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JCCC Psychology Exam 1Psychology- 4 basic goals - answer scientific study of behavior and mental process-
describe, predict, explain, control
Psychological Perspectives - answer Biological
Psychodynamic
Behavioral
Humanistic
Positive
Cognitive
Cross Cultural
Evolutionary
Psychological Ethics - answer informed consent, students as participants, deception,
confidentiality, debriefing
Glial Cells - answerprovide structural support for neurons, most abundant in brain
Astrocyte - answeropens or closes pores on capillary to monitor nutritional flow to
neuron
Oligodendrocyte - answermakes myelin sheath, can serve more than one neuron
Microglia - answertakes care of debris
Meninges - answercushioning inside skull and spinal cord
1. Dura mater
2. Arachnoid
3. Pia mater
Acetylcholine - answerregulation of Attention, Arousal, and Memory. Released by motor
neurons that control skeletal muscles. Dysregulation can lead to Alzheimer's
Dopamine - answercontrol of voluntary motion,pleasure sensations. Dysregulation can
lead to Parkinsonism, Schizophrenia, and Addictive Behaviors.
Serotonin - answersleep,sensory perceptions, moods, emotional brain waves
Norepinephrine - answersleep, learning, memory
Glutamate - answermost abundant, excitatory message
, GABA - answermost abundant, inhibitor message
Endorphins - answerregulate stress, trauma, pain
Action Potential - answermovement of electrical charged ions across axon(polarized)
-sodium flood in(depolarize)
-potassium floods out(depolarized)
Resting Potential - answerstarts positive on outside, negative on inside
Somatic nervous system - answervoluntary movement
Autonomic nervous System - answerinvoluntary
1. Sympathetic- panic
2 Parasympatheitc- relax
Hindbrain - answerconnects spinal cord to rest of brain
Medulla, Cerebellum, Pons
Medulla - answercontrols vital life muscle functions, base of brain, smaller
Cerebellum - answerunconscious coordination, voluntary motor skills, along stalk
Pons - answerbridges info between cerebellum and medulla, larger
Midbrain - answerprocesses auditory and visual sensory info
-substantia nigra: produce dopamine, motor control(dark)
Forebrain - answer90% of brain, includes cerebral cortex
Cerebral Cortex - answermakes up entire brain, white and grey matter,divided into two
hemispheres
functions
1.motor cortex
2.sensory cortex
3.association cortex
4.Wernicke's area-language interpretation
5.Broca's area- language organization, speech production
Corpus Callosum - answerbundle of axons that connect two cerebral hemispheres
Temporal Lobe - answerprimary auditory cortex, association areas
Occipital Lobe - answerprimary visual cortex
Partietal Lobe - answersomatosensory cortex- areas of sensation
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