Psychology Flashcards
(35 cards)
What is Psychological science?
The study through research of mind, brain and behavior
What is critical thinking?
Is systematically questioning and evaluating info using well supported evidence
Psychology is originated from?
In philosphy
Who is Sigmund Fred?
- Father of Psychoanalytic theory
- Much of human behavior is determined by mental processes operating below the level of awareness
What is Unconscious?
The place where mental processes operate below the level of conscious awareness
What is Behaviorism?
A psychological approach that emphasizes the role of environmental forces in producing observable behavior
Who developed behaviorism?
John B. Watson
what is psychoanalysis?
A method developed by Sigmund Freud that attempts to bring the contents of the unconscious into conscious awareness so that conflicts can be revealed
What is Gestalt theory?
A theory based on the idea that the whole of personal experience is different from the sum of its consistent elements
What is Humanistic Psychology?
An approach that focuses on the basic goodness of people and how they happier and more fulfilled
What is cognitivism?
The study of mental functions as intelligence, thinking, language, and decision making.
What is a variable?
Is something in the world that can vary and a researcher can change
Independent vs dependent variable?
I - the variable that gets manipulated in a research study (the one I change)
D- the variable that gets measured in a research study
What is a descriptive research?
A research methods that involve observing behavior to describe that behavior objectively & systematically
What is a case study?
A descriptive research method that involves the intensive examination of an unusual person or organization
What is Participant observation?
A type of descriptive study in which the researcher is involved in the situation
What is naturalistic observation?
A type of descriptive study in which the researcher is a passive observer, separated from the situation & making no attempt to change or alter ongoing behavior
what is Correlational Studies
A research method that describes & predicts how variables are naturally related in the real world , without any attempt by the researcher to alter them to assign causation between them
What is the 2 cerebral hemispheres? *ON TEST 100%
left and right
right controls left
left controls right
What are the four lobes? *ON TEST 100%
- occipital
- parietal
- frontal
- temporal
What is occipital, parietal, frontal, and temporal
Occipital - eyes sight - eyes-back of head
Parietal - top of head - sense of touch
Frontal - Skills, thinking, personality, decision-amaking and movements
temporal - hearing & language -temples location, uniform face area
What are the five types of Neuro?
Acetylcholine (Ach) Norepinephrine Serotonin Dopamine GABA Glutamate
what is acetylcholine?
It is responsible for motor control at the junction between nerves muscles memory, sleeping and dreaming AKA Alzheimer
What is norepinephrine
A monoamine neurotransmitter involved in states of arousal & attention
