Introduction to Psychology
This person is known as the founder of Psychology.
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
This is a type of evidence that involves structured, systematic observations
What is empirical evidence?
The brain and the spinal cord make up this part of the body.
What is the central nervous system?
This describes our awareness of internal and external stimuli.
What is consciousness?
This term refers to input from the physical world obtained by our sensory receptors
What is sensation?
This term applies to subfields of psychology that attempt to solve real-world problems.
What is Applied Psychology?
A well-developed set of ideas that propose an explanation for observed phenomena.
What is a scientific theory?
This part of the nervous system prepares the body to respond to stressful situations.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
This term describes the semi-lucid state of consciousness that occurs during the transition from wakefulness to sleep.
What is hypnagogia?
This term refers to the minimum amount of stimulus energy that must be present for the stimulus to be detected 50% of the time.
What is absolute threshold?
This person believed that psychological disorders stem from the unconscious mind.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
A subset of individuals selected to be studied from a given population.
What is a sample?
This band of nerve fibers allows the two hemispheres of the brain to communicate with each other.
What is the corpus callosum?
During this stage of sleep, there is a temporary muscle paralysis.
What is REM sleep?
In a study of this phenomenon, half of the participants did not notice a person in a gorilla suit walk through a group of people.
What is inattentional blindness?
This field of psychology studies how people interact with and relate to each other.
What is social psychology?
This research method provides an in-depth, detailed examination of a particular case within a real-world context.
What is a case study?
This term refers to the specialization of function in each brain hemisphere.
What is lateralization?
This condition can impact cognitive and motor function as much as alcohol intoxication.
What is sleep deprivation?
The term describes the phenomenon in which sensory receptors become less responsive to a constant, unchanging stimulus.
What is sensory adaptation?
This movement is credited for bringing the study of the mind back into the field of Psychology.
What is the cognitive revolution?
This term describes the tendency for participants to respond in ways that make them look good.
What is social desirability bias?
This part of the brain is involved in reasoning, motor control, emotion, and language.
What is the frontal lobe?
People with this condition might act out their dreams, which can result in danger to themselves and people around them.
What is REM Sleep Behavior Disorder?
This term describes the involuntary focusing of attention due to a change in a stimulus.
What is attentional capture?