Intro to the course
The definition of Psychology
The study of the mind, the brain, and behavior
Wrote "The Principles of Psychology"
William James
A committee of people in institutions designed to review research and ensure it is safe for humans to participate in.
The IRB
The four lobes of the brain are...
Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
Peripheral nervous system includes....
Every nerve outside the brain and spinal
Argues that conscious experience can be broken down into smaller underlying parts.
Structuralism
Dr. Bauer believes that human thoughts are not isolated, instead it is continuous and flows together. What theory does Dr. Bauer believe?
Stream of Conciousness
Milgrim's shock experiment found that?
People will obey authority even if it goes against their own moral judgments
Devin is a 50 year old man and has been having trouble with his speaking. He is able to put together complex sentence structures together like usual but the actual context of the sentences are nonsensical or meaningless. What is the damaged area?
Wernicke's Area
A neuron is receiving electrical signals but is still not firing, there is nothing directly interfering with the signal, or nothing wrong with the neuron itself. Why is the neuron not firing?
Concerned with the adaptive purpose and function of the mind and behavior.
Functionalism
Freud believed that this part of the unconscious mind is present at birth and fuels the "dark" and selfish parts of ourselves.
The id.
Do not study the convenient and treat the powerful is an example of
Justice
When Lily was first learning the route to drive to her new job she often struggled with remembering where to go and had to use her GPS everyday. Eventually she was able to stop using her GPS and was able to navigate it herself. What area of the brain helped her?
Hippocampus
The dendrite of the neuron does what
Receives signals from other neurons
biological, psychological, and social or cultural factors together influence the mind, the brain, and behavior
Biopsychosocial Model of Psychology
Mark is a 16 year old boy and is struggling with understanding his own identity and place in the world. Freud would say that he failed what stage of his psychosexual development?
Phalic Stage
Mike is studying how many hours of studying it takes for a student to receive a passing grade on an exam. What is the independent and dependent variable.
IV: Hours spent studying
DV: Passing grade on an exam
Receives touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.
Somatosensory cortex (also accepting parietal lobe)
Lochlan has been exhibiting signs of multiple sclerosis, he has been exhausted, feeling pins and needles, and muscle spasms. What part of his neurons are damaged?
His Myelin Sheath are deteriorating causing the electrical signals in his neurons to not travel at the appropriate speed.
An undergraduate student is interested in applying to a Psych PHD program. their research interest include how chronic stress delay physical wound healing in adults. What type of program should they apply for?
Health Psychology
Sarah has undergone recent stress at school. when she comes home she blows up on her roommate. She does not know why, but she wanted to take her anger out on someone. What defense mechanism is Sarah using?
Displacement
Dr. Fisher is studying how untreated AHDH in adolescence predicts later incarceration rates in Alabama. To study this, she collects data from 500 students across the state of Alabama. 5 year later she checks to see if they have a) been diagnosed with ADHD, b) if they have not been diagnosed, if they meet the diagnosis criteria for ADHD, and c) if they have been incarcerated.
What is the population and sample of this study?
Population: Alabama adolescents who have ADHD.
Sample: 500 students from Alabama schools
Korina has been struggling with her sleep patterns. She is exhausted throughout the day and can't fall asleep at night. Medications were not successful, what would a doctor recommend to Korina?
Transcranial magnetic stimulation on the hypothalamus.
Debby has been sent to the hospital after an opioid overdose. After being given Narcan the effects of the opioid and the overdose seem to descrease. How did the Narcan help.
Narcan is an antagonist of opioids. It bound to the receptors of certain neurons blocking the effects of the opioid.