PSY 1101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Myelin

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: A L L

Document Summary

Receives sensory input for body positions and touch. Attention, planning, abstract thinking, some aspects of memory, some aspects of personality, some aspects of language and impulse control. Some aspects of language, recognizing faces, music, some aspects of memory, god spot. Nonverbal thinking (math, spatial reasoning), understand what objects are used for, sense of space. Can laboratory experiments illuminate everyday life: by intentionally creating controlled, artificial environment in the lab, researchers aim to test theoretical principles. Does behavior depend on one"s culture and gender: attitudes and behaviors vary across cultures, but the underlying principles vary much less because of our human kinship. Although gender difference tend to capture attention, it is important to remember our greater gender similarities. Why do psychologist study animal, and is it ethical to experiment on animal: some psychologists are primarily interested in animal behavior. Other study animals to better understand the physiological and psychological processes shared by human.