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Endocrine System - Glands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction, and metabolism. Includes Pituitary, Thyroid Controlled by Hypothalamus Psychology - The science of behavior and mental processes Nature vs. Nurture - Biology versus Experience 4 Main Research Perspectives of Psychology - Biological, Behavioral, Socio-cultural, Cognitive Research Methods in Psychology - Case Studies, Observation, Naturalistic, Survey Examined in Correlational Studies - Strength, Type, Range Measures of Central Tendency - Mean, Median, Mode Measures of Variability - Range, Standard Deviation Frequency Distributions - Skewed, Normal Nervous System - Brain, nerve cells, spinal cord Receives incoming information. Sends messages to the body about how to react. Central Nervous System (CNS) - Brain and spinal cordPeripheral Nervous System (PNS) - Sensory and motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body Somatic Nervous System - Part of the PNS that controls voluntary muscle movement in the skeletal muscles. Autonomic Nervous System - Part of PNS that controls involuntary activity of muscle, organs, and glands Sympathetic Nervous System - Part of Autonomic Nervous System: Fight or flight Parasympathetic Nervous System - Part of Autonomic Nervous System: Rest and digest Acetylcholine - neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contraction Dopamine - neurotransmitter associated with movement, attention and learning and the brain's pleasure and reward system. Serotonin - A neurotransmitter that affects hunger, sleep, arousal, and mood. Norepinephrine - A neurotransmitter involved in arousal, as well as in learning and mood regulation GABA - An inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain Glutamate - A major excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in memory Endorphins - Natural painkillersMidbrain - Relays visual and auditory information Consciousness - Awareness of ourselves and our environment Stages of Sleep - 1. Lightest Sleep 2. Slightly Deeper Sleep 3. Deeper Sleep 4. Delta Waves are omitted 5. REM Endocrine Glandular System - Communication achieved through hormones secreted by the endocrine glands and travel through the bloodstream to target tissues throughout the body. Neurons - Cells that transmit electrical message from one area of the body to another area. 2 Types of Neuronal Communication - electrical or chemical