Psychologists
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
A psychologist who founded the first experimental lab in 1879 in Germany
Define critical thinking
Define Theory
Critical thinking- Objective analysis of an issue. Using logic when forming a judgement.
Theory- allows us to come up with explanations and predictions. A system of ideas intended to explain something.
What is a neuron?
Neurotransmitters
Chemical substance that transmits signals.
Who is Anna O. ?
A woman who had many phobias. Was treated by john bruer. The more she talked the better she felt about her phobias. Fell in love with John. Long story short, she fell in love with him and then he threw her into an insane asylum where sigmund freud started working with her.
Who is Stanley Milgram? Explain what he did.
Social psychologist who conducted an experiment on obedience. Wanted to see under what conditions would a person obey authority after seeing how the German people killed thousands of Jews. Subjects in the exp. were given the "tutor" role and were told to ask a series of questions to another person. For each answer the other person got wrong, the tutor was told by the authority figure to shock. Each time it got higher in intensity. 65% of all subjects continued to administer shocks.
list the 5 steps in the scientific investigation (experiment)
Hypothesis (prediction, educated guess, what will happen)
Design the study
Collect the data
Analyze the data
submit study to scientific journal
What are glial cells?
Provide support/insulation for neurons.
Peripheral Nervous system (PNS)
Consists of sensory and motor neurons.
Name the stages of sleep?
NREM (non rapid eye movement)- first 4 stages
Rem ( rapid eye movement) - 5th stage
Who is B.F. Skinner
A psychologist who believed that we have "no free will" that our environment controls us. Believed that he could create an environment and make you do whatever he wanted.
list data collection techniques
survey
observation
questionnaire
research of records
interviews
Thread-like part of the cell that conducts impulses.
Autonomic nervous system (ANS)
regulates glands and activities such as heartbeat and respiration etc.
The "body clock" Cycle that tells our bodies when to sleep, rise, eat. Regulates many processes
Who is William James?
A psychologist and famous author of the first psychology book "The principles of psychology." He was also the first to teach an educational class in psychology in the USA.
what is experimental bias?
Cell body that holds DNA.
Central Nervous system (CNS)
Consists of the brain and the spinal cord.
Define heredity
Transmission of traits from parent to child through genes.
Who is john watson?
A psychologist who founded behavioral therapy. Believed that if you face your fears head on, they will get worse, but after a while they will start to get better.
Choosing participants in an experiment that cause the results to be distorted.
What is the synapse?
A junction between cell body or axon terminals.
Examples of brain imaging procedures
CAT scan, CT, MRI, PET scan Process of getting an image of a structure.
What is plasticity of the brain
The brains ability to change throughout life. Ability to form new connections.