PSYCO104 Study Guide - Final Guide: Myelin, Cordillera Darwin, Neuroglia

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO104
• Professor: Sheri Thibeau

Document Summary

Issues with above processes, things that help, etc Break consciousness into basic elements of structural components. Hypothesis = educated guess, very specific, direct question. Fatty white insulation layer derived from glial cells. Allow electrical signal to "skip ahead" aka faster signals. Synapses are functional (not physical) connections between neurons and their target. Functions at synapses involved in muscle movement and memory. Not driven by just unconscious forces or external environment, more to it than just that. Describes actions that will be used to measure or control variables. Producing the same measurement when measuring the same thing. Value in middle of distribution (central value) average. Standardized difference between measurements in distribution from mean. Don"t need to know difference between habituation and sensory adaptation. Uses random event to assign people to control or experimental group. Everyone has equal chance of being included included.