Research Methods
Naturalistic observation
observing people or animals
+ real-life data
- observer effect
-1st Psych lab
-created introspection
Who is Wundt
Outer layer of brains surface
Cerebral cortex (carries out essential functions)
Top front of the brain
bodymap
What is the Frontal lobe
Medulla/
Cerebellum
in hindbrain- reticular formation (sleep)/
in hindbrain- musc. activity
Survey
questions posed to a variation of people
+ Quick, cheap
- people lie
Behaviorism
Classical conduit
Who is Watson
Left and right sides of brain
What are hemispheres
middle
auditory
Temporal Lobe
hippocampus
part of limbic system- temporal lobe, memory
Case Study
lots of information about one group/ person
+ lots of info
- cannot generalize
- Behavioralism
- Operant conduit
Who is Skinner
Band of fibers dividing L and R brain
Corpus callosum
across lobes forms memories
association lobes
forebrain
Correlation
relationship between two things
+ able to predict things
- no cause and effect
Intro animals to psych
functionalism
Who is James
What is language, logic, right handed
Back/bottom, vision
Occipital Lobe
hypothalamus
in side brain- hunger, thirst
Experiment
+cause and effect
- lots of $$$
Father of psychoanalysis
oral fixation
who is Freud
Right hemi traits
Left-handed, emotional expression, nonverbal communication
middle/back, touch
Parietal lobe
limbic system
above brain stem - pain/ pleasure