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1 Lectures Prepared by Dr Melchor L. Bareng, MSc., MSc., Biology Professor, Pre Medical Department, College of Medicine PowerPoint? Lecture Presentations for Biology Texila American University Chapter 3 Nervous Systems Learning Objectives: 1. Compare and contrast the nervous systems of: hydra, sea star, planarian, nematode, clam, squid, and vertebrate. 2. Distinguish between the following pairs of terms: central nervous system, peripheral nervous system; white matter, gray matter; bipolar disorder and major depression. 3. List the types of glia and their functions. 4. Compare the three divisions of the autonomic nervous system. 5. Describe the structures and functions of the following brain regions: medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, cerebellum, thalamus,

Myers 8e Review (Prologue-Ch.13)

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12 WEEK COMP REVIEW (PROLOGUE-CH. 13) UNIT ONE: RESEARCH, NEUROSCIENCE, & GENETICS (PRO.-CH. 3) Random sample: sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion. Hindsight bias: the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it. (Also known as the I-knew-it-all along phenomenon.) The false consensus effect: the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and behaviors. Survey research: a technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of people, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of them.

Chapter 10: Psychology: Themes and Variations, Canadian Edition

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Motivation and Emotion Motivation majority of motivation is unconscious sexual motivation is pretty prominent ex. study in the Netherlands found that women dressed more scantily when ovulating motivation: direction/goal of motives strength of motives reflect biological and psychosocial needs drive: internal state of tension that motivates an organism to engage in activities that should reduce this tension (restore equilibrium, homeostasis) motives can be overridden by conscious thought biological motives: hunger motive thirst motive sex motive temperature motive excretory motive sleep/rest motive activity motive (optimal level of stimulation/arousal) aggression motive social motives: achievement motive social dominance hierarchy affiliation motive (social bonds) need for acceptance

Chapter 12: Psychology: Themes and Variations, Canadian Edition

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Personality personality: an enduring pattern of thought, feeling, motivation, and behaviour that are expressed in different circumstances Psychodynamic Theories derived from Freud?s work focus is on unconscious mental forces Sigmund Freud?s Psychoanalytic Theory stated that all human behaviour is motivated by: sexual (libido - sex, sensuality) aggression (will to power, dominance) pros: emphasis on unconscious processes identification of defense mechanisms importance of childhood experiences in shaping adult personality cons: not solidly based on scientific observation (poor testability, lack of empirical evidence, etc.) excessive emphasis on sex and aggression The Psyche Id: instinctual drive present at birth bodily needs, wants, desires, impulses, sexual drive, aggressive drive

Chapter 12 Outline Notes Psychology Weiten 7th Edition

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Grant Clay Period 3 11/16/08 AP Psychology Outline Chapter 12: Personality Red ? Definition Blue - Important Points Green - Important People & Contributions Personality ? An Individual?s Unique Constellation of Consistent Behavioral Traits. Personality Trait ? Durable Disposition to Behave in a Particular Way in a Variety of Situations. Factor Analysis ? Raymond Cattell - Correlations Among many Variables are Analyzed to Identify Closely related Clusters of Variables. 5-Factor Model of Personality Traits Robert McCrae & Paul Costa Extraversion ? Outgoing, Sociable, Upbeat, Friendly, Assertive. Neuroticism ? Anxious, Hostile, Self-Conscious, Insecure, Vulnerable. Openness to Experience ? Curiosity, Flexibility, Imagitiveness, Artistic, Unconventional.

Chapter 9 Outline Notes Psychology Weiten 7th Edition

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Grant Clay Period 3 10/19/08 AP Psychology Outline Chapter 9: Intelligence & Psychological Testing Red ? Definition Blue - Important Points Green - Important People & Contributions Key Concepts in Psychological Testing Psychological Test ? Standardized Measure of a Sample of a Person?s Behavior. Used to Measure Individual Differences. Types of Tests Mental Ability Tests Intelligence Tests ? Measure General Mental Ability. Aptitude Tests ? Measure Specific Types of Mental Abilities. Verbal Reasoning, Perceptual Speed, Accuracy, etc. Achievement Test ? Measure a Person?s Mastery and Knowledge of Various Subjects. Reading English, History, etc. Personality Tests ? Measure Various Aspects of Personality, including Motives, Interests, Values, and Attitudes.

Chapter 4 Outline Notes Psychology Weiten 7th Edition

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Grant Clay Period 3 9/14/08 AP Psychology Outline Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception Red ? Definition Blue - Important Points Green - Important People & Contributions Sensation ? The Stimulation of Sense Organs. Perception ? the Selection, Organization, and interpretation of Sensory Input. Psychophysics: Basic Concepts & Issues Psychophysics - Study of how physical stimuli are translated into Psychological Experience. Gustav Fechner Psychophysics Psychologists in 1860?s at University of Leipzig. Wilhelm Wundt based lots of research upon Fechner. Question: For any Given Sense, what is the weakest detectable Stimulus? Absolute Threshold ? Minimum Stimulus Intensity that an Organism can detect.

Psyc Ch. 1-4

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*Final Exam: Thursday of Finals Week 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM in LH002 CHAPTER 1 Psychology Perspectives: Biological Behavioral Cognitive Psychodynamic Humanistic Sociocultural *Evolutionary psychology Eternally unresolved issues stability vs. change how stable are the traits and characteristics for an individual across a life span stages vs. linear development an individual is made up of his/her personal experiences as we progress through all stages, do individuals gradually collect skills and abilities that aggregate over time or do they appear spontaneously puberty is an example of a spontaneous change in physiology rationality vs. irrationality why do we use our rationale to resolve the irrational; how? nature vs. nurture genes vs. environment

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The Evolution of Psychology Psychology is an ancient art ?psyche? = soul ?logos? = study of a subject And a less ancient scientific discipline early 18th century - ?study of the mind? Multi-disciplinary approaches: Room for chemists, biologists, physiologists, sociologists, anthropologists, evolutionary everythingists, etc. Intellectual parents - philosophy and physiology And Wilheim Wundt, the godfather United all the different questions under one common mystery umbrella 1870 - first lab founded in University of Leipzig The Early Growth Phase Thanks to Wundt, started off on a good science foot. Scientific study of conscious experience: Attention Sensation and perception Reaction time etc.

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CHAPTER 5 Consciousness - awareness of internal and external stimuli (personal awareness) subjective and private, dynamic, self-reflective and central to our sense of ?self? always moving, changing, and flowing William James (1902) called it the stream of consciousness Sigmund Freud (1900) believed that this stream of consciousness had depth. consciousness is not an all-or-none principle conscious and unconscious processes are different levels of awareness Electroencephalograph (EEG) - a device that monitors the electrical activity of the brain over time by means of recording electrodes attached to the surface of the scalp. (Records brain waves) Electromypograph (EMG) - records muscular activity and tension Electrooculograph (EOG) - records eye movements

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