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______________ is a logical process in which multiple premises, all believed true or
found true most of the time, are combined to obtain a specific conclusion.
Inductive reasoning
____________ is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Psychology
__________ research is conducted without concern for immediate applications
Pure
_________ research is conducted in an effort to find solutions to particular problems
Applied
5 perspectives of psychology
biological, psychodynamic,behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic
Involved in regulation of heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, circulation
Medulla
Involved in regulation of movement, sleep and arousal, respiration
Pons
Involved in regulation of sleep and waking; stimulation of RAS increases arousal
Reticular Activating System
Essential to balance and coordination
Cerebellum
Relay station for sensory information
, Thalamus
Center of thinking and language; prefrontal area contains "executive center" of brain
Cerebellum
Thick bundle of axons that serves as a bridge between the two cerebral hemispheres
Corpus Callosum
Secretes hormones that stimulate secretion of hormones by the pituitary gland;invloved
in basic drives such as hunger, sex, and aggresion
Hypothalamus
Secretes hormones that regulate many bodily functions, including secretion of
hormones from other glands;sometimes refered to as the master gland
Pituitary Gland
a specialized cell of the nervous system that transmits messages
Neuron
the brain and spinal cord
central nervous system
part of the nervous system consisting of the somatic nervous system and the autonomic
nervous system
peripheral nervous system