13904880794 | Introspection | William Wundt evaluation of consciousness in a systematic way | 0 | |
13904888753 | Structuralism | Edward B. Titchener descriptive science based in part: whole ratios | 1 | |
13904909706 | Gestalt Psychology | adding individual elements of an experience to be left with something altogether new. | 2 | |
13904918984 | Functionalism | William James how consciousness allows us to adapt and function in our environment- holistic health and wellbeing. | 3 | |
13904939328 | Psychoanalysis | Sigmund Freud unconsious motives/conflicts, Id Ego and Superego. | 4 | |
13904957151 | Psychosexual stages | Oral 0-1: centered in babys mouth Anal 1-3: ego has developed Phallic 3-6: genitals, aware of anatomical dif. Latency 5-puberty: no further development Genital puberty-adult: sexual experimentation | 5 | |
13905001588 | Behaviorist Approach | John Watson observable and empirically measured behavior. classic conditioning- pavlov | 6 | |
13905022911 | Cognitive | BF Skinner memory, problem solving, decision making, and perception. | 7 | |
13905039468 | Biopsychosocial approach | George L. Engel interactions of biology, personality, and social influence. | 8 | |
13905054543 | Evolutionary Approach | Darwin aspects of human thought and behavior which may increase survival in the future. | 9 | |
13905529554 | Biological, neurobiologcal, and physiological | genetics, nervous system, hormones and brain structures influence thinking and behavior. | 10 | |
13905541264 | sociocultural | impact of culture, ethnicity, religion, gender, income, and environment, on individuals. | 11 | |
13905562000 | Humanistic | Carl Rogers humans have free will and will make the best decisions for themselves regardless of the past. Maslow's hierarchy of needs. | 12 | |
13923203857 | Pupil | allows light to enter and activate rods/cones | 13 | |
13923208897 | retina | contains rods and cones (visual receptors) and sends the image to the brain where most transduction occurs | 14 | |
13923224800 | lens | bends (accomodates) incoming light messages onto the retina | 15 | |
13923234579 | Iris | colored part of the eye which expands and contracts to allow light in | 16 | |
13923242808 | cornea | transparent, curved, cover of the eye. | 17 | |
13923247985 | Optic nerve | Carries messages from the eye to the brain | 18 | |
13923255944 | Fovea | located at the center of the retina and contains solely cones. | 19 | |
13923267205 | Rods and cones | rods- black and white cones- color | 20 | |
13923271349 | ossicles | three tiny bones in the middle ear (the hammer, anvil, and stirrup) that vibrate | 21 | |
13923278985 | Tympanic membrane | eardrum- divides inner and outer ear | 22 | |
13923283171 | cochlea | snail shaped, holds basilar membrane and cilia. | 23 | |
13923295003 | Inner ear | where transduction occurs! Holds the cochlea and vestibular system. | 24 | |
13923304175 | Middle ear | holds the ossicles and transmits vibrations to the inner ear | 25 | |
13923309766 | Outer ear | Pinna and auditory canal | 26 | |
13923334402 | Hindbrain | Holds the medulla, cerebrum, pons | 27 | |
13923338244 | Midbrain | relays information from hindbrain to forebrain specifically from the eyes and ears Two systems: the reticular formation clustered neurons holding dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine receptors. | 28 | |
13923357130 | Forebrain | Limbic system, thalamus, hypothalamus, basal ganglia, cerebral cortex. | 29 | |
13923372759 | Amygdala | controls fear and aggression | 30 | |
13923375806 | Association areas | integrates sensory input with stored memory. | 31 | |
13923601020 | basil ganglia | forms habitual behaviors most affected by Parkinsons | 32 | |
13923608804 | Broca's Area | speech production | 33 | |
13923612604 | Brainstem | Directs messages to the innermost part of the brain. | 34 | |
13923617438 | Cerebellum | balance, voluntary movement, procedural memory, fine motor skills, posture. | 35 | |
13923629374 | Cerebral cortex | covers the cerebrum with gray matter | 36 | |
13923632939 | cerebrum | made up of axons, neurons and glial cells | 37 | |
13923639275 | Corpus Callosum | axons connecting the two cerebral hemispheres often cut in order to reduce epilepsy | 38 | |
13923651359 | frontal lobe | impulse control | 39 | |
13923847137 | Hippocampus | Memory storage | 40 | |
13923851960 | hypothalamus | appetite and fight response reward center of the brain | 41 | |
13923861122 | Medulla | Reflexes such as sneezing, swallowing, and coughing and heartbeat/breathing | 42 | |
13923873185 | Motor cortex | controls voluntary muscle movements | 43 | |
13923880357 | occipital lobe | info from visual receptors | 44 | |
13923888665 | Pituitary gland | endocrine system | 45 | |
13923891914 | pons | sleeping and dreaming | 46 | |
13923894265 | prefrontal cortex | short term and long term planning | 47 | |
13923899422 | Reticular formation | sleep, levels of arousal, and attention. | 48 | |
13923912117 | Temporal Lobe | ability to recognize faces and auditory functioning | 49 | |
13923916121 | Thalamus | all incoming information but smell | 50 | |
13923919612 | Wernicke's area | speech and language comprehension | 51 | |
13924020553 | James Lang theory of emotion | physiological responses precede and create emotional responses | 52 | |
13924032163 | Cannon Bard theory of emotion | Physiological response and emotion are going to occur at the same time and are rooted in the thalamus. | 53 | |
13924045263 | Schachter-Singer Theory | physiological reaction and cognitive analysis must occur before an emotion is consciously experienced. | 54 | |
13924064047 | opponent-process theory | An initial intense emotion is often turned cyclical and followed by the exact opposite emotion. | 55 | |
13934789888 | Memory | 56 |
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