Research
Define "control group"
group not exposed to treatment
What part of your brain develops first (known as the "old brain")
Brainstem
what do motor neurons do?
send instructions outward from the brain and spinal chord to body tissue and muscles
Sigmund Freud
what was he known for, where was he from, and what did he do before he was a psychologist?
-personality theorist
-Austria
-physician
explain nature vs nurture disagreement
its an argument of genes and heredity vs. environmental experiences and how those things shape behavior
explain correlation
relationship between 2 factors revealing how one factor predicts another
What is the most obvious function of the cerebellum?
muscle control
What are neurotransmitters?
chemical messengers released from axon terminals
Wilhelm Wundt
what was he known for, where was he from, and what did he do before he was a psychologist?
founded the first psychology lab in 1879
Germany
physiologist philosopher
what are 2 examples Prof. Dewitt gave of animals that psychologists generally tested on?
RATs
mice
rabbits
birds
What is the definition of experimental research?
isolates cause and effect trying to reveal behavior
What does the Medulla control?
heart beat and breathing
what do sensor neurons do?
sends sensory info from tissue inwards to the brain and spinal chord
Ivan Pavlov
what was he known for, where was he from, and what did he do before he was a psychologist?
Pioneered the study of learning
Russia
physiologist
what shape is the Thalamus?
Egg
name 3 methods of descriptive research
- case study
-survey
-Naturalistic observation
what are the 3 regions of the brain?
-brain stem
-limbic system
-cerebral cortex
what do interneurons do?
work in the spinal chord and brain and intervenes between sensory and motor neurons
Jean Piaget
what was he known for, where was he from, and what did he do before he was a psychologist?
observer of children's behaviors
Switzerland
biologist
what shape is the Amygdala?
almond
what % of psych studies involve animals
7%
what are the 4 lobes of the brain?
Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal
Myelin Sheath
what is it?
what does it do?
what happens if it generates?
fatty layer of cells encasing the axon
insulates and increases speed
results in MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
William James
what was he known for, where was he from, and what did he do before he was a psychologist?
Published "principals of psychology" (1st psych textbook)
-Mercia
philosopher
what is the "slow" chemical communication system
Endocrine system