Psych 101 Exam 1

Front 1

RETICULAR FORMATION

Back 1

network of axons that communicate through the medulla

Front 2

TEMPORAL LOBE

Back 2

primary auditory cortex

-Wernicke's area- speech comprehension

(left side of brain only)

Front 3

HYPOTHALMUS

Pituitary Gland

Back 3

Responsible for behaviors, body temp, appetite regulation, sexual motivation, fight/flight

Front 4

AMYGDALA

Back 4

Responsible for aggression

Front 5

HIPPOCAMPUS

Back 5

Develops new memories

Front 6

LIMBIC SYSTEM

Back 6

-hypothalmus

-hippocampus

-amygdala

Front 7

BRAIN STUDYING TOOLS

Back 7

-lesion

-stimulating

-recording

Front 8

TYPES OF NEURONS

Back 8

-sensory neuron

-interneuron (most of)

-motor neuron

Front 9

CORPUS CALLOSUM

Back 9

connects the 2 brain hemispheres

Front 10

PARIETAL LOBE

Back 10

somatosensory cortex

(body senses)

Front 11

FRONTAL LOBE

Back 11

Higher functioning thinking- planning for the future

-motor cortex in this area

Front 12

CEREBELLUM

Back 12

One on the left and one on the right

Responsible for balance, equilibrium

Front 13

MEDULLA

Back 13

Base of brain

-responsible for repetitive processes, breathing heart beating

- if medulla is damaged a person can not survive

Front 14

MOTOR CORTEX

Back 14

left side of brain- focuses on language

Broca's area

Front 15

OCCIPITAL LOBE

Back 15

primary visual cortex

Front 16

THALMUS

Back 16

Great sensory relay station in the brain, info enters through the eyes and ears, then to the thalamus before entering the brain

Front 17

ACTION POTENTIAL

Back 17

Firing of neuron

-all or none law

Front 18

RESTING POTENTIAL

Back 18

waiting to fire

Front 19

SYNAPSE

Back 19

Gap between terminal bud and dendrites

Front 20

TERMINAL BUD

Back 20

Transmits messages to other neurons

Front 21

MYELIN SHEATH

Back 21

speeds communication

Front 22

AXON

Back 22

sends messages from the cell body to the

terminal buds

Front 23

CELL BODY

Back 23

the region of the neuron that includes a nucleus containing DNA

Front 24

DENDRITE

Back 24

Tiny branch like fibers extending from cell body that receive messages from the other neurons

Front 25

GLIAL CELL

Back 25

Glue that holds neurons together

save and protect

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CEREBRAL CORTEX

Back 26

outer cerebrum

responsible for decision making

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NEUROTRANSMITTERS

Back 27

Chemical therapy that involves the destruction of some portion of the brain or connections between different areas of the brain

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FUNCTIONALISM

Back 28

James- stream of consciousness

Darwin: natural selection

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STRUCTURALISM

Back 29

Wundt-introspection

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GESTALT

Back 30

Werthheimer-stroboscopic motion

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PSYCHOANALYTIC

Back 31

Freud- unconsciousness

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BEHAVIORISM

Back 32

Watson- stimulus-response; reinforcement

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HUMANISTIC

Back 33

Rogers- self actualization

Front 34

CAUSATION

Back 34

cause- effect

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ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Back 35

1. philosophy

2. physiology

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OPERANT CONDITIONING

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CONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT

Front 38

PARTIAL REINFORCEMENT

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FIXED RATIO

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VARIABLE RATIO

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FIXED INTERVAL

Front 42

VARIABLE INTERVAL

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NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT

Back 43

escape

avoidance

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SPONTANEOUS RECOVERY

Front 45

EXTINCTION

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DISCRIMINATION

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GENERALIZATION

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SHAPING

Front 49

POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

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SKINNER BOX

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THORNDIKE'S LAW OF EFFECT

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LATENT LEARNING

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OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING

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BOBO

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CLASSICAL CONDITIONING = PAVLOV

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UNCONDITIONED STIMULUS

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UNCONDITIONED RESPONSE

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CONDITIONED STIMULUS

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CONDITIONED RESPONSE

Front 59

ACQUISITION

Front 60

EXTINCTION

Front 61

SPONTANEOUS RECOVERY

Front 62

GENERALIZATION

Front 63

DISCRIMINATION

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CONDITIONED TASTE AVERSION

Front 65

PHOBIA

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LUCID DREAMING

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SIGMUND FREUD

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STAGE 1

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STAGE 2

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STAGE 3

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STAGE 4

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REM