Psych Final Mod 1-10

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Wilhelm Wundt

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structuralism; what is structure of thought, how is thought built up in our minds, introspection

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William James

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functionalism, what is the function of thought, what does it do for us, influenced by Darwin, stream of consciousness; called father of American Psychology (arguable)

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Sigmund Freud

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father of psychoanalysis; view psychology from a clinical perspective

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John Watson

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Father of Behaviorism; antithetical to psychoanalysis – mandate of psych is to study what we can see, and count

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clinical psychologist (Ph.D.)

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studies, assesses, and treats troubled people with psychotherapy.

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Psychiatrists

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medical professionals (M.D.) who use treatments like drugs and psychotherapy to treat psychologically diseased patients.

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theory

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an explanation that integrates principles and organizes and predicts behavior or events.

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Hypothesis

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a testable prediction, often prompted by a theory, to enable us to accept, reject or revise the theory.

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Research

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to administer tests of self-esteem and depresson. Individuals who score low on a self-esteem and high on a depression test would confirm our hypothesis

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Case Study****

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A technique in which one person is studied in depth to reveal underlying behavioral principles.

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Survey****

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A technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes, opinions or behaviors of people usually done by questioning a representative, random sample of people.

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Naturalistic Observation*****

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Observing and recording the behavior of animals in the wild and recording self-seating patterns in a multiracial school lunch room constitute naturalistic observation.

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Correlation****

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When one trait or behavior accompanies another, we say the two correlate.

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Illusory correlation

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The perception of a relationship where no relationship actually exists.

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Independent Variable

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The factor manipulated by the experimenter.

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Dependent Variable

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The factor that may change in response to an independent variable.

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Cell Body

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Life support center of the neuron

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Dendrites

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Branching extensions at the cell body. Receive messages from other neurons.

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Axon

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Long single extension of a neuron, covered with myelin sheath to insulate and speed up messages through neurons.

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Threshold

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Each neuron receives excitatory and inhibitory signals from many neurons. When the excitatory signals minus the inhibitory signals exceed a minimum intensity

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Action Potential

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A neural impulse. A brief electrical charge that travels down an axon and is generated by the movement of positively charged atoms in and out of channels in the axon’s membrane

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DOPAMINE***

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Excess amounts linked to Schizophrenia

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Endocrine System

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the body’s “slow” chemical communication system

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Hormones

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chemicals synthesized by the endocrine glands that are secreted in the bloodstream

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Pituitary Gland

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the “master gland.”

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Cerebellum

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little brain” attached to the rear of the brainstem. It helps coordinate voluntary movements and balance.

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Reticular Formation

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arousal

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Association Areas

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uncommited areas on the cortex

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Consciousness

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awareness of ourselves and our environment

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selective attention

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your conscious awareness focuses on only a very limited aspect of all that you experience

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Hallucinations

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false sensory experiences, can occur during the brief Stage 1 sleep.

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Down Syndrome

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chromosomally transmitted form of mental retardation