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psych exam 1 spring 2013

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Wilhelm Wundt
Campaigned to make psychology an independent discipline

Established the first laboratory for the study of psychology in 1879

B.F. Skinner
1904-1990
Environmental factors determine behavior
responses that lead to positive outcomes are repeated

Freud
founded psychoanalytic school of thought

emphasis on unconscious processes influencing behavior

Maslow
1908-1970
Humanism
Martin Seligman
positive psychology
Structuralism
Analyze consciousness into basic elements
Functionalism
investigate the function of consciousness
Positive Psychology
found the positive aspects of human existence.

Cup half full not empty

Ethnocentrism
viewing ones own group as superior and as the standard for judging
Normal Curve
Standardized tests establish a normal distribution
of scores on a tested population in a bell-shaped
pattern

test-retest reliability
using the same test on two occasions to measure consistancy
content validity
refers to the extent the test measures a particular behavior or trait
predictive validity
refers to the function of the test in predicting a particular behavior or trait
flynn effect
over the past 60 years intelligence scores have risen by an average 27 points
gardner's multiple intelligences
linguistic
logical-mathematical
musical
spatial
bodily
intrapersonal (self)
intrapersonal (others)
naturalist












brain size and intelligence
.40 correlation
brain decreases with age and so does IQ
Stability
IQ scores become stable after 7 years
racial differences
white - 100
black-85
Hispanic inbetween

Flight or fight response
initiated by the adrenal glands
serotonin
mood regulation
norepinephrine
secreted by the medulla during stressful and emotional situations
dopamine
involved with diseases such as schizophrenia and parkinsons
pituitary gland
development of our growth
thyroid
metabloism
parathyroid
calcium in the blood
adrenal glands
consists of the medulla and cortex

medulla secrets hormones during stressful times

cortex regulates salt and carbs



PET
Brain activity
MRI
Brain tissue
EEG
Brain waves
plasticity
the brains ability to modify its self after injury
medulla
secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine during stressful times
hypothalamus
maintenance activites like eating, drinking, body temp, and emotions
amyglada
fear and anger
neuron
information system
limbic system
hippocampus amygdala and hypothalamus
dendrites
receive messages from other neurons
neurotransmitters
messages sent to the dendrites for a neuron
synapse
synaptic gap or cleft
broca's area
controls speech
wernicke's area
listening
sympathetic NS
Arouses
Fight or flight
somatic
voluntary movements of skeletal muscles
central NS
brain and spinal cord
peripheral NS
contains the autonomic and somatic NS

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