Schools of Thought
Who is the Father of Psychology?
Wilhelm Wundt
What is Structured Empiricism?
Structured observations and data collection
What part of the brain controls involuntary functions?
The hindbrain
Which area of the brain is associated with perception of touch?
Parietal Lobe
What is the term for the cell body?
Soma
Which School of Thought rejected studying the hidden processes of the mind?
Behaviorism
What is wrong with this statement: "I had a friend who pulled an all-nighter cramming for the psych exam and got an A, so I’m going do the same thing and get an A too"
It is an anecdote
Which part of the brain is associated with Parkinson's Disease?
Basal Ganglia
Which lobe is associated with perception of objects?
Temporal lobe
What type of neurons make up the fast pain system?
Large, myelinated neurons
What was the main idea behind Functionalism?
Flow/Stream of Consciousness
What is wrong with this statement: "This pill will cure hair loss!"
Bold claims require bold evidence
At lunch today I was asked what I ate for breakfast, to recall this information I used which part of my brain?
Hippocampus
Mike can speak just fine, but he cannot comprehend sounds when spoken to. Mike has...
Comprehension aphasia - Wernicke's Area in Temporal Lobe
What are the two components of neural communication?
Electrical and Chemical
What is the Computational Theory of Mind?
Mind works like a computer (hidden processes occur in brain)
What makes a hypothesis untestable?
Opinion, not observable, spiritual
Which parts of the forebrain make up the Limbic System?
Amygdala and Hippocampus
What is the somatosensory homunculus?
Ordered map of skin surface in parietal cortex
What is the affect of hyperpolarization on the action potential?
AP is less likely to occur.
Why isn't introspection used as a research method today?
Subjective experiences, results not replicable
Is Psi Phenomena real according to science?
No
What are the functions of the left hemisphere?
Verbal Processing: language, speech, reading, writing
Who is H.M.?
Man who had his hippocampus removed. Discovered a lot about learning.
How do cell signals travel from cell to cell?
Chemicals from neurotransmitters are dumped into cell synapse