Chapter 1
The scientific study of mind and behavior.
What is Psychology?
Part of the nervous system that consists of most of the nerve cells throughout the body.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
Structure responsible for communication between the body and the brain.
What is the spinal cord?
Hormone that regulates sleep.
What is melatonin?
Individual who is considered the father of Psychology.
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
Neuron structure that releases neurotransmitters.
What are terminal buttons?
Region of the brain that consists of the medulla, the pons, and the cerebellum.
What is the hindbrain?
Stage of sleep in which one experiences dreams.
What is REM sleep?
Descriptive research method that allows heavily examines one (or a few) subjects.
What is a case study?
Neurotransmitter responsible for reward and motivation.
What is dopamine?
Lobes located at the back of the head that are important for vision.
What are occipital lobes?
Types of drugs that cause a decrease in behavior and mental activity.
What are depressants?
The fourth step of the cycle of the scientific method.
What is "analyze the data"?
Value for a neuron's resting potential.
What is -70 mv?
Structure that connects the left and the right hemispheres of the brain.
What is the corpus callosum?
Sleep disorder which causes a person excessive sleepiness during normal waking hours and can result in unexpected sleep.
What is narcolepsy?
School of thought founded by William James that concerned itself with the purpose of the mind. Was influenced by the work of Charles Darwin.
What is structuralism?
The fourth step in the action potential process.
What is closure of potassium channels?
Endocrine gland responsible for controlling the release of most hormones. Known as the "Master Gland"
What is the pituitary gland?
Phenomenon in which someone fails to notice changes in visual information when attention is driven elsewhere.
What is change blindness?