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6588233374psychologythe study of behavior and mental processes0
6588233375biological approachgenetics, close-relatives, body functions (approach)1
6588233376evolutionary approachspecies - helped with survival (ancestors) (approach)2
6588233377psychodynamic approach(Freud) subconscious, repressed feelings, unfulfilled wishes (approach)3
6588233378behavioral approachlearning (classical and operant) observed (approach)4
6588233379cognitive approachthinking affects behavior (approach)5
6588233380humanistic approachbecoming a better human (behavior, acceptance) (approach)6
6588233381descriptive, correlational, and experimentaltypes of research methods7
6588233382case studystudies one person in depth may not be typical of population8
6588233383surveystudies lots of people not in depth9
6588233384naturalistic observationobserve + write facts without interference10
6588233385correlational methodshows relation, but not cause/effect scatterplots show research11
6588233386experimental methoddoes show cause and effect12
6588233387sampleactual people who will be used (randomness reduces bias)13
6588233388random assignmentchance selection between experimental and control groups14
6588233389control groupnot receiving experimental treatment receives placebo15
6588233390experimental groupreceiving treatment/drug16
6588233391independent variabledrug/procedure/treatment17
6588233392dependent variableoutcome of using the drug/treatment18
6588233393confounding variablecan affect dependent variable beyond experiment's control19
6588233394scientific methodtheory hypothesis operational definition revision20
6588233395theorygeneral idea being tested21
6588233396hypothesismeasurable/specific statement22
6588233397sensory neuronstravel from sensory receptors to brain23
6588233398motor neuronstravel from brain to "motor" workings24
6588233399interneurons(in brain and spinal cord) connecting motor and sensory neurons25
6588233400neuron26
6588233401neurotransmitterschemical messengers27
6588233402excitatory charge"Let's do it!"28
6588233403inhibitory charge"Let's not do it!"29
6588233404central nervous systembrain and spinal cord are part of the30
6588233405peripheral nervous systemsomatic nervous system autonomic nervous system31
6588233406somatic nervous systemvoluntary movements are controlled by32
6588233407autonomic nervous systeminvoluntary movements (sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems)33
6588233408sympathetic nervous systemarousing34
6588233409parasympathetic nervous systemcalming35
6588233410endocrine systemslow uses hormones in the blood system36
6588233411master glandpituitary gland37
6588233412frontal lobejudgement, personality, processing (Phineas Gage accident) (part of brain)38
6588233413parietal lobemath and spatial reasoning (part of brain)39
6588233414temporal lobeaudition and recognizing faces (part of brain)40
6588233415occipital lobevision (part of brain)41
6588233416corpus callosumsplit in the brain to stop hyper-communication (eliminate epileptic seizures)42

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