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5648025688psychologythe study of behavior and mental processes0
5648025689biological approachgenetics, close-relatives, body functions (approach)1
5648025690evolutionary approachspecies - helped with survival (ancestors) (approach)2
5648025691psychodynamic approach(Freud) subconscious, repressed feelings, unfulfilled wishes (approach)3
5648025692behavioral approachlearning (classical and operant) observed (approach)4
5648025693cognitive approachthinking affects behavior (approach)5
5648025694humanistic approachbecoming a better human (behavior, acceptance) (approach)6
5648025695descriptive, correlational, and experimentaltypes of research methods7
5648025696case studystudies one person in depth may not be typical of population8
5648025697surveystudies lots of people not in depth9
5648025698naturalistic observationobserve + write facts without interference10
5648025699correlational methodshows relation, but not cause/effect scatterplots show research11
5648025700experimental methoddoes show cause and effect12
5648025701sampleactual people who will be used (randomness reduces bias)13
5648025702random assignmentchance selection between experimental and control groups14
5648025703control groupnot receiving experimental treatment receives placebo15
5648025704experimental groupreceiving treatment/drug16
5648025705independent variabledrug/procedure/treatment17
5648025706dependent variableoutcome of using the drug/treatment18
5648025707confounding variablecan affect dependent variable beyond experiment's control19
5648025708scientific methodtheory hypothesis operational definition revision20
5648025709theorygeneral idea being tested21
5648025710hypothesismeasurable/specific statement22
5648025711sensory neuronstravel from sensory receptors to brain23
5648025712motor neuronstravel from brain to "motor" workings24
5648025713interneurons(in brain and spinal cord) connecting motor and sensory neurons25
5648025714neuron26
5648025715neurotransmitterschemical messengers27
5648025716excitatory charge"Let's do it!"28
5648025717inhibitory charge"Let's not do it!"29
5648025718central nervous systembrain and spinal cord are part of the30
5648025719peripheral nervous systemsomatic nervous system autonomic nervous system31
5648025720somatic nervous systemvoluntary movements are controlled by32
5648025721autonomic nervous systeminvoluntary movements (sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems)33
5648025722sympathetic nervous systemarousing34
5648025723parasympathetic nervous systemcalming35
5648025724endocrine systemslow uses hormones in the blood system36
5648025725master glandpituitary gland37
5648025726frontal lobejudgement, personality, processing (Phineas Gage accident) (part of brain)38
5648025727parietal lobemath and spatial reasoning (part of brain)39
5648025728temporal lobeaudition and recognizing faces (part of brain)40
5648025729occipital lobevision (part of brain)41
5648025730corpus callosumsplit in the brain to stop hyper-communication (eliminate epileptic seizures)42

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