CSULB Psy 100 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Zygote vs a fetus - fertilized egg cell vs 8 weeks after conception fetal alcohol syndrome - malformations of the face, heart, and ears, and nervous system damage. spectrum disorder - barely noticeable to severe. Why? alcohol decreases neuronal arousal, causes many neurons to "self-destruct" vision, hearing, & learning/memory in infancy - idk how to sum up, look at notes habituation vs dishabituation - decrease response to a repeated stimulus vs change in stimulus increases a previously ...

Psychology - ️️the scientific study of behavior and mental processes determinism vs. free will - ️️-Determinists: everything that happens has an observable/measurable cause -Free Will Purists: believe every human act is voluntary mind-body problem - ️️A fundamental psychological issue: Are mind and body separate and distinct, or is the mind simply the physical brain's subjective experience? monism - ️️conscious experience is inseparable from the physical brain dual...

CSULB Psy 100 Exam - Amy Wax Questions And Answers