PSYC 1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Myelin, Axon Hillock, Axon Terminal
1 Nov 2017
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Independent variable - the variable the experimenter manipulates/controls a: dependent variable - what the experimenter measures. Understand the implications of the threshold as well as absolute and relative refractory periods. a) Afferent (sensory) neuron - moves info toward cns. Efferent (motor) neuron - moves info away from cns. Sympathetic (flight, flight, or freeze) faster heart rate, inhibition. Hindbrain - structures that support vital bodily processes (i. e. reticular activating system, pons, medulla regulates breathing, blood pressure, and heart beat, cerebellum motor control) Thalamus - relay station for all sensory input (except smell) production. Limbic system - consists of amygdala (emotion control/recognition) and hippocampus (processes new memories) Right hemisphere - recognition of faces, places, music, etc: contralateral - right hemisphere controls left side and left hemisphere controls right side. Cones and rods (physiological evidence) produce the primary color sensations of red, green, and blue ii) iii) i)
