PSYC100- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 50 pages long!)

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Need for psychological science the grandparent test. Potential problems relying on intuition and common sense. Overconfidence we think we know more than what we do: danger when studying for an exam under this assumption. Whe(cid:374) show(cid:374) that the(cid:455) are(cid:374)"t accurate, people e(cid:454)plai(cid:374) awa(cid:455) the results. Phrenology lumps, and bumps on head and the most defined/biggest ones represent the personality traits that represent you. Biological psychology concerned with links between biology and behavior (zika virus) Biopsychosocial model behavior is influenced by those things below, if you change any your behavior will change. Neurons cells that make up our nervous system. Cell body the cells life support center (soma), has everything cell needs in order to survive. Axon sending messages to other cells. Myelin sheath wraps around the axon, easier to send signals, ms (auto immune disorder and attacks nervous system) occurs when people lack myelin sheath.