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basic psychology
study to seek knowledge, not practical application
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descriptive statistics
stats that organize and summarize research data
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inferential statistics
statistical procedures that allow researchers to infer how meaningful a study’s results are
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central nervous system
brain and spinal cord
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somatic nervous system
part of the peripheral nervous system; connects sensory receptors and skeletal muscles
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autonomic nervous system
part of peripheral; regulates internal organs and glands
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parasympathetic
part of autonomic, operated during relaxed states, conserves energy
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sympathetic
part of autonomic, mobilizes bodily resources, deals with emotion and output of energy
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glia
cell that supports and nurtures neurons
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dendrites
a neuron’s branches that receive and transfer information
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cell body
keeps neuron alive and determines if it will fire
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axon
extending fibers that conduct impulses to other neurons
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myelin sheath
fatty insulation that surrounds the axon of a neuron; damage to it causes MS
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synapse
site where nerve impulse transferring occurs
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electroencephalogram (EEG)
recording of neural activity detected by electrodes
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transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
stimulating brain cells using a magnetic field
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PET scan
analyzes biochemical activity in brain
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MRI
studies body and brain tissues
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cerebellum
regulates movement and balance/cognitive tasks
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hippocampus
storage of new information in memory
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occipital lobes
lower back of the brain; visual info
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parietal lobes
top of the brain, pressure, pain, touch, temperature
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temporal lobes
sides of the brain, hearing, memory, perception, emotion, language comprehension
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frontal lobes
front of the brain, short-term memory, higher-order thinking, initiative, social judgment, speech production
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endogenous
generated from within, not external
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internal desynchronization
biological rhythms are not in phase with each other
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