Ch. 1-3

Question 1

what is psychology?

Answer 1

scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Question 2

what do psychologists and psychiatrists have in common?

Answer 2

both may focus on emotional and behavioral problems

Question 3

what does APA stand for?

Answer 3

American Psychological Association

Question 4

what does APA do?

Answer 4

study, research, writing, and applications of psychological studies

Question 5

Who was know as the Father of Scientific Psychology? and what did he initiate?

Answer 5

Wilhelm Wundt and empirical approach to psychology

Question 6

What is Structuralism?

Answer 6

identifying the structure of the mind. finding what is made up of

Question 7

Humanistic Psychology

Answer 7

Emphasized positive qualities, capacity and free will

Question 8

Who established Structuralism?

Answer 8

Edward Titcher a student of Wundt

Question 9

Who was against Behaviorism and supported humanistic psychology

Answer 9

Abraham Maslow

Question 10

Functionalism

Answer 10

The function and purpose of the mind

Question 11

Who supported Functionalism?

Answer 11

William James “mind is a stream of consciousness”

Question 12

Psychoanalysis

Answer 12

theory that or unconscious mind can change our behavior. biological instincts and childhood experiences influence our mind

Question 13

Behaviorism

Answer 13

Mental experiences have no part. Behavior is the consequence of environment and learning

Question 14

Who was behind Behaviorism?

Answer 14

Watson, Pavlov and Skinner

Question 15

What is Neuropsychology?

Answer 15

the theory that the brain and nervous system play a large part in understanding behavior through genetics and biochemical processes

Question 16

Evolutionary Psych. Approach

Answer 16

Adaptation, Reproduction, “survival of the fittest” explain behavior

Question 17

Cognitive Psych.

Answer 17

emphasizes reasoning and mental processing of information, such as problem solving

Question 18

Soci-Cultural Approach

Answer 18

Cultural context determines attitudes and behavior

Question 19

Empirical Research Method

Answer 19

based on observation or experience

Question 20

Descriptive Research Design

Answer 20

Describe variables as they exist

Question 21

Experimental Research Design

Answer 21

establish cause and effect relationship between variables

Question 22

Two types of Descriptive research Design

Answer 22

Naturalistic observation and participant obseravion

Question 23

Naturalistic Observation

Answer 23

observing and recording behavior in natural settings

Question 24

Participant Observation

Answer 24

researcher engages in the same activities as the people being observed

Question 25

Extraneous Variables

Answer 25

Variables not of interest that may influence results

Question 26

Confounding Variables

Answer 26

Extraneous variables not controlled

Question 27

Constants

Answer 27

Controlled extraneous variables

Question 28

What is the central nervous system made up of

Answer 28

brain and spinal cord

Question 29

Two parts of the Peripheral nervous system

Answer 29

Somatic and Autonomic

Question 30

What is the somatic nervous system

Answer 30

Sensor nerves and muscular activity

Question 31

Autonomic nervous system

Answer 31

internal organs

Question 32

sympathetic nervous system

Answer 32

arousal

Question 33

parasympathetic nervous system

Answer 33

calms

Question 34

Parts of the autonomic nervous system

Answer 34

sympathetic and parasympathetic

Question 35

neurons

Answer 35

brain cells that send information to other cells

Question 36

Glial cells

Answer 36

provides support and nutrition for the neurons

Question 37

dendrites

Answer 37

receive the messages

Question 38

axon

Answer 38

carry the messages through the cell body

Question 39

myelin sheath

Answer 39

coats the axon and speeds up the message transmittion

Question 40

terminal buttons

Answer 40

send information to other neurons

Question 41

synapse

Answer 41

space between neurons

Question 42

Resting Potential

Answer 42

state of a neuron when not engaged in action potential

Question 43

polarization

Answer 43

inside of the neuron is negative charged compared to the outside of the neuron

Question 44

major neurotransmitters

Answer 44

Serotonin, oxytocin, Gaba, acH,Dopamine, Epenirine

Question 45

Corpus Callosum

Answer 45

bridge of fibers between two hempisheres

Question 46

Thalamus

Answer 46

relay center for incoming sensory messages

Question 47

cerebrum

Answer 47

sensing, thinking, learning, emotion, voluntary movemt

Question 48

Amygdala

Answer 48

Limbic system, emotion and agression

Question 49

Spinal cord

Answer 49

transmit information from the brain and body

Question 50

Recticular Formation and pons

Answer 50

Carries information through brain stem dealing with sleep and arousal

Question 51

medulla

Answer 51

breathing and circulation

Question 52

Pituitary Gland

Answer 52

master gland, regulates endocrine glands

Question 53

hypothamlus

Answer 53

hunger, thirst, temperature control

Question 54

lobes of the brain

Answer 54

frontal, temporal, parietal, occipatal

Question 55

what part of phineas cages lobe was impacted

Answer 55

frontal lobe

Question 56

what was phineas unable to do

Answer 56

planning, reasoning