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General Psychology, Spring, 2022 Study Guide - Test 1 Research Sample/Population Random Sample Random Assignment What does it mean when 2 variables are correlated? What does it mean when 2 variables are positively correlated? What does it mean when 2 variables are negatively correlated? You will be given a research problem and asked the most appropriate way to study it Independent/Dependent Variable Why do we do experiments? Difference between experiments and correlational studies. What ethical considerations does the IRB consider? Biology and Behavior Main components of the nervous system What is a neuron? What are the different parts of a neuron and what do they do? Synapses Action Potential Neurotransmitters You will have to know what certain neurotransmitters do Autonomic and Somatic Nervous Systems Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems Parts of the brain - Cerebral cortex/cerebellum/brainstem Lobes of brain and what they do Occipital/temporal/parietal
How we look at brain - MRI/fMRI/PETscan Plasticity Specialization of hemispheres Heredity/environment/epigenetics Polygenic Inheritance/Sexual reproduction What twin studies do