Psychology Final Exam
Edification and independent inquiry:
How do we know things and what sources of
information should we trust
Edification: moral improvement or guidance, enlightenment
Independent inquiry: finding information on your own
How do I email Dr. Chrobak?
Through HuskyCT or else he won’t get it
Make-up exam policy/ what happens if I miss an exam?
The final exam counts for more, no
make ups
Epistemology:
Branch of philosophy concerned with nature and limitations of knowledge
Localization of function:
Different parts (structures) of the brain have different jobs (functions)
Prosopagnosia:
Inability to recognize faces
Psychoactive drug:
Any chemical substance, acts upon the central nervous system, altering
brain function (ex. caffeine, cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana, codeine)
Generalizability:
How well do the findings relate to the larger population
Clinical neuropsychologist (has a PhD):
Branch of clinical psychology that specializes in the
diagnostic assessment and treatment of patients with brain injury or neurocognitive deficits
Psychiatrist (has an MD):
Physician who specializes in psychiatry and is certified in treating
mental disorders, people who have psychiatric problems
Science Literacy:
Scientific papers
Peer review:
Independent and anonymous evaluation by other scientists
Between subjects design/within-subjects design
Between-subjects design: compare one group of subjects to another, ADHD versus
control group … always involves different subjects
Within-subjects design: compares one group of subjects to themselves, ADHD off-drug
versus ADHD on-drug…. Involves same subjects
Ritalin/ADHD
ADHD: Attention deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
-developmental disorder... meaning that certain traits (ex impulse control) develop more
slowly in the ADHD individual
-hyperactivity, impulsiveness, inattention
Ritalin: medication ADHD individual is on
NIH/NSF
-National Institute of Health: provides money to universities for research, money for
biomedical science (research from cancer to brain machine interfaces)
-National Science Foundation: provides money to experiments, supports Basic Science in
all fields (ex Physics, Computing, Engineering, Biology) and Science Education (ex Zoom,
Museum(s) of Science, computers in classroom)
FDA/DEA
DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration, combats drug smuggling and use w/in U.S.
FDA: Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
responsible for regulating and supervising the safety of foods, tobacco products, dietary
supplements, drugs, vaccines, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices,
radiation-emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics, sanitation requirements on
interstate travel and rules for control of disease on products
Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson’s disease, Stroke
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Alzheimer’s disease: symptoms- confusion, irritability and aggression, mood swings,
language breakdown, long-term memory loss, and the general withdrawal of the sufferer as their
senses decline, slowly bodily functions are lost, leading to death

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