PSYC100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Dsm-5, Immune System, Neurogenesis
7 Jun 2016
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Thinking critically with psychological science: need for psychological science. Hindsight bias: the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it. Overconfidence: we think we know more than we do. A. ii. 2. a. danger when studying for an exam under this assumption. A. ii. 2. b. when shown they aren"t accurate, participants explain away the results. Humility: awareness of vulnerability to error and openness to new perspectives. Critical thinking: thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Phrenology: the detailed study of the shape and size of the cranium as a supposed indication of character and mental abilities. Biological psychology: concerned with links between biology and behavior. Transduction: transforming energy from one form to another. Electrical impulses (action potentials) travel down a neuron"s axon until reaching a tiny junction known as a synapse. When an action potential reaches an axon terminal, it stimulates the release of neurotransmitter molecules.
