Chapter 1
The father of psychology
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
This is a testable prediction.
What is a hypothesis?
These cells support neurons.
What are glial cells?
This is the activation of sensory neurons in various sense organs.
What is Sensation?
The psychological theory that focuses on the unconscious and defense mechanism.
What is the psychodynamic theory?
The study that involves watching animals or humans behave in their normal environment.
What is naturalistic observation?
This part of the neuron receives the messages from other neurons.
What are dendrites?
The absolute threshold for vision.
What is a candle flame 30 miles away?
The professional organization that represents psychologists.
What is the APA?
This is a a series of questions to which
participants respond about the topic under
study
What is a survey?
This neurotransmitter has been linked to psychosis and Parkinson's disease.
What is dopamine?
This sensory neuron allows us to see in color.
What are cones?
Who were Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers?
This is the phenomenon in which the
expectations of the participants in a study can
influence their behavior
What is the placebo affect?
This is a neuron found in the center of the spinal cord that receives information from the sensory neurons and sends commands to the muscles through the motor neurons.
What is an interneuron?
These are the 5 basic tastes.
What are sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami?
This theory focused on how the mind allows people to “function” in the real world—how people work, play, and adapt to their surroundings.
What is functionalism?
These are systems of explaining human behavior that
are not based on or consistent with scientific evidence.
What are pseudopsychologies?
This person was was involved in a railroad
construction accident during which time an iron rod
penetrated his skull.
Who was Phineas Gage?
This is the study of ESP, ghosts, and other subjects that do not normally fall into the realm of ordinary psychology.
What is Parapsychology?