Intro to Psychology Flashcards
Key terms - TEST
Psychology Definition
Scientific study of the mind and behavior
3 Levels of Analysis
Of the Brain, Of the Mind, Of the Group
Level of the BRAIN
Activity and structure of the brain
Level of the Mind
How the mind acts. Mental events
Level of the Group
How the group shapes a persons mind
School of thought: HUMANISM
People have values, free-will, and creativity
School of thought: Gestalt
Considers the macro level
School of thought: Structuralism
Building blocks: Feelings and sensations
School of thought: Functionalism
Why do humans think, feel, and behave? Adaptation and natural selection.
School of thought: Behaviorism
Observable behaviors. Reinforcement.
School of thought: Psychodynamic
Push-Pull interactions between the conscious and unconscious.
Abraham Maslow School of thought
Humanism
Carl Rogers School of thought
Humanism
Max Wertheimer School of thought
Gestalt
Wilhelm Wundt School of thought
Structuralism
William James School of thought
Functionalism
John B Watson School of thought
Behaviorism
B.F Skinner School of thought
Behaviorism
Sigmund Freud School of thought
Phychodynamic
Research Method : Descriptive
Research method that describes the characteristics pf a population, situation, or phenomenon.
Research Method : Correlation
Research method that examines the relationship between two or more variables.
Research Method : Experimental
Research method where a researcher actively manipulates one or more variables to observe the effects of the dependent variable.
Research Method : Case Study
Research method that observes multiple points of data of an individual, group, or event.
Retrograde Amnesia
Events before
Anterograde Amnesia
Events After
Semantic Memory
Memory of the meanings of words, concepts, and general facts.
Episodic Memory
Memories that include a specific event, time, or place.
Explicit Memory
Memories that can voluntarily retrieved
Implicit Memory
Memories that do not require retrieval - you just know
What does IRB stand for?
Institutional Review Board
What are lobes?
Four major parts of each half of the brain
What and Where is the Occipital Lobe?
Vision; Lower back
What and Where is the Temporal Lobe?
Hearing and Language; By the temples
What and Where is the Frontal Lobe?
Thinking, Planning, Decision-making; Front
What and Where is the Parietal Lobe?
Sense of touch; Top back
What is the Corpus Callosum?
Large bundles of nerves that connect the two hemispheres of the brain.
What is the Cerebral Cortex?
Pink-Grey Layer of the brain where most mental processes arise.
Thalamus
Structure that relays impulses to the brain; Switchboard
Hypothalamus
Controls eating, drinking, regulating body temp, heart rate and hormones.
Hippocampus
Stores new information in the brain’s memory banks
Amygdala
Strong emotions such as fear and anger
What are the four lobes
Occipital, Temporal, Pariental, and Frontal
Cerebellum
Base of the brain; Coordination, estimating time, and paying attention.
What is the Peripheral Nervous System?
Outside of the brain and spinal cord - Delivers info to different parts of the body.
What is the Somatic Nervous System?
Concious/Voluntary control of body movements. Part of the PNS.
What is the Central Nervous System?
Brain and spinal cord; Processing center
What is the Sympathetic Nervous System?
Network of nerves that prepares the body for FLIGHT or FIGHT. Increased oxygen, heat rate and blood pressure.
What is the Parasympathic Nervous System?
Network of nerves that helps the body relax and conserve energy. Decreases heart rate, breathing.
