Vce psychology unit 34 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Mind-body problem - the question of whether our mind and body are distinct, separate entities or whether they are one and the same thing Phrenology - the study of the relationship between the skull's surface features and a person's personality and behavioural characteristics Electrical stimulation of the brain (ESB) - stimulation or detection of electrical activity in the brain using an electrode Split-brain surgery - cutting the band of nerve tissue connecting the two hemispheres of the...

stimulus as neutral or good that does not cause stress for the individual Benzodiazepines - a type of medication that depresses central nervous system activity and is often used as a short-acting anti-anxiety medication Between-subjects design (also known as independent-groups design or between-groups design) - an experimental design in w

counterbalancing - A method used to control order effect, where half the participants in an experiment are exposed to the control condition first and the other half are exposed to the experimental condition first; this is then reversed in the second instance. experimenter effect - Changes in the participants' behaviour that are caused by the unintended influence of the experimenter rather than the IV.

Acculturative Stress The stress people experience in trying to adapt to a new culture when living in it for a considerable period of time Afferent Sensory information coming into the CNS Autonomic Nervous System A self-regulating subdivision of the PNS that connects the CNS to the body's internal organs and glands, providing feedback to the brain about their activities Axon A single, tube-like extension that transmits neural information to other neurons or cells Axon Terminal Struct...