Research Methods (Ch 1, 5)

Question 1

Biopsychology

Answer 1

the study of the biology of behavior

Question 2

1 million BC (view of Biopsych)

Answer 2

there has been damage to skulls found (people knew that the brain is an important part of keeping you alive)

Question 3

7000 BC (View of Biopsych)

Answer 3

there are specifically drilled holes found in skulls (trepanation). They were meant to be a survivable surgery to treat conditions (we assume).

Question 4

3000 BC Ancient Egypt (View on Biopsych)

Answer 4

Ancient Egyptians understood that the brain was connected to behavior, however, they believed that the heart was where the soul and intelligence was from.

Question 5

400 BC: Hippocrates (View on Psych)

Answer 5

The person to first theorize that the brain is the center of intelligence (very controversial)

Question 6

200 AD: Galen (View on Psych)

Answer 6

• theorized that the brain is the center of intelligence
• different part of the brain = different behaviors
  ex: (squishy part=feelings, hard part= movement, NOT ACCURATE)

Question 7

1600 AD: Renaissance (View on Biopsych)

Answer 7

when they figured out that there are four lobes to the brain (Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, Occipital)

Question 8

1859 AD: Darwin (View on BCS)

Answer 8

book: Origin of Species (Evolution)

Question 9

1949 AD: Hebb (View on Biopsych)

Answer 9

book: The Organization of Behavior (behaviors are evolutionary, certain parts of the brain=certain behavior)

Question 10

Jimmie G

Answer 10

Case Study: The Man Frozen in Time

• he had very short term memories after his time in the navy.
• he thought he was 19
• they figured out the cause with many approaches*
• it was/could be alcohol and not eating-

Question 11

The Man who Made Faces Disappear

Answer 11

Case Study: Lashley

• when he looked a little away from the person and the head disappeared and he could see what was behind it.
• probably brain damage to the vision part of the brain

Question 12

Neuroanatomy

Answer 12

study of the structure of the brain

Question 13

Neurophysiology

Answer 13

study of the function of the parts of the brain

Question 14

Neurochemistry

Answer 14

study of how chemical bases in the brain effect behavior

Question 15

Neuroendocrinology

Answer 15

The study of how hormones effect behavior

Question 16

Neuropathology

Answer 16

The study of disorders regarding behaviors and the brain

Question 17

Neuropharmacology

Answer 17

The study of how drugs effect behavior/the brain

Question 18

Pros of using Human subjects

Answer 18

• have human brains
• follow instructions
• can report experiences
• humans are cheap (no cages, food, etc)

Question 19

Cons of using Human Subjects

Answer 19

humans are random (genetics, personality, etc)

only macro-level (people don’t let you cut open their brains)

Question 20

Pros of non-human subjects

Answer 20

controllable
micro-level (you can open up their brains)
simpler structure (easier to understand and to cut open)

Question 21

Cons of non-human subjects

Answer 21

non-human brains (we want to learn about human brains)
can we apply knowledge from this to humans?
expensive (cages, food, etc)

Question 22

Experiment

Answer 22

requires the controlled manipulation of variables

Question 23

independent variable

Answer 23

the variable that you control (change) for the experiment

Question 24

dependent variable

Answer 24

the variable that changes bc of the change in the independent variable (the one you measure in the experiment)

Question 25

confounding variable

Answer 25

variables that change and effect the experiment when you don’t want them to

Question 26

Physiological Psychology

Answer 26

Experiments, Non-human Subjects

-cut open brains of animals, and manipulate them so they can see what links to what behaviors

Question 27

Psychopharmacology

Answer 27

Human and Non-Human Subjects

Studying how drugs effect behavior and brain

Question 28

Neuropsychology

Answer 28

study of how brain damage effects human patients