Studied by 315 people
basal ganglia
voluntary movenemt, works with cerebellum and cerebral cortex
occipital lobe
visual stimuli
temporal lobes
hearing, language, memory
frontal lobes
personality, intelligence, voluntary motor control
parietal lobes
spacial location, attention, touch
cerebral cortex
mental functions like thinking and planning
hypothalamus
monitors eating, drinking, sex, emotions, stress, rewrad
functionalism
questions the purpose of the mind, and why is the human mind adaptive
structuralism
identifies elemental parts and structures of the human mind
who developed functionalism
William James
who developed structuralism
Wilhelm Wundt
Behavioral approach
studies environmental determinants for visible actions/behaviors, does not address feelings
Psychodynamic Approach
emphasizes unconscience thoughts and conflicts with our biological drive
Humanistic approach
focuses on human positive qualities and the ability to grow
Cognitive approach
looks at mental processes involved in knowing, remembering, and problem solving
Evolutionary approach
adaptation, reproduction, and natural selection explain behaviors
Sociocultural approach
examines social and culture influences
longitudinal design
observing the same variables periodically over time, can suggest causation
afferent nerves
sensory nerves, carry info from external environment to body processes or brain
efferent nerves
tells the body what to do in response to sensory input
central nervous system
brain and spinal chord
peripheral nervous system
connect brain and spinal chord to rest of body, bring in info
somatic nervous system
afferent skin and muscle nerves that inform brain about pain and temperature
autonomic nervous system
takes messages to/from body organs
sympathetic nervous system
stress response
parasympathetic nervous system
calming response
agonist
a drug that mimics or increases a neurotransmitters effect
antagonist
a drug that blocks the neurotransmitters effect
parts of the hindbrain
medulla, cerebellum, pons
medulla
responsible for vital functions (heart rate, temperature, etc)
cerebellum
responsible for motor coordination and social behavior
pons
responsible for sleep and arousal
brainstem
alertness, basic survival functions
midbrain
relays info between brain, eyes, and ears
reticular formation
nerves involved with stereotyped patterns like walking and sleeping
limbic system
memory and emotion
amygdala
discrimination of objects necessary for survival
hippocampus
emotional memory storage
thalamus
sort and send info
somatosensory cortex
processes info about body sensations
bottom up processing
initiated by sensory input and outside world influence
top down processing
perceiving things based on your prior experiences and knowledge
difference threshold
the degree of difference needed for two stimuli to be perceived as separate
weber’s law
two stimuli must differ by a minimum presentage to be perceived as different
cocktail party effect
the ability to focus on one voice/noise while surrounded by background noise
inattentional blindness
failure to detect an unexpected event when attention is engaged by a task
parallel processing
distribution of info across different neural pathways
kinesthetic sense
provides info about posture, movement, and orientation
vestibular sense
provides info about balance and movement
theory of mind
individuals understanding that they and others think, feel, and have private experiances
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