PSYCH 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Optic Chiasm, Homeostasis, Inattentional Blindness
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Levels of analysis: biological- genetic, chemical, psychological- motives, emotions, environmental- physical & social, past & current. Biology vs environment why we are the way we are. Mind-body interactions: relationship between mental processes and the functioning of other bodily systems (ex. think of fav food hunger pangs) Specific mental abilities/characteristics/personalities localized in specific regions of brain. Psychologically experienced sensations depend on characteristics of physical stimuli. Human mind is a product of biological continuity between humans and other species. Psychodynamic causes of behavior are internal & unconscious. Emphasis on childhood sexuality and aggressive, inborn drives. Free association: expression of any thoughts that come to mind. Defense mechanisms: psychological techniques that help us cope with anxiety and pain, primary defense mechanism is repression. Modern psychodynamic theory: downplays importance of sexual/aggressive motives, focuses on how unconscious processes affect behavior. Behavioral the external environment governs our actions, through learning. Law of effect: positive and negative outcomes (thorndike)
