PSY 150A1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Axon Terminal, Sertraline, Sodium Channel

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Psychology Main
• Course: PSY 150A1
• Professor: Adam Lazarewicz

Document Summary

Statistics: numbers that describe/summarize data, or allow us to make inferences about data. Descriptive statistics: numbers that summarize data from a group. What is the group typically like? (mean, median, mode) Are scores within the group very similar to each other, or very different? (range, standard deviation) Inferential statistics: numbers that allow inferences about data. Statistical significance: statistical statement of likelihood that result occurred by chance. Based on size of group difference and sample size. A result is considered to be significant if the odds of getting that result by chance are less than 5%. Meta-analysis: combines results from many different studies on the same topic. Biological psychology: studies link between biology and behaviors/mental processes. Dendrites: branches that receive messages from other neurons ( antennae ) Cell body (soma): central part of the neuron, contains nucleus. Axon : long, cable like extension that delivers messages to other neurons.