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| the systematic study of behavior and mental process |
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| school of psychology that explains the science of the mind’s structure |
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| school of psychology that describes the study of the adaptive properties of consciousness and behavior |
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| type of research method in which psychologists study behavior by observing subjects in natural conditions |
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| measure the relationship between 2 variables without controlling either variable |
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| a study in which the investigator manipulates at least 1 variable while measuring the effect of changes on 1 or more variables |
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| the variable in an experiment which is manipulated to test its effects on other variables |
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| the variable that is measured to see how it is changed by manipulations on the other variables. |
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| nerve cells which are the basic building blocks of the nervous system |
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| the cell’s life support center |
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| bushy, branching extensions of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body |
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| long fibers that pass information along to other nerve cells, glands, or muscles |
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| a layer of fatty tissue that insulates the axons of some neurons and helps speed their impulses. |
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| special area between 2 neurons in which one neuron either excites or inhibits the next neuron |
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| chemicals that have been stored in the neuron and can activate receptors of other neurons |
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| the “little brain” attached to the rear of the brainstem |
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| “netlike” nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important role in controlling arousal |
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| largest most prominent brain area; intricate covering of interconnected neural cells, like the bark on a tree, forms a thin layer on the cerebral hemispheres; our body’s ultimate control and information processing center |
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| located behind forehead; coordinating movement and higher level of thinking & speech issues |
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| are at the top of the head, but behind the frontal lobes; involved in the sense of touch |
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| are just above on either side of the ears; involved in hearing |
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| are at the base of the skull (in the back); involved in vision |
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| Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) |
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| links the central nervous system with the body’s sense receptors, muscles, and glands |
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