psy biological conss – Flashcards
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per person
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per capita
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the study of brain activity to mental processes
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cognitive neuroscience
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the theory that we have 2 tracks of thinking
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dual processing
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it is slow because we are trying to figure it out ( system 2)
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the conscious track
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it is fast because we are piling up information ( system 1)
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the unconscious track
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people that are blind and can display sight its like you can sense it
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blind sight
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the theory that 2 different tracks are happening at the same time
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identification v relevance
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what computers do they are try to figure it out and it takes longer (conscious)
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serial processes
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factoring multiple times pile it up ( unconscious) it is fast
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parallel processes
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knowing, remembering, understanding , communication and learning.
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cognitive
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takes place in the opcipital lobe
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cortical blindness
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split version of one fertilized egg ( they share a placemta)
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identical twin
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split version of two fertilized eggs
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fraternal twins
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it fuels the baby growth
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placemta
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they we separated at birth
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separated twins
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deals with surgery like a lesions
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invasive testing
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the destruction of brain tissues
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lesion
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EEG,CAT scan , MRI, PET, FMRI
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less invasive testing
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motering the electrical waves of the brain activity
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EEG
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displays the soft tissues in a brain
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MRI
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shows brain damage
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CAT scan
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show each area of brains fuel or glucose
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PET scan
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detects blood to reveal brain function and structure
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FMRI
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keep the neurons working if they die the neurons die (
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Glial cells
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on the top
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fore brain
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middle
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mid brain
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lower in the back
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hindbrain
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fills the gaps if there is not a lot of tissues
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cerebrospinal fluid
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regulates movement
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pons
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filters incoming sensory information
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reticular formation
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(life support heart beat blood pressure ) located just above the spinal cord and controls the autonomic system
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medulla oblongata
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coordinates voluntary muscle movement
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cerebellum ( the little brain)
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difficulty walking keeping balance shaking hands
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what happens if the cerebellum is injured
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receives sensory/ motor information and sends them to appropriate areas at the brain. ( excepts for smell the feeling system)
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thalamus
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its the limbic system
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the mid brain
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in charge of emotion anger and fear.
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amygdala
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controls body temperature , hunger, thirst , sexual disorder
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hypothalamus
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helps form new memories
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hippo campus
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thinking center
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the fore brain
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the outer layer of the cerebrum
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cerebral cortex
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left controls the right and right controls the left
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contrallteral controlled
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the bridge that connects the left and right hemisphere ( allows communication)
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corpus collousum
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2 hemispheres 8 lobes
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who many lobes and hemispheres
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discion making
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frontal lobe
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controls what touches us it lets our brain know
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sematosensory cortex
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vision sight
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occipital lobe
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problem of speech
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aphasia
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frontal lobe speech production
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brooca
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temprole lobe comprehension of speech
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wernike
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examines psychological traits such as behavior memory perception using natural selection
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evolutionary psychology
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biological traits become more or less in a population because of reproduction success
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natural selection
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a radom error in gene repliction that leads to a change in a organism
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mutation
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form a protective coating over nerve axon
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