Semester 1 Flashcards
Abraham Maslow
humanistic psychologist
What two men asked the question “how can the environment nurture human growth”?
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow
Knowing if something is right or wrong
intuition
which approach focuses on concious experiences and choosing to take control of our lives and our destiny
humanistic
The advantage of this descriptive method of research is that it yields a great deal of detailed descriptive information and they are very useful in forming a hypothesis
case study
What are operational definitions?
Specific explanations for how variables are measured in research
standard deviation
Measures the average difference between each score and the mean of the data set.
hawthorne effect
the alteration of behavior by the subjects of a study due to their awareness of being observed.
Which neurotransmitter is associated with mood regulation and sleep?
serotonin
Which disorder is characterized by the degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons?
parkinson’s disease
What is the role of the cerebellum in the hindbrain?
regulate balance
What is the role of the medulla in the hindbrain?
regulate breathing
Which brain structure connects the two sides of the brain?
corpus callosum
Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is responsible for processing sensations of pain, pressure, and touch?
parietal lobe
What is the function of the reticular formation in the midbrain?
regulating alertness
Which brain waves are associated with sleepwalking and sleep talking?
delta
Spindles and K complexes are associated with which stage of sleep?
NREM 2
Explain manifest and latent content of dreams
manifest: explicit info of the dream/plot
latent: underlying meaning
This stage of sleep is the most restorative for our bodies.
NREM 3
thyroid gland
produces hormones that regulate the body’s metabolic rate, growth and development.
parathyroid gland
produce parathyroid hormone, which plays a key role in the regulation of calcium levels in the blood
pineal gland
receives information about the state of the light-dark cycle from the environment and convey this information by the production and secretion of the hormone melatonin
SSRIs
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Mirror neurons are believed by some scientists to provide a biological basis for
observational learning
