Foundations of Psychology
The systematic, scientific study of mental processes and behavior.
What is psychology?
Known for his work on classical conditioning through experiments with dogs.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
The largest part of the brain, responsible for higher cognitive functions such as reasoning and voluntary movement.
What is the cerebrum?
This lobe controls decision-making, problem-solving, and personality.
What is the frontal lobe?
Damage to this lobe can affect a person’s ability to make decisions and control impulses.
What is the frontal lobe?
A research method involving an in-depth study of one individual or group.
What is a case study?
This psychologist developed psychoanalytic theory and emphasized the role of the unconscious mind.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This brain structure coordinates movement and balance and is located at the back of the brain.
What is the cerebellum?
This lobe processes touch, pressure, and body position.
What is the parietal lobe?
A stroke in the left hemisphere might cause this condition, where speech or language is impaired.
What is aphasia?
The idea that psychology should study how behavior functions to help people adapt to their environments is known as this school of thought.
What is functionalism?
Conducted the “Little Albert” experiment and helped establish behaviorism.
Who is John B. Watson?
The brain is divided into these four major lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, and ___.
What is occipital?
This lobe at the back of the brain helps you interpret visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
This degenerative brain disease causes memory loss and is most common in older adults.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
This modern psychological approach integrates biological, psychological, and social-cultural factors to explain behavior.
What is the biopsychosocial approach?
Developed a theory of moral development that included six stages across three levels.
Who is Lawrence Kohlberg?
The part of the nervous system that controls involuntary bodily functions like heartbeat and digestion.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
Located near the ears, this lobe helps you process sound and language.
What is the temporal lobe?
When the corpus callosum is severed, the two brain hemispheres can’t do this.
What is communicate?
This perspective in psychology focuses on how behavior is influenced by unconscious drives and childhood experiences.
What is the psychoanalytic (or psychodynamic) perspective?
A key figure in humanistic psychology who proposed the hierarchy of needs.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
A bundle of nerve fibers connecting the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
What is the corpus callosum?
This brain region, part of the frontal lobe, is crucial for speech production.
What is Broca’s area?
This developmental disorder affects communication, behavior, and social interaction.
What is autism spectrum disorder (ASD)?