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- 4. The part of the brain located in the middle of the central core that acts primarily to relay information about the senses.
- 6. A cluster of fibers at one end of a neuron that receives messages from the other neurons.
- 8. A false treatment, such as a pill, without any significant chemical properties or active ingredient
- 12. A variable that is measured in an experiment and is expected to change as a result of manipulation.
- 13. Chemical message that makes it more likely that a receiving neuron will fire and an action potential will travel down its axon
- 15. The idea that people’s behavior is produced primarily by factors outside of their willful control
- 16. Automatic, involuntary response to an incoming stimulus.
- 20. Chemicals produced by the brain that reflect the effort to deal with pain as well as to elevate mood.
- 24. A procedure used to study the structor of the mind in which subjects are asked to describe in detail what they are experiencing when they are exposed to a stimulus.
- 25. A tiny part of the brain, located below the thalamus, that maintains homeostasis and produces and regulates vital behavior, such as eating, drinking, and sexual behavior.
- 26. A procedure in which a person learns to control through conscious thought internal physiological processes such as blood pressure, heart and respiration rate, skin temperature, sweating, and the constriction of particular muscles.
- 29. The dominance of one hemisphere of the brain in specific functions, such as language.
- 30. Chemical message that prevents or decreases the likelihood that a receiving neuron will fire.
- 31. Chemicals that circulate through the blood and regulate the functioning or growth of the body.
- 33. The part of the brain that controls bodily balance.
- 35. The space between two neurons where the axon of a sending neuron communicates with the dendrites of a receiving neuron by using chemical messages.
- 36. Neurotransmitter which is involved in movement, attention, and learning.
- 38. Sensory neurons that transmit information from the perimeter of the body to the nervous system and brain
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- 1. The system of the brain that controls eating, aggression, and reproduction.
- 2. The four major sections of the cerebral cortex: frontal parietal, temporal, and occipital.
- 3. System of chemical communication network that sends messages throughout the body via the bloodstream.
- 5. Neurotransmitter which is associated with the regulation of sleep, eating, mood, and pain.
- 7. The part of the neuron that carries messages destined for other neurons.
- 9. Views behavior from the perspective of biological functioning
- 10. Research in which the relationship between two sets of variables is examined to determine whether they are associated.
- 11. Examines how people understand and think about the world
- 14. Chemicals that carry messages across the synapse to the dendrite of a receiver neuron.
- 17. Branch of psychology that seeks to identify behavior patterns that are a result of our genetic inheritance from our ancestors.
- 18. A variable that is manipulated by the experimenter
- 19. An early approach to psychology that concentrated on what the mind does and the role of behavior in allowing people to adapt to their environments.
- 21. Focuses on uncovering the fundamental mental components of consciousness, thinking, and other kinds of mental states and activities
- 22. Believes behavior is motivated by inner, unconscious forces over which a person has little control
- 23. Contends that people can control their behavior and that they naturally try to reach their full potential
- 25. Symmetrical left and right halves of the brain that control the side of the body opposite to their location
- 27. Behaviors, events, or other characteristics that can change, or vary, in some way
- 28. Specialized neurons that fire not only when a person enacts a particular behavior, but also when a person simply observes another individual carrying out that same behavior.
- 32. Excitatory neurotransmitter that plays a role in memory
- 34. Motor neurons that communicate information from the brain and nervous system to muscles and glands
- 37. Nerve cells, the basic elements of the nervous system.