PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Wilhelm Wundt, Parietal Lobe, Genitourinary System
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Know the defination of each and be able to apply. Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Critical thinking-is the process of thinking deeply and actively, asking. Psychology and philosophy- psychology comes from philosophy and science. Third variable problem: circumstance where a variable that has not measured accounts for the relationship between two other variables. Case study: a case study is an in-depth study of one person, group or event. Freud"s work and theories were developed through the use of individual case studies. Nervous system: is the body"s electromechanical communication circuitry. Connects brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body. Somatic nervous system- consists of sensory nerves (afferent). Whose functions is to convey information from the skin to the muscles to the cns about conditions such as pain and temperature. Arouses the body to mobilize it for action. Parasympathetic nervous system: calms the body (flight or fight system)
