History
Who was the "Father of Psychology"?
Wilhem Wundt
What is the definition of Psychology
The scientific study of the mind and behavior
Females are born with all of their _________ while males beging producing _________ at puberty
eggs, sperm
What is habituation? Give an example from infancy
Decreased response to repeated a stimuli over time. EX. baby in the city hearing horns honking will not startle them.
Name the 5 off campus programs at Proctor Academy
ocean, euro, spain, costa, mtn
Name two of the leading women in Psychology
Calkins, Washburn, Rayner
describe a cross sectional study
A study done across a large cohort of people at one moment in time. Can gather lots of information at once. A "snapshot" in time
________ are chemicals, viruses etc. that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause har.
Teratogens
Young infants prefer to (can focus better on) objects __ to ___ inches away
8-12 inches
Proctor Academy was founded in what year
1848
Freud worked in this field of psychology, which focuses on the unconscious mind
Psycholanalytic Psychology
describe a longitudinal study
a study that captures data over a long period of time. Researchers are able to observe analyze changes and trends over a long period.
_________ is the the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after conception to the second month.
embryo
The largest brain growth is during ___ to ____ years of age
3 to 6
Name 5 dorms at PA
Carr, Rulon, Fowler, Ives, cortland, west end, burbs, summerfield, davis, johnson, peabody, farm, MLS, Sally, Mac, Gulick, Gannett, king
The first school of Psychology which focused on breaking down mental processes into the most basic components. Used introspection.
Structuralism
_____ is the branch of Psychology that studies physical, cognitive and social development throughout the lifespan.
Developmental psychology
______ is the feretalized egg, which enters into a two week period of cell division
zygote
Describe how infants observe the human face.
at first the infant gazes at the light and dark shadows of the face and then they slowly recognize the face as their caregivers as vision becomes more clear.
Proctor has over _______ acres of greenspace
over 2,500 acres
Nature is to _______ as Nurture is to ___________.
Biology (genetics) , environment (expirence)
Watson and Skinner (also Ranyer) worked on the "the scientific study of human behavior known as what?
Behaviorism
define the term fetus
the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception until birth
What are 3 reflexes infants are born with?
Sucking reflex, rooting, grasping, startle.
What is Proctor's official school motto?
Live to learn, learn to live