Psychology Exam #1

psychology

study of the mind and behavior

hindsight bias

"I knew it all along"

psychology

study of the mind and behavior

hindsight bias

"I knew it all along"

overconfiedence

we tend to think we know more than we do

perceiving order in random events

seeing patterns in occurences that are likely random

descriptive research

case study, naturalistic observation, survey

correlational research

when one trait or behavior is related to another, we say the two are correlated

experimental research

cause and effect, manipulating a variable

peripheral nervous system

nerves

parts of peripheral nervous system

somatic and autonomic

central nervous system

brain and spinal cord

parts of autonomic

sympathetic (fight or flight) and parasympathetic (rest and digest)

brainstem

- oldest part of brain

- medulla, thalamus, reticular formation, cerebellum

medulla

HR, BP, breathing

thalamus

sensory input director, except smell

reticular formation

arousal, wake/sleep

cerebellum

movement and balance

limbic system

amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus

amygdala

anger and fear

hypothalamus

sleep, eating, drinking, body temp, reward center

hippocampus

memory and learning

frontal lobe

decision making, "CEO", motor cortex

parietal lobe

sensory, sensory cortex

occipital lobe

vision

temporal lobe

sound processing

corpus callosum

connects both sides of the brain