Psychology Foundations
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
What is Psychology?
He established the first psychology laboratory in 1879 in Leipzig, Germany.
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
These are the four major lobes of the brain.
What are the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes?
This neurotransmitter is associated with reward, motivation, and pleasure.
What is dopamine?
This is the process of detecting information from the environment through the senses.
What is sensation?
These are the two major areas studied in psychology: observable actions and internal activities such as thinking and remembering.
What are behavior and mental processes?
This school of psychology studies the basic elements of conscious experience, while functionalism examines the purpose of behavior and mental processes.
What is structuralism?
These chemical messengers cross the synapse and attach to receptors on another neuron to help transmit messages.
What are neurotransmitters?
These chemical messengers are released by endocrine glands into the bloodstream, unlike neurotransmitters, which communicate between neurons.
What are hormones?
This is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information.
What is perception?
Remembering information while taking an exam is an example of this type of mental activity.
What is a mental process?
When a dog receives a treat for staying quiet after hearing a doorbell, this psychological perspective is demonstrated.
What is behaviorism?
When someone touches a hot pan and immediately pulls their hand away, this rapid nervous system response helps protect the body.
What is a reflex action?
This hormone is released by the adrenal glands when a student experiences the fight-or-flight response before a presentation.
What is adrenaline (epinephrine)?
When a person stops noticing their clothes touching their skin but immediately notices an insect crawling on their arm, this psychological concept explains the difference.
What is sensory adaptation?
When a psychologist investigates why students have difficulty concentrating under academic pressure, this goal of psychology is being demonstrated.
What is explaining behavior?
This psychological perspective examines unconscious thoughts, childhood experiences, and hidden conflicts that may influence behavior.
What is psychoanalysis?
This part of Phineas Gage's brain was damaged in his accident, contributing to changes in his personality and behavior.
What is the frontal lobe?
This neurotransmitter is responsible for producing calming and relaxing feelings.
What is GABA?
This woman taught Helen Keller to communicate by spelling words into her hand using finger movements.
Who is Anne Sullivan?
Psychologists do not prescribe medication. Psychiatrists are trained medical personnel who can prescribe medication.
What is the difference between psychologists and psychiatrists?
This school of psychology examines the purpose of behavior and how behavior helps organisms function and adapt to their environment.
What is functionalism?
A person struggles to form new memories after damage to this brain structure.
What is the hippocampus?
This endocrine gland may be investigated when someone experiences problems with growth because it produces growth hormone.
What is the pituitary gland?
This philosopher argued that we should place greater reliability on our intellect rather than our senses.
Who is Descartes?