Concepts
Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called
Sensation
This area of the brain is known as the 'Emotion Center'
Amygdala
The area between two neurons that the electrical signal passes through
Synapse
Please list the five basic taste
Sour, Sweet, Savory, Bitterness, Umami
This person developed the psychoanalysis process and the is considered as the father of the modern psychotherapy
This is defined as our brain's tendency to perceive fragments as a whole pattern. This is also named as a therapy approach
Gestalt
Part of the brain acts as a relay station for incoming sensory information
Thalamus
The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal is called the __________ nervous system.
Sympathetic
Our tendency to react less to continuously-existing stimuli
Habituation
__________ claimed that behavior is affected by reinforcement.
B.F. Skinner
Branch of psychology that is pushed by psychologists such as John Watson, that focuses on observable behavior
Behavioralism
The __________ is a structure in the brain stem responsible for life-sustaining functions, such as breathing and heart rate.
Medulla
Part of the neuron is responsible for maintaining the life of the cell
Soma
The difference threshold is the degree of change that is required in order for a person to detect a change __________ percent of the time.
50%
He is the developer of functionalism in psychology
William James
Please describe the difference between functionalism and structuralism
Structuralism emphasizes to study the structure of the mind and consciousness, while functionalism puts forth that understanding the purpose of the mind and consciousness is the aim of psychology.
Structure in the brain stem that plays a role in sleep, dreaming, left-right body coordination, and arousal.
Pons
Every deliberate action you make, such as pedaling a bike, walking, scratching, or smelling a flower, involves neurons in the __________ nervous system.
Somatic
Light waves and sound waves share this characteristic in common:
They both have wavelenghts
Early in psychology’s history, research participants might have been asked to view a chair and describe its color, shape, and texture and other aspects of their conscious experience. These individuals would have been using a method called __________.
Objective Introspection
Conditioned Stimulus
Xander decided to learn how to wrestle. On his first day of practice, a seasoned wrestler slammed the back of Xander’s head to the mat. He was shaken and reported to the trainer that he “saw stars” after he hit his head. It is likely that Xander’s __________ was temporarily affected as a result of the slam and caused him to “see stars.”
Occipital Lobe
__________ plays a critical role as a neurotransmitter that stimulates skeletal muscles to contract.
Acetylcholine
This property in sound is similar to brightness of light
volume
While Margaret F. Washburn was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology in the United States (in 1894), the first African American woman to do so was __________ in 1934 at the University of Minnesota.
Ruth Howard