Unit 1: Schools and Brain
Who was the founder of each school of psych
Wundt- Structuralism
B.F Skinner- Behaviorism
William James- Functionalism
Freud- Psychoanalysis
What are the two main parts of the nervous system
CNS and PNS
What is the difference between a dependent and independents variable
Independant: MANIPULATED BY THE EXPERIMENTER
Dependant: A FACTOR AFFECTED BY ANOTHER VARIABLE.
What is the definition of consciousness?
Conciousness is defined as awareness of your thoughts, actions, feelings, sensations, perceptions, and other mental processes.
What is synesthesia?
The blending of all senses
What are the parts of the hindbrain and their nicknames
Cerebellum: little brain
Pons: Bridge
Medulla: state trooper
What is neurogenesis
The process by which the brain creates new neurons.
Define confounding variable and random variable
CONFOUNDING VARIABLES ARE FACTORS IN AN EXPERIMENT THAT AFFECT THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE ALONG WITH OR INSTEAD OF THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
A RANDOM VARIABLE IS WHEN A CONFOUNDING VARIABLE IS PRESENT IN AN EXPERIMENT BUT IT IS UNCONTROLLABLE.
What are the 4 levels of consciousness
Conscious level
Nonconscious level
Preconscious level
Unconscious level
What are our dreams understood to be
The unconscious mind communicating with the conscious.
Summarize the key points from each school of psych
Structuralism: The school that began to see Psychology as a science was
Functionalism: Founded the first Laboratory for Psychological experiments at Harvard
Psychoanalytic: First to begin diagnosing personality and mental disorders as well as being the first to try and treat them.
Behavioralism: Measures environmental stimuli to behavioral responses.
Sense of taste is called_________ and sense of smell is ___________
gustation,olfaction
Define what an experiment is
A SITUATION IN WHICH A RESEARCHER MANIPULATES ONE VARIABLE AND THEN OBSERVES THE EFFECT(S) OF THAT MANIPULATION ON ANOTHER VARIABLE, WHILE HOLDING ALL OTHER VARIABLES CONSTANT.
_______ sleep cycles are the deep sleep cycles and _________ are the light sleep cycles
3&4, 1&2
What is the difference between an agonist and antagonist drug
agonists mimics, antagonist blocks receptors
What are the four lobes of the brain and their main function
occipital:sight
temporal: hearing
Parietal: touch
frontal: movement/emotion
What does the sympathetic nervous system control and what systems does this fall under
fight or flight: Autonomic/PNS
List the 4 types of studies we have gone over and explain what each study is.
correlation
natural observation
case study
survey?
List and describe the 4 sleeping disorders that have been talked about
-insomnia
-narcolepsy
-SIDS
- Sleep Apnea
Sense is a system that translates_______ into neural activity
outside information
What are the parts of the forebrain and what do they do?
cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system
What are the 4 types of brain scans and what do they each do?
EEG- Charts Electrical fields from neuron activity
PET- Uses radioactive molecules to trace and make images
MRI-Measures radio frequency in a magnetic field to produce a clear image
TMS- Disrupts electrical activity during tasks
List the 3 types of sampling we have covered and give an example of each.
Representative
Bias
Random
List and describe the 4 classifications of psychoactive drugs
- Depressants
-Stimulants
-Opioids
- Hallucinogens
What are the three theories behind hypnosis?
State theory
Role theory
Dissociation Theory