Psychology Exam no.1

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Psychology Exam no.1


 
  
Created Feb 2, 2012
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Applied PSY
 
Psychologist who use the knowledge developed by experimental psychologist to solve human problems
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Empirical investigation
 
An approach to research that relies on sensory experience and observation as research data
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naturalistic observation
 
A form of descriptive research involving behavioral assessment of people or animals in their...
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case study
 
A form of descriptive research involving behavioral assessment of people or animals in their...
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Debriefing
 
Efforts taken to reduce the symptoms of stress o one’s awareness of them
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Introspection
 
The process of reporting on one’s own conscious mental experiences
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Neurons
 
Cell specialized to receive and transmit information to other cells in the body-also called...
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Innate
 
Natural; Originating out of the mind
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Phenotype
 
Height, eye color, handiness, etc. 
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The nervous system and the endocrine system
 
2 communications
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Motor vs. sensory neurons
 
Sensory controls nervous system Motoraway from central nervous
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Neural signals travel along a neuron in what order
 
Dendrite  Sona  Axon  Terminal  Button 
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Plasticity
 
Recover after stroke
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The central nervous system
 
Brain, Spinal Cord
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"Fight-or-flight" behavior
 
Sympathetic response

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