Early+Modern Theories
Focused on the structure or basic elements of the mind
What is Structuralism?
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What is a positive correlation?
The body’s electrochemical communication circuitry.
What is Nervous System?
The lowest part of the brain, located at the skull’s rear.
What is the Hind brain?
Receiving stimulus energies from the external environment and transforming those energies into neural energy.
What is a sensation?
Theory and therapy based on the work of Sigmund Freud based on the unconscious mind.
What is Psychoanalysis?
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What is a Negative Correlation?
The nerve cells that handle the information-processing function.
What are Neurons?
Lobe that is at the back of the head that respond to visual stimuli.
What is the occipital lobe?
This is launched by cognitive processing at the brain’s
higher levels. Allows the organism to sense what is happening and to apply that framework to information from the world.
What is top-down processing?
How the mind allows people to adapt live work and play
What is Functionalism?
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What is no Correlation?
The network of nerves that connects the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body.
What is the Peripheral Nervous System?
In the human cell, threadlike structures that come in 23 pairs that contain DNA.
What are Chromosomes?
The minimum amount of stimulus energy that a person can detect.
What is an absolute threshold?
Perceiving and sensing cannot be broken down into smaller parts also known as "Good Figure" Psychology.
What is Gestalt theory?
The sun got hotter, causing the ice cream to melt faster.
What is an example of Correlation and causation?
Once the electrical impulse reaches a certain level of intensity, it fires and moves down the axon without losing that intensity.
What is the all or Nothing Principle?
Responsible for the most complex mental functions, such as thinking and planning.
What is the Cerebral Cortex?
The idea that color perception is produced by three types of cone receptors in the retina.
What is Trichromatic Theory?
MODERN VERSION OF PSYCHOANALYSIS. MORE FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SENSE OF SELF AND THE DISCOVERY OF MOTIVATIONS BEHIND A PERSON’S BEHAVIOR OTHER THAN SEXUAL MOTIVATIONS
What is Psychodynamic Perspective?
The Broncos start winning more football Games. The Price of coffee in China goes up.
What is correlation without causation?
Chemical substances stored in tiny sacs within the neuron’s terminal buttons that are involved in transmitting information across a synaptic gap.
What are Neurotransmitters?
Located in the forebrain and monitors eating, drinking, and sexual behavior, as well as emotion, stress, and reward.
What is the Hypothalamis?
The detection of information below the level of conscious awareness.
What is Subliminal Perception?