History and Science
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes is...
Psychology
Acetylcholine acts as one of these chemicals that pass nerve impulses across synapses.
What is a neurotransmitter?
scientific study of the changes that occur in people as they age from conception until death
Human Development
•cycle of bodily rhythm that occurs over a twenty-four-hour period
Circadian rhythm
Which perspective would be most useful when explaining how people from different countries express anger? (a.) social-cultural (b.) Psychodynamic (c.) behavioral (d.) Functionalist (e.) biological
What is (a.) social-cultural
Titchener focused on the structure or basic elements of the mind which was called?
Extensive network of specialized cells that carry information to and from all parts of the body
Nervous System
Science of inherited traits
Genetics
Sidesteps into sleep lasting only a few seconds
Mircrosleeps
Way of looking at psychological issues by studying the physical basis for animal and human behavior.
Biological Perspective
Emphasized the importance of unconscience motivations
Sigmund Freud
What are parts of a neuron
Dendrites
Axon
Soma
One zygote splits into two separate masses of cells
Monozygotic twins
Allows scientists to see the brain wave
Electroencephalograph (EEG)
Name a depressant
barbiturates, Benzos, Alcohol etc
What Event and year defined the founding of modern scientific psychology?
What is Wilhelm Wundt's opening of the psychology laboratory 1879
The brain and spinal cord are apart of this system
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Infants are born with reflexes that help them survive
–grasping
–Moro
–rooting
–stepping
–sucking
Iinability to get to sleep, stay asleep, or get a good quality of sleep
Insomnia
This man Focused on unconscious factors...
Who is Sigmund Freud
Steps in the scientific method are...
1.Ask question
2.Form a hypothesis
3.Test the hypothesis
4.Draw conclusions
5.Report your results
Name the endocrine gland that secretes human growth hormone and influences all other hormone-secreting glands aka the master gland
Pituitary glad
Bond between an infant and the primary caregiver
Attachment
The state of consciousness in which the person is susceptible to suggestion
Hypnosis
Extra credit: What is my dogs name?
Archie!