Intro to Psych final

study to seek knowledge, not practical application

stats that organize and summarize research data

statistical procedures that allow researchers to infer how meaningful a study’s results are

brain and spinal cord

part of the peripheral nervous system; connects sensory receptors and skeletal muscles

part of peripheral; regulates internal organs and glands

part of autonomic, operated during relaxed states, conserves energy

part of autonomic, mobilizes bodily resources, deals with emotion and output of energy

cell that supports and nurtures neurons

a neuron’s branches that receive and transfer information

keeps neuron alive and determines if it will fire

extending fibers that conduct impulses to other neurons

fatty insulation that surrounds the axon of a neuron; damage to it causes MS

site where nerve impulse transferring occurs

recording of neural activity detected by electrodes

stimulating brain cells using a magnetic field

analyzes biochemical activity in brain

studies body and brain tissues

regulates movement and balance/cognitive tasks

storage of new information in memory

lower back of the brain; visual info

top of the brain, pressure, pain, touch, temperature

sides of the brain, hearing, memory, perception, emotion, language comprehension

front of the brain, short-term memory, higher-order thinking, initiative, social judgment, speech production

generated from within, not external

biological rhythms are not in phase with each other