ORGANIZER: IB Psychology – ABNORMAL (Day 2 – Option) Learning Outcomes General framework (applicable to all topics in this option): MAIN INFO: Theories/Topics/People/Studies/Methodology/Notes Text (pgs) |To what extent do biological‚ cognitive | |136-137 | |and sociocultural factors influence |*Behavioral measures (like intelligence and short-term memory)
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The Brain and Cranial Nerves Chapter 14 Notes 14.1 Brain Organization‚ Protection‚ and Blood Supply * brain: a portion of the CNS made of neurons and neuroglia * control center for registering sensations and correlating them together and with stored information to make decisions and take action * center for intellect‚ emotions‚ behavior and memory * neural tube: brain and spinal cord develop from the ectodermal tube * anterior part expands * inner
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PSYCHOLOGY 305 – EXAM 2 – STUDY GUIDE WINTER 2013 Models for stress: Know what each model says about stress (e.g.‚ Cannon’s‚ Selye’s‚ etc.) Stress & the Immune system – Acute vs. prolonged stress & illness; Physiology of stress & immune system functioning -SAM System- Sympathetic adrenomedullary system. Results in release of catecholamines. -HPA System- Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical system. Results in release of corticosteroids-cortisol. Chronically elecated levels-compromises
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Chapter One: The Science of Psychology Chapter Overview Experiencing Psychology: The Mystery that Is You King discusses how people view others and how everyone‚ including you‚ can be an everyday hero. Psychology is considered a science‚ but it is different from the other sciences with which students are familiar. Psychology‚ as a science‚ focuses on the many facets that make everyone who they are. Psychology as a Science of All Human Behavior Psychology is defined as the scientific
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Study Guide‚ Exam #4 Know all about the following terms and concepts including what they are‚ how they’ve been studied and be able to teach your knowledge to an innocent bystander. Also included are sample response sets to guide your studies. There will be other questions‚ including DVD-relevant questions from the talks of Positive Psychology‚ Stanford Prison Study‚ etc.‚ that are not on this guide. Social Psychology Attributions—dispositional and situational; What is Social Identity Theory
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Fear may represent the most powerful motivator on the spectrum of emotions experienced by human beings. Instigating everything from escaping bodily harm to sweating profusely before an exam‚ fear substantially molds our cognition and our behaviors. Further supporting the fundamental nature of fear is its universality; all animals‚ including primitive insects and worms‚ have demonstrated fear responses to certain stimuli (“Fear in the Brain”‚ 2003). Despite its ubiquity‚ fear signified an incredibly
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Grant Anderson Psychology 101 Mid-term Essay Paper 10/27/2008 The Eight Guidelines to Critical Thinking In the discipline of Psychology‚ there are eight guidelines to critical thinking. This essay will discuss all of them with examples to help understand each one. The first is to Ask Questions: Be willing to wonder (Wade & Travis‚ 2008 p.8). Young children may ask questions such as‚ “Why is the sky blue Mommy?” “Why doesn’t the plane fall?” Why don’t pigs
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Introduction: The overall nervous system is made up of the Central Nervous System and the Peripheral Nervous System‚ with the autonomic nervous system being a division of the peripheral nervous system. The autonomic nervous system regulates glands as well as the smooth and cardiac muscle. There are three separate systems within the autonomic nervous system and are called the sympathetic nervous system‚ parasympathetic nervous system and the enteric nervous system. They are responsible for the ‘fight
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In psychology‚ sensation and perception are stages of processing of the senses in human and animal systems‚ such as vision‚ auditory‚ vestibular‚ and pain senses. Included in this topic is the study of illusions such as motion aftereffect‚ color constancy‚ auditory illusions‚ and depth perception. Sensation is the function of the low-level biochemical and neurological events that begin with the impinging of a stimulus upon the receptor cells of a sensory organ. It is the detection of the elementary
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PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION DEFINITION: PERIPHERAL- Relating to or situated in the periphery of an organ or part of the body in relation to a specific reference point. Away from the center of the body. PERIPHERY – the part of the body away from the center. CIRCULATION –movement in the regular course‚ as the movement of the blood through the heart and vessels. PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION-transport‚ passage‚ or movement of blood away from the center (heart)‚ the route is the upper and lower extremities
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