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Psych 110
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| psychology | science of behavior and mental processing |
| Physiological | biological psych |
| Experimental | research and conducting experiments |
| Personality | traits, attributes and attitudes |
| Social | application in Social context |
| Industrial/organizational | application in the workplace |
| Clinical | Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric illness |
| Counseling | treatment of mental disorders |
| Health | interface between psychology and mental disorders |
| Geriatric | psychology of the elderly |
| neuropsychological | study of brain functiong: what parts are responsible for what |
| Sports | self explained field of psych |
| Forensic | law and legal system |
| Scientific method | observation, hypothesis, experiment, analysis, conclusion |
| Father of modern Psych | Wilhelm Wundt |
| Location of Foundation of Modern Psych | Leipzig, Germany |
| Psychodynamic theory | Freud, humans are controlled by unconscious forces |
| Behaviorism | what can be observed and measured, PAVLOV, WATSON, SKINNER |
| Cognitive Theory | Focus on thinking, "I think, therefore I am." DesCartes |
| Naturalistic Observation | studying in natural habitat |
| Case Study | in depth study of phenomena |
| Survey | polling a sample of a population |
| Correlation Research | relationship between A and B |
| Experimentation | manipulation and control of variables as a mean of empirically testing the degree of influences of one variabl on another |
| Independent Variable | the variable that we control |
| Dependent Variable | the variable that we measure |
| Milgram Experiment | shock experiment with right and wrong answers with paid actors. OBEDIENCE. Authority figures, Nazi's |
| Psychobiology | the basis of behavior and mental processes |
| Neurons | Nerve cells, building blocks of the brain |
| Dendrites | branch like features that receive signals from other neurons |
| Myelin Sheath | Covers the axon, speeds up action potential |
| Axon | Longer, trunk-like feature |
| Neuron Transmitters | chemicals released by neurons into synapse |
| Synapse | gap between neurons |
| Neuro Transmitters | Acetylcholine, Dopamine, Serotonin, Endorphins |
| Acetylcholine | implicated in cognitive funtions, memory, attention, concentration |
| Dopamine | implicated in a wide variety of behaviors and functions; schizophrenia= excess in ? |
| Serotonin | sleep, mood, aggression, pain |
| Depression | too little Serotonin |
| Endorphins | endogenous narcotics= natural pain killers |
| Neural Plasticity | the inherent tendency of neurons to form connections relative to the enviornment |
| Rosenweig | impoverished rats vs. enriched rats |
| Neurogensis | the inherent tendency for the brain to grow new neurons |
| Pruning | the brains act of eliminating unused brain cells |
| Central Core | Hinbrain, Cerebellem, Hypothalamus, Limbic System |
| Central Cortex | four lobes |
| hinbrain | oldest part of brain, where brain meets spinal cord |
| medulla | breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure |
| pons | sleep-wake cycle |
| cerebellum | controls balance and cooridination |
| hypothalamus | hunger and thirst |
| Praeder-Wille Syndrome | person inflicted with insatiable hunger |
| Limbic system | hippocampus, Amyglada |
| hippocampus | long term memory |
| amyglada | controls emotions and behaviors related to self-preservation (four f's) |
| Four F's | fight, flee, food, fuck |
| Four Lobes | Occipital, Temporal, Parietal, Frontal |
| Occipital | sight |
| Temporal | hearing |
| parietal | sensations, motor movements, body's position in space |
| Frontal | executive control center, judgement |
| Peripheral Nervous System | Somatic, Autonomic |
| Somatic Nervous system | controls body sense and voluntary motor movements |
| Autonomic | Sympathetic system and Parasympathetic system |
| Sympathetic | fight or flight |
| parasympathetic | returning the body to homeostasis |
| endocrine system | series of glands that release hormones |
| Thyroid Gland | THYROXIN- regulates metabolism |
| Pineal Gland | MELATONIN- sleep-wake cycle |
| Pancreas | INSULIN and GLUCAGON |
| Pituitary Gland | master gland, growth hormone |
| Gonads | sex glands ANDROGEN and ESTROGEN |
| Adrenal Glands | ADRENALINE |
| left hemisphere | language, analytical ability, logic, sequencing, details |
| Right hemisphere | emotions, visual, music, arts, integration of ideas |
| corpus colosseum | connects two hemispheres |
| contralateral specialization | left controls right and vice versa |
| gazzaninga experiments | projector screen with images taht were later picked by subjects |
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