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French Philosopher (1596-1650) believes humas posess more than a body but also a MIND. Beleives MIND and BODY interact.
Rene Descartes
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British thinker (1632-1704) the workings of human mind to what would soon become phylosophy.
TABULA RASA(blank slate)
EMPIRICISTS(experience and obs.)
JOHN LOCKE
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(1809- 1882) the origin of species
natural science
adaptation
evolution
CHARLES DARWIN
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HUMANISTIC SPYCHOLOGY
emphasized current environmental influence on our growth potential and our need for love and acceptance.
MASLOV & ROGERS
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emphasized the study of overt behaviour as the subject matter of science psychology.
WATSON & SKINNER
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said "I wrote Principles of Psychology and advocated Functionalism"
wrote "Behaviorists"
WILLIAM JAMES
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WHO WAS THE PERSON THAT HAD the clear vision to unite theories..
PROVE AND DISPROVE IDEAS?
WILHELM WUNDT
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_______is analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain’s integration of sensory information.
Bottom-up processing
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________ information processes guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we construct perception drawing on our experiences and expectations.
Top-down processing
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_________the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them
Psychophysics
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Defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental process.
PSYCHOLOGY
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minimum amount of sensory
ABSOLUTE THRESHOLD
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measure of smallest increase or decrease of stimulus that is required to produce (JND)
DIFFERENCE THRESHOLD
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What is just noticeble difference (JND)?
the smallest change in sensation
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What is Circadium Rythm?
biological clock
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measure of the distance from the peak of a light/sound wave to the peak of the next. Electromagnetic wavelengths vary from the short blips of cosmic rays to the long pulses of radio transmission.
Know the function of the main structures of the human eye
Wavelength
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–the light-sensitive receptor cells, located at the back of the retina. What are they specialized in?
Rods and cones
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(about 120 million rods in each retina) retinal receptors that detect black, white, and gray; It takes just 5 photons of light for them to respond, therefore highly sensitive to light.
RODS
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(about 6 million cones in each retina) enable us to see color and fine detail in adequate light, but do not function in very dim light.
Cones
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Frequency the number of cycles completed by a sound wave in one second, determining the pitch of the sound; expressed in the unit called the hertz (Hz) .
SOUND
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cochlea?
; hair cells; (cochlea contains 15,000 sensory receptor cells)
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transmits the electrical impulse to the brain (temporal lobe) where sounds are registered
Auditory nerve
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two matchstick-sized structures above the nasal cavities, where smell sensations first register in the brain.
Olfactory bulbs
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(Each taste bud on our tongue made of 60 to 100 receptor cells)
Gustation/taste buds
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pertaining to the sense of touch
Tactile
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body’s own natural painkillers which block pain and produce a feeling of well- being.
Endorphins
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WHAT is Grey matter?
CEREBRUM
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Which lobe deals with self awareness, analitical, learning & emotional?
FRONTAL LOBE
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Which lobe deals with Body sensation?
PARIETAL LOBE
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Which lobe deals with Vision?
OCCIPITAL LOBE
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Which lobe deals with healing, language comprehension?
TEMPORAL LOBE
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WHAT DEALS WITH EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE?
BRONCAS
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WHAT DEALS WITH RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE?
WERNICKE'S
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