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Question	Answer
cells that receive & transmit electrochemical signals	Neurons
scientific study of the nervous system & its impact on behaviour & cognitive function	Neuroscience
pertaining to illness or treatment (physical and mental)	Clinical
taking into account evolutionary pressures in the formation of brains & bodies. Comparison with other animals integral.	Evolutionary perspective
The studies of the functions and activities of the nervous system	Neurophysiology
The study of the structure of the nervous system structure	Neuroanatomy
The scientific study of the biology of behaviour	Biopsychology
The study of the chemical bases of neural activity	Neurochemistry
The study of the effects of drugs on neural activity	Neuropharmacology
The study of interactions between the nervous system & the endocrine system	Neuroendocrinology
The study of nervous system disorders	Neuropathology
The study of biological processes by comparing different species.	Comparative approach
A different group of subjects is tested under each condition.	Between subjects design
Same group of subjects to multiple/each conditions test.	Within subjects design
The variable that is being manipulated in experiment.	Independent variable
The variable being measured in experiment.	Dependent variable
A variable that isn't the IV that affects DV.	Confounded variable
The fact that a sex exhausted male can often recommence copopulating with a new sex partner,	Coolidge effect
Posture of female rodents displaying sexual receptivity.	Lordosis
studies of groups of individuals who have been exposed to the conditions of interest IRL	Quasi experimental studies
Studies that focus on a single case or subject	Case studies
The degree to which results can be applied to other cases	Generalisability
Motivated by curiosity.	Pure research
Intended to bring direct benefit to humankind.	Applied research
Research that aims to translate the findings of pure research into useful applications	Translational research
Study of the psychological effects of brain damage in humans. Almost exclusively, case studies & quasi experiments	Neuropsychology
Manipulation of neural act & behav with drugs	Psychopharmacology
Study of evolution, genetics & adaptiveness of behaviour mostly with comparative method	Comparative psychology
Study of neural mechanisms of behaviour by manipulating the nervous system of non-humans	Physiological psychology
Study of relation between physiological activity & psychological processes (human volunteers non-invasive)	Psychophysiology
Study of neural mechanisms of human cognition largely with functional brain imaging	Cognitive neuroscience
Outer layer of the cerebral hemispheres	Cerebral cortex
a test that detects electrical activity in the brain w small metal discs attached to the scalp.	Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Regulates functions of internal organs such as heart, stomach, intestines. Is a part of PNS.	Autonomic Nervous system (ANS)
Refers to higher intellectual processes eg. thought, memory & attention	Cognition
Study of animal behav in natural environment	Ethological research
When different approaches used on problem to compensate for each strengths & weaknesses	Converging operations
Brain damage (mainly memory loss & inability to make new memory) is associated with thiamine (Vitamin B) deficiency	Korsakoff's Syndrome
Measurements and observable events to logically infer events that can’t be observed.	Scientific inference
When there are several possible interpretations for a behavioural observation, to give precedence to simplist	Morgan's Canon
A treatment for mental illness where connections to the prefrontal lobes & the rest of the brain are surgically severed	Prefrontal Lobotomy
Large areas at the front of brain (left & right) responsible in variety of complex behav, planning & personality.	Prefrontal lobes
A tool used in lobotomies	Leucotome
A lobotomy performed with an ice pick-like device inserted /driven under the eyelid, through the orbit into prefrontal lobes	Transorbital Lobotomy
Any brain surgery intended to treat mental illness	Psychosurgery