A TECHNIQUE PIONEERED BY WUNDT TO GAIN INSIGHT INTO HOW MENTAL PROCESSES WORK. PEOPLE WERE TRAINED TO REPORT IN DETAIL ON THEIR INNER EXPERIENCES WHEN PRESENTED WITH A STIMULUS SUCH AS A PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED OR SOMETHING TO BE MEMORISED.
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HORMONES
CHEMICALS SECRETED BY THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM INTO THE BLOOD & OTHER BODILY FLUIDS.
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GENOTYPE
THE GENETIC MAKE-UP OF AN INDIVIDUAL.
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PHENOTYPE
THE CHARACTERISTICS SHOWN BY A PERSON THAT HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THEIR GENES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
SYSTEM MADE UP OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD.
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PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
THE ACCOMPANYING SYSTEM TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM WHICH RUNS THROUGHOUT THE BODY.
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NEURON
A NERVE CELL WHICH TRANSFERS INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
THE SYSTEM WHICH AFFECTS THE TRANSFER AND SECRETION OF HORMONES THROUGHOUT THE BODY.
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NEUROTRANSMITTERS
CHEMICALS WITHIN THE CEREBRAL FLUID THAT TRANSMIT SIGNALS.
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SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION
PROCESS BY WHICH NERVE IMPULSES ARE CARRIED ACROSS THE SYNAPSE BETWEEN ONE NEURON AND THE NEXT.
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NERVE IMPULSE
AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL WHICH IS CARRIED BY CHEMICALS CALLED NEUROTRANSMITTERS.
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EXCITATORY POTENTIALS
INCREASE THE CHANCE OF A NEURON FIRING.
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INHIBITORY POTENTIALS
DECREATE THE CHANCE OF A NEURON FIRING.
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HYPOTHALAMUS
PART OF THE BRAIN WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE CENTRE AND DEALS WITH SURVIVAL FUNCTIONS.
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ADRENAL GLAND
THE GLAND IN THE ADRENAL SYSTEM THAT RELEASE ADRENALINE.
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ADRENAL MEDULLA
THE CENTRAL PART OF THE ADRENAL GLAND.
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LOCALISATION
REFERS TO THE PART OF THE BRAIN IN WHICH A FUNCTION IS CARRIED OUT, OR LOCALISED.
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CONTRALATERAL
REFERS TO THE WAY IN WHICH THE RIGHT HEMISPHERE OF THE BRAIN DEALS WITH THE LEFT HAND-SIDE OF THE BODY AND VICE-VERSA.
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HEMISPHERIC LATERALISATION
WHEN ONE HEMISPHERE OF THE BRAIN CARRIES OUT A PARTICULAR FUNCTION.
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CIRCADIAN RHYTHM
BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS THAT OCCUR EVERY 24 HOURS.
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ULTRADIAN RHYTHM
BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS THAT OCCUR MORE THAN ONCE A DAY.
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INFRADIAN RHYTHM
BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS THAT OCCUR LESS THAN ONCE A DAY.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
CHEMICALS SECRETED BY THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM INTO THE BLOOD & OTHER BODILY FLUIDS.
Back
HORMONES
Card 3
Front
THE GENETIC MAKE-UP OF AN INDIVIDUAL.
Back
Card 4
Front
THE CHARACTERISTICS SHOWN BY A PERSON THAT HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THEIR GENES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
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