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NMAT PSYCHOLOGY Flashcards

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Structuralism (Physical Framework)

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“Discovering the fundamental elements of consciousness”

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Founder of Scientific Psychology

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Wilhelm Wundt

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“Discovering the fundamental elements of consciousness”

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Structuralism (Physical Framework)

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1st American Psychologist

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William James

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“Focuses on reflexes or behaviors instead of internal or mental events”

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Functionalism (Evolutionary Framework)

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William James

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Functionalism (Evolutionary Framework); 1st American Psychologist

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Behaviorism (Pavlonian Conditioning)?

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“Psychology without introspection”

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William Wundt

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Structuralism (Physical Foundation); Founder of Scientific Psychology

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“Psychology without introspection”

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Behaviorism (Pavlonian conditioning)

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John Watson

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Behaviorism (Pavlonian conditioning)

Behavior is at the realm of because it is observable”

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“Behavior is at the realm of science because it is observable”

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John B. Watson - Behaviorism (Pavlonian conditioning)

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Gestalt Psychology

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“Studied subjective experience and organization of whole”

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“Subjective experience and organization of whole”

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Gestalt Psychology

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Max Wertheimer

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Gestalt Psychology

“The whole is not equal to the sum of its parts”

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Psychoanalysis

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“Unconscious significantly influences our behaviors”

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“Uncnscoous significantly influences our behaviors”

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Psychoanalysis

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Sigmund Freud

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Psychoanalysis

“Sex and aggression are the primary motivation of the behavior”

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“Sex and aggression are the primary motivation of the behavior”

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Sigmund Freund (Psychoanalysis)

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Cognitive Psychology

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“Role of mental processes in understanding behavior”

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“Role of mental processes in understanding behavior”

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Cognitive Psychology

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George Miller

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Cognitive Psychology

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Cognitive Psychology

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George Miller

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Biopsychology

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“All psychological events correspond to the activity of the brain”

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“All psychological events correspond to the activity of the brain”

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Biopyschology

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Demand Characteristics

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  • Participants form interpretation of an experiment and unconsciously change behavior to that interpretation
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Participants form interpretation of an experiment and unconsciously change behavior to that interpretation

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Demand Characteristics

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Hawthorne Effect

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  • Reactivity which individuals modify an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed
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Reactivity which individuals modify an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed

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Hawthorne Effect

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Basic unit of nervous system

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Neuron

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Peripheral Autonomic Sympathetic

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  • Arouses and expands energy
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aouse and expands energy

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Peripheral Autonomic Sympathetic

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Peripheral Autonomic Parasympathetic

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  • Calms and conserves energy
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Calms and conserves energy

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Peripheral Autonomic Parasympathetic

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4 lobes of the brain

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Parietal, Frontal, Temporal, Occipital

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Functions of Parietal, Frontal, Temporal, and Occipital

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Skin and body sense
Speech and voluntary
Auditory and language
Vision

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3 parts of the brain

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Hindbrain, Midbrain, Forebrain

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Pons

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Balance, hearing, some parasympathetic functions

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Part of brain responsible for balance, hearing, and some parasympathetic functions

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Pons

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Medulla

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Breathing, posture, and other reflexes

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Part of the brain responsible for breathing, posture, and other reflexes

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Medulla

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Cerebellum

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Muscle tone and coordination of muscle movements

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Part of the brain responsible for muscle tone and coordination of muscle movements

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Cerebellum

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Midbrain

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Postural reflexes esp. those related to the senses

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Part of the brain responsible for postural reflexes esp. those related to the senses

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Midbrain

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