Psychology 2301 Exam 1
nature vs nurture debate weather a child's environment or its upbringing influence it more in
development
structuralism/Wilhelm wudnt consciousness is based on structural things
Functionalism/ William James believed consciousness is enviromental
psychoanalysis/Freud set of theories and therapeutic techniques related to the study of the
unconscious mind
humanism/rogers philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human
beings
social psych/ triplett scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced
by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others
cultural psych/relativism study of how psychological and behavioral tendencies are rooted in and
embodied in culture
cognitive psych/computer analogy study of mental processes such as "attention, language use, memory,
perception, problem solving, creativity, and thinking"
developmental psych/piaget study of how and why human beings change over the course of their life
behaviorism systematic approach to the understanding of human and animal behavior.
systematic introspection examination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings
psychologist studies the human mind NOT clinical (that's Psychiatrists)
psychiatrist medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness
Women in psych -Mary Calkins (first president of APA)
-Margaret Washburn (first phd in psych, influential in behavior)
-Helen Wooley (sex differences
confounds cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their
expectations
neuron function electrically excitable cells in the nervous system that function to process and
transmit information
, Psychology 2301 Exam 1
dendrites short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from
other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body.
axon the long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from
the cell body to other cells.
terminal buttons small knobs at the end of an axon that release chemicals called
neurotransmitters.
synapse - tiny gap btwn terminal bud of one axon and neighboring dendrite
- junction between neurons where communication occurs
- DSAT
myelin sheath insulating covering that surrounds an axon with multiple spiral layers of myelin
glial cells surround neurons and provide support for and insulation between them
sensory neurons - bring input to brain; light or sound, smell, taste, skin senses, info from internal
organs
- communicate info from environment to central nervous system
motor neurons - communicate info to muscles and glands of body
- communicate info from central nervous system to muscles
inter-neurons - communicate info between neurons
- most of neurons in nervous system are these
neuron electrical charge moving positive and negative ions back and forth through its outer membrane
action potential occurs when the membrane potential of a specific axon location rapidly rises and
falls
nature vs nurture debate weather a child's environment or its upbringing influence it more in
development
structuralism/Wilhelm wudnt consciousness is based on structural things
Functionalism/ William James believed consciousness is enviromental
psychoanalysis/Freud set of theories and therapeutic techniques related to the study of the
unconscious mind
humanism/rogers philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human
beings
social psych/ triplett scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced
by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others
cultural psych/relativism study of how psychological and behavioral tendencies are rooted in and
embodied in culture
cognitive psych/computer analogy study of mental processes such as "attention, language use, memory,
perception, problem solving, creativity, and thinking"
developmental psych/piaget study of how and why human beings change over the course of their life
behaviorism systematic approach to the understanding of human and animal behavior.
systematic introspection examination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings
psychologist studies the human mind NOT clinical (that's Psychiatrists)
psychiatrist medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness
Women in psych -Mary Calkins (first president of APA)
-Margaret Washburn (first phd in psych, influential in behavior)
-Helen Wooley (sex differences
confounds cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their
expectations
neuron function electrically excitable cells in the nervous system that function to process and
transmit information
, Psychology 2301 Exam 1
dendrites short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from
other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body.
axon the long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from
the cell body to other cells.
terminal buttons small knobs at the end of an axon that release chemicals called
neurotransmitters.
synapse - tiny gap btwn terminal bud of one axon and neighboring dendrite
- junction between neurons where communication occurs
- DSAT
myelin sheath insulating covering that surrounds an axon with multiple spiral layers of myelin
glial cells surround neurons and provide support for and insulation between them
sensory neurons - bring input to brain; light or sound, smell, taste, skin senses, info from internal
organs
- communicate info from environment to central nervous system
motor neurons - communicate info to muscles and glands of body
- communicate info from central nervous system to muscles
inter-neurons - communicate info between neurons
- most of neurons in nervous system are these
neuron electrical charge moving positive and negative ions back and forth through its outer membrane
action potential occurs when the membrane potential of a specific axon location rapidly rises and
falls
