PSY 101 Straighterline Final Exam
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psychology - Answer-the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
science -
... [Show More] Answer-psychology uses systematic methods to observe human behavior and
draw conclusions
behavior - Answer-everything we do that can be directly observed
mental process - Answer-The thoughts, feelings, and motives that each of us
experiences privately but that cannot be observed directly
critical thinking - Answer-thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and
conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates
evidence, and assesses conclusions.
empirical method - Answer-gaining knowledge through the observation of events, the
collection of data, and logical reasoning
structuralism - Answer-focus on identifying the elemental parts or structures of the
human mind; William Wundt
functionalism - 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 - 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 - Answer-a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
glial cells - Answer-cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect
neurons
cell body - Answer-Largest part of a typical neuron; contains the nucleus and much of
the cytoplasm
dendrites - Answer-Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive
information.
axon - 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 - Answer-fatty layer that covers the axon of some neurons and helps
speed neural impulses
resting potential - Answer-The difference in electric charge between the inside and
outside of a neuron's cell membrane; neg inside, pos outisde
action potential - Answer-a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an
axon
all or nothing principle - 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
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