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21 Cards in this Set
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Wilhelm Wundt |
opened the first psychology lab 1879 in Leipzig, Germany |
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William James |
wrote "The Principles of Psychology" |
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Sigmund Freud |
Founder of the psychodynamic approach/study of unconsciousness |
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John Watson |
founder of Behaviorism |
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B.F. Skinner |
Major pioneer in Behaviorism |
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Carl Rogers |
cofounder of Humanism |
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Abraham Maslow |
cofounder of Humanism |
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Brainstem |
automatic survival functions (e.g. breathing) |
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medulla |
heartbeat, breathing |
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thalamus |
directs sensory messages |
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reticular formation |
arousal |
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cerebellum |
coordinating movement |
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limbic system |
(hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus) |
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amygdala |
emotion |
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hypothalamus |
directs maintenance activities (e.g. eating) |
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cerebral cortex |
information-processing center |
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frontal lobe |
thinking |
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temporal lobe |
hearing |
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parietal lobe |
touch |
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occipital lobe |
vision |
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4 Big ideas in psychology |
1 Critical Thinking is Smart Thinking 2 Behavior is a Biopsychosocial Event 3 We operate with a two track mind 4. Psychology explores Human Strengths as well as challenges |
