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| study of behavior and mental processes |
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| all outward or overt actionis and reactions |
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| internal or covert activity of mind |
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description: what; observing and noting to assist with next goal
explanation: why; develop theory ask questions, be examined
prediction: when will it occur again determining future by reviewing previous observation
control: how; can this be changed behavior modification strategies |
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functionalism: james; how does your mind help us
gestalt: kohler and koffka; whole is greater than sum of parts
psychoanalysis: sigmund freud; behaviors and thoughts are motivted by unconscious motives
behaviorism: watson and pavlov; science of behavior focusing on observable behavior only |
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| network of specialized cells that carries information to and from parts of the body |
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| basic cell that makes up nervous system and that recieves and sends messages within that system |
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| branchlike structures that recieve messages from other neurons |
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| cell body of the neron responsible for maintaining the life of the cell |
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| tubelike structure that carries the neural message to other cells |
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| provide support for the neurons to grow on and around. deliver nutrients to neurons. produce myelin to coat axons. clean up waste products and dead neurons. influence information processing. |
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| fatty substances produced by glial cells that coat the axons of neurons to insulate, protect and speed up neural impluse. |
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| bundles of axons coated in myelin that travel together through the body |
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| branches at th end of the axon |
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