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psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |scientific |study |of |behavior |and |mental |processes
science |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-psychology |uses |systematic |methods |to |observe |human |behavior |and
|draw |conclusions
behavior |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-everything |we |do |that |can |be |directly |observed
mental |process |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |thoughts, |feelings, |and |motives |that |each |of |us |
experiences |privately |but |that |cannot |be |observed |directly
critical |thinking |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-thinking |that |does |not |blindly |accept |arguments |and |
conclusions. |Rather, |it |examines |assumptions, |discerns |hidden |values, |evaluates |evidence, |and |
assesses |conclusions.
empirical |method |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-gaining |knowledge |through |the |observation |of |events, |the |
collection |of |data, |and |logical |reasoning
structuralism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-focus |on |identifying |the |elemental |parts |or |structures |of |the |
human |mind; |William |Wundt
functionalism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |school |of |psychology |that |focused |on |how |our |mental |and |
behavioral |processes |function |- |how |they |enable |us |to |adapt, |survive, |and |flourish; |William |James
natural |selection |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |process |in |which |individuals |that |have |certain |inherited |
traits |tend |to |survive |and |reproduce |at |higher |rates |than |other |individuals |because |of |those |traits; |
Charles |Darwin
,neurons |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |nerve |cell; |the |basic |building |block |of |the |nervous |system
glial |cells |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-cells |in |the |nervous |system |that |support, |nourish, |and |protect |
neurons
cell |body |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Largest |part |of |a |typical |neuron; |contains |the |nucleus |and |much |of |
the |cytoplasm
dendrites |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Branchlike |parts |of |a |neuron |that |are |specialized |to |receive |
information.
axon |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |extension |of |a |neuron, |ending |in |branching |terminal |fibers, |through
|which |messages |pass |to |other |neurons |or |to |muscles |or |glands
myelin |sheath |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-fatty |layer |that |covers |the |axon |of |some |neurons |and |helps |
speed |neural |impulses
resting |potential |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |difference |in |electric |charge |between |the |inside |and |
outside |of |a |neuron's |cell |membrane; |neg |inside, |pos |outisde
action |potential |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |neural |impulse; |a |brief |electrical |charge |that |travels |down |
an |axon
all |or |nothing |principle |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |principle |that |once |the |electrical |impulse |reaches
|a |certain |level |of |intensity |(its |threshold), |it |fires |and |moves |all |the |way |down |the |axon |without |
losing |any |intensity.
synapses |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-tiny |gaps |between |dentrites |and |axons |of |different |neurons
Neuraltransmitters |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-transmit, |or |carry, |information |across |the |synaptic |gap |to |
the |next |neuron
, Acetylcholine |(ACh) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-stimulates |the |firing |of |neurons |and |is |involved |in |the |
action |of |muscles, |learning, |and |memory
Alzheimer's |disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-degenerative |brain |disorder |that |involves |a |decline |in |
memory, |have |an |acetylcholine |deficiency
GABA |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |major |inhibitory |neurotransmitter
decreased |GABA |levels |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-lead |to |anxiety
glutamate |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-exciting |many |neurons |to |fire |and |is |especially |involved |in |learning
|and |memory
norepinephrine |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-inhibits |the |firing |of |neurons |in |the |central |nervous |system, |
but |it |excites |the |heart |muscle, |intestines, |and |urogenital |tract
dopamine |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-control |voluntary |movement |and |affects |sleep, |mood, |attention, |
learning, |and |the |ability |to |recognize |rewards |in |the |environment
seratonin |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-involved |in |the |regulation |of |sleep, |mood, |attention, |and |learning
endorphins |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-natural |opiates |that |mainly |stimulate |the |firing |of |neurons; |block |
pain |& |increase |pleasure
oxytocin |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-hormone |and |neurotransmitter |that |plays |an |important |role |in |the |
experience |of |love |and |social |bonding
agonist |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |chemical |that |mimics |the |action |of |a |neurotransmitter.
antagonist |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-drug |that |blocks |a |neurotransmitter's |effects
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correct answers |
psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |scientific |study |of |behavior |and |mental |processes
science |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-psychology |uses |systematic |methods |to |observe |human |behavior |and
|draw |conclusions
behavior |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-everything |we |do |that |can |be |directly |observed
mental |process |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |thoughts, |feelings, |and |motives |that |each |of |us |
experiences |privately |but |that |cannot |be |observed |directly
critical |thinking |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-thinking |that |does |not |blindly |accept |arguments |and |
conclusions. |Rather, |it |examines |assumptions, |discerns |hidden |values, |evaluates |evidence, |and |
assesses |conclusions.
empirical |method |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-gaining |knowledge |through |the |observation |of |events, |the |
collection |of |data, |and |logical |reasoning
structuralism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-focus |on |identifying |the |elemental |parts |or |structures |of |the |
human |mind; |William |Wundt
functionalism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |school |of |psychology |that |focused |on |how |our |mental |and |
behavioral |processes |function |- |how |they |enable |us |to |adapt, |survive, |and |flourish; |William |James
natural |selection |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |process |in |which |individuals |that |have |certain |inherited |
traits |tend |to |survive |and |reproduce |at |higher |rates |than |other |individuals |because |of |those |traits; |
Charles |Darwin
,neurons |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |nerve |cell; |the |basic |building |block |of |the |nervous |system
glial |cells |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-cells |in |the |nervous |system |that |support, |nourish, |and |protect |
neurons
cell |body |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Largest |part |of |a |typical |neuron; |contains |the |nucleus |and |much |of |
the |cytoplasm
dendrites |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Branchlike |parts |of |a |neuron |that |are |specialized |to |receive |
information.
axon |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |extension |of |a |neuron, |ending |in |branching |terminal |fibers, |through
|which |messages |pass |to |other |neurons |or |to |muscles |or |glands
myelin |sheath |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-fatty |layer |that |covers |the |axon |of |some |neurons |and |helps |
speed |neural |impulses
resting |potential |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |difference |in |electric |charge |between |the |inside |and |
outside |of |a |neuron's |cell |membrane; |neg |inside, |pos |outisde
action |potential |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |neural |impulse; |a |brief |electrical |charge |that |travels |down |
an |axon
all |or |nothing |principle |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |principle |that |once |the |electrical |impulse |reaches
|a |certain |level |of |intensity |(its |threshold), |it |fires |and |moves |all |the |way |down |the |axon |without |
losing |any |intensity.
synapses |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-tiny |gaps |between |dentrites |and |axons |of |different |neurons
Neuraltransmitters |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-transmit, |or |carry, |information |across |the |synaptic |gap |to |
the |next |neuron
, Acetylcholine |(ACh) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-stimulates |the |firing |of |neurons |and |is |involved |in |the |
action |of |muscles, |learning, |and |memory
Alzheimer's |disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-degenerative |brain |disorder |that |involves |a |decline |in |
memory, |have |an |acetylcholine |deficiency
GABA |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |major |inhibitory |neurotransmitter
decreased |GABA |levels |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-lead |to |anxiety
glutamate |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-exciting |many |neurons |to |fire |and |is |especially |involved |in |learning
|and |memory
norepinephrine |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-inhibits |the |firing |of |neurons |in |the |central |nervous |system, |
but |it |excites |the |heart |muscle, |intestines, |and |urogenital |tract
dopamine |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-control |voluntary |movement |and |affects |sleep, |mood, |attention, |
learning, |and |the |ability |to |recognize |rewards |in |the |environment
seratonin |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-involved |in |the |regulation |of |sleep, |mood, |attention, |and |learning
endorphins |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-natural |opiates |that |mainly |stimulate |the |firing |of |neurons; |block |
pain |& |increase |pleasure
oxytocin |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-hormone |and |neurotransmitter |that |plays |an |important |role |in |the |
experience |of |love |and |social |bonding
agonist |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |chemical |that |mimics |the |action |of |a |neurotransmitter.
antagonist |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-drug |that |blocks |a |neurotransmitter's |effects
