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Answer
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When was Wilhelm Wundt's School founded?
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1879
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What is Introspection?
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internal perception
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What is Functionalism?
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Focusing on the function of mental activity
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What was popularised in Functionalism?
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Animal studies
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What is behaviourism?
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The idea of only engaging with what was immediately observable
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What was the order of actions in behaviourism?
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Stimulus, Response, consequence
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What is an example of behaviourism?
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Pavlov's dog
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What is Levels of Analysis?
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A description at one level cannot be replaced by one at another level
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What is structure-process tradeoff?
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We can change the theory of representation and compensate by changing the theory of the process
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What are Glia?
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Support cells
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What do Glia do
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Transfer nutrients to neurons, repair damage to NS, Guide neurons during brain development, and maintains blood brain barrier
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Ratio of Glia to Neuron?
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10 to 1
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What are neurons?
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Cells that carry information and connect the nervous system
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What are the types of Neurons?
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Sensory, Interneuron, Motor
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How are Nuclei organised in the brain?
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In layers and clusters
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What is neuroplasticity?
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The ability of the brain to change its activity in response to intrinsic or extrinsic stimuli
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How is this done?
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By reorganising its structure, function or connections
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How do neurons communicate?
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Through firing
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What is the action potential?
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An electrical signal that causes a swift reversal change of the membrane of a neuron
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What section is the frontal view?
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Coronal
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What section is the Dorsal view?
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Horizontal
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What section is the Medial view?
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Sagittal
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What makes up the CNS?
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The brain and spinal cord
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How many lobes are there?
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4
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What cushions the brain?
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Cerebrospinal fluid
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Define a Gyrus
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The folds/ridges of the brain
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Define Sulcus
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The grooves between the gyri
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What are the effects of Frontal Lobe damage?
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Perseveration, Disinhibition, Personality change
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What does the Parietal Lobe do?
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Integrates information
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What abilities are from here?
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Maths, constructional, and visuospatial
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What is caused by damage to this lobe?
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Gerstmann's syndrome, Apraxia, visuospatial difficulties
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What are the dominant functions of the Temporal lobe
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Memory, visual item recognition, auxiliary processing, emotion
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What area is found in this lobe?
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Wernicke's area
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What is the function of the Occipital lobe?
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vision
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What is the Thalamus?
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An egg shaped structure that acts as the body's relay station
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What is it critical for?
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Arousal
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What is the Hypothalamus?
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The central command for bodily functions
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What is the function of the Hippocampus?
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Integrating information into memory
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Is the Hippocampus a memory storage area?
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No
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What is the function of the Amygdala?
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Understanding others emotions and the expression of our own emotions
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What is the function of the Basal ganglia?
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Allows us to plan movements and develop habits
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What areas make up the brainstem?
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Midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
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What is the function of the brainstem?
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To receive information from and send information to the spinal cord
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What does the cerebellum do?
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Regulates muscle tone and guidance for motor activity
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What is it associated with?
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Attention
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What are the 4 neurotransmitter systems?
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Cholinergic, dopaminergic, noradrenergic, and serotonergic
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