Quiz 1 Flashcards
physiology psychology
-direct manipulation of the nervous system
-mostly lab animals
-focus on pure research
psycopharmacology
-manipulation of nervous system pharmacologically
-focuses on drug effects on behavior
-drug effect change neural activity
-conduct both pure and applied questions
neuropsycology
focuses on behavioral effects of brain damage
-uses case studies and quasiexperimental designs
-applied research
psychophysiology
-focuses on physiology and psychology processes
-uses noninvasive recordings from humans
-muscle tension
-eye movement
-pupil dialation
-electrical conductance of the skin
cognitive neuroscience
-newest division
-focuses on neural basis of cognitive processes
-learning/memory
-attention
-perceptual process
-use noninvasive, functional brain imaging
-collaborative between varied scientists
comparative psychology
-focuses on the biology of behavior
-features comparative and functional approaches
-laborator and ethological studies
-includes evolutionary psychology and behavioral genetics
sensation
-each of the sensory systems contains receptors which convert physical into neural impulses (there are 5 senses)
vision
sight
audition
hearing
olfaction
smell
sematic sensation
touch
gustation
taste
motion
comes from brain/spinal cord
1) voluntary (ex: lifting hand)
2) involuntary (ex: blink)
internal regulation
-homeostasis: how the body maintains a constant liveable environment
-hormones: chemical messengers found in blood
-slower, travel in bloodstream
ghrelin: hunger hormone
leptin: not hunger hormone
cortisol: stress hormone
reproduction
controlled by environmental situations which interact with human-phsyiology
adaptations
wide range of brain responses to environmental situations
Heraclitus
stated “the mind is an infinite space where boundaries could never be reached”
-the capacity of the brain
Aristotle
stated “the heart was the source of the mind and was the seat of the soul”
observation
sit down, listen, collect, and organize data (90% of the work)
interpretation
taking all collected data and making it make sense
verification
others can replicated/you can do the same thing on another patient
pure research
motivated by curiosity of the researcher to acquire knowledge
Applied research
to bring benefit for a specific cause including cures, treatment, or answers
converging operation
(pure+applied) benefits of both approaches
