Lesson 2 And 1 Flashcards
Introspection, content- structure of the mind
Structuralism
Various, depends on question asked. Process of how mind works
Functionalism
Various; research that can be applied to the real world
Pragmatism
Ebbinghaus used himself as a subject; thorndike used cats as well as humans.
Synthesis: Associationism
How learning takes place by associating things with each other
Associationism
Used animals in research in addition to humans (Quantitative Analysis)
Behaviorism
Relations between observable behavior and environment, events, stimuli
Behaviorism
Introspection- experiment
Gestalt Psychology
Psychological phenomena studied as organized wholes
Gestalt Psychology
Experiments, computer stimulation, protocol analysis
Cognitivism
Understand behavior through the ways people think
Cognitivism
controls thinking and sensing functions, voluntary movement
Cerebral cortex
influences anger and fear
Septum
influences learning and memory
Hippocampus
relays sensory information to cerebral cortex
Thalamus
regulates temperature, eating, sleeping, and endocrine system
Hypothalamus
reticular activating system:
carries messages about sleep and arousal
Midbrain
relays information between cerebral cortex and cerebellum
Pons
coordinates fine muscle movement, balance
Cerebellum
regulates heartbeat, breathing
Medulla
relays nerve impulses between brain and body, controls simple reflexes
Spinal Cord
relays information between the two cerebral hemispheres
Corpus Callosum
influences anger and aggression
Amygdala
master gland of the endocrine system
Pituitary Gland
