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1
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what is psychology?

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scientific study of behavior and mental processes

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2
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what do psychologists and psychiatrists have in common?

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both may focus on emotional and behavioral problems

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3
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what does APA stand for?

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American Psychological Association

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what does APA do?

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study, research, writing, and applications of psychological studies

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

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Wilhelm Wundt and empirical approach to psychology

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What is Structuralism?

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

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Humanistic Psychology

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Emphasized positive qualities, capacity and free will

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Who established Structuralism?

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Edward Titcher a student of Wundt

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Who was against Behaviorism and supported humanistic psychology

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Abraham Maslow

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Functionalism

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The function and purpose of the mind

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Who supported Functionalism?

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William James “mind is a stream of consciousness”

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12
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Psychoanalysis

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

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Behaviorism

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

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Who was behind Behaviorism?

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Watson, Pavlov and Skinner

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What is Neuropsychology?

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

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Evolutionary Psych. Approach

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

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Cognitive Psych.

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

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18
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Soci-Cultural Approach

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Cultural context determines attitudes and behavior

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Empirical Research Method

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based on observation or experience

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Descriptive Research Design

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Describe variables as they exist

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Experimental Research Design

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establish cause and effect relationship between variables

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Two types of Descriptive research Design

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Naturalistic observation and participant obseravion

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Naturalistic Observation

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observing and recording behavior in natural settings

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Participant Observation

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researcher engages in the same activities as the people being observed

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Extraneous Variables

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Variables not of interest that may influence results

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Confounding Variables

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Extraneous variables not controlled

27
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Constants

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Controlled extraneous variables

28
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What is the central nervous system made up of

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brain and spinal cord

29
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Two parts of the Peripheral nervous system

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Somatic and Autonomic

30
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What is the somatic nervous system

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Sensor nerves and muscular activity

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Autonomic nervous system

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internal organs

32
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sympathetic nervous system

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arousal

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parasympathetic nervous system

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calms

34
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Parts of the autonomic nervous system

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sympathetic and parasympathetic

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neurons

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brain cells that send information to other cells

36
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Glial cells

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provides support and nutrition for the neurons

37
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dendrites

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receive the messages

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axon

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carry the messages through the cell body

39
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myelin sheath

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coats the axon and speeds up the message transmittion

40
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terminal buttons

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send information to other neurons

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synapse

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space between neurons

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Resting Potential

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state of a neuron when not engaged in action potential

43
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polarization

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

44
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major neurotransmitters

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Serotonin, oxytocin, Gaba, acH,Dopamine, Epenirine

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Corpus Callosum

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bridge of fibers between two hempisheres

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Thalamus

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relay center for incoming sensory messages

47
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cerebrum

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sensing, thinking, learning, emotion, voluntary movemt

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Amygdala

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Limbic system, emotion and agression

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Spinal cord

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transmit information from the brain and body

50
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Recticular Formation and pons

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Carries information through brain stem dealing with sleep and arousal

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medulla

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breathing and circulation

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Pituitary Gland

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master gland, regulates endocrine glands

53
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hypothamlus

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hunger, thirst, temperature control

54
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lobes of the brain

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frontal, temporal, parietal, occipatal

55
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what part of phineas cages lobe was impacted

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frontal lobe

56
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what was phineas unable to do

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planning, reasoning

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