PSYC 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Wilhelm Wundt, Myelin, Reflex Arc
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50 multiple choice questions: 2 points each, 80% of questions are applied. Wilhelm wundt: wilhelm wundt practiced structuralism, used objective introspection. William james: functionalism understanding the function of things, the founder of american psychology. Modern perspectives: psychodynamic, humanistic, evolutionary, behavioral: everything is learned, cognitive: memory and language. Psychologist vs. psychiatrist vs. psychiatric social worker. Time in a football game vs. alcohol: positive. Amount of taco bell consumed: dependent (what you are measuring) Neurons vs. glia: what do each of them do, neuron communication. Between neurons: chemical: know different neurotransmitters, don"t need to know about depolarization and other junk, parts of neurons: myelin sheath, and other parts labels. Rest and digest (east, sleep, digest: cns. Message doesn"t go all the way to the brain. Relay station between lower part of the brain and the cortex: hypothalamus. Know the main role of each of the lobes of a brain: hard time producing words: broca, words make no sense: wernicke area.
