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The 'little brain' at the rear of the brainstem processing sensory input, coordination, and balance.
What is cerebellum?
The basic building block of the nervous system that receives, processes, and transmits information.
What is Neuron?
The founder of Psychoanalysis; emphasized unconscious drives, defense mechanisms, and dream analysis.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Psychology
The concept of William James's describing conscious thought as a continuous, flowing process.
What is Stream of Consciousness?
The limbic system structure crucial for processing and consolidating new explicit memories.
What is Hippocampus?
The elongated tube that passes electrical impulses away from the cell body toward other neurons.
What is Axon?
The leading Behaviorist; developed Operant Conditioning using reinforcement and punishment.
Who is BF Skinner?
This is a professional trained in the science of psychology and mental processes.
What is Psychologist?
The idea of looking inward to observe and report one's own conscious thoughts and sensory experiences.
What is Introspection?
The large band of neural fibers connecting the left and right cerebral hemispheres.
What is Corpus Callosum?
The microscopic gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of another.
What is Synapse?
The humanistic psychologist; developed Client-Centered Therapy emphasizing unconditional positive regard.
Who is Carl Rogers?
This is an early pseudoscientific theory claiming skull bumps reveal personality traits.
WHat is Phrenology?
The neurotransmitter regulating movement, learning, attention, pleasure, and reward.
What is Dopamine?
The limbic system structure involved in emotion, particularly fear, anger, and aggression.
What is Amygdala?
The major excitatory neurotransmitter involved in memory and long-term potentiation.
What is Glutamate?
The famous 1848 railroad worker case study demonstrating frontal lobe role in personality.
Who is Phineas Gage?
The misleading research participants about study details, permitted only when necessary and followed by debriefing.
What is Deception?
The natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and pleasure.
What is Endorphins?
The brain's capacity to modify, reorganize, and adapt following damage or new experience.
What is Plasticity?
The neurotransmitter enabling muscle action, learning, and memory; linked to Alzheimer's.
What is Acetylcholine?
The classic patient study showing hippocampus role in forming new long-term explicit memories.
Who is HM (Henry Molaison)?
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The neurotransmitter affecting mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal; linked to depression.
What is Serotonin?