Intro to Psychology
define psychology
study of the mind while focussing on human behaviour in certain contexts
how does the brain send signals?
neurons
If someone is a INTJ how do they make decisions
- thinking
give two example of ”aproaches in psychology”
evolutionary approach, structuralism, functionalism, psychodynamic approach, behavioral approach, cognitive approach, humanistic approach, biological approach, sociocultural approach
what is developmental psychology
study of how and why people change over the course of their lives
“the study of individuals with the intention of promoting change.” which subfeild of psychology best fits this statement
clinical psychology
give two examples of neurotransmitters?
serotonin, dopamine, andrenaline, noradreneline, gaba, acetylcholine, glutamine, endorphins
What does ESTP personality stand for
Extroverted, sensing, thinking, percieving
what is the difference between structuralism and functionalism?
structuralism: focuses on the concious elements of the mind
funtionalism: focuses on how and why the mind functions the way it does
provide an explaination of abnormal psychology
the study of examining emotion, thought and behaviour that deviate from “ideal mental health”
give two examples of methods of research
experiements, conventional studies, survey research, observations, longitudinal studies, cross-sectional studies
after an injury a patient begins to have troublty speaking and writing. which part of the brain is likely damaged?
broca’s area or frontal lobe
Fill in the blank
_________ are typically stimulated more easily
introverts
what was the term Sigmund Freud made when a person says something unintentionally which shows their subconcious feelings?
Feudian Slip
If someone is ESFJ. How do they take in information?
sensing
"Ninth-grade students and teachers were surveyed to determine the level of bullying that the students experienced. The researchers were given permission to access scores of the students on several standardized tests, with topics including algebra, earth science, and world history. The researchers found that the more bullying a student experienced, the lower the student's grades on the standardized tests."— what method of research was used?
correlational studies (looking at the relationships between 2 or more variables used when experiments is not possible)
what part of the brain intergrets signals from vision, hearing, motor, senory and memory?
parietal lobe
Carl Jung
jean piaget focused greatly on the education of children and developed the 4 stages of cognitive developement. Give one example piaget’s stages.
Sensorimotor (0-2 yrs), preoperational (2-6 yrs), concrete operational (7-12 years), formal operational (12 years - adult)
Function of occipital lobe
Interprets vision (eg. colour, light, movement)
what is the difference between cross-sectional studies and and longitudinal studies?
cross-sectional studies interview a fresh sample of people each time they are carried out, whereas longitudinal studies follow the same sample of people over time.
what does the cerebellum do?
balance and voluntary motor skills
What are the three possible factors of personality?
- genetics
- environment
- psychological variablity (extreverts/introverts)
what is Ivan Pavlov best known for?
the practice of classical conditioning
What is the function of a brainstem?
- automatic funtions (heartbeat/breathing)
-transfer of information between body and brain
- includes the thalamus (motor and sensory signals, sleep, wakefulness)