Psychology

Exam 2 Study Guide

Exam 2 Study Guide


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Neuron Anatomy

Dendrites

Cell Body

Axons

Myelin

Synapse

Steps of Action Potential

Charge gathers in dendrites

travels down cell body

travels down the axon

causes release of neurotransmitters in to the synapse

neurotransmitters

serotonin

dopamine

glutamate

GABA

acetylcholine

norepinephrine

3 parts of the central nervous system

Hindbrain

Limbic System

Cerebral Cortex

Hindbrain is composed of

brainstem

cerebellum

brainstem composed of

medulla

pons

limbic system composed of

amygdala

hippocampus

hyptothalamus

cerebral cortex is composed of

four lobes

motor, sensory, visual, and auditory cortices

What are the four lobes

frontal

parietal

temporal

occipital

Who's Phineas Gage?

Dynamite + iron rod = frontal lobe destruction

Where is the motor cortex located

Frontal lobe

where is the sensory cortex located

Parietal lobe

Where is the visual cortex located

occipital lobe

where is the auditory cortex located

temporal lobe

The peripheral nervous system is made up of what

sympathetic

parasympathetic

Sympathetic part of the peripheral nervous system is also known as

fight and flight

Parasympathetic part of the peripheral nervous system is also known as

rest and digest

3 pieces of selective attention

Inattentional blindness

Change blindness

Hemineglect

our awareness of ourselves and our environment

consciousness

Spontaneous states of consciousness

Daydreaming

Drowsiness

Dreaming

Physiologically induced states of consciousness

hallucinations

orgasm

food or oxygen starvation

Psychologically induced states of consciousness

sensory deprivation

hypnosis

meditation

the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with our mental processes

cognitive neuroscience

the principle that info is often simultaneiously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks

dual processing

a condition in which a perosn can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it

blindsight

failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere

inattentional blindness

failing to notice changes in the environment

change blindness

the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus

selective attention

the biological clock

circadian rythm

what is the recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur

REM sleep

the relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake stae

alpha waves

periodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness

sleep

false sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus

hallucinations

the large, slow brain waves associated w deep sleep

delta waves

light striking the retina signals the suprachiasmatic nucleus to suppress the pineal gland's production of the sleep hormone melatonin.

the biological clock

A sleep disorder having recurring problems in falling or staying asleep

insomnia

a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly in to REM sleep, often in inopportune times.

narcolepsy

a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings

sleep apnea

a nerve cell; basic building block of the nervous system

neuron

a neuron's bushy, branching extensions that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body

dendrites