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The Best of Chapters 1-3,5

The Best of Chapters 1-3,5. Test Review. The Goal of Psychology : Empirical study of human behavior and cognition. To describe….. To understand …. To predict…. To control …. . Different Perspective…. Different Questions…. Depression Smoking Weight Control Low Productivity.

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The Best of Chapters 1-3,5

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  1. The Best of Chapters 1-3,5 Test Review

  2. The Goal of Psychology :Empirical study of human behavior and cognition. To describe….. To understand …. To predict…. To control ….

  3. Different Perspective….Different Questions…. • Depression • Smoking • Weight Control • Low Productivity

  4. Psychology is the science of : • How the human mind works. • How the mind enables people to adjust to their environment. • Attempt to understand human behavior.

  5. Descriptive Direct Observation Case Study Archival Survey Experimental Group Research Between Within Small N Research Methodology Correlational Research p. 32

  6. Neurons: Structure • Dendrites • Cell Body • Axon • Myelin Sheath • Nodes of Ranvier • Terminal Buttons p. 45

  7. GradedPotential Threshold Resting Potential Action Potential All or None Response Hyperpolarization

  8. Nervous System N.S. Peripheral Central • Central Brain & Spinal Cord • Peripheral Somatic Voluntary Autonomic Parasympathetic Sympathetic Somatic Autonomic Sympathetic ParaSymp p. 51

  9. Cortex • Parietal Lobe • Temporal Lobe • Occipital Lobe • Frontal Lobe

  10. Sensation Interaction between the body-environment the reception of physical stimulation. Use of specialized cells. Perception our interpretation active decoding process influenced by experience thoughts beliefs... What’s the difference?

  11. Theories of Sensation • Physical Stimuli • Basic Function • Current Theories

  12. Organizing Principles • Figure-Ground • Grouping • Constancy • Patterns • Distance Cues

  13. Extra-Sensory Perception (ESP) • Precognition • Clairvoyance • Telepathy • Psychokinesis

  14. Classical Conditioning • Pavlov’s & Little Albert • Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) • Unconditioned Response (UCR) • Conditioned Stimulus (CS) • Conditioned Response (CR)

  15. Reinforcement Punishment + Add something pleasurable to the environment, increase the probability that the behavior will occur again. Add something aversive to the environment, decrease the probability that the behavior will occur again. - Remove something aversive from the environment,increase the probability that the behavior will occur again. Remove something pleasurable from the environment, decrease the probability that the behavior will occur again. Operant Conditioning

  16. Observational Learning • 4 Key Factors • “Bobo Doll” • Cultural Training • Define & Identify the Behavior (correlation research)

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