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Psychology Chapter 1
PSYC 0101-01
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| psychology | The scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. |
| descriptive research methods | scientific prodecdures that involve systematically observing behavior in order to describe the relationship among behaviors and events. |
| case study | intensive study of a single individual or group of people |
| survey | questionairre or interview designed to investigate the opinions, behaviors, or characteristics of a particular group |
| correlational study | a reaserach stragegy that allows the precise calculation of how strongly related two factors are to each other |
| neuroscience | the study of the nervous system, especially the brian |
| neuron | highly specialized cell that communicates information in an electrical and chemcial form; a nerve cell |
| plasticity | the brain's ability to change function and structure |
| functional plasticity | the brain's ability to shift functions from damaged to undamaged brain areas |
| strutural plasticity | the brain's ability to change its physical structure in response to learning, active practice, or environmental influences |
| Who is the father of Psychology? | William Wundt |
| Why is W.W. the father of Psychology? | he founded psychology as na experimental science. Stated "We can measure the way people think" |
| Who is the father of American Psychology? | William James and G. Stanley Hall |
| Why are they the fathers of American Psychology? | WJ- "Principles of Psychology" 1890 GSH- Established 1st Psychology research laboratory in the US and founded the American Psychological Association |
| Four reasons we study psychology? | Describe, explain, predict, and control |
| Axons | send messages |
| dendrites | receive messages |
| cell body | processes nutrients and provides energy for neuron to function |
| Parts of the nervous system | Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system |
| Central nervous system | Brain and Spinal cord |
| Spinal cord | Connects the brain to the PNS |
| Peripheral nervous system | Somatic Nervous system and Autonomic Nervous system |
| Somatic Nervous System | Voluntary functions and sensory information |
| Autonomic Nervou System | Involuntary functions. Sympathetic Nervous System and Parasympathetic Nervous System |
| Sympathetic Nervous System | Arouses body to expend energy |
| Parasympathetic Nervous System | Calms body to preserve and maintain energy |
| Cerebral cortex | wrinkled outer portion of the forerain which contains the most sophisticated brian centers |
| forebrain | the largest and most complex brain region, which contains centers for complex behaviors and mental processes, also called the cerebrum |
| corpus callosum | a thick band of axons that connects the two cerebral hemisphres and acts as a communication link between them |
| midbrain | contains structures involved in processing visual and auditory information |
| hindbrian | region at base of brain that connects brain to spinal cord |
| pons | helps coordinate movements on left and right sides of body |
| cerebellum | coordinates movements, balance, and posture |
| temporal lobe | primary receiving area for auditory information |
| ocipital lobe | primary receiving area for visual information |
| parietal lobe | processes somatic sensations |
| frontal lobe | processes voluntary muscle movement and is involved in thinking, planning, and muscle control |
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