What is Psychology?
Definition of Psychology?
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
3 main divisions of the brain are?
Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain
What is sensation?
Occurs when special receptors in the sense organs - the eyes, ears, nose, skin, and taste buds - are activated, allowing various forms of stimuli to become neural signals in the brain.
What are the 3 parts of the outer ear?
Pinna, Auditory Canal and Tympanic Membrane
The three types of awareness are?
Sense of self
Awareness of environment
Awareness of internal states
What are the 4 goals of psychology?
Description, Explanation, Influence, Prediction
Where is the Medulla located?
Top of the spinal column
Eyes-light
Ears-vibrations
Skin-pressure and temperature
are examples of what?
Sensory Receptors
What is the Cochlea?
Snail shaped bone filled with fluid which vibrates in response to vibrations of the oval window
What are the levels of Consciousness?
Preconscious
unconscious
Nonconsciousness
What are the 3 branches of Psychology?
Applied, Experimental, and Teachers
What are the functions of the Limbic System?
Controls emotions, memory, learning, and motivation
What is Habituation?
The way the brain deals with unchanging information - you learn NOT to respond
what contains the receptor cells for the sense of hearing. Rests on the basilar membrane?
Organ of Corti
What are Microsleeps?
Brief naps, only lasting seconds
What is the difference between Psychologists and Psychiatrists?
Psychologists have their masters or Ph.D. in Psychology, and Psychiatrists have an MD.
What is not involved with your senses of smell?
Thalamus
What is Microsaccades?
The small, almost constant movements our eyes make as we observe our surroundings
carries sound information from the ear to the brain
Types of Sleep
What types of behavior cannot be observed?
Thoughts
Memories
Emotions
Dreams
Cingulate Cortex
Light has properties of both__?
Waves and Particles
What are cells on the organ of Corti where transduction takes place?
Hair Cells
What percent of the population sleepwalk?
20%