Branches of Psychology
What type of psychology focuses on diagnosing and treating mental illnesses, emotional disorders and behavioral problems
Clinical psychology
What is the largest part of the brain?(divided into left and right hemispheres)
Cerebrum
What stage of development is a child whom is 1 year old in?
Sensor-motor stage
What is the final stage of the sleep cycle?
REM (Rapid Eye Movement)
What is the scientific term for sense of smell?
Olfaction
What type of psychology focuses on how mental and emotional and social factors affect physical health.
Health Psychology
What brain structure helps maintain balance, posture coordination of movements and ensures your movements are smooth and precise?
Cerebellum
This stage involves developing motor skills, language, and basic social interactions
Early Childhood
How long is a sleep style?
90 Minutes
What is the term for the absolute minimum amount of physical stimuli required for sensory input?
Absolute threshold
What is the most commonly studied specialty of psychology
Clinical Psychology
What brain structure is responsible for sending sensory signals(like touch and sight) to the correct part of the cerebrum for processing
Thalamus
A time of reflection on life and adjusting to physical changes
Late Adulthood
What is the view that the mind is separate from the rest of the body?
Dualism
Who is associated with trichromatic theory of color vision?
Herman von Helmholtz
What type of psychology focuses on on improving workplace productivity and behavior.
industrial-Organizational psychology
What brain structure helps control voluntary movements, habits, and motor learning. It’s involved in activities like riding a bike or typing
Basal Ganglia
A period of major physical, emotional, and social changes.
Adolescence
What is the phenomenon where we are blind to some visual information in our environment?
Change blindness
What is the process of encoding low frequency sound waves?
Temporal coding
What type of psychology focuses on how people interact with their environment and how they are affected by their surroundings.
Environmental psychology
What three brain structures make up the lambic system.
Amygdala, Hippocampus, Hypothalamus
A stage of reflection and productivity where people focus on contributing to society and mentoring others
Middle Adulthood
Edgar and Dement are most associated with what model involving our tendency to fall asleep or remain awake?
Opponent-Process Model of Sleep and Wakefulness
What kind of nerve fibers have non-myelinated axons?
Slow fibers