Scientific Method

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Scientific Method 

1. What is your goal?; What are you trying to learn?

2. Learn Everything you can

3. Form a Hypothesis

4. Test the Hypothesis

5. Conclusion - Were you right or Wrong?

Define

NEURON

Definition

Cells specialized for communicating information; the basic building blocks of the nervous systems

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Brain uses ________% of Energy

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Brain uses 20% of Energy

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When you learn anything you create a

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When you learn anything you create a

NEURAL NETWORK

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One neuron can connect with up to

____________ synapses

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One neuron can connect with up to

80,000 synapses

5 Revolutions

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5 Revolutions

1. Computers / Robotics

2. Genetics

3. Nanotechnology

4. Energy

5. Dark Energy & Dark Matter

Identify

Two Base Pairs of DNA

Identify

Two Base Pairs of DNA

A-T   C-G

Define

DNA

Definition

Code of Life

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The instructions for creating and operating all forms of life

Define

PSYCHOLOGY

Definition

The scientific Study of thinking and behavior

Foundations of Psychology

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Foundations of Psychology

1. Chemistry

2. Electricity

3. Mechanics

4. Engineering

Name 5 Subfields of Psychology

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Subfields of Psychology

1. Clinical        2. Counseling

3. Developmental   4. Educational

5. Experimental    6. Cognitive

7. Industrial      8. Social

9. Psychobiology

Four lobes of the Brain

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Four lobes of the Brain

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Frontal Lobe

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Frontal Lobe

“Consequences”

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Parietal Lobe

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Parietal Lobe

“Skin”

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Occiptal Lobe

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Occiptal Lobe

“See”

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Temporal Lobe

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Temporal Lobe

“Hearing”

Define

Endocrine System

Definition

A system for communication within our bodies

Define

Fight or Flight

Definition

Controlled by the sympathetic nervous system

Controls the necessary bodily changes needed when we are faced with a situation where we may need to defend ourselves or escape

Name 6 Medical Scanners

1.               2.

3.               4.

5.               6.

Name 6 Medical Scanners

1. X-Ray          2. MRI

3. CT/CAT         4. EEG

5. PET            6. SQUID

Define

Threshold

Definition

The level at which you know something happened

Define

Adaptation

Definition

When we get used to things

Name 6 Senses

1.                2.

3.                4.

5.                6.

Name 6 Senses

3. Touch         4. Smell

5. See           6. Psychophysics

Define

Decibel (dB)

Definition

The loudness of sound

Name 4 Skin Senses

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Name 4 Skin Senses

1. Touch        2. Temperature

3. Pressure    4. Pain

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You can not _______ if you can not __________.

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You can not Taste if you can not Smell.

Name 6 Tongue Senses

1.               2.

3.               4.

5.               6.

Name 6 Tongue Senses

1. Sour       2. Sweet

3. Salty      4. Bitter

5. Umami      6. Fattiness

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Most sensitive parts of your body are ____________ and __________.

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Most sensitive parts of your body are Face and Palms of your hands.

Define

Kinesthesia System sense

Definition

“MOVEMENT”

The sense of the position and movement of body parts

Define

Vestibular System sense

Definition

“BALANCE”

The sense of balance gives information about where the body exists in space and involves the vestibular systems.

PARTS OF THE EYE

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PARTS OF THE EYE

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PARTS OF THE EAR

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PARTS OF THE EAR

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Identify

The process of Vision

Identify

Light travels to the eye and passes through the cornea, the pupil (regulated in size by the iris), and the lens and then moves to the retina, where it strikes the photoreceptors for vision

 Identify

The process of Hearing

Identify

The outer ear, the pinna, collects sound waves and funnels them through the auditory canal to the eardrum  and causes it to vibrate. The middle ear contains the malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), and stapes (stirrup). The inner ear main structure is the cochlea, that contains the hair cells which allow us to hear.

Identify 6 Stages of Life

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Identify 6 Stages of Life

1. Earth – 4 ½ Billion years ago

2. Life – 3-3 ½ Billion years ago (Hunter-Gathers)

3. Hominids – 7 Million years ago

4. Homosapiens – 250,000 years ago

5. Civilization - +/- 10,000 years ago (Farmers)

6. Industrial Revolution – 1800-1900 (started in Europe and USA)

Identify 4 Characteristics of “Alive”

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Identify 4 Characteristics of “Alive”

1. Respiration

2. Food

3. Reproduction

4. Movement

Define

“Old Brain”

Definition

 -Involuntary-

 ~Breathing

~Heart beating

~Metabolism

~Blinking

 Part of the Autonomic Nervous System - Cerebellum

Define

“NEW Brain”

Definition

 -Voluntary-

~Thinking

Part of the Somatic Nervous System - Homosapien

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There are _______ miles of nerves in one human body

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There are 60,000 miles of nerves in one human body

Define

REM – Rapid Eye Movement

Definition

REM sleep is a stage of deep sleep in which brain wave activity resembles that of an alert person.

Identify 6 Sleep disorders

1.               2.

3.               4.

5.               6.

Identify 6 Sleep disorders

1. Insomnia                  2. Narcolepsy

3. Sleepwalking              4. Night Terrors

5. Apnea                     6. SIDS

Define

The Nature Theory

Definition

-Heredity-

The Nature Theory suggests that more abstract traits such as intelligence; personality, aggression, and sexual orientation are encoded in an individual's DNA.

Define

The Nurture Theory

Definition

-Environment-

Nurture theory suggests that our behavioral aspects originate only from the environmental factors of our upbringing.