unit 4- biological bases of behavior Flashcards
charles darwin
developed the idea of evolution through natural selection, which he used to explain the origin of species
paul broca
investigated speech disorders. the region of the cerebrum responsible for speech production was named after him (brocas area), speech disorder (brocas aphasia)
carl wernicke
Study to speech disorders. Region of the cerebrum responsible for speech, comprehension named after him (wernickes area) speech disorder (wernickes aphasia)
Roger Sperry
Conducted groundbreaking research with Gazzaniga on split brain patients, helped improve understanding of brain lateralization
michael gazzaniga
cognitive neuroscientist, best known for his research with Sperry on split brain patients
William James
Founder of functionalism who maintained that psychology should aim to understand how consciousness helps organisms adapt to their environments
Sigmund Freud
The founder of psychoanalysis. His approach to therapy included dream interpretation, which Freud believed, could reveal insights about the unconscious mind
biological psychology perspective
The influence of genetics and brain chemistry
Evolutionaries psychology perspectives
Mental processes exist, because they serve an evolutionarily purpose. They aid in survival and reproduction.
frontal lobe
Voluntary movement/higher order cognitive processes
Parietal lobe
Integrates perceptions from different senses
occipital lobe
Vision
Temporal lobe
Sense of hearing/meaningful speech
hemispheres
One of the two symmetrical halves of the brain specialized for particular functions
lateralization
The localization of some functions, and one of the two hemispheres
