Philosophers/Scientists
John Locke pioneered this type of philosophy.
What is Philosophical Realism? (how we perceive the world is made up entirely of senses)
This lobe of the brain specializes in vision.
What is the Occipital Lobe?
-70mV
What is resting membrane potential?
This school of thought believes that psychology can be reduced solely to observable behaviour.
What is Behaviourism?
I can measure the amounts of happiness by amount of smiles. What is this measurement called?
Rene Descartes and Thomas Hobbes argued about these two types of philosophies.
What is Dualism? (mind and body are separate) and Materialism (the mind is what the brain does
This part of the brain specializes in fine motor skills.
What is the cerebellum?
Alzheimers causes the break down of these neurotransmitters.
What is Acetylcholine?
Sought to break down psychology into basic units.
What is Structuralism?
Depression increases with alcohol consumption.
What is a positive correlation?
Sigmund Freud pioneered this theory regarding the mind‘s subconscious.
What is the Psychoanalytic Theory?
What is the hindbrain?
Prozac is a drug used to treat depression, it does this by antagonizing this neurotransmitter.
What is serotonin?
What is the mind for?
What is Functionalism?
Two tests are taken with the same answers. The results are the same. This test displays…
What is reliability?
B.F. Skinner, a famous behavioural scientist came up with this principle.
What is the Reinforcement Principle?
This structure in the hindbrain is responsible for wakefulness.
What is the reticular formation?
Opioids are an agonist for this neurotransmitter.
What are endorphins?
Introspections was proposed by this scientist.
Who is Edward Titchner?
A scientist purposely leaves out data from his experiment.
What is omission?
The flashing light experiment that pioneered Gestault Psychology was conducted by this scientist.
Who is Max Wertheimer?
This subcortical structure controls conscious and proprioceptive movement.
What is the basal ganglia?
Drugs like amphetamines and cocaine cause increased heart rates by preventing this
Reuptake (of dopamine and norepinephrine)
The study of internal mental processes
What is Cognitive Psychology?
P= -0.99 is considered a…