big names
schools of thought
the brain
Scientific Method
Words that start with "S"
100
Set up a lab to study the mind
Wilhelm Wundt
100
tries to discover all the little pieces of what is in the mind
structuralism
100
the region of the brain that controls thought and movement; it is in the front
frontal lobe
100
A specific prediction based on a theory
hypothesis
100
never ending thoughts
stream of consciousness
200
Wanted to understand mental illness; first American psychologist
William James
200
The whole is greater than the sum of the individual parts
Gestalt Theory
200
the region of the brain that controls vision
occipital lobe
200
Objective observations or measurements
data
200
Surveys, interviews, and questionnaires are all examples of _________ _________ methods
self report
300
Ancient Greek founder of Medicine
Hippocrates
300
Looks at the whole person, not just the individual parts
functionalism
300
The region of the brain that controls hearing and memory
temporal lobe
300
Unexpected findings
serendipity
300
A subset of a population; it should be random
sample
400
Ancient philosopher who emphasized empirical knowledge
Aristotle
400
Believed environmental forces (like punishment and reward) shaped behavior
behaviorism
400
The part of the brain that regulates emotion
amygdala
400
The variable that can be manipulated
independent variable
400
neurons that send messages to the brain
sensory neurons
500
Liked to shave away unnecessary ideas
William of Occam
500
Believes other people and situations shape behavior
Social psychology
500
The part of the brain that regulates language production
Broca's area
500
repeating a study and getting similar results
replication
500
The part of the nervous system that you choose to control
Somatic nervous system
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