The Early Years
The founder of modern psychology
Who is William Wundt
The variable that should cause something to happen.
What is Independent Variable
What is a Neuron
I focus on how a person thinks; How you take in, process, store, and retrieve information
What is Cognitive Perspective
This nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord
What is the Central Nervous System
I was an assistant of Wilhelm Wundt & founder of structuralism
Who is E.B. Titchner
We are not exposed to the independent variable
What is the Control Group
The long 'tail' coming off the cell body of the neuron is call the _________. It is responsible for passing the messages to the next neuron.
What is the Axon?
Psychologist who focus on how healthy people strive to reach their full potential agree with this perspective.
What is the Humanistic Perspective
The area of the brain sits in the back and is responsible for visual processing.
What is the Occipital Lobe
Founder of psychoanalysis
Who is Sigmund Freud
A descriptive research method in which researchers observe and record behaviour in its natural setting, without attempting to influence or control it.
What is naturalistic observation
What is the name of the gap that the action potentials have to cross as they move from an axon to a dendrite?
What is the Synapse
The winners of this game of Jeopardy will be rewarded with a surprise. What perspective is being illustrated?
What is the Behavioral Perspective
The Limbic system resides just above the brainstem and contains these three areas...
What is the Hippocampus, Hypothalamus, and Amygdala.
The study of behavior & mental processes
What is Psychology
Research conducted specifically to solve practical problems and improve the quality of life.
What is applied research
The threshold is the amount of stimulation required for the neuron to fire. If the stimulation is insufficient the neuron will not fire. What is this known as?
What is an All or None Response
I am very helpful today because as a child my mother would never accept my offers to help around the house. What perspective would examine this?
What is the psychodynamic perspective
The Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, and Temporal lobes all make up
What is the cerebrum or cerebral hemisphere
This school of thought went against the ideas of structuralism and states "The whole is different from the sum of its parts"
What is Gestalt Psychology
This is a method where a single individual or thing is studied in depth
What is Case Study
How many types of neurons are there? What are they called?
What is Three. Interneurons, Motor Neurons, and Sensory Neurons.
I began to smoke cigarettes when I was around friends, but I would not smoke around my parents. What perspective would focus on these behaviors
What is the Social Cultural Perspective
What is the body's chemical communication system called? Hint - it is made up of hormones, adrenal glands, and the pituitary gland.
What is the endocrine system