The book Principals of Physiological Psychology published 1874 was written by what German physiologist
who is Wilhelm Wundt
100
Highly specialized cells that receive and transmit information from one area of the body to another are called
What are Neurons
100
These are included in what part of the brain,frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital
What is forebrain
100
Is it possible for psychologists to use deception with research participants
What is: deception is permissible as long as no physcical harm is caused
200
This early school of psychology that relied on introspection was called:
What is Structuralism
200
Most of the neurons in the human nervous system are:
What is inter-neurons
200
The case of Phinius Gage revealed the role of the frontal lobe in:
What is Emotional control and ability to plan and make decisions
200
Psychological research that requires subjects to participate in an experiment without the persons consent would be viewed by the American Psychological Association as:
What is unethical
300
The theory that focuses on the unconscious causes of behavior is called
What is Psychoanalisis
300
A desease that is due to the degeneration of the myelin sheath, slowing or interrupting the transmission of neural messages.
What is Multiple Sclerosis
300
This conveys information from specialized cells in the sense organs to the brain
What is Sensory neurons
300
A tentative statement that describes the relationship between two or more variables.
What is hypothisis
400
The theory of psychology that emphasized free will, self determination, psychological growth, and human potential is
What is Humanistic psycholgoy
400
The most common, and mildest, type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is:
What is concussion
400
The part of the neuron that carries the messages to other cells in the body is the
What is axon
400
This type of research method is used to show that one variable causes change in another variable
What is experimental method
500
Watson and Skinners contentions that psychology should focus on observable behaviors to discover the fundamental laws of learning form the basis of which major perspective in contemporary psycholgy
What is Behavioral
500
The hindbrain acts as a crossover point for sensory and motor information by sending that information to the opposite sides of the brain for processing. This is known as:
What is Contralateral organization
500
A chemical messenger that crosses the synaptic gap between neurons is called