You should be familiar with the following terms for Quiz 1. Except as noted, these terms are in the glossary of Myers or in the Terms and Concepts to Remember lists in the Review and Reflect page of each module. See also the study guide.
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applied research basic research behaviorism biological psychology clinical psychology cognitive psychology* evolutionary psychology humanistic psychology* industrial/organizational psychology natural selection nature-nurture issue psychiatry psychodynamic psychology* psychology case study confounding variable* control condition correlation coefficient dependent variable experimental condition experiment hindsight bias hypothesis independent variable mean median mode naturalistic observation operational definition placebo effect population random sample statistical significance survey theory acetyl choline (ACh) action potential autonomic nervous system axon Broca's area central nervous system cerebellum cerebral cortex corpus callosum dendrite dopamine* dualism electroencephalogram (EEG) endocrine system endorphins GABA* glutamate* hippocampus homunculus* hypothalamus limbic system magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnetoencephalogram (MEG)* materialism* medulla midbrain mind-body problem* motor cortex myelin neuron neurotransmitter norepinephrine parasympathetic division peripheral nervous system positron emission tomography (PET) receptor* reflex reticular formation sensory cortex serotonin* somatic nervous system somatic motor nerves (motor neurons) somatic sensory nerves (sensory neurons) split brain sympathetic division synapse thalamus Wernicke's area |
* These terms are not in the glossary or the lists at the end of the modules. They are either in the index of the book, on a class handout, or in the class notes.
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