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Decks in this class (13)

Lecture 1 - course intro
What are the key properties of sc...,
What does the scientific method i...,
What is a paradigm in science
20  cards
Lecture 2 - the scientific method in psychology
How is psychology commonly defined,
Who is sigmund freud and what is ...,
What are the steps of the scienti...
9  cards
Lecture 3 - paradigms and research methods
What is a paradigm in the context...,
What is the root metaphor of the ...,
What type of questions does the b...
13  cards
Lecture 4 - the anatomy of brain function
What are the basic statistics abo...,
Describe the main parts of the brain,
What is the cerebral cortex and w...
18  cards
Lecture 5 - Neurons and their communication
What are the different scales of ...,
Describe the structure of a neuro...,
What are the types and functions ...
11  cards
Lecture 6 - Measuring brain function & Brain plasticity and learning
What are the different methods us...,
How do lesion studies contribute ...,
What is single neuron recording a...
11  cards
Lecture 7 - Perception as a product of the brain
What is the difference between se...,
What was rene descartes view on t...,
How did wundt and helmholtz contr...
10  cards
Lecture 8 - vision and the visual cortex
Where do signals from the retina ...,
What does retinotopic mapping of ...,
What does retinotopic mapping of ...
12  cards
Lecture 9 - brain laterality and split brains & memory and the hippocampus
What are some function that are l...,
What are some function that are l...,
How are movement sensation and vi...
15  cards
Lecture 10 - attention and the parietal lobes & cognitive control and the frontal lobes
What are the main functions of th...,
What is the role of the parietal ...,
What is the difference between to...
12  cards
Lecture 11 - Classical and operant conditioning
What are the main principles of c...,
Define classical conditioning,
What is acquisition in classical ...
16  cards
Lecture 12 - Memory
What are the key components of th...,
How is sensory memory measured an...,
How is the capacity of short term...
9  cards
Lecture 13 - Problem-solving and decision making
What is the gestaltist perspectiv...,
Describe the two string problem a...,
Explain the candle problem
8  cards

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