Important Psychology Figures
who was the lead experimenter with the bobo doll experiment
who is Albert Bandura
the ability for the brain's physiology to change over time, or the brain's ability to heal itself over time.
what is neuroplasticity
Generalize findings from one person to all members of that group
what are stereotypes
the process whereby memories of an event become distorted by information encountered after the event occurred
what is reconstructed memory
The study of personality traits based on bumps in the skull
what is phrenology
founder of psychoanalysis
who is Sigmund Freud
give one type of technique used to study the brain
what are: fMRI, EEG, ERP, or PET
The social process by which culture is learned and transmitted across generations
what is enculturation
specific events that have occured at a given time and in a given place
what is episodic memory
The variable you are controlling in an experiment
Behaviorist that developed the theory of operant conditioning by training pigeons and rats
who is B.F Skinner
drugs that increase the action of neurotransmitters
what are agonists
The adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another.
what is acculturation
knowing how; unconcious memory of how to do things and skills
discovered area in the brain (named for him) in the left frontal lobe responsible for language production/speech
who is Carl Wernicke
Four stage theory of cognitive development: 1. sensorimotor, 2. preoperational, 3. concrete operational, and 4. formal operational. He said that the two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth-assimilation and accomodation
who is Jean Piaget
drugs that block the functions of neurotransmitters
rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members
what are norms
a mental representation of an individual's pre-existing knowledge about the world and experiences in the world
discovered area in the brain (named for him) in the left frontal lobe responsible for language production/speech
who is Paul Broca
conducted the famous doll preference studies, which factored into the 1954 supreme court case, Brown v Board of Education. important african american figureheads for modern day psychology
who are Kenneth and Mamie Clark
series of connected neurons. Information travels along these networks that enable us to do things.
what is neural network
interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas
what is assimilation
set of beliefs or expectations that represent a network of already accumulated knowledge
what are cognitive schemas
When a person still feels pain in a part of the body that is no longer there
what is phantom limb syndrome