Research Methods, Ethics, Bio Psych, 5 Domains, Zimbardo

Which psychologist discovered structuralism?

Wundt

What is structuralism?

An approach in which the mind is broken into the smallest elements of mental experience

Which psychologist discovered functionalism?

William James

What is functionalism?

An approach that saw behavior as purposeful and contributing to survival

Who focused on what makes a person good? (Humanistic)

Abraham Maslow?

Famous Behaviorist

Ivan Pavlov (classical conditioning), John B. Watson, Edward Thorndike, B.F. Skinner (the skinner box)

Who discovered gestalt psychology

Max Wertheimer

What is Gestalt theory?

An approach that saw experience as being different from the sum of its elements

Who discovered psychodynamic theory?

Sigmund Freud

What are the 5 dominant theories in psychology?

Biological

Behavioral/Cognitive

Social + Personality

Developmental

Clinical

What is biological psychology?

Focuses on the relationship between mind and behavior

Who was the psychologist in charge of the little albert experiment?

John B. Watson

What is cognitive psychology ?

Studies mental processes including how people think, perceive, remember and learn.

What is social psychology ?

Attempts to understand/explain how thoughts, emotions and behaviors of individuals are influenced and perceived by the actual, imagined or implied presence of other human beings.

What is developmental psychology?

Focuses on the normal changes in behavior that occur across the life span

What is clinical psychology?

Focuses on ways to explain, define, and treat psychological disorders

What is biopsychology?

The specialty in psychology that studies the interaction of biology, behavior, and mental processes

What are the two major divisions of the nervous system?

central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS).

What does the cerebellum help coordinate?

Voluntary movement and balance.

What does the limbic system deal with?

Basic drives, emotions, and memory.

What does the hippocampus do?

Memory processing

What does the amygdala do?

Emotion processing

What structures are included in the limbic system?

The hypothalamus, thalamus, hippocampus, amygdala, basal ganglia, and cerebral cortex.

What is the thalamus?

The brains sensory switchboard (It receives sensory information and routes it to higher brain regions involved in senses such as seeing, tasting, and touching)

What is the cerebral cortex"?

The body's ultimate control and information-processing center.

What are the seven important neurotransmitters listen in the lecture?

Dopamine, serotonin, acetylcholine, glutamine/glutamate, norepinephrine, GABA, and endorphins.