PSYC 1200 Midterm: Psychology Review Guide Exam 1
20 Sep 2018
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Case studies: what do other experts say- peer reviews, our brains use heuristics (mental shortcuts that usually involve focusing on one. Is it adaptive- finding sense in the nonsense and order in the disorder aspect of a complex problem and ignoring others. ) Illusory correlations- seeing something when its not really there: perception of a statistical associated between two variables where none exists, eg. Informed consent- informing research participants of what is involved in a study before asking them to participate. Cocaine, heroin: ma(cid:374)(cid:455) (cid:272)ategories effe(cid:272)t ho(cid:449) (cid:455)ou"ll feel, agonist: similar effects to neurotransmitter; increase receptor site activity, reduce our emotional response to painful stimuli by binding and mimicking endorphins, eg. Transfers certain short term memory to long term memory, degeneration of neurons here linked to alzheimer"s. Impact functioning- especially recognition of objects: genes, environment, and the brain, dna genes chromosomes nucleus cells, treating vs. curing.
