PSYC 2000 : Exam 1 Material
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Psych notes 8/26: psychology as a science: attempts to describe, predict and explain thoughts, scientific method-system for reducing bias and error in the measurement of data. Confirmation bias-tendency to notice, seek out, and interpret information in a way consistent with your own prior beliefs. Using neutral metaphors: network-different activating parts, computer-sending and receiving messages, cookbook- different ingredients do different things to make a larger whole. Brain cells: neuron: basic unit of the nervous system (study diagram) look online for notes, know 3 neurotransmitters and the diseases with them. This shit going way too fast for me to write down so check moodle . If given drugs that inhibit the action of dopamine, these symptoms can be reduced or eliminated: but parkinson"s patients treated with l-dopa can develop symptoms of. Impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to broca"s area (impairing speaking) or to wernicke"s area (impairing understanding)
