychologist trait is | critical thinkers | 84 | |
| 14965506251 | critical thinking | thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions. | 85 | |
| 14965782689 | How to get a random sample of the poputation | random number generator | 86 | |
| 14989945190 | Why are operational definitions important when reporting findings | allows others to replicate the procedure | 87 | |
| 14989981698 | someone watches a class to see how the students play, what type of research is that | naturalistic observation | 88 | |
| 14990012951 | what would you use to tell if a group is libral or conservative | a survey | 89 | |
| 14990032808 | testable prediction that gives direction to research | hypothesis | 90 | |
| 14990075663 | The most inportant thing when doing a survey | having a representitive sample | 91 | |
| 14990106094 | theories are little more than educated guesses | false | 92 | |
| 14990122756 | there is little value in studying one person for a long time | false | 93 | |
| 14990128274 | opinions of 1500 randomly chosen people can show an entire nations opinions | true | 94 | |
| 14990175884 | answers to survey questions can change based on how you ask them | true | 95 | |
| 14990479425 | can we trust nice, rounded numbers in stats | na, son! | 96 | |
| 14990508165 | descriptive statistics | statistics that summarize the data collected in a study | 97 | |
| 14990524502 | Histogram | a bar graph depicting a frequency distribution | 98 | |
| 14990548654 | mode | the most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution | 99 | |
| 14990551365 | mean | average by adding the scores and then dividing by the number of scores | 100 | |
| 14990561528 | Median | the middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half are below it | 101 | |
| 14990722872 | skewed distribution | a representation of scores that lack symmetry around their average value | 102 | |
| 14990729829 | range | the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution | 103 | |
| 14990742783 | standard deviation | a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score | 104 | |
| 14990780232 | normal curve | the symmetrical bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes. Most scores fall near the average, and fewer and fewer scores lie near the extremes. | 105 | |
| 14990822044 | inferetial statistics | numerical data that allows one to generalize, the ability that the data is true for a whole population | 106 | |
| 14990869652 | 3 principles in seeing if you can generalize from a sample | -is the sample representative -consistent data from the sample w/ low variability -more cases the better/ averages from a lot of cases are clear | 107 | |
| 14990978037 | statistical significance | how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance | 108 | |
| 14991044686 | central tendency | mean, median, mode | 109 | |
| 14991050123 | measures of variation | range and standard deviation | 110 | |
| 14991118601 | most won't allow statistical significance below what percent | 5% | 111 | |
| 14991189127 | in normal distribution, what % of scores fall within one standard deviation of the mean | 68% | 112 | |
| 14991195557 | in normal distribution, what % of scores fall within 2 standard deviation of the mean | 95% | 113 | |
| 15042000042 | psychological science focuses on finding general principles that explains many behaviors | true | 114 | |
| 15042044450 | psych principles can predict a group, not an individual | true | 115 | |
| 15042203576 | informed consent | an ethical principle that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate | 116 | |
| 15042206028 | debreifing | the post-experimental explanation of a study, including its purpose and any tricks, to its participants | 117 | |
| 15042226161 | Ethical principles of research | -informed consent (you can dropout/stop anytime) -protection from harm -confidentiality/ anonymous -debriefing | 118 | |
| 15042304798 | researchers try to make their test enviroments as natural as they can | false | 119 | |
| 15085953370 | It's important to have a control group | true | 120 | |
| 15085973347 | the more expencive the placebo, the better it "works" | true | 121 | |
| 15085990125 | in normal distribution mode, mean and median scores could be the same | true | 122 | |
| 15086088132 | scatterplots are only used in what studies | correlation | 123 | |
| 15086230720 | what central tendency is most changed my extream high scores | Mean | 124 | |
| 15104743814 | collectivist cultures | cultures in which the self is regarded as embedded in relationships, and harmony with one's group is prized above individual goals and wishes | 125 | |
| 15104768947 | individualistic culture | A culture in which people believe that their primary responsibility is to themselves. | 126 | |
| 15104820301 | why do we use animals in psych | they are like us but less complex | 127 | |
| 15108014998 | men and woman often have the same answers in surveys | false | 128 | |
| 15108040430 | What must a researcher do to fulfill the ethical principle of informed consent? | allow people to pick if they want to do it | 129 | |
| 15108092485 | which descriptive stat. would be used in finding how close a students SAT is to the schools average score | mean | 130 | |
| 15108119482 | what method would you use to see if rewards make kids act better | experiment | 131 | |
| 15108135756 | When a distribution of scores is skewed, the best representation of central tendency is the | median | 132 | |
| 15108155590 | gender studies has found that | they're more similarities that diferences | 133 | |
| 15143929155 | ------------------ | -------------------- | 134 | |
| 15143838124 | biological psychology | a branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior | 135 | |
| 15143863816 | Phrenology (Franz Gall) | study of the shape/size of the skull as a indication of character and mental abilities. | 136 | |
| 15143946716 | Neurons (nerve cells) | a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system | 137 | |
| 15143961041 | Dendrites | a neuron's bushy, branching extensions that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body (they listen) | 138 | |
| 15143971912 | Axon | the neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscles or glands (they speak) | 139 | |
| 15200693606 | axon terminal | The endpoint of a neuron where neurotransmitters are stored | 140 | |
| 15144013836 | myelin sheath | a fatty tissue layer encasing the axons of some neurons; enables greater transmission speed as neural impulses hop from one node to the next | 141 | |
| 15144058933 | action potential | a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon | 142 | |
| 15144122510 | refactory period | a period of inactivity after a neuron has fired (reuptake, ions back normal in the axon) | 143 | |
| 15144185005 | threshold | the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse | 144 | |
| 15144198585 | all-or-none response | a neuron's reaction of either firing (with a full-strength response) or not firing. | 145 | |
| 15144244775 | Synapse | the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron | 146 | |
| 15144312164 | Neurotransmitters | chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons | 147 | |
| 15200950520 | Vesicals | sacks that contain neurotransmitters and release them into the gap and the next dendrite | 148 | |
| 15144319025 | Reuptake | a unused neurotransmitter's reabsorption by the sending neuron | 149 | |
| 15144435664 | Endorphins | "morphine within"—natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure. | 150 | |
| 15201189318 | excitatory signals | pushing a neuron's accelerator (ex. pain from stub toe) | 151 | |
| 15201201387 | inhibitory signals | like pushing a neuron's brake (ex. endorphins help stop pain message) | 152 | |
| 15144439342 | Agonist | a molecule that, by binding to a receptor site, stimulates a response | 153 | |
| 15144453114 | Antagonists | block neurotransmitters | 154 | |
| 15144643683 | Acetylcholine (ACh) | Enables muscle action, learning, and memory. With Alzheimer's disease, ACh-producing neurons deteriorate. | 155 | |
| 15144655938 | Dopamine | influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion (too much has schizophrenia, too little has parkinson's) | 156 | |
| 15144687892 | Serotonin | Affects mood, hunger, sleep and arousal. Undersupply linked to depression. | 157 | |
| 15144699932 | Norepinephrine | helps control alertness and arousal; undersupply can depress mood | 158 | |
| 15144707716 | GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) | A major inhibitory neurotransmitter. Undersupply linked to seizures, tremors, and insomnia. | 159 | |
| 15144712032 | Glutamate | A major excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in memory, too mush can cause migraines or seizures | 160 | |
| 15205010336 | nervous system | the body's speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems | 161 | |
| 15205019928 | Central Nervous System (CNS) | brain and spinal cord | 162 | |
| 15205029280 | Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) | the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of the body. | 163 | |
| 15205044784 | Nerves | bundled axons that form neural "cables" connecting the central nervous system with muscles, glands, and sense organs | 164 | |
| 15205065151 | sensory neurons | neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord | 165 | |
| 15205076785 | motor neurons | neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands | 166 | |
| 15205084600 | Interneurons | neurons within the brain and spinal cord that communicate internally and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs | 167 | |
| 15205109400 | somatic nervous system | the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles | 168 | |
| 15205126853 | autonomic nervous system | the part of the PNS that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart). usually automatic | 169 | |
| 15205166689 | sympathetic nervous system | the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations | 170 | |
| 15205180927 | parasympathetic nervous system | the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy | 171 | |
| 15205317652 | reflexF | a simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus (knee-jerk response) uses the spinal cord | 172 | |
| 15205401736 | endocrine system | the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream, | 173 | |
| 15205408593 | Hormones | chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues | 174 | |
| 15205452763 | adrenal glands | a pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine) that help arouse the body in times of stress. "fight or flight" | 175 | |
| 15205465653 | pituitary gland | The endocrine system's most influential gland "Master gland". Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates hight and controls other endocrine glands. | 176 | |
| 15205716822 | where are all sensory neurons located in the spinal cord | in the back | 177 | |
| 15227736455 | lesion | tissue destruction. A brain lesion is a naturally or experimentally caused destruction of brain tissue | 178 | |
| 15227787003 | Electroencephalogram (EEG) | An amplified recording of the -waves of electrical activity- that sweep across the brain's surface. These waves are measured by electrodes placed on the scalp. | 179 | |
| 15227830345 | CT (computed tomography) scan | is a series of -X-ray photographs- combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice through the brain structure. also called a CAT scan | 180 | |
| 15227865271 | PET (positron emission tomography) scan | a visual display of brain activity that detects where a -radioactive form of glucose- goes while the brain performs a given task | 181 | |
| 15227888066 | MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) | a technique that uses -magnetic fields and radio waves- to produce computer-generated images of soft tissue. MRI scans show brain anatomy. | 182 | |
| 15227934254 | fMRI (functional MRI) | A technique for revealing -bloodflow and, therefore, brain activity- by comparing successive MRI scans. fMRI scans show brain function aswell as structure. | 183 | |
| 15228028939 | Brainstem | the oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; the brainstem is responsible for automatic survival functions |  | 184 |
| 15228048699 | Medulla | the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing |  | 185 |
| 15228085060 | Thalamus | the brain's sensory control center, located on top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas (not smell) in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla |  | 186 |
| 15228150335 | reticular formation | a nerve network that travels through the brainstem and thalamus and plays an important role in controlling arousal (old brain) |  | 187 |
| 15228241107 | Cerebellum | the "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem; functions include -processing sensory input- and -coordinating movement output and balance- accuricy- non verbal- remember experiences |  | 188 |
| 15228269205 | Pons | coordinates movement with cerebellum | 189 | |
| 15228308983 | limbic system | neural system (including the hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus) located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with -emotions and drives.- |  | 190 |
| 15228344513 | Hippocampus | a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process conscious memories for storage | 191 | |
| 15228366924 | Amygdala | two lima bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion. fear |  | 192 |
| 15228432321 | Hypothalamus | A neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities (hunger, thirst, body temperature, helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland,) and is linked to -emotion and reward-. not a gland!! |  | 193 |
| 15228716291 | multiple sclerosis is the result of weakend | myelin sheath | 194 | |
| 15228760722 | feel tired, no appetite, wants to stay in bed- what is in short supply | serotonin | 195 | |
| 15228787938 | inhibits CNS and calms in stressful times | GABA | 196 | |
| 15228805545 | what had its roots in phrenology | brain function localization | 197 | |
| 15228843782 | -charge in axon and +charge outside axon, the neuron is | in resting potential | 198 | |
| 15228882745 | morphine lifts mood and kills pain, what also does this | endorphins | 199 | |
| 15228904079 | when someone is depressed what is in under supply | serotonin and norepinephrine | 200 | |
| 15243053236 | All motor neurons are where | in the front of the spinal cord | 201 | |
| 15277404842 | cerebral cortex | The intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information-processing center. the 4 lobes | 202 | |
| 15277410619 | glial cells (glia) | cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons, learning and thinking | 203 | |
| 15277424198 | frontal lobe | portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in -making plans and judgements- | 204 | |
| 15277428782 | parietal lobe | portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position | 205 | |
| 15277431572 | occipital lobe | portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes areas that receive information from the visual fields | 206 | |
| 15277438181 | temporal lobe | portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes the auditory areas, each receiving information primarily from the opposite ear | 207 | |
| 15277441782 | motor cortex | an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements | 208 | |
| 15277446963 | somatosensory cortex | area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations | 209 | |
| 15277451307 | association areas | areas of the cerebral cortex that are involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking- shows smartness- | 210 | |
| 15277458495 | Plasticity | the brain's ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience | 211 | |
| 15277465704 | neurogenesis | the formation of new neurons | 212 | |
| 15319256401 | parathyroid glands | small pea-like organs that regulate calcium and phosphate balance in blood, bones, and other tissues | 213 | |
| 15319261056 | thyroid gland | produces hormones that regulate metabolism, body heat, and bone growth | 214 | |
| 15319340522 | Pancreas | Regulates the level of sugar in the blood, uses insulin | 215 | |
| 15319363585 | reproductive glands | ovaries and testes, reproduction, hormones sex chararistics | 216 | |
| 15321817965 | bumps on the skull could reveal our mental abilities and character traits | false | 217 | |
| 15321823847 | a small about of human brain tissue cannot be distinguished from a monkey | true | 218 | |
| 15321862452 | neuron go through a rest time between fires | true | 219 | |
| 15321885471 | the brain produces its own opiates to elevate mood and ease pain | true | 220 | |
| 15321932140 | the wiring of the nervous system is more complex than a computer | true | 221 | |
| 15321963210 | what carries the information necessary to activate your hand to move from a hot object | motor neurons | 222 | |
| 15321987808 | what division of the nervous system makes the startle response | sympathetic | 223 | |
| 15322020783 | what talks to the pituitary and controls the whole endocrine system | hypothalamus | 224 | |
| 15340399278 | cerebral cortex has how many nerve cells and synaptic connections | 20-23 billion cells 300 trillion connections | 225 | |
| 15346172002 | corpus callosum | the large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them | 226 | |
| 15346176467 | split brain | a condition resulting from surgery that isolates the brain's two hemispheres by cutting the fibers (mainly those of the corpus callosum) connecting them | 227 | |
| 15346189264 | consciousness | our awareness of ourselves and our environment | 228 | |
| 15346196608 | cognitive neuroscience | the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language) | 229 | |
| 15346218641 | dual processing | the principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks | 230 | |
| 15346680614 | right hemisphere functions | makes inferences modulate our speech sense of self | 231 | |
| 15347098412 | what part of the brain gives off adrenaline to boost heartrate when your afraid | hypothalamus | 232 | |
| 15361555971 | Broca's area | next motor cortex in frontal lobe, disturpes speaking if you have damage | 233 | |
| 15361580002 | Wernicke area function | temporal lobe, disrupts understanding of language if harmed | 234 | |
| 15361991819 | Finius Gage | railroad spike to the frontal lobe, personality change. | 235 | |
| 15362579525 | left hemisphere | anilitical, thinking, speaking | 236 | |
| 15362586573 | right hemesphere | creative, spatial abilitiy, emotions | 237 |
