PSY 150 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Substantia Nigra, Myelin, Circadian Rhythm
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Psychology: the study of mental processes and behavior. 5 scientific method steps: develop a theory to explain event, state your hypothesis, test your hypothesis, analyze the data, report and interpret your results. Psychological research and types of experiments: descriptive, correlational, experimental. Different levels of analysis and what each one means: biological - how the physical body influences thoughts and behaviors, social - how groups influence one another, cultural - how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors compare across cultures. What does my nervous system do for me: receives information through senses, processes the information by paying attention and perceiving, responds to the information. Axon: a long, narrow outgrowth of a neuron that transmit information to other neurons. Dendrite: branchlike extensions of the neuron with receptors that detect information from other neurons. Neurons: basic unit of the nervous system; receive integrate, and transit information. Neurotransmitters: chemical substances that carry signals from one neuron to another. 3 steps of neuronal communication: transmission, reception, integration.
