Review Test 1 Flashcards
Neuroscience Psychology Perspective
How body and brain work together to produce our behavior and interpret our experiences
Evolutionary Psychology Perspective
How nature has selected traits over time
Behavior Genetics Psychology Perspective
How our genes influence our behavior
Psychodynamic Psychology Perspective
Unconscious experience (Freud)
Behavioral Psychology Perspective
Observable responses
Cognitive Psychology Perspective
Thought processes and how we interpret/encode experiences
Social-Cultural Psychology Perspective
How our behavior behavior is linked to our social and cultural background
Biological Psychology Profession
Study of genes and neuroscience
Developmental Psychology Profession
How we develop over time
Cognitive Psychology Profession
Looking at our thinking processes/how we interpret situations
Social Psychology Profession
How our social situation effect show we interpret things
Counseling Psychology Profession
Studies and assesses individuals with life adjustment issues
Clinical Psychology Profession
Studies and assesses psychological disorders (OCD, bipolar disorder, etc)
Industrial/Organizational Psychology Profession
applies psychological principles to the business world
Applied Research
Solving practical problems in real world setting
Basic Research
Science that aims to increase knowledge base
Naturalistic Observation
Observe and record behaviors in natural occurring situations
Case study
Studying one person in depth in hope of revealing universal principles
Survey Research
A questionnaire to record self reported attitudes/behavior
Population
All cases in a group
Random Sample
Each person has an equal chance of being chosen
Double blind Experiment
Researcher and participant don’t know which group the participant was assigned to
Placebo effect
An inert substance used to testif the same result are triggered
Independent Variable
Variable/factor that is being studied
Dependent Variable
The fact or that may change in response to what is being studied
Biological Psychology
The branch of psychology that is corn earned. With the links between biology and behavior
Neuron
Nerve cell, building block of the nervous system
Dendrite
Receives messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body
Axon
Where messages are sent to other neurons or to muscles or glands
Myelin sheath
Makes possible vastly greater transmission speed of neural impulses acts as electrical insulator
Axon terminals
Sends off impulses to the next neuron
Psychology
Science of behavior (observable action) and mental processes (internal subjective experiences)
Action Potential
Based on movement of electrical charges between the outside/inside of the cell. When it occurs a message is sent to neighboring cells through the axon
Neurotransmitters
Chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons, bind to receptor sites on the receiving neuron (generates a new action potential)
Acetylcholine (ACh)
- common type of neurotransmitter
- activates muscles that help body move
- if blocked muscles can’t contract
Serotonin
- Responsible for maintaining mood balance, hunger, sleep, and arousal
- Not enough leads to depression
Dopamine
- Helps control the brains reward and pleasure centers
2. movement, emotional response
Endorphins
“Natural pain killers”
Autonomic nervous system
Controls self regulated action of internal organs and glands
Somatic nervous system
Controls voluntary movements of the skeletal muscles
Sympathetic nervous system
Arousing
Parasympathetic nervous system
Calming
Central nervous system
Brain and spinal cord
Peripheral nervous system
Sensory and motor nerves
Limbic system
Coordinate emotional responding memories and basic regulatory functions in brain
Hypothalamus
Four F’s: feeding, fleeing, fighting, and mating
Amygdala
Fight or flight, center for emotional behavior
Hippocampus
Memory center
Pituitary gland
Regulates endocrine glands, controlled by hypothalamus
Corpus callosum
Bridge of fibers passing information between 2 cerebral hemispheres
Reticular formation
Alertness, mediating the overall level of consciousness
Medulla
Controls breathing, heart beating, etc you don’t have to think about it to do it
Pons
Bladder, hearing, taste, eye movement
