Page 1 of 5 The Brain and the Nervous System The human brain and the nervous system are essential for human life. They run the autonomic and conscious processes of the body. All of the body organs and processes independent that not conscious of are controlled by the brain. Being one of the most important of the body when issues there must be immediate solutions or the entire body will shut down. The brain is fragile and has huge functions in the body so it must be taken care of‚ but if not
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What is cognitive psychology? The study of mental processes such as perceiving‚ remembering‚ and reasoning. Analytic introspection- analyze current perception into its elementary parts. Structuralism-complex conscious experiences can be broken down to elemental structures (component parts) of sensation and feelings. Introspection-look at a stimulus and report sensations and feelings to create a description of conscious experience School of functionalism-learn how the mind produces useful behavior
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What is Biological Psychology? It is the study of the physiological‚ evolutionary‚ and developmental mechanisms of behavior and experience. It is synonymous with the terms biopsychology‚ physiological‚ and behavioral neuroscience. Much of biological psychology is devoted to studying brain functioning. Physiology is the study of body processes- the dynamic of tissue and organ system of the body. It is the study of the physiological basis of human and animal behavior. Areas of Biological
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non-fluent aphasias‚ also described as verbal‚ motor‚ or efferent aphasia. In truth‚ Broca’s aphasia is really expressive aphasia‚ as individuals understand and process speech but may have difficulty speaking. The site of lesion affects the left frontal lobe‚ more specifically‚ the third frontal convolution (including the gyrus
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Foundations of Psychology Robert N Guthrie PSY 300 November 3‚ 2013 Emmett Lampkin Foundations of Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mental processes and behavior(Kowalski & Westen‚ 2011). To understand an individual‚ one must learn of the individual’s biology‚ psychological experience‚ and cultural context(Kowalski & Westen‚ 2011). With this paper‚ one will learn of the different schools of thoughts associated with psychology and their most underlying assumptions. One will
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What I Have Learned in Introduction to Psychology In Introduction to Psychology we touched briefly on a lot of the components of psychology. It is an introduction class‚ so it does not go deeply into any one category‚ instead just skims most of them. I learned what qualifies psychology as a science‚ the brain and how it is important in the science of psychology. I learned about sensation and perception and then did a project on how psychoactive drugs alter them. We talked in depth about learning
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its control processes. In K.W. Spence & J.T. Spence (Eds.)‚ The Psychology of Learning and Motivation‚ Vol. 2‚ pp. 89-195. New York: Academic Press. Fuster‚ J.M. (1997). The Prefrontal Cortex: Anatomy‚ physiology‚ and neuropsychology of the frontal lobe (2 ed.): Lippincott‚ Williams‚ & Wilkins. Cowan‚ N. (2001). “The magical number 4 in short-term memory: A reconsideration of mental storage capacity”. Behavioral and Brain Sciences‚ Vol. 24‚ pp. 97-185. Anderson‚ J.R. (1976). Language‚ Memory‚ and
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area is located in the lower portion of the left frontal lobe. Broca’s area is involved in several functions that include speech reproduction‚ facial neuron control‚ and language processing. Carl Wernicke’s contributes to Wernicke’s area. Wernickie’s are is one of the main areas located in the cerebral cortex that is responsible for language comprehension. Directionally‚ Wernicke’s area is located in the lower portion of the left frontal lobe. Wernicke’s area is involved in several functions that include
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Chapter 1: Consciousness What is consciousness?: • The awareness of our internal and external environments is an ever-changing array of thoughts‚ feelings and sensations known as consciousness. • Your consciousness consists of all the thoughts‚ feelings and memories you are aware of at any given moment. It is easy to manipulate. • Consciousness is personal because it consists of your understanding of the world around you. • Consciousness is selective because you pay attention to something’s
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