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psychology ✔✔the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
psychologist ✔✔- Doctoral degree (Ph. D & Psy. D)
- Licensed in state of practice
- Does much of the clinical work.
psychiatrist ✔✔-Medical degree (M.D.)
- Licensed in state of practice.
- Does most of the medication management.
Wilhelm Wundt ✔✔- set up lab in 1879
- looked at psyc as the study of conscious expierence
5 contemporary perspectives ✔✔-neuroscience
- behavioral
- cognitive
- humanistic
Psychodynamics Perspective: ✔✔behavior is motivated by unconscious inner forces that we have little control of. (memories pushed into our unconscious mind)
Behavioral Perspective: ✔✔views MEASURABLE behavior. determined by our environment and what we are taught.
Neuroscience Perspective: ✔✔how humans & nonhumans function biologically. (views behavior from the perspective of the brain, nervous system, etc)
Cognitive Perspective: ✔✔views how people think, understand, and know about the world. (how thinking influences our behavior)
Humanistic Perspective: ✔✔natural strive to grow, develop, and be RESPONSIBLE for our own lives. (our need to be a "perfect" human being.)
Industrial/Organizational: (SF) ✔✔connection between workers and the workplace.
Social: (SF) ✔✔how thoughts, feelings, and actions are affected by others.
Sports: (SF) ✔✔studies athletic activity, exercise, and works with athletes.
Women: (SF) ✔✔female issues. (violence & discrimination)
Program Evaluation: (SF) ✔✔determines if large programs are meeting their goals.
Personality: (SF) ✔✔how people differ and how they show consistency in traits & behavior.
Evolutionary: (SF) ✔✔how behavior is influenced by genetics and our ancestors.
Behavioral Genetics: (SF) ✔✔behaviors based on inherited traits.
Behavioral Neuroscience: (SF) ✔✔studies biological basis of behavior.
Cross-Cultural: (SF) ✔✔similarities & differences in ethnic groups and cultures.
Clinical Neuro: (SF) ✔✔relationship between biological factors and mental health disorders.
Archival Research: ✔✔using historical accounts of past situations. (ex: newspaper clippings)
Naturalistic Research: ✔✔observes naturally occurring behavior, does NOT change the situation.
Survey Research: ✔✔a sample of people are used to represent a larger group of interest. they are asked a series of questions.
Case Study Research: ✔✔in-depth look at one person or a small group. may include psychological testing.
Correlation Study Research: ✔✔two sets of variables are studied to determine if their behavior is correlated.
Axon: ✔✔slim & tube like. carries messages.
Neuron: ✔✔nerve cells- basic elements of the nervous system
Terminal Buttons: ✔✔send messages to other neurons.
Myelin Shealth: ✔✔protective coating of fat & protein. (on the axon)
Synapse ✔✔the space between two neurons where the axon of a sending neuron communicates with the dendrites of a receiving neuron by using chemical messages.
Neurotransmitters ✔✔chemicals that carry messages across the synapse to a dendrite of a receiving neuron.
Mirror Neuron ✔✔Mirror neurons are a type of brain cell that fires when you do an action, and also when you simply watch someone else doing the same action.
Frontal Lobe ✔✔Motor area
Parietal Lobe ✔✔Sensory area (touch & pressure.)
Temporal Lobe ✔✔audio area
Occipital Lobe ✔✔Visual area
Pituitary Gland ✔✔pea-size gland that controls growth & development and the functioning of the endocrine glands.
EEG, MRI, PET scan, TMS ✔✔Brain Scan Techniques
EEG ✔✔records electrical activity in the brain.
MRI ✔✔show a detailed, 3D, image of the brain structure & activity using magnetics.
PET Scan ✔✔show biochemical activity. (inject radioactive liquid)
