A Brief History of Neuropscyhology

Question 1

__________ had one of the earliest theories that behavior, intellect, and even personality might be linked to __________. He developed the doctrine of _______, which posits when a particular trait is well-developed, the corresponding area of the brain will grow.

Answer 1

Franz Gall
the anatomy of the brain
phrenology

Question 2

_______ was the first person to study the functions of the major sections of the brain. He did so via _____ or ______. He asserted that specific parts of the brain have specific functions and that the removal of one part ______.

Answer 2

Pierre Flourens
extirpation/ablation
weakens the whole

Question 3

_______, known as the father of American psychology, believed that it was important how the mind functioned in adapting to the ________. His view was among the first theories that formed _______, a system of thought in psychology that studied how mental processes help individuals adapt to their environments.

Answer 3

William James
environment
functionalism

Question 4

________ is another important name in ______ because his article, which criticized the _________, is seen as its inception. Be believed psychology should focus on the organism __________.

Answer 4

John Dewey
functionalism
conception of the reflex arc
as a whole

Question 5

The first person to demonstrate that specific functional impairments could be linked with specific brain lesions was __________.

Answer 5

Paul Broca

Question 6

The first person to measure the speed of a nerve impulse was __________.

Answer 6

Hermann von Helmholtz

Question 7

The person who first inferred the existence of synapses was ___________. Most of his conclusions have held over time, except that synaptic transmission is actually a ________, rather than ________ process.

Answer 7

Sir Charles Sherrington

chemical, electrical