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Ch. 4 Outline
Sensation
sensation
a process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energy
the information that we get
Perception
a process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events
process of info we receive
Bottom-Up Processing
analysis that begins with the sense receptors and works up to the brain?s integration of sensory information
Top-Down Processing
Ch. 2 Notes
Why do psychology?
hindsight bias: tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it
after you learn something you say that you already knew that
overconfidence: we tend to think we know more than we do
confirmation bias: leads observers to expect certain outcomes
what is expected of you
people expect you to perform at the level that is set as the best you can do
The Scientific Approach: A Search for Laws
Ch. 3 Notes
Video notes
the nervous system helps to sense things around us
Neuron is also known as the nerve cell and is the basic building block of the nervous system
Receptor- Neurons help in receiving, processing, and transmitting information
3 components of neurons
soma
dendrites
short projections or extensions that stretch out of the cell body
think of medusa
pick up impulses from receptors and pass it to the cell body
axon
a long thread-like projection of the neuron
Ch. 2 Notes
Agricultural density- the ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of arable land
Arithmetic density- the total number of people divided by the total of land area
Census- a complete enumeration of a population
Nonparticipation- homeless people, ethnic minorities, and citizens of other countries who don?t have proper immigration documents may be less likely to complete census forms
Ch. 1 Notes
Functional region- Defined by a formal government or similar structure
Formal region- they have political boundaries. Political boundaries can overlap.
Vernacular region- the identity of a region
Spatial association- when you can make connections with two features of an area
Income and crime
Life expectancy at birth
Liquor stores and income
Globalization
Consumer products are distributed internationally
Big Idea 1 ? Evolution Exam
Campbell-Reece 8th Edition ? Chapters 22-26
Name: _________________________________
Date: __________________
Multiple Choice (1pts each; TOTAL = 37 pts)
Read each question carefully and choose the BEST answer.
WRITE ALL ANSWERS ON THE ANSWER SHEET
From Protest to Rebellion
A Dispute Over Tea
early 1770s ? protests quieted down
but colonists still unhappy
most Townshend Acts repealed ? Tea one stayed
many colonists drank unconsented taxed tea
The Tea Act
1773 British Parliament passed Tea Act 2 help British East India Company
Tea Act meant East India Company sold tea directly 2 colonies lowered prices but monopoly developed
Tea Act hurt colonial merchants smuggling Dutch tea
The Boston Tea Party
Trouble on the Frontier
Competing Empires
mid 1700s France & Britain controls lot o? North America
british needed farmland pushed Ohio River area (French area)
The French and Indian War Begins
1753 French building forts in btwn Lake Erie & Ohio River
alarmed Virginia colony (claimed) so sent 21 yr old surveyor George Washington
French rejected warning
George built fort Alleghony & Monongahela rivers @ Ohio River (Fort Necessity)
French building own fort there (Fort Duquesne)
Chapter 10 Section 3-4
The Age of Jackson
Adams and Jackson in Conflict
Andrew Jackson served 2 terms 1829-1837
20 yr period after after his inauguration: the Age of Jackson
wealthy by time he was Pres but started out poor
born in log cabin on border o? North & South Carolina
orphan by 14
survived smallpox as child & gunshot wounds as adult
during difficult march w/ troops 1812
1 soldier described him, ?tough as hickory?
became known as ?Old Hickory?
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