psy 200 exam 1
when was the first field of psychology established?
19th century, 1879
experimental method
A method of investigation used to demonstrate cause-and-effect relationships by purposely manipulating one factor thought to produce change in another factor.
Who is Wundt? What did he contribute?
Whilhem Wundt gets credit for being the founder of psychology, when in 1879 he established the first psychological laboratory in Leipzig Germany
biological psychology
a branch of psychology that studies the links between biological (including neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes
What is perception?
an active process in which sensations are organized and interpreted to form an inner presentation of the world
occipital lobe
behind the temporal lobe and involved with vision
what is the prominent field of psychology?
clinical psychologist
temporal lobe
contains auditory area
What are kinship studies? why are they important to the topic nature and nurture
determines the role of nature and nurture
who is frued? what did he contribute?
founder of psychoanalysis witch is the thought that the individuals behavior, thoughts, feelings are determined by the unconscious
psychodynamic perspective
how behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
research method - case study
information collected about individuals in small groups
ethics in research
informed consent protection from harm/discomfort maintain confidentiality debriefing
Correlation
investigates whether one observed behavior or trait is related to one another
cerebrum
largest structure of the brain
learning perspective
learning through repitition and reinforcement, intentional learning by observing others
research method- observation
naturalistic observation- record behavior of human participants or animal subjects in a a natural setting without attempting to control or influence it. laboratory observation- researchers have more control
what is meant by nature and nurture
nature is genes nurture is environment bridges the science of psychology and biology
what are the parts of the nervous system
nerve, central nervous system,peripheral nervous system
cerebral cortex
outer layer of the cerebrum 1/8 inches thick
sociocultural perspective
perspective that focuses on the relationship between social behavior and culture. and socioeconomic status of behavior and mental processes are studied
parietal lobe
receives sensory input for touch and body position
Desensitization
reduction in emotion-related physiological reactivity in response to a stimulus
what is meant by absolute threshold
refers to the weakest amount of a stimulus that a person can distinguish from no stimulus at all 50 %of the time
What is sensory adaptation?
sensory process of adjustment
humanisitc
stress the importance of subjective experience
research method- the survey
studies individuals who cannot be observed in the nature setting or studied scientificly
frontal lobe
tells the body to move
What is a neuron?
the nerve cells of the body the metaphoric tree
What is psychology?
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
What is sensation?
the stimulation of sensory receptors and the transmission of sensory information to the central nervous system
evolutionary psychology
the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection. study how humans have adapted behaviors necessary for survival uses course of evolution
cognitive
ventures into the realm of mental processes to understand human nature and study those things we refer to as the mind
What is the scientific method?
Logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
How do we study the brain?
Typically by remembering action potential, or the electrical change from ion exchange.