Stucturalism

introspection to explore mind's structure

Functionalism

mental and behavioral processes promote survival

Gestalt

whole does not equal sum of parts, focused only on the experience of the whole

Psychoanalysis

unconscious forces effect behavior

Behaviorism

only study what can be directly observed

begins at -50 mV

Na+ flows into the cell

K+ channels restore to resting potential

Resting Potential - cell is at -70 mV

Graded Potential - cell reaches -50 mV

Action Potential - pulse travels down axon, Na+ flows in to 40 mV and then K+ let out to put back in resting potential

"master gland"

regulates hormone release

heartbeat and breathing

part of brainstem

Evolutionary Reasons

Restore/Repair

Memory Consolidation

Growth

Physiological Functioning

Activation Synthesis (random neural activity)

Cognitive Development Theory

Memory Consolidation

Sensorimotor

Preoperational

Concrete Operational

Formal Operational

0 - 2

world experienced via senses and actions

master object permenance

2 -6/7

words/images used as representations

"pretend" play

egocentric thoughts and focus

7 - 11

start to use logic

grasp analogies and arithmetic

master conservationism

12 - onward

ability for abstract reasoning and logic

mature moral reasoning

Pre-Attachment

"Attachment-in-the-Making"

Clear-Cut Attachment

Reciprocal Relationship

inhibits attachment behaviors

avoids mother

clings to mother

avoids exploration

distressed when separated from mother

Social

Cognitive

Neural

description

prediction

explanation

change

Central

Peripheral

-Somatic

-Autonomic

--Sympathetic

--Parasympathetic