Brain
The outer, folded layer of the brain responsible for higher level thinking
What is the Cerebral Cortex
The two parts of the Central Nervous System
What are brain and spine
Arguments concerning whether psychological characteristics are biologically innate or acquired through education, experience, and culture
What is Nature vs. Nurture
Published the idea of the evolutionary theory. Presented the ideas of natural selection and survival of the fittest
Charles Darwin
The room we are currently in
What is H-207
The part of the brain that controls the right side of your body
What is the left hemesphere
The way neurons communicate across the synapse
What are Neurotransmitters
Beliefs, values, rules, norms, and customs within a group of people that share a language and environment
What is Culture
One of the main influences of 20th century psychology; developed psychoanalysis
Who is Sigmund Freud
This famous action movie actor played the Terminator and said the famous line, "I'll be back"
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger
The most famous person to have damage to the prefrontal cortex
Who was Phineas Gage
The automatic unconscious physical response to stimuli
What is a reflex
The idea that those who inherit characteristics that help them adapt to their particular environments have a selective advantage over those who do not
Natural Selection
Established the first psychology institute
Who is Wilhelm Wundt
The smallest planet in our solar system
What is Mercury
The part of the brain that is vital for the production of language
What is Broca's Area
The place inside the neuron where the nucleus and chromosomes located
What is the Cell Body (Soma)
It views the history of a species in terms of the inherited, adaptive value of physical characteristics, of mental activity and behavior
Evolutionary Theory
A student of Wundt's that created a school called structuralism
Edward Titchener
This is the smallest country in the world.
What is Vatican
Three main divisions of the brain
What is the forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain
Surrounds neurons that make signals travel faster and longer distances
What is the myelin sheath
Drugs that inhibit actions of neurotransmitters
Antagonist
Psychologist credited with the invention of the lie detector test as well as being the creator of Wonder Woman
Who is William Moulton Marston
The original name of Marvel Comics
What was Timely Comics