pscyh 101 (ch 1)

Question 1

wilhelm wundt

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structuralism

Question 2

sigmund freud

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psychoanalytic theory

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Abraham Maslow

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hierarchy of needs

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BF Skinner

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operant conditioning

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John Watson

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behaviorism

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Ivan Pavlov

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classical conditioning

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William James

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functionalism

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Noam Chomsky

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Influential during cognitive revolution

Question 9

Francis Sumner

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• first african american to get a PhD in psychology - established psychology degree program at howard university

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Inez Beverly Prosser

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first african american woman who received a PhD in psychology

Question 11

psychology definition

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scientific study of the mind an dbehavior

Question 12

psychologists seek to…

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describe, explain, predict, and control

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functionalism

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focuses on how mental activities help and organism adapt to its environment

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structuralism

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understanding conscious experience through introspection (breaking it down into parts: objective sensations, subjective feelings, and images)

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degree to be a psychologist

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master’s degree in psychology or PhD

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biopsychology

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how the structure and function of nervous system generate behavior

Question 17

Neuron

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Basic units of the NS; responsible for conducting nerve impulses needed for tasks associated with the nervous system

Question 18

Semipermeable membrane

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allows smaller molecules or molecules without an electrical charge to pass through it, while stopping larger or higher molecules

Question 19

Incoming electrical signals from other neurons are received by ________ which then sent the signal down the ______

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dendrite
axon

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dendrites

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rootlike structure attached to the cell body of a neuron that receive impulses or incoming messages from other neurons

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Axon

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a long, thin part of the neuron that transmits impulses to other neurons from bulb shaped structures called axon terminals or terminal buttons

Question 22

myelin sheath

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covers axons and made of fatty substance that insulates axons and allows the signal to travel down the axon quicker

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terminal buttons

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at the end of axons and contain synaptic vessels (storage sites for chemical messagers called neurotransmitters)

Question 24

synapse

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space between the terminal button of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron

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Neural impulse

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electrochemical discharge or a nerve cell or neuron

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neurotransmitter

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chemical messenger of the nervous system

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acetylcholine

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muscle, action, and memory

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beta-endorphine

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pain and pleasure

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dopamine

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mood, sleep, and learning

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norepinephrine

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heart, intestines, and alertness

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serotonin

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mood and sleep

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psychotropic medication

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drugs that treat psychiatric symptoms by restoring neurotransmitter balance