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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Margaret Floy Washburn | early 20th century psychologist who conducted extensive research on animal behavior and motor development. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in psychology |
| Empiricism | the theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience |
| Structuralism | Structuralism |
| Functionalism | belief in or stress on the practical application of a thing, in particular. |
| Psychiatry | the study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behavior |
| Psychometrics | Psychometrics |
| Adrenal Glands | The outer part of the adrenal glands is known as the cortex and releases hormones including testosterone and cortisol |
| Broca’s Area | a region of the brain concerned with the production of speech, located in the cortex of the dominant frontal lobe |
| Axon | the long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells |
| Aphasia | loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage. |
| Central Nervous System (CNS) | the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body. In vertebrates it comprises the brain and spinal cord |
| Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) | the part of the nervous system responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes. |
| Dendrite | a short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body. |
| Sympathetic Nervous System | inhibits or opposes the physiological effects of the parasympathetic nervous system, as in tending to reduce digestive secretions or speed up the heart. |
| Parasympathetic Nervous System | is responsible for regulation of internal organs and glands |
| Wernicke’s Area | a region of the brain concerned with the comprehension of language, located in the cortex of the dominant temporal lobe |
| Parietal lobes | either of the paired lobes of the brain at the top of the head, including areas concerned with the reception and correlation of sensory information. |
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