Webers law (absolute threshold)
Difference in stimuli and sensation ( difference threshold increase with intensity.. EASIER to tell DIFFERENCE between 4tb and 10 lb weight RATHER than 8lb and 10lb weight
Qualitative Research
Non- numerical, images, words, observations
Experimental Research
Random assignment to groups/ independent variable used.
Independent variable
The characteristics of an experiment that is MANIPULATED or Changed by research
Correlation Relationship
Between two or more VARIABLES ( Genetics and Eating disorder)
Biological approach
Brain and body affects behavior( hormones, neurontransmitters)
Evolutionary approach
Adaption to environment affect behavior ( aversion to spiders)
Charles Darwin theory:
Natural selection: genes passed downy to help evolution and survive (survival of the fittest)
Somatic
MUSCLE 💪movement
Spinal cord
Sends SIGNALS to the body
Refractory system
Neuron rests after firing neurotransmitters
Action potential
Shifts the electrical change of a neuron ( through the Axon it transmits information)
Reuptate
Neurotransmitters are reason by the neuron( prevents to much being transfer
Endorphins
Neurotransmitter that reduces pain in the body
Hypothalamus
Sends signals to the pituitary gland ( regulate body temperature)
Neuroplasticity
Ability to recover form brain injury
Endocrine system
Regulates level of HORMONES
TMS
Measures stage sleep individuals is in
Narcolepsy
Persons FALLS immediately into REM during day without warning
Percibes smell
Olfactory Bulbs
Amygdala
Part of limbic system that process emotions
Case study
Detailed investigations into one individual or small group behavior
Cross- cultural
Looks at how cultural factors influence human behavior
Cross-sectional study
Studying people that are different ages at the same time to see what differences can attributed.
What par of the brain affects memory?
temporal lobe
What part controls my walking?
Cerebellum
What part of the brain affects grow?
Pituitary gland
Consolidation Theory
Memories are not permanent after they are formed BUT require time and stabilization to become lasting( ex: be consistent with )
The process that primarily responsible for regulating-sleep wake cycle?
The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in the brain hypothalamus plays a key role in adjusting the melatonin.