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Psych 1000, Modules 1-17
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
01/29/2016

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Psychology
Definition
the scientific study of mental processes and behaviour
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Behaviour
Definition
anything an organism does
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Four Goals of Psycholgy
Definition
Describe, Explain, Predict, Control (Dicks Ejaculate Pre-Cum)
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Levels of Psychological Analysis
Definition
Biological --> brain, cells, genes,
Psychological --> personality, life experiences, memories
Social --> friends, family, culture
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Branches of Philosophy
Definition
Metaphyics --> Study of reality
Epistemology --> Study of Knowledge
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Hippocrates
Definition
- Brain is organ of mental life
- Temperaments from 4 body humours (blood, phlegm, black bile, yellow bile)
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Artistotle
Definition
- Mind & Body are same
- Mental processes occur in the brain
- Knowledge is not innate
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Mentors
Definition
Socrates mentored Plato who mentored Aristotle
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Rene Descartes
Definition
- Brain controls body via tubes that run thru the body
- "reflex arc"
- Dualist --> mind + body are separate but interact
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John Locke
Definition
- Tabula Rasa --> "mind is a blank state"
- Study of learning
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Johannes Müller
Definition
Nerves contain specific energy that gives rise to particular sensations. "Specific nerve energies".
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Herman von Helmholtz
Definition
- Measured speed of neural impulses
- Discovered neural impulses are not instantaneous
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Gustav Fechner
Definition
- Described mathematical relationship between physical stimuli and perception
- Devised techniques for psychophysical experiments
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Wilhelm Wundt
Definition
- Pioneered field of psychology
- First psych laboratory
- Studied simple processes of mind
- Conscious mind made of simple components
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Medulla
Definition
HIND BRAIN
- Heart rate and breathing
- Overdose from CNS depressants which depresses it
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Pons
Definition
HIND BRAIN
- Means "bridge"
- Nerves for swallowing, chewing & facial expressions
- Produces norepinephrine
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Norepinephrine
Definition
Neurotransmitter for arousal and attention. Formed in the Pons
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Parts of Hindbrain
Definition
Medulla, Pons, Cerebellum, Reticular Formation

- Oldest part of the brain evolutionarily speaking
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Cerebellum
Definition
HIND BRAIN
- Timing & coordination movement (motor learning)
- Alcohol suppresses Cerebellum using GABA (Drunkards WalTk)
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Reticular Formation
Definition
HIND BRAIN
- Network of neurons that extends into the midbrain
- Regulates sleep/awake cycle
- Suppressed by general anaesthetics
- Source of Serotonin
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Serotonin
Definition
Neurotransmitter (Inhibitory)
- Activity levels and mood regulation
- Also sleep & appetite
Found in Reticular Formation (HIND BRAIN)
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Parts of the Midbrain
Definition
Inferior Colliculus, Superior colliculus, Substantia nigra, and a Pain Inhibition System
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Inferior Colliculus
Definition
Important relay for hearing
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Superior Colliculus
Definition
Important relay for visual tracking
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Substantia nigra
Definition
- Fluid movement
- origin of major Dopamine pathways to the forebrain
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Parts of the Forebrain
Definition
The Hungry Police Lady Baked Cookies
Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Pituitary Gland, The Limbic System, Basal Ganglia, Cerebral Cortex
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Thalamus
Definition
FOREBRAIN
Relay station - receives information from the senses (except smell) and relays it to the cortex.
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Hypothalamus
Definition
FOREBRAIN
- Motivated behaviour (eat, drinking, sex etc.)
- Outputs to autonomic nervous system
- Controls pituitary - PLAYS A PART IN ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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Pituitary Gland
Definition
FOREBRAIN
- Regulates endocrine glands of the body
- Releases hormones
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Limbic System
Definition
FOREBRAIN
Means "ring"
- Regulates emotions (happiness, fear, pleasure)
- Regulates learning and memories (spatial)
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Amygdala
Definition
FOREBRAIN
Regulates fear, aggression
- means "almond"
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Kluver-Bucy Syndrome
Definition
Brain lesions to the amygdala which results in severe docility in monkeys
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Hippocampus
Definition
- Formation of memory & spatial learning
- Means "seahorse"
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Astroglia
Definition
- Blood-brain barrier (regulate blood flow to brain regions)
- Aborb or clean-up chemicals released by neurons
- Also help w/ communication between neurons
- Can be stem cells
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Oligodendroglia & Schwann Cells
Definition
Produce the myelin sheath
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Ependymal Cells
Definition
- Line the walls of ventricles
- Create & Secrete cerebrospinal fluid (CBF)
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Microglia
Definition
-Cleans up dead cells and prevents infection
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Membrane potential
Definition
When the charge of the extracellular fluid is not equal to that of the intracellular fluid
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Resting Potential
Definition
the electrical charge of a neuron when it is at rest. Approx -70mV.
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Concentration gradient
Definition
the difference in concentration of sodium ions inside and outside of the neuron
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Ion Channels
Definition
pores in the cell membrane that can open and close to allow certain ions into and out of the cell
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Sodium-Potassium Pumps
Definition
protein molecules in the membrane of cells that push out sodium ion sand push in potassium ions.
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Action Potential
Definition
a sudden positive change in the electrical charge of a neuron's axon
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Threshold of Excitation
Definition
the point at which the relative influence of other neurons succeeds in causing a neuron to initiate an action potential
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Voltage at which action potential in generated
Definition
Approx -40 mV
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Node of Ranvier
Definition
points at which the axon is not protected by the myelin sheath, but rather is open to extracellular fluid
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Glutamate
Definition
Neurotransmitter (excitary)
- Most common NT in the brain. Made by half of brains neurons.
- Learning & formation of new memories
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GABA
Definition
Neurotransmitter (gamma-amino butyric acid) (Inhibitory)
- Sleep & reduction of arousal
- Learning
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Acetylcholine
Definition
Neurotransmitter
Learning, attention
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Dopamine
Definition
Neurotransmitter
Movement, reward learning
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Norepinephrine
Definition
Neurotransmitter (excitary)
- Stimulates sympathetic nervous system
- Arousal, vigilance & mood
- Also, learning, memory, sleep & emotion
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Parkinson's Disease
Definition
Caused by low amounts of Dopamine.
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ALS
Definition
Caused by higher than normal levels of Glutamate
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Huntington's Disease
Definition
Caused by excessive amounts of Glutamate
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Central Nervous System
Definition
Controls all mental and physical processes
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Peripheral Nervous System
Definition
Carries information to and from the central nervous system
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Afferent Neurons
Definition
Carry sensory information FROM THE BODY TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Efferent Neurons
Definition
Carry sensory information FROM THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TO THE MUSCLES AND GLANDS
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Interneurons
Definition
Connect two or more neurons.
Short axon and act as a relay between other neurons
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Somatic Nervous System
Definition
All of the peripheral nerves that send information from your senses to you CNS
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Autonomic Nervous System
Definition
Operates without the CNS in contrast to the Somatic Nervous System.
Separated into Sympathetic Nervous System and Parasympathetic Nervous System
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Sympathetic Nervous System
Definition
"Fight or flight" reaction. Part of the Autonomic Nervous System
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Parasympathetic
Definition
Responsible for restful times. Part of the Autonomic Nervous System
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Attention Deficit Disorder
Definition
- Can be caused by lack of norepinephrine in the Pons
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Corpus Callosum
Definition
the band of white matter that separates the two hemispheres of the brain
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Basal Ganglia
Definition
FOREBRAIN
- Voluntary movement
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Nucleus Accumbens
Definition
FOREBRAIN
In the Basal Ganglia
Important for motivation and reward learning
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Four Lobes (Regions) of the Cortex
Definition
Occipital, Temporal, Parietal, Frontal

Fucking on the pond
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Occipital Lobe
Definition
- back of the skull
- processing visual information
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Temporal Lobe
Definition
- processing sound and speech comprehension
- recognizing complex visual stimuli such as faces
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Parietal Lobe
Definition
- touch and complex visual information
- particularly about locations
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Frontal Lobe
Definition
- including movement and speech production
- ethical decisions and complex thought
- planned movements
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Broca's area
Definition
- brain region in the frontal lobe
- important for speech production
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Prefrontal Lobe
Definition
- position of the frontal cortex
- higher order thinking, such as memory, moral reasoning, and planning
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Order of Evolution
Definition
Chordates (450mya)
Vertebrates (425mya)
Amphibians (400mya)
Reptiles (300mya)
Mammals (180mya)
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Somatosensory Strip
Definition
In the parietal Lobe, responsible for processing tactile information.
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Primary motor strip
Definition
In the frontal lobe, responsible for planning and movement. (non reflexive)
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Convergent Evolution
Definition
the process of analogous evolution leading to similar adaptation. Ie. Bee's wing vs. Bird's wing
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E. B. Titchner
Definition
Structuralism
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William James
Definition
Functionalism (Influence by Darwin)
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Max Wertheimer
Definition
Gestalt Psychology
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Sigmund Freud
Definition
Psychoanalytical
- Theories are not based in science.
- Terms such as "anal retentive and oral fixation"
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John B. Watson
Definition
Behaviourism
- Influenced Russian physiologist Ian Pavlov
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Abraham Maslow
Definition
Humanistic Psychology
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Karl Lashley
Definition
Neuroscience/Psychobiology
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B. F. Skinner
Definition
Behaviourism
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