PSY 101 Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Schizophrenia, Oxygen, Muscle

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PSY 101
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
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Dependent variable
Everything is constant and possible
Within group is the same group and people
Things change from one point to another
Doing things might change the outcome- manipulating independent variable
Cause & effect
Research
2 correlational
No manipulation
Relationships exist on their own
Difficulty with cause and effect
You cannot manipulate everything- the thing that happens itself-natural cause
Advantages
Some things can’t be manipulated
Good for early research
Many variables at once- combine many things without
Disadvantages
Cause and effect?
Eliminating confounds?
Methods of observation
How did we get the data experiment from people
Case study- what is case study? focusing on a specific group of people/person for a
small amount of time
Cannot get a large sample-low base phanomane
Disadvantages of case study might take years-it takes effort
Sometimes doing a case study might take money
archives- it existed information- found on the internet- no energy or effort
Self- Reports- Surveys, Questionnaires/ Tests
Naturalistic observations: evaluate- correlation studies
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Obtrusive vs. unobtrusive
Obtrusive: is the actual thing is there!
Unobtrusive: is actual thing not there
Laboratory
Cell construction:
Soma: cell body
Dendrites: receives communication
Axon: sends communication
Neuron: nerves
Myelinated
“White matter”
Fatty insulation
Speeds information transfer
Non-myelinated
“Grey matter”
Glial Cells:
Between neutrons
Support and protect
Functions:
Support and keeps it in place
Supply nutrients and oxygen
Insulate from other neurons
Remove waste and poisons
Astrocytes Process:
Support, cleaning, and feeding
Oligodendrocytes Process;
Support and make myelin
Multiple neurons at once
Schwann Process
Support and makes myelin
One neuron
Microglia Process
Clean up
Protects from Microorganism
Immune system of brain
Neural Communication: If it suppose to happen or not
Electrical- happens inside the nerve cells
Resting potential
Electrical charge when resting
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Document Summary

Within group is the same group and people. Things change from one point to another. Doing things might change the outcome- manipulating independent variable. You cannot manipulate everything- the thing that happens itself-natural cause. Many variables at once- combine many things without. How did we get the data experiment from people. Focusing on a specific group of people/person for a small amount of time. Cannot get a large sample-low base phanomane. Disadvantages of case study might take years-it takes effort. Sometimes doing a case study might take money. Archives- it existed information- found on the internet- no energy or effort. Obtrusive: is the actual thing is there! Neural communication: if it suppose to happen or not. Connects sense receptors, muscles etc. to central ns: autonomic. Regulates glands & automatic muscle functions: sympathetic. Central ns: brain and spinal cord: spinal cord. Faster, longer, communicate with brain: brain. Reticular activating system (ras)- it tells you whats wrong.

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