final Flashcards
PhD
research degree, requires dissertation
PsyD
focus on treatment
structuralism
fundamental mental components of thinking
Wundt
Introspection
describe experience when exposed to stimulus
Functionalism
role of behavior in adapting to environment
William James
Gestalt Psych
meaningful wholes
dendrite
receive messages from other neurons
axon
carries messages received by dendrite to other neurons
terminal buttons
small bulge that send messages
neurotransmitters
chemicals that carry messages across the synapse
CNS
brain/spinal cord
PNS
somatic= voluntary
autonomic= involuntary
EEG
electrical activity in brain
fMRI
3D image, powerful magnet
PET
biochemical acitivty
hypothalamus
regulates basic needs
pons
sleep/arousal
medulla
unconscious functions
breathing, circulation
sensation
activation of the sense organs by a source of physical energy
perception
sorting out, interpreting stimuli
psychophysics
relationship between the actual physical aspects and our psychological experience
absolute threshold
lowest intensity stimulus can be detected
50% of the time
jnd
smallest amount of change to be noticed
Weber’s Law
jnd is a constant proportion to intensity of an initial stimulus
stages of sleep
1- between wakefulness and sleep
2- deeper than 1
3- deepest stage
developmental psychology
studies patterns of growth and change that occur throughout life
Ainsworth strange situation
securely attached = children employ mother as home base
Piaget’s 4 stages of cognitive development- sensorimotor
development of object permeance, development of motor skills
Piaget’s 4 stages of cognitive development- preoperational
development of language and symbolic thinking
Piaget’s 4 stages of cognitive development- concrete operational
development of convservation
Piaget’s 4 stages of cognitive development- formal operational
development of logical and abstract thinking
metacognition
awareness and understanding of one’s cognitive process